- Homes.bid take issues concerning privacy for Sellers, Buyers, Agent, Brokers and other users and visitors to our websites seriously. We maintain strict information security and privacy policy because your privacy and information security is very important to us. If you are a Seller, Buyer, Builder, Agent or Broker, we want you to know that our policy is to protect all our website users information that we possess as much as possible, including your account information, and hold such information in confidence. We use state of the art encryption technology to secure and protect the information and privacy from unwanted intrusions as much as possible, and we also put in place the following privacy policy to give you information about how we collect, share, and use personal information you give us or that we collect, and some of the steps we take to safeguard the information.
- Collection And Use of Information:
We collect personal information you choose to provide us, and information necessary for everyday business purpose that will enable us to process your transactions and better serve you, such as your name, email address, postal mailing address, phone number, and other information necessary to process your transactions such as in the preparation and administration of listing or purchase agreements where applicable.
We collect information you choose to provide us on web forms, such as when you register on any of our websites, or use any of our web based forms such as any of our registration and contact forms. We also collect information via other means, such on the phone, fax, email and other written or verbal communication.
In addition, we collect information about areas of our websites you visit and how you use our websites so that we can better serve you to troubleshoot and prevent or solve problems. We may use information you give us to contact you about our products and services, or products and services offered by Homes.bid Network members or affiliates. We will not sell your information nor will we share your information with any third party unless ordered to do so by a Court of Law, if specifically authorized to do so by you, or if it is essential for our ability to process your transactions and better serve you.
- Non-Personal Information:
In some cases, we may collect information about you which does not personally identify you. Such information is used to analyze trends, to administer our websites with regard to capacity, equipment, software, maintenance, troubleshoot errors, personnel requirements, and general service improvements.
- Third Party Collectors of Information:
Our privacy policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent that you disclose your information to other parties, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the personal information you disclose to them. We shall not be responsible for any information you may choose to provide third parties, because we do not control the privacy policies of third parties. We believe in the golden rule, which is to "treat others as you will like to be treated." Though we require that all users of our services honor provisions of our privacy policy, we can only hope that they will extend the same to others. But we can not be held liable if they fail to do so since we do not and can not control the privacy policy of others.
- Disclosure To Law Enforcement Authorities:
We are based in the United States of America. Our policy is to always cooperate fully with Law enforcement Authorities as much as possible. Any information requests from legal authorities will therefore be honored to the full extent permissible by law.
- Compliance With Children's Online Privacy Protection Act:
Our web sites and web site resources are for Adults and Entities capable of signing legally binding non-voidable contracts. Therefore, People we serve in the Real Estate and Real Estate related industries are generally adults over the age of 18 years old. Our web site is therefore directed to adults and not children under the age of 13 years old or even children under the age of 18 years. Our services and web sites therefore operate in full compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and we will not knowingly collect or use personal information from anyone under 13 years of age.
- Use of Cookies:
Our websites makes use of cookies to enhance our site users web site experience such as in login/logout and session timeout systems for enhanced security. Most web sites requiring login/log out do the same. Cookies are files written to a user's hard disk and read by server programs to inform a Web site if the user has previously visited that site and to speed future access. Therefore, our server programs may use cookies to retrieve or store information such as whether you are logged in or out, how long you have been logged in and been active or inactive in our servers, and when to close your login session after a long period of inactivity to enhance your account security. These type of cookies therefore help to secure and also facilitate customer access and the use of services offered on our web sites and also enhance over-all site security.
- E-mail, Phone, Fax, Electronic And Other Means Of Communications:
We collect telephone number, e-mail and where available the fax numbers of those who become registered users of our web sites to allow better communications. We will not read or disclose to third parties private email communications transmitted through our systems unless a copy is addressed to us, or specifically required for the operation of our services, authorized or required by law. By registering on any Homes.bid web site, you agree to receive communications in electronic format such as online, and also via email, fax, telephone, and other means we may deem appropriate unless you specifically opt-out of such communication arrangements in writing.
- Information Security And Safeguard:
We generally store most information we collect in electronic format and use electronic means such as Encryption Technology to secure and safeguard such information. Electronic communications and documents may sometimes be hacked by devious individuals or entities. Ours is no different. We therefore assume no liability for any errors or omissions regarding any loss or losses any individual or entity may suffer from any hacking.
- Changes to Homes.bid Privacy Policy:
We may make changes to this policy from time to time at our sole discretion. You can view the most resent and current version of our Privacy Policy any time by visiting Homes.bid website.
- Comments, Questions or Concerns:
Should you wish to make any comments, or have any question or concern about our Privacy Policy, please contact us by writing to privacypolicy AT Homes.bid substituting @ for the AT.
- Agreement:
Your use of any service offered through our website indicates your agreement with this privacy policy in its entirety. Therefore, if you do not agree with any part of our Privacy Policy as posted here on this website, please do not use this website or any services offered on this website. Your use of any feature or service offered through this web site constitutes your acceptance and complete agreement with our privacy policy.