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Privacy Policy

Welcome

We’re glad you chose to visit Housing Scout!  We care about your privacy and the information you share with us and want you to understand how we are using and protecting the information we collect about you. HousingScout.com (the “Site”) and GR Gill LLC, also referred to herein as “we” or “us”) is respectful of data privacy and adopts best practice in compliance with applicable privacy law and regulations.

This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) governs the manner in which We collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from its users of The Site.  This privacy policy applies only to the Site.

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

Use of this website

This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect from you and how it may be stored and processed in the United States of America as described below.  By using the Site, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.

This website, and associated Site events and publications provide content and services for a professional and consumer audience and is not intended for individuals under the age of 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect or store personal data provided by anyone under 13 years of age.

This Document Describes:

  • What information we collect and how we collect it
  • How we safeguard your personal data
  • What we do with the personal data we collect
  • The legal basis we have for processing your personal data
  • When and how we share your personal data with others
  • How long we keep your personal data
  • Your rights and preferences
  • How can we help? Getting in touch.

What information we collect

the Site collects data about you that is limited to the kind of information that can be found on a typical business card: first name, last name, job title, employer/company name, work address, work email, and work phone number (collectively, “Personal Data”). In some cases, we may ask you to provide additional professional information such as the size of the company you work for, and industry type.

To enhance and/or update the Personal Data that you have provided to us, we may combine it with professional information or personal data that we collect from third party sources. The Personal Data that we refer to in this document is the personal and professional information you provide, as well as information that we obtain from third party sources, both of which we typically combine as one user record.

The Site also collects and stores certain information automatically using cookies and similar technologies, including IP addresses, the region or general location of a computer or device accessing the internet, browser type, operating system, page view history, and other usage information.

How we collect it

We may collect your Personal Data when you register to receive any of the products, content or services offered by Us through the Site its third-party sponsors such as publications, subscriptions, contests, newsletters, memberships, premium content, webcasts, video, white papers, online seminars, conferences and events.  In addition, each time you visit the Site, our web server receives and collects “Non-Personal Data” – information that cannot be used to identify you, such as your Internet protocol (IP) address, domain name, browser type, software type, and operating system (OS) – from your computer via methods such as cookies and web beacons.

This policy does not apply to information collected by:

  • us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by us or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries); or
  • any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Site.

What happens if you don’t provide Personal Data?

In order for us to provide the products, content or services you request, we need your Personal Data. Therefore, if you do not provide such Personal Data, we cannot deliver the products, content or services.

If you do not want your Personal Data used by Us as provided in this Privacy Policy, you should not register as a user on the Site or use any tool or application of the Site that collects Personal Data.  You may correct, update or review Personal Data you have submitted through registration, tools and applications by signing in and updating your registration information.  This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of the Site after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates

How do we safeguard your Personal Data?

Security of your Personal Data

The Site maintains safeguards which include technical and organizational security measures to protect your Personal Data from loss, misuse, unauthorized use, access, inadvertent disclosure, alteration, and destruction, and we require the third parties we contract with to support the Site’s business operations to employ reasonable security measures as well (see “When and how we share your information with others” below).

We update and test security on an ongoing basis and restrict access to your Personal Data to only those who need to know in order to provide the Site’s content or services to you.

Storage of your Personal Data

We may store your Personal Data using the Site’s own secure on-site servers or other internally hosted technology. Your Personal Data may also be stored by third parties, via cloud services or other technology, to whom the Site has contracted with, to support the Site’s business operations (see “When and how we share your information with others” below).

These third parties do not use or have access to your Personal Data other than for cloud storage and retrieval, and the Site requires such parties to employ at least the same level of security that we use to protect your Personal Data (see “Security of your Personal Data” above).

What we do with the Personal Data we collect

We use the Personal Data that we collect to communicate with you, deliver what you request, improve our service, and to present other information and offers that may be of interest.

To communicate with you

We may use your Personal Data to send you periodic emails, important notices, such as communications about your registration, transactions, and changes to the Site’s terms, conditions, policies, and/or other internal purposes.  We may send you periodic emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

To deliver what you request

We may use your Personal Data to provide the products, content or services you request. If you enter a sweepstake, contest, or similar Site promotion, we may use your Personal Data to administer such promotion.

To improve our service

We may use your Personal Data for auditing, data analysis, and research to improve the Site’s content and services.

To present offers that may be of interest to you

We may contact you to offer you additional Site or third-party products, content or services that may be of interest to you.

When and how we share your Personal Data with others

The Site may share your Personal Data to deliver content and services from our sites, affiliated companies and third parties services that might interest you, including sponsored content and events, for business operations, and to comply with valid legal processes.

For content and services that may interest you or that you request

As we mention above, your Personal Data may be shared within Us to provide you with information about products, content and services that might interest you and for internal analytical and business development purposes, may also share your Personal Data with third parties to deliver third party sponsored content or other services that you request.

For business operations

We may also share your Personal Data with third parties we have contracted with to support the Site’s business operations, including delivery, fulfillment, payment processing, email deployment, suppression list management and data processing. 

 

As required by law

Your Personal Data may be shared when authorized by law or necessary to comply with a valid legal process.

In the event of new ownership

If part or all the ownership of the Site or any of its products or services are sold or transferred, your Personal Data will be transferred to the new owner.

We may also disclose your personal information:

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  • To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Site, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
  • That is aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you.
  • With your consent.

How long we keep your Personal Data

We retain your Personal Data for the duration of your business relationship with us, and we hold your information only as long as necessary for each purpose we use it, unless we have obtained your consent to use for another or similar purpose.

Your rights and preferences

If you inform us that you no longer wish for us to communicate with you for marketing purposes, or to otherwise restrict the Site’s processing of your Personal Data, we may retain some basic information in order to avoid sending you unwanted materials in the future, and to keep a record of your request and our response.

Email “Opt-In”

By submitting your e-mail address to us, you opt-in to receiving e-mail from us. You may opt-out of receiving further e-mail by contacting us via email or following the directions in any email or elsewhere on this site.

How can we help? Getting in touch

Questions, concerns or complaints:

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about the Site’s Personal Data practices or this Privacy Policy, we encourage you to get in touch with us at support@housingscout.com.

Feedback

Your feedback is important to us. We’d love to hear your ideas, opinions and comments about the Site’s services. Please email: support@housingscout.com.