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PRIVACY POLICY
We at @Home Realty Network (referred to as "@Home Realty Network," "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 @Home Realty Network 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, @Home Realty Network gathers two types of information about Customers:
data that Customers provide through optional, voluntary registration on our sites; and
data @Home Realty Network 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. However,
be assured that @Home Realty Network 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 @Home Realty Network 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. @Home Realty Network
may also use your information to inform you about other products or services available
from @Home Realty Network 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.
@Home Realty Network 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 @Home Realty Network'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 @Home Realty Network 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.
@Home Realty Network 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 @Home Realty Network'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. @Home Realty Network 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 @Home Realty Network share my Information?
As a general rule @Home Realty Network 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: @Home Realty Network 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 @Home Realty Network 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, @Home Realty Network will (with your permission) share your
name and e-mail address with such third parties. Under confidentiality agreements, Red
Rhino Real Estate may match Personal Information with third party data. Also, Red
Rhino Real Estate 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: @Home Realty Network 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 @Home Realty Network's terms of use or terms of service, or may be causing injury to or interference
(either intentionally or unintentionally) with any of @Home Realty Network's rights or
property, other @Home Realty Network Customers, or anyone else. @Home Realty Network
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 @Home Realty Network
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: support@HomeRealtyNetwork.net
What happens when you link to a third party site?
You should be aware that when you are on @Home Realty Network'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, the "click"
may transfer you off the redrhinorealty.com site. These other sites may include sites of
advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use @Home Realty Network'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.
@Home Realty Network 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. @Home Realty Network'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. @Home Realty Network's policy does not extend to anything that is
inherent in the operation of the Internet, which is beyond @Home Realty Network'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 @Home Realty Network 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 @Home Realty Network 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, @Home Realty Network 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, @Home Realty Network Real
Estate 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 @Home Realty Network's Privacy
Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE
THIS SITE. Your continued use of @Home Realty Network's and/or its affiliates' sites
following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
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