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Virtual Househunter Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Virtual Househunter is committed to protecting your right to
privacy. The privacy statement below discloses in great detail
the information we gather and how we use it, our security
measures, and information about our website usage. Most importantly,
you should know that:
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Virtual Househunter has security
measures in place to keep your personal information secure.
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Virtual Househunter does not
sell or share your personal information with other companies.
SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY
By using this site you acknowledge that you have read and
accept our Privacy Policy. Virtual Househunter may update this
Privacy Policy from time to time without any notice to you.
Please check back often to keep up to date of any changes.
Your continued use of this site following the posting of changes
to these terms will mean that you accept these changes. Persons
under the age of 18 should not use this site in any way. 216.197.126.81
and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate
accounts, and remove or edit content in their sole discretion.
PROTECTING YOUR INFORMATION
Virtual Househunter has security measures in place to protect
against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information
under our control, including protecting information behind
a firewall, encrypting your personal information so that it
cannot be read by a third party during transmission, and providing
a secured intranet barrier between our servers and the Internet.
Virtual Househunter uses industry standard Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) encryption to protect data transmissions. The personal,
customer information you provide to establish an account with
us and to make purchases from us, including your credit card
information, is secured using SSL encryption. SSL encryption
prevents such information from being intercepted and read
as it is transmitted over the Internet. The encrypted data
goes to a secure site where your information is stored on
restricted-access computers located at restricted-access sites.
PASSWORDS/LOGGING OUT
To further secure your personal information, we require you
to create a password when you establish an account with us.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
the password and account. We encourage you to use a password
that is not easily guessed (i.e., don't use your name or your
spouse's name). Keep your password secret; do not share it
with anyone. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized
access to your password and to your computer.
Always remember to exit from your account at the end of each
session or when you decide to step away from your computer.
Anyone who accesses your computer after you have signed in
but before you have signed out can access your account. As
an extra safeguard for your information, your session will
automatically be terminated if your computer goes through
a period of inactivity longer than 25 minutes. You are fully
responsible for all activities that occur under your password
or account. You agree to immediately notify Virtual Househunter
of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any
other breach of security. Virtual Househunter cannot and will
not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure
to comply with this.
If you forget your password, you can click the "Forget
your Password?" link on the login page. You will be asked
to enter your email address and to provide the correct answer
to the Security Question you selected when registering. Your
password will be sent to the email address under which your
Virtual Househunter account has been registered.
REGISTRATION AND STORING INFORMATION
If you choose to register with Virtual Househunter or to use
our services, we may ask that you provide us with contact
information (name and e-mail address), financial information
(credit card numbers), demographic information (address and
zip code), and unique identifiers. We do not purge customer
information on a regular basis, so information you provide
us will remain in our systems for an indefinite amount of
time. You can edit your account information at any time, and
you can delete your listing at any time.
Virtual Househunter uses your personal information to customize
the advertising and content you see, fulfill your requests,
improve our services, contact you, conduct research, and provide
anonymous reporting for internal and external clients. Virtual Househunter does not share personal information except to
respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal processes, to
establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal
claims, or when otherwise required by law.
You can visit Virtual Househunter's web site to read information
or to use some of our online tools without telling us who
you are and without revealing any personal information. If
you are not registered with Virtual Househunter or if you do
not log in to your personal account, the only information
we collect and store during your visit to our site is the
name of your Internet service provider, the web site that
referred you to us, the pages you request, and the date and
time of those requests. We use this information to generate
statistics and measure site activity to improve our services.
Surveys and contests
Virtual Househunter may invite you to participate in online
surveys or contests. Participation is never required. If you
choose to participate, you may be asked to disclose contact
and demographic information.
Public forums
Virtual Househunter may make our Message Manager system available
to you. Because any information disclosed in this area is
public information, you should exercise caution when deciding
whether to disclose any personal information. Virtual Househunter
will not be held liable for any false representation by any
users.
Cookies
Virtual Househunter may set and access cookies on your computer.
We use cookies to obtain certain types of information when
your Web browser accesses 216.197.126.81. Cookies enable
us to deliver content specific to your interests, to keep
track of your password so you do not have to re-enter it each
time you visit our site, and to keep track of your usage.
A number of companies offer utilities designed to help you
visit Web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able
to provide you with a personalized experience at 216.197.126.81
if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these
tools exist.
Links to Other Sites
Virtual Househunter may provide links to other, third party
web sites but does not provide any personal information to
the advertiser when you interact with or view such a link.
Virtual Househunter is not responsible for the privacy practices
or the content of such web sites and shall not be responsible
for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by such
sites.
E-mail Communications
To help us make e-mails more useful, we often receive a confirmation
when you open e-mail from 216.197.126.81 if your computer
supports such capabilities. Internet users may decide to send
Virtual Househunter personally identifying information, for
example, in a message containing comments about the Virtual Househunter web site. Virtual Househunter will only use this
information to identify the user and to resolve the matter
identified in the e-mail.
Virtual Househunter Terms of Use
If you decide to advertise your rental property via Virtual Househunter, the Site Administrator reserves the right to
approve all content and images you submit for your listing
before posting this information on our site. Any images or
content deemed inappropriate, or otherwise objectionable by
the Site Administrator will be deleted from your listing.
Virtual Househunter reserves the right at any time to modify
or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, our service, in
whole or part, with or without notice. Virtual Househunter
shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination
of your access to Virtual Househunter’s services. You
are responsible for claims made by any third party due to
your use of Virtual Househunter, your violation of the terms
of service, or your violation of any rights of another.
Virtual Househunter users may post comments and other content
in their individual property listings or through Virtual Househunter’s
Message Manager so long as the content is not illegal, obscene,
threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of
intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third
parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain
software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation,
chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam."
You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person
or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of the content.
Virtual Househunter does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity,
or quality of the content submitted to our site. 216.197.126.81
reserves the right, but not the obligation, to remove or edit
such content but does not regularly review posted content.
You understand and agree that the services provided by Virtual Househunter is provided “AS-IS” and that Virtual Househunter assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery, or failure to store any user communications
or personalization settings. You are responsible for obtaining
access to the services provided by Virtual Househunter and
that access may involve third party fees (such as Internet
service provider or airtime charges). You are responsible
for those fees. In addition, you must provide and are responsible
for all equipment necessary to access the services provided
by Virtual Househunter. Any material downloaded or otherwise
obtained through the use of Virtual Househunter is done at
your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible
for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that
results from the download of any such material.
No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained
by you from Virtual Househunter shall create any warranty not
expressly stated in Terms of Use.
You expressly understand and agree that Virtual Househunter
shall not be liable for any damages, including but not limited
to damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other
intangible losses (even if Virtual Househunter has been advised
of the possibility of such damages), resulting from (a) the
use or inability to use the service, (b) unauthorized access
to or alteration of your transmissions or data, or (c) any
other matter relating to the service.
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