Westside Houston Homes Group Online Privacy Shield-Compliant Privacy Policy
Westside Houston Homes Group provides you with this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to let you know Westside Houston Homes Group's information collection and usage policies and practices that apply to information collected on the Westside Houston Homes Group website at www.westsidehoustonhomes.com (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and agree to be bound by the Site's Terms of Use, available here. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use, you should discontinue your use of the Site.
Information Collection
When you visit the Site, Westside Houston Homes Group collects information about you and your browsing habits. The information we collect depends on the pages of our website you visit and what you do during your visit.
Westside Houston Homes Group may collect information from you automatically when you visit our website, which may include the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; the Internet protocol (IP) address of your computer; the type of browser and software operating system you use; web log data, including the date and time you access our website; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked to our site.
Several companies offer tools that allow people to browse the web anonymously. We cannot provide you a personalized experience if you use these tools because we cannot recognize you and your computer. However, we want to ensure you know of their existence. Because Westside Houston Homes Group does not track your online activities over time and across third-party websites in order to provide targeted advertising,Westside Houston Homes Group does not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals.
Westside Houston Homes Group may also use cookies to enhance browsing on our website. "Cookies" are small files or records that are placed on your computer's hard drive to collect information about your activities on our website. You can choose to have your browser warn you every time a cookie is being sent to you, and you can turn off cookie placement. If you refuse, your overall browsing experience can be affected and may prevent you from fully using the Site. To learn more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Westside Houston Homes Group may also use "message format" and "message open" sensing technologies to enable Westside Houston Homes Group to recognize whether you have enabled your email program to receive HTML emails. If so, this information is associated with your email address so that we can send subsequent messages to you in HTML format. The "message open" sensing technology allows us to recognize whether you have opened our email messages. We can only detect this if you have enabled your email program to receive HTML emails.
For most of the browsing services on the Site, Westside Houston Homes Group does not require your personal information. There are portions of the Site where you will be given the option to provide information about you. The information that you may be asked to provide may include your name, email address, telephone number and address. Depending on your request and other circumstances, other information may also be collected. It is your discretion and determination whether to provide such information. If you use the Site to inquire about a property or contact a real estate agent, broker or office, the information you have provided may be shared with a Westside Houston Homes Group agent, broker or market center.
Use of the Information
Westside Houston Homes Group uses the information it collects (whether submitted by you or automatically collected) to respond to your requests, to provide you with information that Westside Houston Homes Group thinks may be of interest to you, and to operate its business. Westside Houston Homes Group may also disclose your information to its affiliates, agents, and third-party vendors and service providers working on our behalf. Westside Houston Homes Group has implemented technical measures to protect against the risks of unauthorized access to, erroneous disclosure of, and unlawful interception of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). You should know, however, that Westside Houston Homes Group cannot fully eliminate such risks.
In addition, Westside Houston Homes Group may disclose aggregated data and statistics in order to describe the Site to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes. Additionally,Westside Houston Homes Group may disclose part or all of a user's personal information when Westside Houston Homes Group believes, in good faith, that the law requires or compels such disclosure, or when Westside Houston Homes Group has a good faith reason to believe that disclosure is necessary to protect Westside Houston Homes Group's rights or property, the rights of another user, or to prevent harm. Westside Houston Homes Group may be required to disclose personal information in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. Further, Westside Houston Homes Group may disclose information provided by you as part of any merger, sale, acquisition, or other acquisition of same or all of Westside Houston Homes Group or its assets.
Your Choices
Westside Houston Homes Group does not require you to provide personal information in order to use the Site. However, if you choose not to provide requested personal information, your ability to use all of the Site's features may be limited, or you may not receive the information that you are requesting. By choosing to provide personal information, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from Westside Houston Homes Group, please contact us at info@westsidehoustonhomes.com. If you do not want to receive legal notices or other communications from Westside Houston Homes Group, it is your responsibility to review and monitor the Site for such notices and communications.
You have the right under Privacy Shield to access, correct or delete your personal data.
If Personal Data covered by this Privacy Shield Policy is to be used for a new purpose that is materially different from that for which the Personal Data was originally collected or subsequently authorized, or is to be disclosed to a non-agent third party, Westside Houston Homes Group will provide Data Subjects with an opportunity to choose whether to have their Personal Data so used or disclosed. Requests to opt out of such uses or disclosures of Personal Data should be sent to: info@westsidehoustonhomes.com.
If Sensitive Personal Data covered by this Privacy Shield Policy is to be used for a new purpose that is different from that for which the Personal Data was originally collected or subsequently authorized, or is to be disclosed to a third party, Westside Houston Homes Group will obtain the Data Subject's explicit consent prior to such use or disclosure.
Underage Customers
This Site is not designed or intended to collect information from children under the age of 13. In addition, Westside Houston Homes Group does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13.
Westside Houston Homes Group markets our products and services exclusively to adults. If you are younger than age 18, you may use our website only with the permission and involvement of your parents or guardian.
Links to Third-Party Websites
When you click on links on the Site that take you to third-party website(s), you will be subject to the third parties' privacy policies. Westside Houston Homes Group cannot and does not accept responsibility for the content or actions of any third-party website(s). We encourage you to read the posted privacy statement of every site you visit, whether you are linking from our site or browsing on your own. When you visit the Site or other third-party websites via links on the Site, depending on your browser settings and/or configurations and/or the sites you visit, some third-party sites may collect information about your online activities and browsing habits. Westside Houston Homes Group does not control the information these third parties collect about you and your online activities. Westside Houston Homes Group is potentially liable in cases of onward transfer to third parties.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
This privacy policy was last updated on December 13, 2017. We reserve the right to modify or amend this policy at any time by posting the revised Privacy Policy on our Site. If we modify, amend, or otherwise revise this policy, we will revise the date. This Privacy Policy is effective as of the most recent date it was amended. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any principles of conflict of law. All claims arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy or the Site's Terms of Use will be litigated exclusively in the federal or state courts of Fort Bend County, Texas, USA, and you and Westside Houston Homes Group consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.
Questions or Comments
If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please email us at info@westsidehoustonhomes.com.