Our Privacy Policy
We at
FindYourHomeInReno.com including Barb Tuttle and Bill
Nock, Realtors, (referred to as "FYHIR," "we," "us," or
"our") recognize the importance of protecting the
privacy of certain information ("Information") collected
about our customers and prospective customers (referred
to as "Customers," "you" or "your"). This privacy
statement discloses what information we gather, how we
use it, and how to correct or change it. At FYHIR it is
our intention to give you an understanding about how we
collect your Information and the use we make of it in
the course of our business.
To that
end, FYHIR gathers two types of information about
Customers: data that Customers provide through optional,
voluntary registration on our sites; and data FYHIR
gathers through aggregated tracking, mainly by tallying
page views throughout our sites. Such information
enables us to tailor our content to fit Customers' needs
better and to help our advertisers understand our
audience. Because FYHIR derives its revenue mainly from
advertising and e-commerce, providing such aggregated
data is essential to keeping our service free to
Customers. However, be assured that FYHIR will not
disclose personal Information to third parties without
your consent, except as may be noted in this Privacy
Policy or disclosed to you when the Information is
submitted.
How does
FYHIR collect Information?
Optional
registration
We
collect information by specifically requesting it from
you. Generally this occurs when you register at a site
or request information or a service. Usually, the FYHIR
sites and FYHIR's service partners use your information
to operate the sites and to deliver services. FYHIR
sites also use your information to inform you about
other products or services available from FYHIR and its
affiliates.
Usage
tracking
Use of
Internet Protocol ("IP") Addresses :
An IP
address is a unique number that is automatically
assigned to your computer whenever you're surfing the
Internet so that your computer can be identified by the
main computers, known as "Web servers," that "serve up"
Web pages.
FYHIR
and/or its affiliates collect IP addresses for the
purposes of system administration, to report aggregated
information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of
our site. When Customers request pages from FYHIR's
and/or its affiliates' sites, our servers log the
Customers' IP addresses. We do not normally link IP
addresses to anything personally identifiable, which
means that a Customer's session will be logged, but the
Customer will remain anonymous to us. We can and will
use IP addresses to identify a Customer when we feel it
is necessary to enforce compliance with our site terms
of use or terms of service or to protect our service,
site, customers or others.
Use Of
Cookies
What are
cookies? Cookies are small pieces of information that a
Web site sends to yours computer for record-keeping
purposes, which information is stored in a file on your
computer. Cookies make Web surfing easier for you by
saving your preferences so that we can use the saved
information to facilitate your use of our Web site when
you return to the site. Cookies do not tell us your
individual identity unless you have chosen to provide it
to us. We never save passwords or credit card
information in cookies. The use of cookies is an
industry standard, and as such, you'll find that most
major Web sites use them.
By
showing how and when Customers use a site, cookies help
us see which areas are popular and which are not. Many
improvements and updates to the site are based on such
data as total number of visitors and pages viewed. This
information is most easily tracked with cookies. We use
the information from cookies to provide services better
tailored to our Customers' needs.
Most
cookies expire after a defined period of time, or you
can delete your cookie file at any time. Most browsers
are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset
your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a
cookie is being sent. However, note that some parts of
FYHIR and/or its affiliates' services will not function
properly or may be considerably slower if you refuse
cookies. For example, without cookies, you will not be
able to set personalized preferences, and/or may have
difficulty completing marketing transactions.
FYHIR
and/or its affiliates have two primary uses for its
cookies. First, we use them to specify a Customer's
preferences. For example, Customers can specify keywords
across several categories or markets so you don't have
to tell us repeatedly about certain features in the home
you are seeking. Second, we use cookies to track
Customers' Web site usage trends and patterns. This
helps us understand our Customers' needs better and
improve areas of FYHIR's and/or its affiliates services
that our Customers find valuable. While both of these
activities depend on the use of cookies, you have the
option of disabling the cookies via your browser
preferences.
You may
occasionally get cookies from our advertisers. FYHIR
and/or its affiliates do not control these cookies. The
use of advertising cookies sent by third-party servers
is standard in the Internet industry.
With
whom does FYHIR share my Information?
As a
general rule FYHIR will not disclose any specific
personal information that you submit to us about you
("Personal Information") in a manner that connects you
with the Personal Information, except when we have your
permission or under special circumstances, such as when
we believe in good faith that the law requires it or
under the circumstances described below. The following
describes some of the ways that your Personal
Information may be disclosed.
Business
Partners & Sponsors: FYHIR may disclose some or all of
your Personal Information to business partners or
sponsors, but this use will be specifically described to
you prior to data collection or prior to transferring
the data. Many promotions offer opportunities to request
additional information from sponsors. By requesting more
information, you give FYHIR permission to transfer your
Personal Information to the sponsor so they can fulfill
your request. In many instances, only your e-mail
address will be shared. If more Personal Information
will be shared with the sponsor, you will be notified
prior to the transfer.
Third
Party & Aggregate Data: From time to time, you may be
offered the opportunity to receive materials or special
offers from third parties. If you opt to receive
information from these third parties, FYHIR will (with
your permission) share your name and e-mail address with
such third parties. Under confidentiality agreements,
FYHIR may match Personal Information with third party
data. Also, FYHIR may keep track of what portions of the
Web site Customers are visiting and other Customer
statistics, and aggregate this information to help us
create a better experience for users of our Web site.
This is all done without knowing your name or other
Personal Information in order to describe our viewers
and services to prospective partners, advertisers, and
other third parties, and for other lawful purposes.
Other:
FYHIR may also disclose account Information in special
cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing
this Information is necessary to identify, contact or
bring legal action against someone who may be violating
FYHIR's terms of use or terms of service, or may be
causing injury to or interference (either intentionally
or unintentionally) with any of FYHIRs rights or
property, other FYHIR Customers, or anyone else. FYHIR
may disclose or access account Information when we
believe in good faith that the law requires it and for
administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary
to maintain, service, and improve our products and
services.
How can
you control the usage of Information?
In case
you change your mind or some Personal Information
changes (such as your Zip Code or e-mail address), we
will try to provide a way to correct, update or remove
the Personal Information that you give us. We also give
you the opportunity to control the communications we
direct to you. We offer Customers the opportunity to
"opt out" of having Personal Information shared with
parties outside of FYHIR and/or its affiliated
companies. If a Customer wishes to update Personal
Information or objects to any usage provided herein for
any reason, he/she may e-mail the requested change to:
request@findyourhomeinreno.com
What
happens when you link to a third party site?
You
should be aware that when you are on FYHIR's and/or its
affiliates' sites you could hyperlink or be directed to
other sites that are beyond our control and/or outside
our service. For example, if you "click" on a banner
advertisement or a search result, the "click" may
transfer you off the findyourhomeinreno.com site. These
other sites may include sites of advertisers, sponsors
and partners that may use FYHIR's and/or its affiliates'
logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other
sites may send their own cookies to Customers, collect
data, or solicit Information.
FYHIR
and its affiliates do not control such sites, and,
therefore, are not responsible for their contents or the
hyperlinks or advertising they choose to place on such
sites. FYHIR's and/or its affiliates' inclusion of
hyperlinks to these sites do not imply any endorsement
of the material on such sites or any association with
their operators. FYHIR's policy does not extend to
anything that is inherent in the operation of the
Internet, which is beyond FYHIR's and its affiliates'
control.
Please
keep in mind that whenever you give out information
online (for example, via message boards or chat) that
information can be collected and used by people you
don't know. While FYHIR and its affiliates strive to
protect their Customers' information and privacy, we
cannot guarantee the security of any information you
disclose online, and you disclose such information at
your own risk.
Is my
Information secure from others using the FYHIR site?
The
importance of security of all information associated
with our Customers is an important concern to us. We
exercise care in providing secure transmission of your
information from your computer to our servers.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet
can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while
we strive to protect your information, FYHIR and its
affiliates can't ensure or warrant the security of any
information you transmit to us or from our online
products or services, and you do so at your own risk.
Once we receive your transmission, FYHIR uses industry
standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of
your information, such as firewalls and Secure Socket
Layers. However, "perfect security" does not exist on
the Internet.
YOUR
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using
this site, you signify your agreement to FYHIR 's
Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY,
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE. Your continued use of
FYHIR's and/or its affiliates' sites following the
posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept
those changes.
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