Affordable Closings, LLC (“Affordable Closings”, or “We”) is committed to protecting
the privacy of its customers, contractors, and employees.
1. Personal Information
Affordable Closings may from time to time request personally identifiable information
such as your name, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address,
institution affiliation, credit card number, checking account number, or
date of birth through various activities of the company. This personal
information is collected and used by Affordable Closings staff for the sole purpose of
facilitating a relationship or business transaction.
When collecting personal information for storage in an Affordable Closings
database, the Affordable Closings website and database resides behind a firewall
and uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer, the industry-standard security
protocol used to communicate with browsers) to transmit personal
information. Data is strongly encrypted during transmission to ensure that
personal and payment information is secure. Industry-standard data
encryption techniques are used to protect personal information on
Affordable Closings computers. SSL-capable browsers typically have a symbol on
the browser window to indicate when they are in a secure mode. In
addition, the URL will begin with "https:" for all browsers.
While certain website forms, such as the contact us form at
www.affordableclosings.net, allow you to enter personal information, any such
personal information will not be collected for storage in a Affordable Closings
database. These forms do not reside behind a firewall or use SSL. You are
not required to provide information to individually identify you when
submitting these forms although We must have sufficient information to
enable Affordable Closings to contact you. The data collected on these forms will
be submitted solely to the staff of Affordable Closings, who will use the information
for such purposes as responding to you, conducting specific business at
your request or on your behalf as requested by you, or assembling data to
enter into a business relationship with you.
Does Affordable Closings Sell or Rent Personal Information?
Affordable Closings does not sell or rent any of the personal information We receive.
E-mail
Affordable Closings does not sell or rent e-mail addresses to other organizations or
companies. Affordable Closings may generate e-mail for the following types of
communication:
- Uses that will allow you to opt in or opt out. (You will not be
subscribed without your permission)
- Notification e-mail to which the individual may subscribe and
unsubscribe.
- Commercial e-mail, which is sent to promote a Affordable Closings
product or service (You may opt not to receive this type of email).
- Relationship e-mail, which is sent as an informational service
because of a relationship with Affordable Closings.
- Uses that do not use a formal opt in or opt procedure
- Correspondence from Affordable Closings staff as a result of a
communication initiated by a customer.
- Transactional e-mail, which is the result of a business
transaction initiated with Affordable Closings or that is ongoing, such as
invoicing and project discussions.
- Notification emails to communicate technical issues such as
server maintenance.
E-mail that has a provision for opt-out will include instructions on how to do
so. All inquiries regarding subscription-based e-mails should be directed to
a contact on the contact us page.
Postal Mailing Lists
Postal mailing lists, comprised of full name and postal address, are not
created and stored at Affordable Closings for any use other than standard business
practices such as invoicing. These mailing lists are not sold or rented
outside of Affordable Closings.
Third-party Agents
Affordable Closings uses third-party agents for several business activities. These
agents are not provided your personal information unless it is required for
them to complete the specific tasks they have been engaged to perform
on behalf of Affordable Closings and its customers. They are permitted to use your
personal information only to provide Affordable Closings with a specific service and
not for any other purpose. Please contact us through the contacts on the contact us page if you believe this policy has been
violated.
Affordable Closings makes every effort to preserve your privacy, but we may need
to disclose personal information when required to do so by law, or if it
believes in good faith that such action is necessary.
2. Non-personal Information
Non-personal information is collected behind the scenes by the Affordable Closings
web server and is used to compile general website usage statistics or
facilitate access to restricted website services. Such information includes:
- IP address of computer
- Browser-related information
- Locations visited on the website
- HTTP cookies
HTTP Cookies
A HTTP Cookie is a piece of data that is stored by your browser in either
your computer’s memory or on your computer’s hard drive. Affordable Closings uses
cookies to keep track of user session identity on the website, such as
tracking items in a bookstore shopping cart or maintaining access to
restricted website services via the Affordable Closings Account. Cookies are also
used to track the effectiveness of various services provided on the
Affordable Closings website. Browsers generally allow you to disable cookies.
Services on the Affordable Closings website that require a login to a Affordable Closings web
account require that cookies are enabled.
External Links
The only domains covered by the Affordable Closings privacy policy is
affordableclosings.net. While the Affordable Closings website may
contain links to other sites, Affordable Closings is not responsible for the privacy
practices or content of those external sites.
3. How can you update your personal Information?
Contact us via our contact us page to update your personal information
This Privacy Statement is subject to change and was last
modified on July 2, 2008. |
