We understand the power that the Internet holds for changing your life and making things easier for you. These benefits are at risk if people are concerned about their personal privacy. We are committed to providing you with an Internet experience that respects and protects your personal privacy choices and concerns.
In general, we gather information about all of our users collectively. We only use such information anonymously and in the aggregate. This information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our users, and how we can continually create a better overall experience for you.
EMAIL LINKS
This site provides an email address link located on the Contact Us page so that you may email directly with any questions or comments you may have. This site reads all messages received and makes efforts to respond promptly. In addition to replying to your comment or inquiry, your email may also be filed for future reference regarding improvements to our website or discard the information. Your personal information is not shared, traded, sold, or exchanged with any third parties without your express permission.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
This site is the sole owner of the information collected. We will not sell, share, trade or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. This site collects information from our users at several different points on our website. We ONLY collect personal information necessary to effectively market and to sell the property of sellers, to locate, assess and qualify properties for buyers and to otherwise provide professional services to clients and customers. We do not sell, trade, transfer, rent or exchange your personal information with anyone.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
This site functionality requires/requests users to give us contact information (such as their email address) and personal information (such as their names, address phone numbers, and property details). The visitors contact and personal information is used to contact visitor when necessary and requested, but is primarily used to collect personal information necessary to effectively market and to sell the property of sellers, to locate, assess and qualify properties for buyers and to otherwise provide professional services to clients and customers. We do not sell, trade, transfer, rent or exchange your personal information with anyone. We do not disclose information about your individual visits to this site, or personal information that you provide, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc., to any outside parties, except when we believe the law requires it.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
We may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process serviced on our website.
LINKS
This site contains links to other sites. These sites have their own policies and practices with respect to online privacy, and This site cannot be responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these Web sites. In addition, in certain instances a This site advertiser may ask you for personal information. This site cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of its advertisers.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
This policy may be revised over time as new features are added to the website. We will post those changes so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. Please check this site for information about revisions to our privacy policy. We will notify you directly if there is a material change in our privacy practices. We will take commercially reasonable measures to obtain written or active e-mail consent from the user, if this site is going to be using the information collected from the user in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection. We will also post the changes in our privacy statement 10 days prior to a change.
Those Principles have been incorporated into this Policy, which is intended to outline Dvhouses’s practices with regard to the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information.
Definitions
For the purpose of this Policy:
“Personal Information” means any information about an identifiable individual. This includes your name, mailing and emailing address and phone number.
“Member” includes licensed brokers and real estate associates belonging to member Boards and individuals belonging either directly to AREA or to Councils of AREA.
Collection of Personal Information
Unless permitted by law, or within the terms of this Privacy Policy, no Personal Information is collected from any individual involuntarily. AREA may collect Personal Information directly from the individual only with the informed consent of the individual. By providing Personal Information to AREA voluntarily, the individual is consenting to its collection, use and disclosure in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Disclosure of Personal Information
While AREA does not share or sell any Personal Information to third parties without consent, AREA uses certain Personal Information of Members for the purposes of communicating with and providing service to members.
Use and Disclosure without Consent
In certain circumstances, AREA may be permitted or required by law to disclose Personal Information without consent, including:
- Where the information was public
- Where required by law
- Where it is necessary to protect the rights of an identifiable person or group
- Other circumstances recognized by the privacy legislation as permitting disclosure without consent.
Protecting Personal Information
AREA takes reasonable steps to protect Personal Information from authorized access or disclosure, including physical, organizational, and technological measures.
While AREA takes reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee at all times the security of the information, as no method of transmitting or storing data is completely secure, particularly with regard to Internet applications.
Website Privacy
When you access this website, you consent to the terms of this privacy policy for collecting and using the following data:
- Site Activity Data – the user’s IP Address, entered user name, date time, and files accessed are collected via web server for the purpose of site performance and administration, and security reviews.
- Cookies – (small pieces of text stored on the user’s computer by the web browser containing personal settings) are used only to maintain the user’s session with the AREA website.
At no time will this data be shared with or sold to any third party.
Policy Amendments
This Policy may be revised by AREA from time to time. This Policy and any amendments will be posted on www.albertarealtor.ca.
Questions or Concerns
Questions or concerns relating to the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information by AREA may be directed to communications@albertarealtor.ca.
