Copyright © 2007 by Homes Direct Inc. All rights reserved.
Homes Direct is trademark of Homes Direct Inc. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners and
are used here in an editorial context
without intent of infringement.
Privacy
This privacy statement covers the site www.Homes-Direct.net
and affiliated Web sites. This page provides the
following information:
- What personally identifiable
information Homes Direct
collects.
- What personally identifiable
information third parties collect
through the Web site.
- What organization collects the
information.
- How Homes Direct uses the
information.
- With whom Homes Direct may
share user information.
- What choices are available to
users regarding collection, use and
distribution of the information.
- What types of security
procedures are in place to protect
the loss, misuse or alteration of
information under Homes Direct
control.
Information
collection
Homes Direct is the sole owner of
the information collected on its Web
sites. Homes Direct collects
information from our users at several
different points on our Web site.
We track visitor's IP address for security reasons.
How we use
collected information
We use personally identifiable
information in the following ways: To
provide information about product
upgrades, new products, services,
newsletters, informative e-mails, and
research on future product ideas or
improvements;
- To assist us in creating content
that is relevant to users;
- To provide special offers that
may be of interest;
- To assist us in creating better
products and services to meet user
needs;
- To enable customers to purchase
and download products, obtain access
to services or otherwise engage in
activities;
- To help users quickly find
software, services or product
information.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on
the user's computer tied to information
about the user. Homes Direct does
not use cookies.
Log files
Like most standard Web site servers, we
use log files - including Internet
protocol (IP) addresses, browser type,
Internet service provider (ISP),
referring/exit pages, platform type,
date/time stamp, and number of clicks —
to analyze trends, administer the site,
track users' movements, and gather broad
demographic information for aggregate
use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked
to personally identifiable information.
Clear GIFs (Web
beacons/Web bugs)
We do not employ a software technology
called clear GIFs (a.k.a. Web
beacons/Web bugs).
Legal disclaimer
Although we make every effort to
preserve user privacy, we may need to
disclose personal information when
required by law when we have a
good-faith belief that such action is
necessary to comply with a current
judicial proceeding, a court order, or
legal process served on our Web site.
Service providers
We partner with other third parties to
provide specific services. When the user
signs up for these particular services,
we share names, or other contact
information that is necessary for the
third party to provide these services.
These third parties are not allowed to
use personally identifiable information
except for the purpose of providing
these services.
Business
transitions
In the event Homes Direct goes
through a business transition, such as a
merger, a sale to another company, or
sale of a portion of its assets, users'
personal information will, in most
instances, be part of the assets
transferred.
Choice/opt-out
Users have the opportunity to 'opt-out'
of having their information used for
purposes not directly related to our
site at the point where we ask for
information. For example, our order form
has an 'opt-out' mechanism so users who
buy a product from us, but don't want
any marketing material, can keep their
e-mail address off of our lists.
Users who no longer wish to receive our
newsletter and promotional
communications may opt-out of these
communications by replying to
unsubscribe in the subject line in the
e-mail.
Links
This Web site contains links to other
sites. Please be aware that Homes Direct is not responsible for the
privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage users to be aware when they
leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every Web site
that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement
applies solely to information collected
by this Web site.
Security
This Web site takes precautions to
protect our users' information. When
users submit sensitive information via
the Web site, their information is
protected both online and off-line.
Supplementation of
information
For this Web site to properly fulfill
its obligation to users, it is necessary
for us to supplement the information we
receive with information from
third-party sources.
Notification of
changes
If we change our privacy policy, we will
post those changes to this privacy
statement, the homepage, and other
places we deem appropriate so our users
are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under what
circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
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