Privacy Policy

We at Real Estate Marketing, LLC., take matters of privacy and information seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

This Privacy Policy applies to the use of the Sites (as defined below), including both consumers and Professionals. “Professionals” means individuals, companies, and other organizations or persons acting as real estate professionals or otherwise engaged in a business relevant to the Sites, including, without limitation, realtors, agents, providers of moving-related services, products or information, homebuilders, lenders, brokers, real estate professionals, re-modelers, seniors-related housing, product or service providers, home service professionals and other service professionals. Except as otherwise indicated, Professionals, consumers and other persons using the Sites are individually and collectively referred to as “you”. Real Estate Marketing LLC, is referred to as “REP”, “we”, “us” and “our”. “Consumer” or “consumer” shall have its ordinary meaning but generally includes any visitor to or user of the Sites other than Professionals.

The REP family of websites, and mobile apps, mobile-optimized websites and other applications and/or electronic media (such as emails we send), linking to or bearing this Privacy Policy and operated by or on behalf of REP are committed to implementing policies and procedures designed to provide for privacy and security and deliver the best possible online experience. To that end, we want you to understand what kinds of information we gather about you, how this information, particularly Personal Information (defined below), is used and safeguarded, and how you can control its use. The REP family of websites includes, but is not necessarily limited to https://houses.forsale.

This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we collect on the Sites, how we may use the information, with whom we may share it and the choices available to you regarding our use of the information. We also describe the measures we take to safeguard the information and tell you how to contact us about our privacy practices.

What information do we collect?

Whenever we ask for Personal Information, we strive to provide a link to this Privacy Policy to help you understand how 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 Sites and we may not be able to provide you with certain requested information, products and/or services.

Information you give us:

Consumers:

We may collect any information when you register on our website, or that you give us in any other way. When ordering or registering on our website, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number. The information we collect may include the type of computer and browser you are using, Uniform Resource Locators ("URLs") used by you to access the Website, your Internet Protocol ("IP") address, your Machine Access Control ("MAC") address, and what web service you are using. We may also collect the date, time, and length of visit, and the pages you visit. Collecting this information helps us design the site and the services to best suit your needs. This information may be compiled and analyzed on both an individual and an aggregate basis.

Real Estate Professionals:

For certain professionals, we may obtain certain personal information (such as name and other contact details) through our Site. The types of personal information we may collect include:

  • Contact information, such as your name, postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number;
  • Names, postal addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of others to whom you ask us to send information;
  • Username and password to access our products and services online;
  • Payment information (such as payment card details, financial account information and billing address);
  • Birth date;
  • Online order history;
  • Information about your education, professional licenses and qualifications, legal work eligibility status, and other information relevant to our products or specific jobs for which you may apply; and Other personal and business information you may provide to us.
  • Automatic Collection of Information

Like many websites or media on or using the Internet, we automatically track certain information about you as you access, visit, use or otherwise take advantage of our Sites; this is for various reasons, including to help us (i) better understand, offer, operate, improve and modify the Sites, (ii) better understand how the Sites are used and experienced and (iii) enhance, or better understand how we can enhance, your or others’ overall experience on one or more of the Sites, including providing advertising and other information that is relevant to you.

When you visit our Sites, we may collect certain information by automated means, such as cookies and web beacons. The information we collect in this manner includes IP address, browser characteristics, device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, information on actions taken on our site, and dates and times of website visits. A "cookie" is a text file that websites send to a visitor's computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor's browser or to store information or settings in the browser. A "web beacon", also known as an Internet tag, pixel tag or clear GIF, links web pages to web servers and their cookies and may be used to transmit information collected through cookies back to a web server. Through these automated collection methods, we obtain "clickstream data", which is a log of content on which a visitor clicks while browsing a website. As the visitor clicks through the website, a record of the action may be collected and stored. We may link certain data elements we have collected through automated means, such as your browser information, with other information we have obtained about you to let us know, for example, whether you have opened an e-mail we sent to you. Your browser may tell you how to be notified when you receive certain types of cookies or how to restrict or disable certain types of cookies. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to use all of the features of our Sites. See also our "Do Not Track Policy" below.

How we use cookies

Our site may pass “cookies” (a small text file that is stored on your computer) and they are important to the proper functioning of a site. Cookies make it easy for you to move around our site and improves your experience, we use cookies to remember log-in details, store visitors' preferences, and optimize site and browser functionality to make it easier for you to move around our website without having to continually re-enter your name, password, preferences, and so on.

We may also use cookies or other tracking software for advertising and targeting purposes. As it applies to advertising, a unique ad-serving cookie will be placed on your computer by us or a third party vendor. This allows us to serve ads to users of our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way tied to any personally identifiable information on our Site.

Information from 3rd Party Sites

If you use Site features operated by third-party social networking services (such as Facebook), we may receive information you have made available to those services, including the geographic location of your mobile device and other information about you (such as name, email address, gender, locale, time zone, languages, social media profile URL, personal website URL, biographical information, birthday, photo, list of devices, education history, work history, hometown, interests, current city, political views, favorite athlete and teams, relationship status and information, religion, name of significant other, and certain security settings information) and your contacts on those services. Some of these social networking services allow you to push content from our Sites to your contacts or to pull information about your contacts so you can connect with them on our Sites. Some of these services also will facilitate your registration for our Sites or enhance or personalize your experience on our Sites. You should make sure you understand the information your third-party social networking services may make available to our Sites. We may use and disclose the personal information we receive on our Sites through third-party social networking services as described in this Privacy Policy.

How and when will the information be used?

Consumers:

The information we collect is used to (i) process transactions. Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever without your consent, other than for the express purpose of keeping a record on our database; (ii) The email address you provide for membership registration will only be used to send you information regarding your membership, activities of the Society and, occasionally, information from Society' sponsors that is relevant to research areas specified in your profile; (iii) to be shared with the third party. By providing us with your phone number, you consent to our using your phone number to deliver or cause to be delivered to you at that phone number telemarketing calls (which may use an automatic telephone dialing system) and artificial or prerecorded voice or text messages. If you do not wish to receive such calls or messages, you may opt out. You further consent to our sharing your phone number to our partners. You consent to our partners using your phone number to deliver or cause to be delivered to you at that phone number telemarketing calls (which may use an automatic telephone dialing system) and artificial or prerecorded voice or text messages. You release us from any possible liability or claim stemming from how our partners use your phone number, included but not limited to claims arising from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. You understand that you are not required to provide this consent and authorization and that it is not a condition to quality for a loan or to receive any good or service.

Real Estate Professionals:

We may use the information we obtain through the Sites to:

  • Create and manage your account;
  • Offer and provide products and services to you;
  • Process and collect payments for services;
  • Communicate about, and administer your participation in, special events, programs, surveys, contests, sweepstakes, and other offers or promotions;
  • Combine it with information we receive offline to send you offers or promotions;
  • Send information to others if you ask us to do so;
  • Respond to and communicate with you about your requests, questions and comments;
  • Manage your application for employment with us and contact you in connection with potential employment opportunities;
  • Process claims we receive in connection with our products and services;
  • Operate, evaluate and improve our business (including developing new products and services; managing our communications; determining the effectiveness of our sales, marketing and advertising; analyzing and enhancing our products, services and Sites; and performing accounting, auditing, billing, reconciliation and collection activities);
  • Perform data analyses and other processing (including market and consumer research, trend analysis, financial analysis, anonymization, encryption and tokenization of personal information);
  • Protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other criminal activity, claims and other liabilities; and
  • Comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and our policies.

In addition, we use information collected online through cookies, local shared objects (also known as "Flash cookies"), web beacons and other automated means for purposes such as: (i) customizing our users' visits to our Sites, (ii) delivering content (including advertising) tailored to our users' interests; and the manner in which our users browse our Sites, and (iii) managing our business. We may supplement data we collect through automated means with information about your location (such as your zip code) to provide you with content that may be of interest to you. We also use this information to help diagnose technical and service problems, administer our Sites, identify users of our Sites, and gather demographic information about our users. We use clickstream data to determine how much time users spend on web pages of our Sites, how users navigate through our Sites, and how we may tailor our Sites to better meet the needs of our users. To identify local shared objects on your computer and adjust your settings, please visit: www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html.

We may use third-party web analytics services on our Sites, such as those of Google Analytics. The analytics providers that administer these services use technologies such as cookies, web server logs and web beacons to help us analyze how visitors use the Sites. The information collected through these means (including IP address) is disclosed to these analytics providers, who use the information to evaluate use of the Sites. To learn more about Google Analytics and how to opt out, please visit: www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html. We may combine information we collect from you with information we receive from third parties and use it for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Interest-Based Advertising

On the Sites, we may collect information about your online activities for use in providing you with advertising about products and services tailored to your individual interests. This section of our Privacy Policy provides details and explains how to exercise your choices.
You may see certain ads on other websites based on your visits to our Sites because we participate in advertising networks administered by third-party vendors. Ad networks allow us to target our messaging to users through demographic, interest-based and contextual means. These networks track your online activities over time by collecting information through automated means, including through the use of cookies, web server logs and web beacons. The networks use this information to show you advertisements that are tailored to your individual interests. The information our ad network vendors collect includes information about your visits to websites that participate in the vendors' advertising networks, such as the pages or advertisements you view and the actions you take on the websites. This data collection takes place both on these Sites and on third-party websites that participate in the ad networks. This process also helps us track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts. To learn more about how to opt out of ad network interest-based advertising, please visit: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

Information We Share

We do not sell or otherwise share personal information about you, except as described in this Privacy Policy. When you post a comment on our blogs, we may publish your name and user ID on the blog with your comment. We share personal information with third parties who perform services on our behalf based on our instructions. These third parties are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements. We also may share the personal information we obtain with our sister company Real Estate Marketing LLC.

We also may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law, regulation or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena), (ii) in response to requests by government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities, or (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity. We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution or liquidation).

Your Options

We offer you certain choices about how we communicate with you and what information we collect from you. To update your preferences, ask us to remove your information from our newsletter e-mail lists or submit a request, please contact us as specified in the "How To Contact Us" section of this Privacy Policy.

Notice to Canadian Residents

We collect, use and disclose your personal information with your consent, which may be express or implied. You may withdraw your consent to the use and disclosure of your personal information by us or by third parties for marketing purposes at any time by contacting us as specified below under "How to Contact Us." If you would like to access, update or ask us to delete your preferences or the personal information that we have collected about you, please contact us, and we will respond to your request within 30 days.

Notice to California Residents

Subject to certain limits under California Civil Code §1798.83, California residents may ask us to provide them with (i) a list of certain categories of personal information that we have disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, and (ii) the identity of those third parties. To make this request, California residents may contact us as specified in the "How to Contact Us" section below.

Do Not Track Policy

Our website is not designed to respond to "do not track" signals received from browsers.

Links To Other Websites

Our Sites may contain links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may be operated by companies not affiliated with us. Linked websites may have their own privacy policies or notices, which we strongly suggest you review if you visit any linked websites. We are not responsible for the content of any websites that are not affiliated with us, any use of those websites, or the privacy practices of those websites.

How do we protect your information?

The privacy and protection of your information is important to us. We do not make any personal information available to third parties without your permission, unless said information is the subject of a valid subpoena or other court order. Your access to some services and content may be password protected. We advise that you do not disclose your password to anyone. However, no data transmission over the Internet or any other wireless communication method can be guaranteed to be totally secure. As a result, while we will make all reasonable efforts to protect the privacy of your information during transmission, we make no guarantees, representations, or warranties with respect to the privacy of such transmitted information. Our obligations with respect to the security of your stored information are governed by the Terms and Conditions. State laws may also apply impose obligations to secure stored information.

How do we protect your information?

We use security software to protect the confidentiality of your personal information. In addition, our business practices are reviewed periodically for compliance with policies and procedures governing the security and confidentiality of our information. Our business practices limit employee access to confidential information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons. What about Children?

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act); we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. If we learn that we have mistakenly collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe that we might have information from or about a child under age 13, please contact us via support@houses.forsale.

Consent

By using our website, you consent to our Privacy Policy.

Changes to Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our personal information practices. We will post a prominent notice on our Sites to notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Policy and indicate at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.

How To Contact Us

f you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you would like us to update information we have about you or your preferences, please contact us by e-mail at support@houses.forsale or by phone at 385 355-4060. You also may write to us at:

Real Estate Marketing LLC.
Address: 3839 McKinney Avenue Suite 155-2322 Dallas, TX 75204.