Privacy Policy
Pacific Northwest Houses For Sale
Better Properties Real Estate
What information is collected from me?
The kinds of information we collect from you will vary, depending on how you use the site. It's possible to browse the site without submitting any Personally Identifiable Information ("personal information") at all, but if you choose to take advantage of some of our products and services, you may be asked to provide information such as your name, e-mail address, phone number, address and for certain financial products or services, your Social Security number and banking information, and for certain e-commerce transactions your credit card information. Whenever we ask for this kind of 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.
In addition to the personal information you choose to submit, our systems are set up to gather certain anonymous data to help us to better understand how the site is being used and how we can improve our services. This automatically gathered data includes your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, statistics about how visitors navigate through our site and information provided through the use of "cookies" (which is described in more detail below).
How is my information used?
The use of your information depends on the context in which it is collected. Therefore, pay special attention to the categories below that relate to the features of the site that you wish to utilize. In addition to using your personal information as set forth below, note that we may disclose the information that we collect about you when we are legally instructed by a officer of the law or the courts if they have reason to believe that it is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against persons or entities who may be causing injury to you, to us or to others, and may also disclose such information when we believe that the law requires it..
We may use information collected from you through various means, including information collected automatically and through the use of cookies and purchase information, or other personal information you provide to help us for determining what content, products and services will better enhance the use of our site..
If you have indicated that you want loan information, we may use the information we collect to select which third party lender is to provide you with loan products and services that we believe will be of interest to you, but we will not disclose this type of information, other than your Contact Information (information that provides a means of contacting you), to any such third party.
Registration: The personal information you provide when you become a registered user of one of the services on our site is used primarily to help us customize your online experience. Please note that we do not knowingly accept or store any Personally Identifiable Information about any individual under the age of 13 under any circumstances. If we become aware that Personally Identifiable Information regarding an individual under the age of 13 has been stored, we will promptly delete it from our records.
You may be required to submit information about yourself and your home (including contact and financial information). This information is stored and will not be used by other third parties for marketing purposes without your consent and then only for the purposes of offering the loan products or services that you request (unless you indicate you prefer otherwise). Your e-mail address serves as a unique identifier in our record system, and it is used to provide you with requested services.
Unless you specify that you'd prefer not to hear from us, we may also use the e-mail address you provide at the time of registration to contact you for promotional or other purposes. You may have these communications terminated at any time by sending a email with the Subject line Remove Me. We may have to contact you now and then to inform you of changes to your service, a change in this Privacy Policy or other administrative purposes. These administrative e-mails will not contain any advertisements.
User-Requested Services: You may choose to request products or services of a more substantial or personal nature when using the site. For example, you may apply for a loan, request our help in locating a real estate related service, these sites may store your preferences for convenience in using the site or to make an online purchase. The information you provide when seeking these services may be used in the following ways:
For services provided by the site, the information you submit is used by us to provide the service you've requested. We may also share this information with third party lenders and title companies, but only to the extent necessary to fulfill your request or to facilitate your use of their services. For instance, we may use your information on Dream House, Financing A Home to pre-populate a form to be sent to the provider of a service you request. In addition, we may use the contact information and non-financial order information you've supplied, such as your e-mail address, as set out in the registration section, above to provide you with the necessary services that you are signing up for. .
For products and services offered to you jointly by us and a third party, your personal information may be shared with or independently gathered by the third party. In these situations, We will only use your personal information as outlined in this Privacy Policy, but the third party may use the information in different ways. You can tell when a product or service is offered by a third party, because a page of the site will be linked to the third party's site to complete the transaction. Please be aware that each company we do business with has its own policies regarding the use and protection of your information that may differ from those outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you are concerned about how your personal information might be used or protected by a third party, we encourage you to become familiar with its Privacy Policy before using the service or requesting the product.
Solicited Information: You may occasionally see contests, surveys and other features of the site that ask you to provide us with personal information. When you choose to respond to these requests, the personal information you offer may be used for several purposes. These include the uses set out in the registration section above. They also include providing information to third parties as necessary for prize fulfillment and other aspects of any contest, sweepstakes, game or other promotion. If we are going to use your personal information for any other purpose, we will notify you of that purpose and give you a chance to opt-out before responding to our survey or participating in our contest, sweepstakes, game or other promotion. Any contest, sweepstakes, game or other promotion that is accessible through the Site is governed by specific rules. By entering any such contest, sweepstakes, game or other promotion, you will become subject to those rules. We urge you to read the applicable rules, which are linked from the particular contest, sweepstakes, game or other promotion.
Referrals: If you participate in any referral service we may offer, we will use the information you submit to determine which of our participating professional(s) may be able to serve your needs. We may then forward your name, Contact Information and other responses contained on our sign-up form to the selected professional(s), who may then contact you using that information. Any information you provide also may be used by us in accordance with the uses set out in the registration section, above. In some cases we may store these communications to home professionals or other third parties, but solely for the purpose of assisting the professional in tracking their communications.
What choices do I have regarding the use of my information?
Reading this Privacy Policy should help you understand how any information you share with us might be used. If you feel concerned about any of these uses, you might elect not to participate in certain services, features or products that we offer. We will never collect personal information about you without your knowledge, so the decision whether or not to share this information is completely up to you.
How do I "opt-out"?
You also have the ability to terminate e-mail correspondence from us at any time. You may be given the chance to opt-out of direct mailings and newsletters when you disclose your e-mail address to us. Further, you can reply to any of our emails and type "Remove Me" in the subject line or send an e-mail to customerservice@pacificnorthwesthousesforsale.com with your request and we will promptly remove you from that particular e-mail service.. To opt-out or request that we not use your information with any third party person or company send your request to customer service.
If you feel concerned about the cookies that are sent between our computer and yours, you may, through your Web browser, either choose to reject them automatically, or have your computer prompt you before accepting them. Generally, this is done by selecting the appropriate cookies setting on your Web browser (usually found in "Internet Options" or "Preferences"). Please note, however, that some of our features and services depend on the use of cookies. Therefore, you will be unable to take advantage of those features if you choose not to accept cookies.
How is my information protected?
Whenever personal information about you is stored on our computers, that information is pass word protected from unauthorized access or use. In addition, this information is kept only on servers that are located behind a firewall, which makes their contents inaccessible to outside users.
Since your financial information is especially sensitive, we take special care to keep it secure. We will only transmit or ask for this information over secure Internet connections, using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption, the currently accepted standard for online security, and security keys. In addition, we require password authentication from any third parties you've authorized to receive this information. Your Social Security number, credit card number and financial information are rarely stored on our servers, as most orders are processed by our authorized retailer 2CheckOut.com who provides our credit card services for our List On the MLS programs. While this means you may have to enter this information more than once, we believe the added security is worth the extra effort. In those instances where we store such data, we protect the data on secure servers and transmit the information using secure Internet connections.
Of course, we appreciate your help in safe guarding the integrity of your own and others' privacy. We hope you'll use common sense whenever you disclose personal information over the Internet. Just as importantly, we encourage you to let us know immediately if you suspect that the information you share with us is being used in any way contrary to this Privacy Policy. Finally, unfortunately no data transmission over the Internet or the storage of information on servers can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and while we strive to protect your personal information (as described herein), we cannot guarantee or warrant its complete security. To contact us, please send an e-mail to: Customer Service.
Contacting Us
If you have concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices in general, contact us at 253-589-3230 and we will try to resolve any issue(s) that you may have. Thank you for taking the time to read this statement.
Real Estate Listing & Selling Consultant
Alice Zamnuik
Pacific Northwest Houses For Sale
Office: 253-589-3230
*Washington State licensed real estate services provided by Alice Zamnuik a licensed sales person operating under the brokerage firm of Better Properties RE.
