PAR recognizes the
importance of protecting the personal information you
provide at Web sites owned and/or controlled by the
Phoenix Association of REALTORS® (PAR). Members should
note that they may be re-directed away from the Phoenix
Association’s website, and when they are re-directed to
a vendor website, the vendor’s privacy statement
supersedes the policy below. The Phoenix
Association maintains the following privacy policy:
1. PAR gathers the following types of information needed
to process your transactions, fulfill your requests, and
maintain your membership record:
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Contact information you provide (for example, your
personal and business addresses, phone and fax numbers,
firm affiliations and titles).
·
Tracking information which our Web server automatically
recognizes each time you visit one of our sites or
communicate with us by e-mail (for example, your domain
name, your e-mail address, and what pages you visit);
and
·
Information you volunteer, via applications or surveys
(for example, education, designations, specialties,
affiliations with other real estate organizations and
general demographic data).
2. PAR uses this information to:
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Improve and customize the content and layout of our
sites and other communications tools, such as The
Phoenix REALTOR® Forum newsletter online and
print.
·
Notify you of updates to our sites.
·
Notify you of relevant products and services.
·
Notify you of upcoming events and programs.
·
Compile specialty directories about which you will be
made aware.
·
Track usage of our sites.
3. PAR does not share, sell or trade e-mail addresses,
but may provide you with on-line informational or
marketing messages that have been approved by PAR for
the purposes described in Part 4 of this policy.
4. The Site is not directed to children under the age
of 13. We operate the Site in compliance with the
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and do not
permit registration by, and will not knowingly collect
or use personally identifiable information from, anyone
under 13 years of age.
5. The Site is not intended for or directed to persons
under the age of 18. PAR does not sell products for
purchase by children. PAR sells products for purchase by
adults. By registering with this web site, purchasing
products or services from us or providing us with any
information, you represent to us that you are 18 years
of age or older and that any information you provide to
us about a third party is for a third party that is 18
years of age or older.
6. PAR will not share, sell or otherwise provide other
information about you to third parties, except for:
·
When required by law or valid legal process, or to
protect the personal safety of our members or the
public.
·
Some or all of the data collected during promotions or
contests on our sites that are sponsored by third
parties may be shared with the sponsor for the limited
purpose of a one-time marketing follow-up by the
sponsor. If information about you will be shared with a
sponsor you will be notified prior to your participation
in the promotion or contest and you can decide not to
participate in the promotion or contest.
7. Credit information that you and credit authorizers
provide when you make payments by credit card or
electronic check for products, dues or other services
via the REALTOR® Electronic Commerce Network
(“E-Commerce Network”) will only be used to process the
transactions you request. This information will be
provided to and maintained by reputable credit reporting
databases, but will never be sold, shared or provided to
other third parties.
8. PAR is committed to protecting the security of your
personal information. PAR and it’s vendors use a variety
of security technologies and procedures to help protect
your personal information from unauthorized access, use,
or disclosure. The personal information you provide is
stored on computer servers with limited access that are
located at a secure and controlled data center.
Additionally, when PAR transmits sensitive personal
information (such as a credit card number) over the
Internet, it is protected through the use of
encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
protocol.
9. The use of cookies on the Sites to ensure the
integrity of the registration process and to personalize
the Sites. A cookie is a small text file that is placed
on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies are
uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web
server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Web
beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action
tags, may be used to assist in delivering the cookie on
our sites. This technology is a tool we use to compile
aggregated statistics about the Site’s usage, such as
how many visitors clicked on key elements (such as links
or graphics) on the Site, blog or a newsletter. We may
share aggregated Site statistics with partner companies.
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve
ads on our behalf. These companies may employ cookies
and action tags to measure advertising effectiveness.
Any information that these third parties collect via
cookies and action tags is completely anonymous.
10. We utilize a strict Opt-Out policy for sending
online notifications regarding services, products and
programs. You may adjust your Communication Preferences
by reviewing your REALTOR.org registration. Just Login
first. Then you can change your preferences.
(Examine
and update your existing account (will
link to form on website). Requests to change personal
information will not be accepted if you attempt to
delete mandatory required fields or enter incorrect
information that would intentionally falsify your member
record.
11. You can review and edit your personal information
and contact preferences by contacting us at the phone
number or email address provided elsewhere on this Site.
12. Changes may occasionally update this privacy
statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last
updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. We
encourage you to periodically review this privacy
statement to stay informed about how we are helping to
protect the personal information we collect. Your
continued use of the service constitutes your agreement
to this privacy statement and any updates.