| Because
we value your patronage, we want to address any privacy concerns
you may have. To that end, we have set forth our privacy policy
for handling the information you share with us online. We
want your decision to do business with us to be an informed
one.
1.
Collecting Information
When
you visit our Website, we may collect information about you
that you voluntarily choose to share with us. This identification
information may include, but is not limited to, your name,
your physical address, your e-mail address, your telephone
and fax numbers, details of your real estate and lending needs
and preferences, and other details of your life.
What
may be less obvious to you is that, when you visit our Website,
we may collect data involving your usage through the use of
“cookies” (i.e. small text files placed on your
computer by a Website), Web server logs, and other Web tools.
This technology allows us to customize your online experience,
as well as track your Internet use. The tracking data we collect
may include, but is not limited to, the date and time you
visit, the time you spend, the Web pages you view, the other
Websites you visit, your search queries, and basic information
about your computer, such as your Internet Protocol (“IP”)
address, your domain name, your browser type, and the name
of your Internet service provider. You may deactivate cookies
if you do not want your browsing to be tracked, but doing
so may hinder your online experience.
When
visiting our Website, you may be directed, through hyperlinks,
to other Websites that are beyond our control. Furthermore,
when you are visiting our Website, other companies, such as
third party advertisers and sponsors, may be gathering information
about you. This Privacy Policy does not cover the collection
of information by those other companies and Websites. Although
we encourage third parties to provide their own privacy policies,
we are not responsible for their activities, such as how they
handle the information they collect online.
2.
Using Information Collected
We
primarily use the identification information you voluntarily
share with us to customize your online experience and to do
what you have asked of us. We also use your identification
information to tell you about our products and services, but
you may instruct us not to send communications to you by following
the procedure indicated below under “Contacting Us.”
On occasion, we use your identification information to validate
your identity. As for usage tracking data, we primarily use
that information to operate and improve our Website, and to
further our marketing efforts.
As
a general rule, we do not share your information with unaffiliated
third parties. We may, however, share your information with
our own personnel and our service providers to the extent
necessary to fulfill your requests. We may also share your
information with our affiliates, but we will not share it
with unaffiliated third parties for direct marketing purposes.
We reserve the right to disclose your information under limited
circumstances, such as to cooperate with law enforcement or
judicial authorities as required by law or legal process,
to protect our own legal rights, or to protect the public
good.
Whenever
you are online, you run the risk that the information you
give out will fall into the wrong hands. Although we implement
and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices
to safeguard your privacy, we cannot guarantee the security
of any information you provide to us. We accept no responsibility
or liability for the activities of third parties.
3.
Updating Information
If
you would like to review the information about you that we
have collected through our Website, or to change that information,
you can make that request by following the procedure indicated
below under “Contacting Us.” We may require that
you verify your identity before we process your request.
4.
Updating Our Privacy Policy
We
may, from time to time, change our Privacy Policy. We will
notify you of any changes by posting our updated Privacy Policy
on our Website and inserting a new “Effective Date.”
5.
Contacting Us
If
you would like to send us a request as indicated above, or
if you have any other questions or concerns regarding our
Privacy Policy, you may contact us by e-mail at privacy@saddlebacknet.com
or call us at 951.278.1188.
6.
Effective Date: This Privacy Policy is effective
as of December 1, 2004.
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