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Privacy Policy
Last modified October 11, 2011
OVERVIEW
The www.rateNYapartments.com website (the “Website”) operated by Rate NY Apartments, LLC (“RNYA”) is committed to protecting your privacy when you use the Website. This agreement describes RNYA’ privacy practices regarding information collected from users of the Website (hereinafter, the “Policy”). This Policy describes what information is collected when you access the Website and how that information is used. This Policy only applies to the Website itself and does not apply to any linked website.
Please carefully read this Policy before submitting any personal information, including: your e-mail address; for notification of Website updates, including but not limited to this Policy; initiating an online transaction; providing information with respect to a review or rating submitted; or for any other reason not previously mentioned. Please note that this Policy may change from time to time without special notice to you, so please check back to review the most recent version of this Policy.
For purposes of this Policy, “personal information” means any information concerning a natural person, consisting of a name, number, street address, birth date, symbol, mark, or other identifier, which can be used to identify that natural person. The Website only collects personal information about you when you provide that information voluntarily by: sending an e-mail; creating an online account through the Website; posting information to the Website; and any other means of communication with the Website and/or its operators not previously mentioned. The information that is available to RNYA from your visit to the Website depends upon which sections of the Website you visit and what actions you take during such visit.
YOUR CONSENT
Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all of the Policy. Please read this Policy carefully, and keep a copy for your reference. If you do not agree to the terms of the Policy, please discontinue use immediately. If you have already created an account and wish to terminate your account, you may do so at anytime. By doing so, your user content will be removed from the Website, but we retain your data for up to 7 years in order to comply with the law.
WHAT INFORMATION DOES RNYA COLLECT?
RNYA collects information from you when you register on the Website or fill out a form. When ordering or registering on the Website, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, street address, or any other pertinent contact information as deemed necessary in the sole and absolute discretion of RNYA. RNYA also automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser.
WHAT DOES RNYA USE YOUR INFORMATION FOR?
Any of the information RNYA collects from you may be used in one of the following ways:
- To make reviews more accurate
- To personalize your experience
- To improve our website (we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you)
- To customize the advertising and content you see
HOW DOES RNYA PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION?
RNYA implements a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter or submit your personal information. RNYA offers the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Database to be only accessed by those authorized with special access rights to RNYAs systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.
USE OF FORUMS
If you choose to transmit, submit or post information through the Website’s bulletin boards or other forums (the "Forums"), RNYA will collect that information you provide. RNYA retains this information as necessary to resolve disputes, provide customer support and troubleshoot problems as permitted by law and pursuant to our Terms of Use.
DOES RNYA USE COOKIES?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information to understand Website usage and trends, to deliver a more personalized experience and enhance the Website’s performance. We use cookies to keep track of advertisements and other activity, which is conducted and trafficked through the use of the Website. We may also use software that allows RNYA to collect session information, including but not limited to, page response times, download errors, page interaction information. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, you can set your browser or Adobe Flash options not to accept cookies or local shared objects. Please note that by doing so, you may not be able to participate in certain services on the Website.
DOES RNYA DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION TO OUTSIDE PARTIES?
RNYA does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or service you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. RNYA’ third party vendors use cookies to serve ads on the Website. Third-parties, such as companies that deliver advertisements to the Website, may use cookies to collect information about your visits to the Website in order to customize advertisements on the Website.
RNYA may also release your information when it is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce RNYA’ site policies, or to protect your rights, property, or safety. Non-personally identifiable user information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. On occasion, RNYA may offer a special promotion, such as sweepstakes or contest in conjunction with a third-party, such as a provider or sponsor, and share you information, but in order to do so, RNYA requests your permission first. You can connect third parties such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin to the Website. By doing so, RNYA may collect and store information identifying your account.
THIRD PARTY LINKS
Occasionally, in its sole discretion, RNYA may include or offer third party products or services on the Website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies, therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, RNYA seeks to protect the integrity of the Website and welcomes any feedback about these sites.
CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT COMPLIANCE
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at http://www.ratenyapartments.com.
CHANGES TO TERMS OF USE
RNYA reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to change the privacy policy under which the Website is offered with or without notice. The most current version of this Policy will supersede all previous versions. RNYA encourages you to periodically review the Policy to stay informed of our updates.
CONTACT US
Rate NY Apartments welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Policy.
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