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The Home Source Realtors Privacy Policy

This privacy policy covers the site http://www.thehomesourcerealtors.com. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to our users' privacy, we disclose the following information.

  1. What personally identifiable information The Home Source Realtors collects.
  2. What personally identifiable information third parties collect through the Web site.
  3. What organization collects the information.
  4. How The Home Source Realtors uses the information.
  5. With whom The Home Source Realtors may share user information.
  6. What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
  7. What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under The Home Source Realtors control.
  8. How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection and Use

The Home Source Realtors is the sole owner of the information collected on our Web site. The Home Source Realtors collects information at several different points on our Web site.

Information is collected for the purpose of the following:

  1. Allow visitors to register for My Home Source, a personalized page containing saved property searches, community information, new listings, and agent information. By signing up for My Home Source, the user inherently consents to the receipt of promotional material that is relevant to the home buying or selling process, including open house invitations, new community announcements, etc. The Home Source Realtors may, at its discretion, contact the registrant via phone, e-mail or postal mail.
  2. Allow job applicants to fill out and submit an online resume, whereby a Home Source Realtors representative will contact the candidate via phone, e-mail or postal mail. Applicant information is stored in a secure database and accessible to authorized human resource personnel or hiring managers within The Home Source Realtors only.
  3. Allow visitors to sign up for e-mail notifications of new property listings fitting the subscribers' criteria. Notifications are sent only when a newly listed property meets the specific criteria.
  4. Allow visitors to submit a contact me request, whereby a The Home Source Realtors representative will contact the individual by e-mail, phone or postal mail.
  5. Allow visitors to submit a Relocation request, whereby a relocation consultant will follow up with the requestor by phone, e-mail or postal mail.
  6. Allow visitors to send a property listing to a friend via e-mail. The email and other contact information of the e-mail recipient is not stored or shared.
  7. Allow visitors to schedule a showing directly with the property agent, whereby the authorized Home Source agent will follow up via e-mail, phone or postal mail.

Users have the option to participate in any of the described activity above for the purposes of enhancing our site and service offerings and understanding your interests.

A user may provide the following:

  1. Click-stream information (internet protocol address, internet service provider, platform type, date/time stamp, operating system)
  2. HTTP protocol information (last URL requested and browser type)
  3. Interaction information (browser interaction such as when the mouse moves over an image)
  4. Navigation and click-stream data (passive activity such as pages visited)
  5. Unique identifiers (login ID or other iID),
  6. Content (e-mail content, posts to blogs, etc)
  7. Demographic/socioeconomic data (characteristics such as gender)
  8. Online contact information (e-mail address)
  9. Physical contact information (physical address and phone number)
  10. Preference data (what you like or dislike)
  11. Search terms (search text)
  12. Transaction information (account transactions)
  13. User's name, user's login information, user's home contact information, user's business contact information and business/organization name.

The reason we use this information is to archive information for future reference, complete the current transaction, contact by e-mail or regular mail, contact by telephone, enhance our site and service offerings, maintain and secure our site, understand (in aggregate) interests of website visitors and understand your interests. We retain this information for an indeterminate period of time. When users have data collected for the purpose of contacting by e-mail or regular mail, they are given the opportunity to opt-out of information collected (Please see our Choice and Opt-out section).

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user's hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. You can set your browser to notify you to either accept or deny the cookie according to the following information.

* in IE6, see Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web Privacy page.
* in Netscape 6, see Netscape 6 - Safety with More Control.
* in Opera 5 or 6, see Opera Preferences: Privacy.

Our website uses cookies to enhance our site.

Profiles
The Home Source Realtors uses Website data to create a profile of our users. A profile is stored information that we keep on individual users that details their viewing preferences. Consequently, collected information is tied to the user's personally identifiable information to provide offers and improve the content of the site for the user. This profile is used to tailor a user's visit to our Web site, and to direct pertinent marketing promotions to them.

Communications from the Site
When visitors provide us contact information for Website (users can opt-out by following the directions in our 'Choice' section) we use the information to contact the user to deliver sales and product information that will be useful to them.

Sharing Information Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.

Personally Identifiable Information
Information collected for Website is shared with Wells Fargo Mortgage upon request of the visitor. Information collected for Website is shared with Wells Fargo Mortgage. Information collected for Website is shared with The Home Source network of independent Realtors who may use information provide additional information.

Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
Information collected for Website is shared with The Home Source Realtors network of independent Realtors who may use information provided.

Choice/Opt-out
Our users are not given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for information. Users wishing to opt-out of specific data collection items should contact our Customer Service department. Contact information is contained in the Contact Information section of this document.

When our web site originates e-mail, users can opt-out of these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or by emailing us at badams@pathwaycomm.com.

Data Security
The Home Source Realtors has physical security in our facilities to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information. Our company does not handle sensitive financial or health related information.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes such as zip code, phone, email or postal address they can change online, physical contact, and other information. If a user wishes to correct/update information or no longer desires our service, they can notify us of what they desire by contacting us using any of the information in the Contact section of this policy.

Links and Advertisements
Our website contains links to other sites. We have partnerships with ad server companies. We, The Home Source Realtors, are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Changes to the Privacy Statement
The information you submit to us is controlled by the privacy policy in effect at the time you submit it. If we significantly change our policy, we will post a notice in a conspicuous place on our website notifying visitors of policy changes.

Contact Information
Using the following information, you can contact us if you have questions about our privacy policy.

The Home Source Realtors
200 Westpark Drive, Suite 100
Peachtree City, GA 30269
USA

E-mail: badams@pathwaycomm.com
Phone: 877-218-8991

Resolving Privacy Policy Disputes
If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, it can be resolved in the following manner.

The Home Source Realtors Customer Service
Phone: 877-218-8991


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