How We Collect and Use
Information
We
collect the following types of information about you:
Information you provide
us directly:
We ask for certain information such as your real name, address, phone number
and e-mail address when you register for a referral, or if you correspond
with us. We may also retain any messages you send us. We use this
information to provide to you the best referral agent.
Analytics information:
We may directly collect analytics data, or use third-party analytics tools
and services, to help us measure traffic and usage trends for the Service.
These tools collect information sent by your browser or mobile device,
including the pages you visit and other information that assists us in
improving the Service. We collect and use this analytics information in
aggregate form such that it cannot reasonably be manipulated to identify any
particular individual user.
Cookies information:
When you visit the us, we may send one or more cookies — a small text file
containing a string of alphanumeric characters — to your computer that
uniquely identifies your browser and conveys information to us about how you
use our site (e.g., the pages you view, the links you click and other
actions you take on the Service), and allow us or our business partners to
track your usage of the Service over time. A persistent cookie remains on
your hard drive after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used
by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be
removed by following your web browser’s directions. A session cookie is
temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your
web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being
sent.
Log file information:
Log file information is automatically reported by your browser or mobile
device each time you access the Service. When you use our Service, our
servers automatically record certain log file information. These server logs
may include anonymous information such as your web request, Internet
Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, referring / exit pages and URLs,
number of clicks and how you interact with links on the Service, domain
names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other such information.
Device identifiers:
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device (including but not
limited to smart-phones or tablets), we may access, collect, monitor and/or
remotely store one or more “device identifiers,” such as a universally
unique identifier (“UUID”). Device identifiers are small data files or
similar data structures stored on or associated with your mobile device,
which uniquely identify your mobile device. A device identifier may be data
stored in connection with the device hardware, data stored in connection
with the device’s operating system or other software, or data sent to the
device by us. A device identifier may convey information to us about how you
browse and use the Service.
Location data:
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may access,
collect, monitor and/or remotely store “location data,” which may include
GPS coordinates (e.g. latitude and/or longitude) or similar information
regarding the location of your mobile device. Location data may convey to us
information about how you browse and use the Service.
Commercial and marketing
communications:
We use the information we collect or receive, such as your email address, to
communicate directly with you. We may send you emails containing
newsletters, promotions, and special offers. If you do not want to receive
such email messages, you will be given the option to opt out or change your
preferences. We also use your information to send you Service-related emails
(e.g., account verification, referral request confirmations and reminders,
changes/updates to features of the Service, technical and security notices).
Use of certain service
type information we collect about you:
We use or may use cookies, log file, device identifiers, location data and
clear gifs information to: (a) provide custom, personalized content and
information; (b) to provide and monitor the effectiveness of our Service;
(c) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic, and
demographic patterns; (d) diagnose or fix technology problems; (e) to
provide advertising to your browser or device.
Sharing of Your Information
We will not rent or sell your information into third parties outside RTPS
and its group companies (including any parent, subsidiaries and affiliates)
without your consent, except as noted below:
Who we may share your
information with: We may share your information with third-party business
partners and Trusted Users for the purpose of providing the Service to you.
Third party business partners will be given limited access to your
information as is reasonably necessary to deliver the Service, and we will
require that such third parties comply with this Privacy Policy, or operate
under a similar privacy policy. As an example, a specific Realtor will
receive your referral request.
We may have to show it to a few Realtors until we find the right agent for
you.
Instances where we are
required to share your information:
We will disclose your information where required to do so by law or subpoena
or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with
the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce our
Terms of Use or to protect the security, quality or integrity of our
Service; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal
safety of ourselves, our Users, or others.
Sharing certain service
type information we collect about you:
We may share certain service type information, including information
obtained through tools such as cookies, log files, device identifiers,
location data and clear gifs (such as anonymous usage data, referring/exit
pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.): (i) with our
third-party business partners for the purposes described in the section
above on “How We Collect and Use Information.” We may also aggregate or
otherwise strip data of all personally identifying characteristics and may
share that aggregated, anonymized data with third parties.
Ads on our sites:
We may also share certain information such as your location, browser, and
cookie data and other data relating to your use of our Service with our
business partners to deliver advertisements (“ads”) that may be of interest
to you. We may allow third-party ad servers or ad networks to serve
advertisements on the Service. These third-party ad servers or ad networks
use technology to send, directly to your browser or mobile device, the ads
and ad links that appear on the Service, and will automatically receive your
IP address when they do so. They may also use other technologies (such as
cookies, JavaScript, device identifiers, location data, and clear gifs, see
above) to compile information about your browser’s or device’s visits and
usage patterns on the Service and on other websites, and to measure the
effectiveness of their ads and to personalize the advertising content
delivered to you.
For example, Google uses DART cookies in order to deliver ads to you through
the Service. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to
serve ads to you based on your visit to the Service and previous websites
that you may have visited. Other advertising networks also use similar
cookies, clear gifs, or other mechanisms to deliver targeted advertising to
you through the Service. You can delete these cookies by following the
instructions here:
http://www.REInvestAmerica.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cookies . You may opt
out of use of Google’s DART cookie and cookies placed by Network Advertising
Initiative (NAI) certified ad networks here:
http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp . Opting out of these
cookies will be effective not only on the Service, but on all websites with
NAI certified advertising networks. However, these opt-outs will be
ineffective on networks that are not NAI certified.
Please note that an advertiser may ask us to show an ad to a certain
audience of Users (e.g., based on demographics or other interests). In that
situation, we or our Partners determines the target audience and we serve
the advertising to that audience and only provides anonymous data to the
advertiser. If you respond to such an ad, the advertiser or ad server may
conclude that you fit the description of the audience they are trying to
reach.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities
of third-parties. Please consult the respective privacy policies of such
third parties or contact such third parties for more information.
How We Store and Protect Your Information
Storage and Processing:
Your information collected through the Service may be stored and processed
in the United States or any other country in which we or its subsidiaries,
affiliates, or service providers maintain facilities. We may transfer
information that we collect about you, including personal information, to
affiliated entities, or to other third parties across borders and from your
country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the
world. If you are located in the European Union or other regions with laws
governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note
that we may transfer information, including personal information, to a
country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as
your jurisdiction, and you consent to the transfer of information to the
U.S. or any other country in which we or its parent, subsidiaries,
affiliates, or service providers maintain facilities and the use and
disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.
Keeping your information
safe:
We care about the security of your information, and uses commercially
reasonable safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all
information collected through the Service. To protect your privacy and
security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity before providing
a referral. However, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any
information you transmit to us or guarantee that information on the Service
may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. Your privacy settings
may also be affected by changes to the functionality of third party sites
and services that you access, such as social networks. We are not
responsible for the functionality or security measures of any third party.
Compromise of
information:
In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a
result of a breach of security, we will take reasonable steps to investigate
the situation and where appropriate, notify those individuals whose
information may have been compromised and take other steps, in accordance
with any applicable laws and regulations.
Your Choices about Your Information
We make every effort to promptly process all
unsubscribe requests. As noted above, you may not opt out of Service-related
communications (e.g., account verification, referral reminders,
changes/updates to features of the Service, technical and security notices).
If you have any questions about reviewing or modifying your account
information, you can contact us directly at info@
investamerei.com.
Opting out of collection
of your information for Tracking / Advertising:
Please refer to your mobile device or browser’s
technical information for instructions on how to delete and disable cookies,
and other tracking/recording tools. Depending on your type of device, it may
not be possible to delete or disable tracking mechanisms on your mobile
device. Note that disabling cookies and/or other tracking tools prevents us
or its business partners from tracking your browser’s activities in relation
to the Service, and for use in targeted advertising activities by third
parties. If you have any questions about opting out of the collection of
cookies and other tracking/recording tools, you can contact us directly at
info@
investamerei.com.
How long we keep your
private profile information:
Following your first referral, we may retain your private profile
information for a commercially reasonable time for backup, archival, or
audit purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, any information that you choose
to make public on the service may not be removable. As licensed Realtors we
are required to retain all information on referrals.
Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone under the
age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register as Users. The Service
and its content are not directed at children under the age of 13. In the
event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child
under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that
information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any
information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.
Links to Other Websites and Services
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services
linked to or from the us, including the information or content contained
therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the Service to
another website, our Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites
or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or
service, including those that have a link or advertisement on our website,
are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies. In addition, you
agree that we are not responsible and we do not control over any
third-parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect
by other means (including offline) or from other sources other than through
the Service.