Privacy Policy for The SAND Group Realty
recognizes that respecting user privacy over the Internet is of utmost
importance. This privacy statement is designed to provide information about the
privacy and data collection practices for the site:
http://www.TheSandGroup.com. The Site is operated by
The SAND Group Realty.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first
contact our site coordinator at Realty@TheSandGroup.com
or by postal mail to:
- The SAND Group Realty
- PO Box 1831
- Humble, TX
- 77347
Personal information is:
(1) information in a consumer report; or
(2) an individual’s first name or initial and last name in combination with
any of the following:
(a) birth date;
(b) social security number or other government issued identification number;
(c) mother’s maiden name;
(d) unique biometric data (fingerprint, voice print, retina image);
(e) unique electronic identification number our routing code;
(f) telecommunication access devices including debit or credit card
information; or
(g) financial institution account or information.
A consumer report is a report related to a person’s credit worthiness,
credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal
characteristics, or mode of living prepared by or obtained from an agency
that collects such information such as a credit reporting agency.
Identifying Information
In general, you can visit the Site without telling
us who you are or providing any information about yourself. In some areas of the
Site, we ask you to provide information that will enable us to process a requestr,
offer services that require registration, assist you with real estate
transactions or to follow up with you. Generally, The
SAND Group Realty
requests identifying information when you:
- Register on any of our web sites.
- Place an information request.
- Provide feedback to an online survey or tell us about an
idea or suggestion.
- Participate in a rebate program, contest, or other
promotional offer.
- Request a SPECIAL SERVICE.
- Request information or files from technical support or
customer service.
In these instances, The SAND Group Realty will ask for
your name, address, e-mail address, phone number and other appropriate
information needed to provide you with these services. In all instances, if you
receive a newsletter or other mailing from us, you will always be able to
"unsubscribe" to these mailings at any time.
Personal Information
This company obtains personal information in the following ways:
- in consumer reports from reporting agencies to which this
company subscribes in
connection with lease applications, loan applications, or for other
reasons that the
consumer may authorize this company to obtain;
- in lease applications a prospective tenant completes;
- in loan applications a borrower or buyer completes;
- in other real estate related forms the customer or client completes
in or related to a
transaction; and
- in tax reporting forms that the customer or client is required to
complete and which are
given to this company.
When completing the forms required above, the customer or client may send
the information to this company by mail, fax, personal delivery, e-mail, or
other electronic methods. Customers or clients may occasionally provide
personal information to this company or its agents by other means such as
telephone calls, fax messages, or e-mail messages in order expedite a
transaction in which the customer or client is involved.
Use of Personal Information
Personal Information from Prospective Tenants
The personal information that prospective tenants provide to this company
is primarily used to obtain consumer reports (credit checks). It may also be
used to perform background checks and rental history searches. The
information in the consumer reports may be discussed with landlords for whom
this company manages property. This company also reports information to
credit reporting agencies and uses personal information to complete those
reports.
Personal Information from Clients
When this company represents a person (buyer, seller, landlord, or
tenant) in a transaction the agent servicing the client may, on the client’s
behalf and at the client’s instruction, convey personal information he or
she provides to the agent to service providers (for example, mortgage
lenders and title companies) as those service providers may require for the
products or services the client needs or requests. If this company
represents a prospective tenant in a lease transaction, the personal
information may, on the tenant’s behalf and with the tenant’s knowledge, be
discussed with and provided to landlords or their agents. This company and
its agents exercise reasonable discretion when discussing any personal
information with others.
What The SAND Group Realty Will Do With Your
Information
If you choose to give us personal information for any of the
purposes above, this information is retained by The SAND
Group Realty and will only be used by The SAND
Group Realty to support your client relationship with us. We will not add you
to a mailing list, or newsletter without your registration for this service. We
will only contact you if further information is required from you to complete a
service.
What Others May Do With Your Information
The SAND Group Realty does not share, rent, or sell any personally identifying information
provided through our Site (such as your name or email address) to any outside
organization for use in its marketing or solicitations. From time to time
The SAND Group Realty may use agents or contractors who
will have access to your personal information to perform services for
The SAND Group Realty (such as DATABASE MAINTENANCE,
SOFTWARE ADMINISTRATION, ETC, however, they are required by us to keep the information
confidential and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the
services for The SAND Group Realty. In addition,
The SAND Group Realty may also share aggregate
information about its customers and its web site visitors to advertisers,
business partners, and other third parties. For example, we might share that
our users are x percent PCs users and y percent Macintosh users. None of
this information, however, will contain personal, identifying information
about our users.
Third Party Links
TheSandGroup.com does provide links to other
sites. Other Internet sites and services have separate privacy and data
collection practices. Once you leave
WWW.TheSandGroup.COM, The SAND Group REalty cannot control, and has no
responsibility for, the privacy policies or data collection activities at
another site.
Cookies
At times, we will use a feature on your web browser to send your computer a
"cookie". We do not use cookies to retrieve any personal information from your
computer. We only use cookies to learn ways to enhance our Sites, and to give
you better, more personalized service while in our web site. You can reset your
browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is sent. However, some
functions of the Sites will not function if you refuse cookies. These areas of
our web site will have information posted about cookies, and when a cookie will
be uploaded to your computer.
Children's Privacy Protection
The SAND Group Realty is sensitive to the heightened
need to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. The vast majority
of the material on our web site is not intended for children and is not targeted
to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children
and, if we learn that we have received personal data from a child, we will
remove this information from our database.
Changes to this Policy
The SAND Group Realty may from time to time revise
its privacy policy. You should therefore periodically visit this page, so you
are aware of any such revisions. We will not, however, use your existing
information in a manner not previously disclosed. You will be advised and have
the opportunity to opt out of any new use of your information.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about our privacy policy and/or the
practices of our web site, you can write to:
- The SAND Group Realty
- PO Box 1831
- Humble, TX
- 77347
