PRIVACY POLICY/SECURITY STATEMENT/DISCLAIMER
Last updated September 15, 2006
At findanopenhouse.com user privacy is of utmost concern. We are committed to protecting your privacy and security, and to providing you the best possible user experience. We may update this policy from time to time, so please check here frequently. In conjunction with this Privacy Policy, you should also review our Terms and Conditions for a complete understanding of the rules governing our Sites.
What do we mean by privacy?
Information You Give Us: Information collected from you will vary, depending on how you use the Sites and what information you may choose to provide to us (whether through email or otherwise). It's possible to browse most sections of the Site without submitting any personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) means individually identifiable information about you that we collect online, including but not limited to, your full name, a user name and password, email address, phone number, physical address, or, for certain products or services, your social security number, or financial information, and for certain e-commerce transactions your credit card information. If you choose to take advantage of some of our products and/or services, or to access certain of our tools or Site functionality, you may be asked to provide Personal Information. Certain Professionals may also be requested to provide your license or MLS ID#. Whenever we ask for Personal Information, we strive to provide a link to this Privacy Policy to help you understand how your Personal Information will be used before you decide whether to disclose it. You can choose not to provide us with Personal Information, but then you may not be able to fully take advantage of certain features of our Site and we may not be able to provide you with certain requested information, products and/or services.
Your Information: OHB, Inc. draws a distinction between information that is provided when registering on the site and information that is provided when advertising your property or listing for sale on our Web site.
Personal Information: Personal information is defined as information entered when registering on our Web site. OHB, Inc. does not sell or distribute any of your individual personal information to other companies or vendors. We will not release any of your personal information to other users without your permission. We may use or provide partners with aggregate information from the information provided by all users.
We will never disclose your personal information to any third party without your consent, except in limited circumstances to our affiliates or business partners with whom we have established agreements that also protect your privacy.
Listing Information: Listing information is defined as information that is provided when a user signs up to list his/her Open House property on our Web site. In order to provide the maximum exposure for properties listed on our site, OHB, Inc. has formed partnerships with many other listing services on major Internet portals and other sites. These partners are provided with your listing information so that your property can be viewed with some detail on our partners' sites. When your listing information is received by OHB, Inc., your listing contact information is automatically transferred to our partners' sites on a daily basis. If you request address specific products or services we will transfer your listing contact information as required by vendors, unless you specify otherwise. All customers are provided with the option of withholding the posting of any listing contact information.
Credit Card Information: OHB, Inc. accepts credit card information to provide our customers with the convenience of purchasing our products and services online. Credit card information is defined as any information that appears on a page where a credit card number can be submitted. All credit card information is protected by SSL encryption technology. Once submitted, your credit card information is stored behind our firewall to ensure that it remains safe and secure. Your credit card information will not be distributed unless OHB, Inc. has your permission or unless OHB, Inc. in good faith believes that the law requires it.
Here's how we collect and use information from you in our efforts to provide the highest quality user experience:
IP Address: Your IP or "Internet Protocol" address and other site usage data is used to gather broad demographic information. This data helps us serve you by allowing us to understand how visitors use our web sites. OHB, Inc. uses your computer's IP address to administer our Web site and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. Individual user information is not released.
Cookies : Our sites use a technology called "cookies," small files stored by your browser to help keep track of your user profile. Our cookies do not collect personally identifiable information, nor do we share them with anyone. We use cookies to remember your personal profile for your convenience, to deliver content specific to your needs and interests based upon your prior usage, and to ensure you don't see the same ad repeatedly. We also use cookies to track user trends and improve areas of our sites that our users find valuable.
Ads : We sometimes use outside companies to display advertising on our web sites. These ads may place cookies on your computer, which are referenced by our ad companies. We do not have access to this information. We use customer contact information from registration forms to send you information related to our products and services if you consent to receiving such mailings. Your contact information may also be used to contact you when necessary for administrative purposes related to your account. We use your email as a unique identifier in our record system, to verify communications from you, and to send you newsletters and promotional offerings that you ask to receive or to tell you about changes to the findanopenhouse.com website.
Demographic information and site usage data is also collected on our sites. We use this data to tailor your experience, allowing us to provide content related to your preferences and information on products or services we think you may be interested in.
Changing and Editing Your Information:
You, as a user, can change or edit your personal information and listing information at any time. This procedure is accomplished by choosing to edit your account information once logged in on our Web site. If you have any difficulties with, or questions about the modification of personal information or listing information, please contact info@findanopenhouse.com.
Email Services : If you take advantage of any email notification features on our sites, you will receive email updates as described in the service. The findanopenhouse.com website provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from our partners and us. Users can remove their personal information from the database of a particular site by sending a request by email to info@findanopenhouse.com and typing "unsubscribe" in the subject line along with any pertinent information in the body.
Personal Tools : Certain products on our sites allow you to store your personal information for future use. We do not share this information with third parties.
Order Forms : Our sites use forms for you to request information, products and services. We collect financial information to bill you for the products and services you indicate. (See "Your Security" below for more on how we safeguard your financial information and social security information.) We collect contact information, unique identifiers and demographic information for the purposes described in "Registration" above. See "Disclosure" or “Ads” for more information on when we provide your information to affiliates or third party business partners.
Contests and Surveys : Online, we may also survey visitors for contact information, unique identifiers and demographic information. You are never required to answer these questions. The information you submit may be used for analyzing overall site demographics, user preferences and tastes, and similar "getting to know our customers" purposes. We may disclose this data to third parties in an aggregated form (such as summary reports for our advertisers) but never with user data or identification assigned to the information provided.
When you enter a contest, we will require that you submit a limited amount of personally identifiable data such as contact information. We may also ask you questions related to your preferences and age or background. We will designate which questions are required to be answered in order to enter the contest. The information you submit may be used to analyze site demographics and user preferences, and for similar "getting to know our customer" purposes. We may share this data with third parties in aggregate form only (as in summary reports to advertisers), and never in the form of personally identifiable information.
Your Security : OHB, Inc., and its affiliates have taken the following important measures to protect against loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. First, we store no financial information or social security information on our sites. When we do transmit your data, we use only Secure Servers using current encryption technology to encode your data safely.
The personal data we do store on our system is protected by firewall and password. Our network firewall is a combination of hardware and software designed to keep unauthorized users from accessing our network. The password you select, along with your unique email address, prevents others from accessing your information. We suggest that you do not disclose your password to anyone.
Third parties that have their own privacy policies that may be different than ours provide Third Party Service Providers - some of the services available through our website. You should review the privacy policy of third parties before providing your personal information to them.
Outside Links : While on findanopenhouse.com, you may be led to other web sites. Be aware that other sites may collect data and personal information and operate according to their own privacy practices. Please remember that, once outside of our website, any information you submit is outside of our control.
Disclosure : To provide you the best products and services, we team with business partners. When you indicate that you want to receive a product or service, or contact a person or organization, we share the data needed for you to receive what you have indicated. Occasionally, we hire consultants that may need access to our member database to perform their services for us. We take great care to require that these business partners agree by contract not to use any member information that they may receive access to.
OHB, Inc. may contract with outside companies to administer our mailing lists or provide retail services. Your personal information may be shared with an outside company for the sole purpose of administering the products, services and programs you have selected.
Choice/Opt-out : The findanopenhouse.com website provides you the opportunity to opt out of receiving communications from our partners and us. To remove your personal information from one of our web sites, email a request to the site at the address listed in "Contacting Us." To remove your name from an email service, simply reply to the email and type "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.
Correct or Update : You can change or update your personal information for a particular ad, by going to the "Modify your ad" or "cancel your ad" section of the site and following instructions to update your information.
Contacting Us : If at any time you feel that the findanopenhouse.com website has not adhered to this policy, email us at info@findanopenhouse.com and we'll do our best to determine any problem and quickly respond. If you have questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us at info@findanopenhouse.com. And check this page periodically for changes in our privacy policy.
This OHB, Inc., privacy policy does not extend to any information that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and therefore beyond the control on findanopenhouse.com, and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation. We reserve the right at our discretion to make changes to this policy at any time.
OHB, Inc., and its affiliates may disclose your personally identifiable information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) conform to the requirements of the law or comply with governmental orders, court orders, or legal process served on OHB, Inc., or its affiliates; (2) protect and defend the property or rights of OHB, Inc., and its affiliates or the users of findanopenhouse.com.
Children’s Privacy: Our Sites are general audience Web sites. If you are under the age of 13 you should not register or provide information on our Sites. We do not collect Personal Information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13. If you have knowledge that a child under the age of 13 has submitted Personal Information to us, please email info@findanopenhouse.com.
Disclaimer: Information presented here is being provided to you on an "as-is" basis. OHB, Inc. and its affiliates do not make any representations, warranties or guarantees, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, correctness, or completeness of such information, including, without limitation, pricing, descriptions, designs, data and other features. It is your sole responsibility to independently evaluate the accuracy, correctness and completeness of the information presented here. All information, including pricing, is subject to change without notice.
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