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• Privacy
Statement
Heights Discount Realty
We at Heights Discount Realty Real Estate 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 Heights
Discount Realty 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, Heights Discount Realty gathers two types of
information about Customers: data that Customers provide through
optional, voluntary registration on our sites; and data Heights
Discount Realty 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
Heights Discount Realty 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 Heights Discount Realty 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 Heights Discount Realty 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, such as a market analysis.
Usually, the Heights Discount Realty sites use your information
to operate the sites and to deliver services. Heights Discount
Realty sites also use your information to inform you about
other products or services available from Heights Discount
Realty.
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.
Heights Discount Realty collects IP addresses for the purposes
of system administration, to report aggregated information,
and to audit the use of our site. When Customers request pages
from Heights Discount Realty's 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 Heights Discount Realty will
not function properly or may be considerably slower if you
refuse cookies. For example, without cookies, you may not
be able to set personalized preferences in property searches,
and/or may have difficulty completing marketing transactions.
Heights Discount Realty has 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 Heights Discount Realty's 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. Heights
Discount Realty does not control these cookies. The use of
advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is standard
in the Internet industry.
With whom does Heights Discount Realty share my Information?
As a general rule Heights Discount Realty 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: Heights Discount Realty
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. By requesting more information, you give Heights Discount
Realty 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 from third
parties. If you opt to receive information from these third
parties, Heights Discount Realty will (with your permission)
share your name and e-mail address with such third parties.
Under confidentiality agreements, Heights Discount Realty
may match Personal Information with third party data. Also,
Heights Discount Realty 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: Heights Discount Realty 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
Heights Discount Realty's terms of use or terms of service,
or may be causing injury to or interference (either intentionally
or unintentionally) with any of Heights Discount Realtys rights
or property, other Heights Discount Realty Customers, or anyone
else. Heights Discount Realty 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 Heights Discount
Realty. 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: info@hd-realty.com
What happens when you link to a third party site?
You should be aware that when you are on Heights Discount
Realty's 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 Heights Discount Realty site. These other sites may
include sites of advertisers, sponsors and partners that may
use Heights Discount Realty's logo as part of a co-branding
agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to
Customers, collect data, or solicit Information.
Heights Discount Realty does not control such sites, and,
therefore, is not responsible for their contents or the hyperlinks
or advertising they choose to place on such sites. Heights
Discount Realty's inclusion of hyperlinks to these sites do
not imply any endorsement of the material on such sites or
any association with their operators. Heights Discount Realty's
policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the
operation of the Internet, which is beyond Heights Discount
Realty's 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
Heights Discount Realty strives 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 Heights Discount
Realty 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,
Heights Discount Realty 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, Heights Discount Realty uses industry standard
efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your information,
such as firewalls. However, "perfect security" does
not exist on the Internet.
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using this site, you signify your agreement to Heights
Discount Realty 's Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH
THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE. Your continued use
of Heights Discount Realty's sites following the posting of
changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
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