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The privacy of your personal information is important to us. To help you understand how we protect the information we receive about you, this notice describes our current privacy policy and practices.
We want you to know that:
- We do not sell or rent the information we have about you to anyone;
- We do not share your information with outside companies for the purpose of selling their products or services to you; and
- We do not offer a right to opt out since we only share information about you with others as permitted or required by law.
Information We May Collect and From Whom
We collect your personal information to offer you real estate products and services. The type of information we collect and the extent to which it is used depends on the products and services we provide to you. For example, we may obtain information such as:
- Your name, address, date of birth, telephone number, Social Security number, employment, occupation, assets and income from applications and other forms from you, your employer and others;
- Your rental payment history and/or mortgage payment history;
- Your use of the services offered on our Web site from online information collection devices.
We may request a Residential Screening Service to collect information we need about you. If we do, they will submit a report to us. They may keep a copy of the report and share its contents with others. They will do this only with appropriate authorization from you.
Information We May Disclose
We may share the types of information described above with others. These disclosures are only made as authorized by you or as permitted or required by law. These may include disclosures:
- To others that perform business services or functions on our behalf or to service you;
- To others that may have a joint marketing agreement with us, unless state law restricts such use;
- To law enforcement agencies to help prevent fraud or illegal activities;
- To government agencies to comply with the law; and
- To authorized persons to respond to a subpoena, warrant or other court order.
When information about you is disclosed to others, we expect them to protect your information. We expect them to use the information only for the limited purpose for which it was shared.
Your Rights
We want to make sure that we have accurate information about you. In general, you have the right to review your personal information that we have. If you believe that any of the information about you is not accurate, you may inform us in writing of any changes you believe should be made. We will review your request and respond to it accordingly.
Confidentiality and Security
We restrict access to information about you to those employees who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. We maintain written privacy policies, as well as physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your information.
Further Information
We will always provide you with our privacy policy on our web site. Please check it for updated or changes at least once a year. We may change our privacy policy at any time. As long as you remain a customer, we will inform you of any changes via our posting via the web. If your relationship with us ends, we will continue to limit disclosures of your information in accordance with our state privacy policy.
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