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, such as 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 Us
If you would
like to send us a request as indicated above, or if you have any
other questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, you may
contact us by e‑mail at Privacy@SCVHomeAdvisor.com or call us at
661-263-7457.
6. Effective Date: This Privacy Policy is
effective as of August 2, 2005.