Information We Collect

We collect professional and personal information to provide you with a customized experience and to maximize the results of the service. For example, RealEstateBlog.com requires members to provide information such as professional expertise and coverage area, in order to help them find new clients and expand their business.

As long as you do not participate in our services, you can browse RealEstateBlog.com without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. Guest users are able to read blogs and explore the site, but they need to register in order to comment and interact with the community.

If you choose to use our services, we require you to provide account information, contact and demographic information. In the case of our premium services, billing information is also required. Billing information is collected simply to verify your identity to the payment processor, PayPal.

Contact information collected is used to communicate with members for technical support issues and billing issues associated with products and services, and RealEstateBlog.com member mail outs (via a provided link, users may decline to receive mail outs). At no time do we share any information with sites outside of our own network.

We also ask for demographic information, such as age and the amount of years in business. This demographic information is required so that RealEstateBlog.com may better understand its audience and users for purposes of site demographic statistics and technical support issues. Also, we use this information to determine what new services to release next.

We automatically track certain information based upon your behavior on our site. We use this information to do internal research on our users’ demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand and serve you and our community. This information may include the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on our site or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on our site or not), what browser you are using, and your IP address.

We use data collection devices such as “cookies” on certain pages of our site to help analyze our Web page flow, measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety. “Cookies” are small files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing customized services. We offer certain features that are only available through the use of a “cookie”. We also use cookies to allow you to enter your password less frequently during a session. Cookies can also help us provide information that is targeted to your interests. Most cookies are “session cookies,” meaning that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, although in that case you may not be able to use certain features on our site and you may be required to reenter your password more frequently during a session.

If you comment on a blog or public profile on this site, be aware that any personally identifiable information submitted can be read, collected, or used by other users on the internet, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for any personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these areas. RealEstateBlog.com holds the right to terminate accounts of those who use these services in a manner inconsistent with RealEstateBlog.com’s Terms of Use.

The Way We Use Information

We will not sell or rent your information to third parties for marketing purposes and will only disclose your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and/or with your permission. If you engage in illegal activity while using RealEstateBlog.com or any of its services, we may provide your personal information to authorities in an effort to enforce our terms and conditions and to help keep our community safe.

Blog Media, Inc. Network

RealEstateBlog.com is part of a network of community-oriented blogging sites developed by Blog Media, Inc. Your information will never be shared with an outside party, but it may be used internally across other Blog Media, Inc. network sites to: allow you easy access to features on other network sites, syndicate and display your content where relevant; and to allow members across the network to find and connect with you.

Agents

We use an outside credit card processing company, PayPal, to bill you for services. PayPal does not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any other purposes.

Legal Disclaimer

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.

A Note Concerning Children

We ask that minors (under the age of 18) not submit any personal information to us until they get permission from a parent or guardian. If you are a minor, you can use this service only with the permission and/or supervision of your parents or guardians. Furthermore, we do not knowingly collect information from any children under the age of 13 and no part of our Web site is structured to attract children under the age of 13.

Access to Personally Identifiable Information

If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, delete or deactivate it by making the change on our member information page or by emailing our Customer Support at techsupport@RealEstateBlog.com or postal mailing RealEstateBlog.com, 4015 HIllsboro Rd. Suite 222, Nashville, TN 37215

Our Commitment to Data Security

We have implemented appropriate physical, electronic and administrative procedures and utilize secure technology and other privacy protection devices to keep secure the information which we collect online.

Security

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can send email us at techsupport@RealEstateBlog.com.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We will notify our registered users if our privacy policy changes and give them an opportunity to reject such changes.