MY PRIVACY POLICY
Because we value your patronage, we want to address
any privacy concerns you may have. To that end, we have set forth
our privacy policy for handling the information you share with us
online. We want your decision to do business with us to be an
informed one.
1. Collecting Information
When you visit our Website, we may collect
information about you that you voluntarily choose to share with us.
This identification information may include, but is not limited to,
your name, your physical address, your e-mail address, your
telephone and fax numbers, details of your real estate and lending
needs and preferences, and other details of your life.
What may be less obvious to you is that, when you
visit our Website, we may collect data involving your usage through
the use of "cookies" (i.e. small text files placed on your computer
by a Website), Web server logs, and other Web tools. This technology
allows us to customize your online experience, as well as track your
Internet use. The tracking data we collect may include, but is not
limited to, the date and time you visit, the time you spend, the Web
pages you view, the other Websites you visit, your search queries,
and basic information about your computer, such as your Internet
Protocol ("IP") address, your domain name, your browser type, and
the name of your Internet service provider. You may deactivate
cookies if you do not want your browsing to be tracked, but doing so
may hinder your online experience.
When visiting our Website, you may be directed,
through hyperlinks, to other Websites that are beyond our control.
Furthermore, when you are visiting our Website, other companies,
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third party advertisers and sponsors, may be gathering information
about you. This Privacy Policy does not cover the collection of
information by those other companies and Websites. Although we
encourage third parties to provide their own privacy policies, we
are not responsible for their activities, such as how they handle
the information they collect online.
2. Using Information Collected
We primarily use the identification information you
voluntarily share with us to customize your online experience and to
do what you have asked of us. We also use your identification
information to tell you about our products and services, but you may
instruct us not to send communications to you by following the
procedure indicated below under "Contacting Us." On occasion, we use
your identification information to validate your identity. As for
usage tracking data, we primarily use that information to operate
and improve our Website, and to further our marketing efforts.
As a general rule, we do not share your information
with unaffiliated third parties. We may, however, share your
information with our own personnel and our service providers to the
extent necessary to fulfill your requests. We may also share your
information with our affiliates, but we will not share it with
unaffiliated third parties for direct marketing purposes. We reserve
the right to disclose your information under limited circumstances,
such as to cooperate with law enforcement or judicial authorities as
required by law or legal process, to protect our own legal rights,
or to protect the public good.
Whenever you are online, you run the risk that the
information you give out will fall into the wrong hands. Although we
implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices
to safeguard your privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any
information you provide to us. We accept no responsibility or
liability for the activities of third parties.
3. Updating Information
If you would like to review the information about
you that we have collected through our Website, or to change that
information, you can make that request by following the procedure
indicated below under "Contacting Us." We may require that you
verify your identity before we process your request.
4. Updating Our Privacy Policy
We may, from time to time, change our Privacy
Policy. We will notify you of any changes by posting our updated
Privacy Policy on our Website and inserting a new "Effective Date."
5. Contacting Me
If you would like to send me a request as indicated
above, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding our
Privacy Policy, you may contact me by e-mail at Barbara@AboutRealEstate.com
or call me at 888-387-7834 ext 125
6. Effective Date:
This Privacy Policy is effective as of
12-1-2004.
