To bid directly at your auction service, you are required to enter your login information, i.e. user ID and password. Bids are placed through Snip in exactly the same way, the only difference is that Snip makes it possible to time your bid. You might call this "delayed bidding." That's why you must enter your auction service login information at Snip. This information is considered confidential and never used for any other purpose. Snip will never sell, rent, trade, or otherwise provide information about you to anyone else.