We recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of Personal Information we collect from you. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect from you, how we use it, and in some cases disclose it. By using this website you are acknowledging and accepting our policies and practices.
WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT
The type of Personal Information we collect depends upon why you are visiting our website. If you are a prospective resident, the information we request includes some or all of the following: name, address, age or date of birth, email address, occupation, employment information, telephone number, educational background, Social Security/national insurance number, payment card information, and/or financial account information.
For prospective residents, the process also involves directing you to the websites of one or more third party vendors. We share your Personal Information with these third-party vendors in order that they can assist with the services you seek. They also may independently collect additional Personal Information from you, and their collection and use of your personal information is governed by their privacy policies and terms of use.
Prospective residents may be asked for more information such as the service you request, the apartment size you would like, your building preference, the number of individuals in your household and their ages, and whether or not you have pets.
If you become a resident, you may be asked to provide your credit card information in order to make payments of rent and for other services. We provide these credit card services through contractual arrangements with third-parties, and the Personal Information needed by these third parties to provide you with these services will be submitted by you directly while you are on their website. The use of your Personal Information by third parties service providers is governed by their privacy policies and terms of use.
USAGE TRACKING: USE OF IP ADDRESSES
An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are connected to the Internet. Web servers, the main computers that serve up web pages, automatically identify your computer by its IP address. We collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, gathering and analyzing aggregated information, creating a better experience for users, and auditing the use of our site. Your session will be logged, along with your IP address. We will seek to link IP addresses with Personal Information when we feel it is necessary to protect this site and other users from harm and to prevent criminal misconduct.
USE OF “COOKIES” AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make web surfing easier for you by saving your preferences while you are at our site. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and as such, you will find them at most major websites.
This Site uses Google Analytics (and in the future may use other similar sites or services), a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to better assist us in understanding how the Site is used. Google Analytics will place cookies on your computer that will generate information that we select about your use of the Site, including your computer’s IP address. That information will be transmitted to and stored by Google. The information will be used for the purpose of evaluating consumer use of the Site, compiling reports on Site activity for our use, and providing other services relating to Site activity and usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Please note that by doing so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Site. The use of cookies by Google Analytics is covered by Google’s privacy policy (http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/).
THIRD-PARTY SITE LINKS
When you are on our website you might be directed to other third-party sites that are beyond our control. For example, if you “click” on a banner, an advertisement, or a search result, the “click” may take you off our site. We do not control these sites and therefore are not responsible for their content.
CHILDREN
In keeping with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, children under 13 years of age must have permission from a Parent or Legal Guardian before providing Personal Information as described above. We will not knowingly receive Personal Information from children under 13 years of age who have not received prior parental consent. Any Personal Information from a child stored with us will be deleted upon written request from the child’s parent or legal guardian.
EMAIL CONSENT AND OPT-OUT
If you provide your Personal Information to us on this site it constitutes your affirmative consent that we may contact you by email to provide you with information and notices that are applicable to you. You may choose to opt out of receiving email from us as a result of your use of this site.
CORRECTING AND DEACTIVATING PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right, freely and at reasonable intervals, to request that we inform you as to whether Personal Information relating to you is being processed. You have the right to request that we correct, supplement, delete or block your Personal Information. If you wish to exercise your rights or if you have any questions or suggestions regarding the use, collection, or security of your Personal Information, please contact us using the contact details on the Contact page.
When a request for user deletion is received, we will make all reasonable efforts to purge said data from our systems. Due to the nature of our service, some information may not be fully removed due to backups or archived copies; however, such information will only be used for the purpose of performing a contract that the user has entered into with us.
DATA SECURITY
We take reasonable steps to secure your Personal Information, but no data transmission over the Internet is completely secure. Likewise, no storage or processing of your Personal Information can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please consider this prior to submitting your Personal Information to us. If you have any questions about security, please contact us using the information on the Contact page.
NOTIFICATIONS OF CHANGES
If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will advise you of those changes through a general description at the top of this Privacy Policy. We may also email you.
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using this site, or providing information to us, you acknowledge your awareness of the terms of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is part of our website’s Terms of Use and by using this Site you agree to be bound by all of its terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this Site. We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time.