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