Privacy Policy
homeavenue.com Inc.’s
(“homeavenue.com’s”) policy is to respect and protect the privacy of our users.
This policy statement tells you how we collect information from you and how we
use it. homeavenue.com follows
five core principles of privacy protection in the operation of its Web site:
1.
Notice/Awareness of homeavenue.com’s information practices
2.
Choice/Consent to provide information
3.
Access/Participation to/in your own data
4.
Integrity/Security of the Data Collected
5.
Enforcement/Redress through self-regulation
1. NOTICE/AWARENESS
This policy statement
sets forth homeavenue.com information practices concerning the type of data
that is collected at homeavenue.com’s Web site. This policy is being placed at a link on the bottom of homeavenue.com’s home page, a practice that is
becoming an industry standard location for Web site privacy policies.
You may find links to
other web sites on homeavenue.com’s Web site.
We provide such links for your convenience, however, we can not guarantee that
the web sites of any third party adhere to the same Privacy Policy guidelines
that we do. We suggest you check
the Privacy Policy of any Web site you access from the homeavenue.com Web site.
2. CHOICE/CONSENT
The following paragraphs
describe the type of information homeavenue.com collects and the reasons why
homeavenue.com collects the information.
By providing the information requested by homeavenue.com’s online forms and by
continuing to use homeavenue.com’s Web site after having an opportunity to
review homeavenue.com’s privacy policy, you have consented to homeavenue.com’s
use of the information it collects as described at the point of collection or
in this policy.
User Supplied Information
You
may be asked to supply contact information to receive information, newsletters,
or other materials that you request from the homeavenue.com Web site. We use
contact information to send you the information you request when you submit the
form. The information we collect
in this manner is not used for any other purpose.
You may be asked to
supply contact information to subscribe for e-mail notification, schedule a
visit to view a home, or request more information on a home that is listed on
HomeAvenue.com. This information may be shared with Best Rate Mortgage and a
representative may contact you regarding mortgage programs.
If you wish to obtain a
homeavenue.com identification number to place advertisements on the
homeavenue.com Web site, you will be asked to supply contact information.
homeavenue.com users who answer your advertisements will use your
homeavenue.com identification number to contact you through our Web site and
may obtain access to certain contact information, such as your email address.
If you wish to order
products from homeavenue.com, you will be asked to supply contact information.
homeavenue.com will use this information to deliver the products you
have ordered to you.
homeavenue.com may
disclose user information in special cases when we have reason to believe that
disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal
action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with
(either intentionally or unintentionally) homeavenue.com's rights or property
or other users of the Web site, or anyone else that could be harmed by such
activities. homeavenue.com may
disclose user information when we believe in good faith that the law requires
the disclosure.
Your IP Address
An Internet protocol
(“IP”) address is a set of numbers that is automatically assigned to your
computer when you access the Internet.
Web servers identify your computer by the IP address assigned to it during your
online session. When you request
pages from homeavenue.com, our servers log your IP address. We do not normally
link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that your
session will be logged, but you remain anonymous to us. We can and will use IP
addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance
with our terms of use of the Web site or to protect our service, site,
customers or others.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small files
placed by our programs and web servers on your computer hard drive.
The use of cookies is a standard practice in the Internet industry.
homeavenue.com uses cookies for the purpose of remembering your zip code
so that you can bypass the initial qualifying screen after your first visit to
homeavenue.com. We do not use
cookies for any other purpose.
3. ACCESS/PARTICIPATION
You may access the data
collected by homeavenue.com about you by sending a request to the address
listed below. If you believe that
an error has been made in the accuracy of the data collected from you,
homeavenue.com will correct such error upon adequate verification of the error
and the identity of the person seeking the correction.
If you wish to access,
remove or correct any personally identifying data you have supplied to
homeavenue.com you may do so either by:
1.
sending an e-mail request to info@homeavenue.com; or
2.
sending a letter via the U.S. Mails to:
Manager of Web Site Development
H omeavenue.com, Inc.
7825 Wayzata Blvd
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Please understand that to
protect your privacy and security, we may also need to take reasonable steps to
verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
homeavenue.com assumes no
liability for the accuracy of data provided to us or compiled by us.
By utilizing this Web site, you are agreeing to abide by the terms and
conditions stated herein, which includes agreeing that homeavenue.com will not
be liable for any consequential, special, punitive or other damages resulting
from any such error. In the event of an error in compilation of use of data, any remedy will be limited to a refund of the
purchase price of the product(s) you purchased.
4. INTEGRITY/SECURITY
OF THE DATA COLLECTED
To prevent unauthorized
access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information,
homeavenue.com has put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures
to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
5.
ENFORCEMENT/REDRESS
If for some reason you
believe that homeavenue.com has not adhered to its privacy policy, please
notify us by either of the methods set forth above.
homeavenue.com will do its best to respond to your concerns and, when
appropriate, take steps to correct a problem.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using this Web site,
you signify your assent to this policy statement regarding online privacy.
If you do not agree to this policy statement, then please do not use our
Web site. Your continued use of the Web site following the posting of changes
to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
If you have any questions about this policy statement, the practices of
this Web site, or your dealings with homeavenue.com, you may contact us at
addressed given above.
Last Revised:
March 31st , 2003