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Effective September 7, 2004
Our Commitment To Privacy Individual privacy is important to us. To better protect privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the way we use the information that we collect. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested. Please note that our privacy statement does not apply to any third party sites that may be linked to us or any third party sites that we may be linked to. Please refer to these sites individually for more information about their privacy policies. We give you, as a visitor to our web site, clear notice when we or one of our affiliates are requesting information from you, the types of information we request from you, the general purposes for which that information will be used or disclosed and the categories of users, if any, to whom we provide the information. We maintain accurate records, provide you access to the personally identifiable information that is retrievable online and we use safe and secure systems, physical and electronic, to safeguard the information we collect. We will never sell, trade, or share any information we collect other than that which is necessary to provide the services offered through our Website and in compliance with our terms of service. Email addresses, phone numbers, and personal information are used strictly for in-house business purposes and are never sold, shared, or distributed in any way for any reason, ever. The Information We Collect This notice applies to all personally identifying information (PERSONAL INFORMATION) collected or submitted on the StopForeclosure.com website. On some pages you can make requests for advice, and request information regarding our services. The types of personal information collected at these pages are:
The StopForeclosure.com online privacy policy applies to all information we receive online from you and about you in connection with an online request for assistance in selling your home fast. You may also provide this information by telephone after submitting a request on the StopForeclosure.com website. The decision to disclose this information online or by telephone is completely up to you. Other than in the situations described below, we do not collect information from or about you. We do collect information from you or about you when you: 1) access the StopForeclosure.com website; or 2) request assistance from StopForeclosure.com online; or 3) initiate online requests for information; or 4) register at the StopForeclosure.com web site. In these situations we collect certain information from and about you to handle your request. We also receive information from you on-line when you send us e-mail, documents and other forms, request information, or register at our affiliate web sites. The specific personal information we collect from you online for processing your requests may include:
This site contains links to other sites, as well as links to member/affiliate sites depending upon the area which you select. In connection with requests for our services, you may also provide information through these affiliated websites. PLEASE BE AWARE that each affiliate, and any other site that you may link to from within this site, is a complete and separate entity. These affiliate members are sworn to uphold this privacy policy, however, PCF Investment Group, Inc. may not be held liable should they fail to do so. Affiliate members not abiding by this privacy policy are subject to immediate removal or other actions. Please report any abuse of this policy to us at Privacy@StopForeclosure.com. Notice Of the Way We Use Information You can submit a request for assistance through our website if you would like to request our services. Information you submit on our website will not be used for this purpose unless you fill out the fast-response form and submit it to StopForeclosure.com . We use the information you provide about yourself when you place an on-line request for services. We also use this information for various internal business purposes, such as billing, customer service, fraud prevention, and broadening and improving the services we offer. Additionally, at your request, we may use the information, including postal address and/or email address, to send you promotions for our services. (Of course, this is strictly at your option and you may be removed at any time.) We do not use or share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to handle your request. We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties. We do not use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described herein. Information collected when you register at web sites, other than in connection with your StopForeclosure.com request, is used for the purposes identified on those web site registration forms and is not covered by this privacy policy. To Whom We May Disclose The Information We Collect We use non-identifying and aggregate information collected through cookie technology to better design our website and to track who visits our website for advertising purposes. For example, we know that X number of individuals visited a certain area on our website, or that Y number of men and Z number of women filled out our registration form, but we do not disclose anything that could be used to identify those individuals. Also, if necessary, we may use your IP address and cookies to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site. Your IP address, cookies and tracking software are also used to gather broad demographic and profile data information. We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. This information is anonymous and is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis. We may use an outside ad company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While we use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with banner ads are collected by our ad company, and is not governed by this privacy policy. Depending upon the nature of the request, we may disclose any of the information we collect from or about you or others, as described above, to affiliates or other unaffiliated third parties (companies that are not owned or controlled by us) for various business purposes and as necessary to complete your online request including but not limited to:
When Personal Information is collected at the StopForeclosure.com web site other than as described above, the information will be disclosed, if at all, only with your permission. Our Commitment To Data Security And Accountability StopForeclosure.com recognizes the importance of secure online transactions, and we safeguard the privacy of information you provide us through online forms. The security measures practiced by StopForeclosure.com comply with the Safeguard Rule implemented by the Federal Trade Commission. This Rule requires financial institutions under FTC jurisdiction to secure confidential customer records and information. Not only do we maintain accurate records and copies of all written authorizations for a period no less than 3 years, but we also we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard the personal information you provide to us online when you request our services on-line. Except as set forth in the "To Whom We Disclose The Information We Collect" section above, we restrict access to private information that is collected from you or about you to only those who have a need to know that information in connection with the purposes for which it is collected and used. "Accountability" is generally recognized as an important component of "Fair Information Practices" and refers to the process that a company has in place to be sure it adheres to its privacy policy. It also means that a redress process exists to address privacy policy compliance questions. We take reasonable precautions to be sure that unaffiliated third parties or affiliates, to whom information is disclosed, as described above, are aware of our privacy policy and fair information principles and that they will treat the personally identifiable information in a similarly responsible manner. Our contracts and written agreements with affiliates or third parties that receive information from us about consumers who have not opted out of this disclosure are designed to prevent further transfer of the information. StopForeclosure.com is not, however, responsible for the privacy practices or content of link sites listed on our web pages. The owners of these link sites are responsible for them. Our Commitment To Children's Privacy Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13. The StopForeclosure.com website forms where we collect PERSONAL INFORMATION in conjunction with an on-line request for assistance, initiating online requests and submitting personal information via e-mail is intended for use only by adults. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and do not knowingly solicit or collect information from children. Use of Cookies StopForeclosure.com uses non-identifying and aggregate information collected through “cookie” technology to track who visits our website for advertising purposes. You can avoid cookies being stored on your computer by adjusting your browser settings. Keeping Our Privacy Policy Up-To-Date We want you to be fully informed about how we will protect your privacy. We may change our privacy policy in the future, but we will not change our practices until they have been posted at this website. If changes occur, we will also show the date of revision. You agree that we may notify you of changes in our policy through this web site. How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information Information that we collect online is not accessible on-line. Therefore, information provided in relation to an on-line request cannot be changed without notifying StopForeclosure.com. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to information or making corrections. We use this procedure to better safeguard the information that we maintain about individuals. If necessary, you can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information maintained by StopForeclosure.com by calling or sending us a written request that credibly shows error. How To Contact Us Should you have other questions or concerns about StopForeclosure.com’s online privacy policy and fair information practices please call us at 479-986-9158 or send us an or write to: PCF Investment Group, Inc. Revised September 7, 2004 |
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