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@realestateprofessors.com
or call us at 408-998-8200.
6. Effective Date: This
Privacy Policy is effective as of Jan. 1, 2009.