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, 12/1/2004
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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.
