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Privacy Policy Effectiveness
This Privacy Policy shall apply only
to individual consumers and solely to information collected by this Web site.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of September, 2004 ("Effective Date") and
applies to personal and financial information submitted on this Web site on or
after the Effective Date.
Our Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy is important to us, as well
as to our respective subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "we," "us" or
"our") and we are committed to treating your personal information responsibly.
To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online
information gathering and dissemination practices and the choices you can make
about the collection and use of the personal information you submit on this Web
site on which this Privacy Policy is posted. Use of this Web site constitutes
your consent to our collection and use of personal data in accordance with the
terms hereof. We use industry standard safeguards to protect the confidentiality
of personal information we collect from visitors to this Web site. Personal
information collected is accessible only by designated staff or agents of our
organization who are also bound to this statement, except as expressly described
below. However, it is important to recognize that "perfect security" does not
exist on the Internet. Therefore, while we endeavor to maintain appropriate
physical and electronic procedures and safeguards to protect information
collected from this Web site, we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any
information that you disclose online and transmit to us, and you understand that
you do so at your own risk.
Personal Information that We May Collect
We will not collect any
personally identifiable information about you through this Web site unless you
provide it to us voluntarily, with the exception of you computer's IP address.
The information we collect will vary depending on how you use this Web site. On
some pages you can register or request to receive materials, announcements and
other information from us or from others. The types of personal information
collected may include, without limitation, your name and contact information
(such as your postal address, zip code, phone number or e-mail address), your
gender, the number and/or ages of members of your household or business,
information about the type of properties you are interested in and other general
information relating to product preferences, personal interests, household
income or areas of interest on our Web site.
We do not collect or maintain information from those actually known to be
under the age of 13. We will not contact children under age 13 without a
parent's permission. In addition to the information provided by Web site
visitors, our computers automatically receive and record information from your
Internet browser, including your IP address, cookie information, and the pages
you request (see "Cookies and Other Tracking Methods").
How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We use information you
provide on an aggregated basis to do such things as operate our site, enhance
our site, and to better understand the profile of our online audience. We may
also use this data, both aggregate and personal to you, to enhance your site
experience on our site by displaying content and marketing messages that we
believe will be of interest to you. In some cases we use your personal
information to contact you or to provide information to you, such as to send
newsletters to you that you request. We may provide your information to third
parties such as homebuilders and service and product providers to enable them to
follow-up with you on your requests. We may also use your information for market
research purposes, for project planning or for developing prospect lists for our
existing and future communities. In doing so, we may reproduce, publish,
broadcast or post such information to third parties assisting with our
planning.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell or rent your
personal information or share your personal information with other people or
nonaffiliated companies, except with your permission, or under the following
limited circumstances:
- We may need to share the information or send the information to trusted
partners who work on our behalf under confidentiality agreements in order to
provide the information, product or services you have requested or to help us
communicate with you about offers (provided that these companies do not have any
independent rights to use the personally identifiable information we provide to
them beyond what is necessary to assist us, unless they have your consent to do
so).
- We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information about our
users with homebuilders and service and product providers for marketing and
promotional purposes.
- We may store and disclose personal information as allowed or required by
applicable law, including making disclosures in order to respond to subpoenas,
court orders, or legal process.
- We may establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims
as necessary or advisable to protect the rights, safety or property of our
communities or others and to conform to legal or regulatory requirements.
- We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate,
prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud,
situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person,
violations of the Web site terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
- We transfer information about you if this company is acquired by or merged with another company.
- Third parties (hackers) may unlawfully intercept or access information or confidential transmissions.
Links to Third Party Web Sites
This Web site may contain links to
third-party Web sites for homebuilders, retailers, service providers and others,
which are provided solely as a convenience to viewers and not as an endorsement
of the contents of such sites. While we endeavor to only provide links to Web
sites maintained by reputable organizations, you should be aware that these
third parties might be able to gather information from and about you if you
visit their Web sites. In these cases, those third parties will use such
information in accordance with their own privacy policies, which may differ
substantially from our policy. We assume no liability for the privacy practices
of such other sites and are not responsible for the availability or content of,
any off-site pages or any other sites linked to our Web site. Your linking to
off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.
Cookies and Other Tracking Methods
"Cookies" are small pieces of
information stored on your computer. We may use cookies or, in a limited number
of cases IP addresses, for a number of reasons. Cookies allow us to better
understand how users use our site and can help us to tailor our Web site or a
marketing message to better match your needs and interests. Cookies can also
help you remember your user name and password on protected areas of Web sites.
You are always free to decline our cookies and continue to use our Web site if
the tools in your browser permits, but some parts of our site may not work
properly or as efficiently if you do.
Correction of Personal Information; Opt-Out Right
We make every
effort to keep your information current and accurate. Accordingly, we ask that
you notify us in the manner described below of any changes to your personal
information.
We ask that you notify us of any changes to your personal information via
e-mail, telephone or postal mail at the address shown in the last section of
this Privacy Policy.
You may at any time request to be removed from our email list by clicking the
unsubscribe link in any email you receive from us. Alternatively, you may notify
us via e-mail, telephone or postal mail at the address shown in the last section
of this Privacy Policy. In the event you elect not to receive any future
contacts from us, we will endeavor to remove your name from our email list
within 10 business days.
Notification of Changes in Privacy Policy or Use of Information
Collected
This Privacy Policy may be updated and modified from time to
time by us in our sole discretion. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy or
if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that affect user
information already collected through our site, we will post a notice of those
changes on our Homepage. We will use information in accordance with the Privacy
Policy under which the information was collected. If you do not agree to any
provision of this Privacy Policy, or any update or modification thereto, please
do not use our Web site.
Contact us via U.S. Mail
Euro American Propagators
32149
Aqueduct Road
Bonsall, CA 92003
Contact us via email
Contact us by telephone
888-323-0730
Contact us by FAX
760-731-3054
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