Privacy Policy

BY PROVIDING PERSONAL INFORMATION TO US ON THIS WEB SITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF THAT INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

Hot Properties Bay Area (referred to as "Hot Properties", "us", "we", or "our"), respects the privacy concerns of visitors to the Hot Properties Bay Area.Com Web site. We are proud of our information practices, and we want you to know the steps we take to protect the personal information you may provide to us.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may modify, alter, or update this Privacy Policy at any time, so we encourage you to review this policy frequently.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on March 23, 2007.

Information We Collect Automatically
If you merely browse through the Hot Properties Bay Area Web site or download information, our servers will automatically collect certain information from you. This information includes the: (a) name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; (b) browser software you use and your operating system; and (c) Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to this Web site. We will use information that we automatically collect to manage and improve our Web site to make it as useful as possible for visitors like you. None of the information we automatically collect is tied to personal information you may provide to us.

Information You Choose to Provide to Us
Hot Properties Bay Area gathers and retains personal information about you only when voluntarily submitted by you. Information you submitted will be retained for our records. If we change the manner we use or retain personal information you provide to us, we will update this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information as an Asset of Hot Properties Bay Area
The personal information you provide to us is an asset of Hot Properties Bay Area.

Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
Hot Properties Bay Area will not sell or rent the personal information you provide to us to any third party without first obtaining your consent. In addition, we will not disclose the personal information you provide to us without your consent, except: (a) as required by law, (b) to our independent contractors who host and maintain our Web site and e-mail services; (c) to service providers or suppliers if the disclosure will enable that party to perform business, professional or technical support for us; and (d) to third party associates who may have products or services of interest to you.

Opting Out of Receiving Promotional Materials
Unless you opt out of receiving promotional materials we may send you information by e-mail or postal mail to the addresses you submit to us on the pages of our Web site. From time to time, we may send newsletters to you, notify you of special promotions, new products or services, or other information that may interest you. You may also receive notifications of special promotions, new products or services from our third party associates.

If you do not want to receive promotional information from us or our third party associates, you will be able to express this preference by clicking on the appropriate button or checkbox provided on the screen at which you fill out on-line forms.

If you do not want to receive promotional material from us or our third party associates and you did not indicate this preference when you sent personal information to us, you may use the "Contact" page to change your preference. Upon receipt of your request, we will take reasonable steps to deactivate your name from our marketing lists.

Cookies
A "cookie" is a small text file that a Web site can place on your computer's hard drive for record-keeping or other administrative purposes. We use cookies on this web site for the sole purpose of facilitating your logon to Hot Properties Bay Area.Com, not for tracking users' browsing history.

Security
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. You should be aware, however, that no transmission over the Internet, and no electronic data storage method, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of the personal information you provide to us during either its transmission or its storage on Hot Properties Bay Area systems.

Links to Other Web sites
Hot Properties Bay Area does not endorse and is not responsible for the information practices or privacy policies of Web sites operated by others that may be linked to our Web site. If you decide to access a third party's Web site that may be linked to this Web site, you should consult that Web site's privacy policy.

Children
It is not our intention to collect personal information from anyone under 18 years of age. If you are under 18 years of age, you may use this Web site only with the involvement of an adult.

How to Contact Us
If you have questions about how we use the personal information you may provide us on this Web site or about this Privacy Policy, or would like to change or delete such information, please contact us at info@hotproperties-bayarea.com via our "Contact" page.

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