Privacy Policy
We recognize and respect the privacy expectations of today’s consumers and the requirements of applicable federal and state privacy laws. We believe that making you aware of how we use your non-public personal information (“NPI”), and to whom it is disclosed, will form the basis for a relationship of trust between us and the public that we serve. This Privacy Statement provides that explanation. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Statement from time to time consistent with applicable privacy laws.
In the course of our business, we may collect NPI about you from the following sources:
- From applications or other forms we receive from you or your authorized representative;
- From your transactions with, or from the services being performed by, us, our affiliates, or
others; - From our internet websites
- From the public records maintained by governmental entities that we either obtain directly
from those entities, or from our affiliates or others, and; - From consumer or other reporting agencies.
Our Policies Regarding the Protection of Confidentiality and Security of your NPI
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your NPI from unauthorized access or intrusion. We limit access to NPI only to those employees who need such access in connection with providing products or services to you or for other legitimate business purposes.
We may share your NPI with our affiliates, such as our underwriters, closing attorneys, and other real estate settlement service providers. We also may disclose your NPI to agents, brokers or representatives to provide you with services you have requested.
In addition, we will disclose your NPI when you direct or give us permission, when we are required by law to do so, or when otherwise permitted by applicable privacy laws such as, for example, when disclosure is needed to enforce our rights arising out of any agreement, transaction or relationship with you.
One important aspect of real estate transactions is the recording of documents in the public domain. Such documents may contain your NPI.
Right to Access Your NPI and Ability to Correct Errors or Request Changes or Deletion
Certain states afford you the right to access your NPI and, under certain circumstances, to find out to whom your NPI has been disclosed. Also, certain states afford you the right to request correction, amendment or deletion of your NPI. We reserve the right, where permitted by law, to charge a reasonable fee to cover the costs incurred in responding to such requests.