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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Welcome to the
coldwellbankergoodman.com web site (the "Web Site"). The goal of this Web Site is to
provide you with access to the most comprehensive network of residential real estate
products/services and related links to meet your needs (the "Content"). Please read our
Terms of Use (the "Terms") carefully before continuing on with your use of this Web
Site. These Terms shall govern the use of the Web Site and apply to all Internet
traffic visiting the Web Site. By accessing or using this Web Site, you agree to the
Terms. The Terms are meant to protect all of our Web Site visitors and your use of this
Web Site signifies your agreement with these Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE
TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE. Coldwell Banker Goodman Real Estate Corporation,
"We", "Us", "Our") reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or
otherwise update these Terms at any time. Such modifications shall be effective
immediately upon posting. By using this Web Site after we have posted notice of such
modifications, alterations or updates you agree to be bound by such revised Terms.
In accordance with
our goals, this Web Site will permit you to link to many other web sites, that may or
may not be affiliated with this Web Site and/or coldwellbankergoodman.com, and that may
have terms of use that differ from, or contain terms in addition to, the terms
specified here. Your access to such web sites through links provided on this Web Site
is governed by the terms of use and policies of those sites, not this Web Site.
We at Coldwell Banker Goodman Real Estate Corporation 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 COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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,
COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC gathers two types of information about Customers: data
that Customers provide through optional, voluntary registration on our sites; and data
COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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 COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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 COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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
COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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 COLDWELL BANKER
GOODMAN ASSOC sites and COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC's service partners use your
information to operate the sites and to deliver services. COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC
sites also use your information to inform you about other products or services
available from COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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.
COLDWELL BANKER
GOODMAN ASSOC 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 COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC'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 COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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.
COLDWELL BANKER
GOODMAN ASSOC 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 COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC's and/or its
affiliate’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. COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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
COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC share my Information?
As a general rule
COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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: COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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 COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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, COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC will (with your permission) share
your name and e-mail address with such third parties. Under confidentiality agreements,
COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC may match Personal Information with third party data.
Also, COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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: COLDWELL
BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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 COLDWELL BANKER
GOODMAN ASSOC's terms of use or terms of service, or may be causing injury to or
interference (either intentionally or unintentionally) with any of COLDWELL BANKER
GOODMAN ASSOC’s rights or property, other COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC Customers, or
anyone else. COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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 COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN
ASSOC 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:
help@coldwellbankergoodman.com
What happens
when you link to a third party site?
You should be
aware that when you are on COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC'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
coldwellbankergoodman.com search result, the "click" may transfer you off the
coldwellbankergoodman.com site. These other sites may include sites of advertisers,
sponsors and partners that may use COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC'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.
COLDWELL BANKER
GOODMAN ASSOC 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. COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC'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. COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC's policy does not
extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, which is beyond
COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC'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
COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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 COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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,
COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC 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, COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN
ASSOC 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.
YOU’RE
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using this
site, you signify your agreement to COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC’s Privacy Policy.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE. Your continued
use of COLDWELL BANKER GOODMAN ASSOC's and/or its affiliates' sites following the
posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
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