This privacy policy describes how we treat information that is collected when you visit our web site. This policy also describes our treatment of information about you that our business partners, including real estate brokers, lenders and other real estate related businesses, may share with us.
What is Personally Identifiable Information
"Personally identifiable information" is information that we use to identify you. Personally identifiable information includes your name, address, telephone number and any other information that is connected with your identity.
Information We Collect
When you browse our site, you do so anonymously. Browsing does not collect personally identifiable information about you.
Registered Users
In order to access some of our specialized features or to obtain services and promotional items, you must register with our web site. When you register, we collect personally identifiable information from you that may include your name, email address, city, state and zip code, as well as other information, such as your gender, age, occupation, and personal interests. In addition, when you use certain specialized features offered to registered users, we may collect additional information about you, such as credit card information, financial information, employment information and other personally identifiable information.
Promotions
Promotions or surveys may be offered on our site and we may ask you for personally identifiable information related to the topic of the survey, entry in the promotion, prize notification or fulfillment. For example, we may ask you for your mailing address, telephone number, and other information that may be used to deliver or notify you of promotional materials.
Third Party Sources
We may on occasion combine information we receive online with information we have obtained through third party sources to enhance our ability to market those products or services that may be of interest to you.
Web Site Usage Information
We automatically collect IP addresses and web site usage information from you when you visit our web site. This information helps us evaluate how our users navigate and use our web site.
Use of Information
We use personally identifiable information collected from you for the following general purposes:
- to fulfill your requests for specific products and services;
- to customize the advertising and content you see;
- to improve the design and content of our site;
- to contact you about special offers, products or services from us or our business partners, including real estate brokers, lenders and real estate related businesses that may be of interest to you;
- to enter you in promotions at your specific request; and
- to provide you with customer service.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We will not sell, share or otherwise disclose any personally identifiable information about our current or former web site users to third party companies or individuals, except as permitted or required by law.
Cookies
We (or third party service providers on our behalf) may set and access cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small amount of data (often including a unique identifier), that is sent to your browser from a web site's computers and stored on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our site. For example, we may use cookies to identify you as a registered user, personalize your experience at our site, save your password in password-protected areas, and display relevant content, products, services and advertising. We use reputable third parties to present or serve some or all of the advertisements on our web site. These third party network advertisers may set and access their own cookies on your computer. The use of cookies by third parties is subject to such third party's own privacy policies.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user to reject cookies. If you set your browser to reject cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of certain features offered through our web site.
Security
Your registration information is password-protected for your privacy and security. The personally identifiable information we collect about you is stored in limited access servers. We maintain (directly and through our agents) physical, electronic and procedural security safeguards to protect your personally identifiable information.
Transfer to U.S.
If you are located outside of the United States, please note that the information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By registering with us you consent to this transfer.
Choice/Opt-Out
Our site provides you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners. To opt-out:
- Click on the Unsubscribe Link located at the bottom of each email communication from us
- Or contact the Real Estate Professional directly
CHANGES TO POLICY
WE MAY CHANGE THIS POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO ACCEPT NOTICES OF ANY CHANGE MADE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND ANY APPLICABLE PERIODIC NOTICES REGARDING THIS PRIVACY POLICY BY THE POSTING OF SUCH PRIVACY POLICY ON OUR WEB SITE.
This policy was last updated on 04/10/2006.
