Apartment Seekers’ Privacy Policy

We at Prime Real Estate Services, Inc. d/b/a Apartment Seekers ("Apartment Seekers") recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of certain information ("Information") collected about our customers and prospective customers (referred to as "Customers," "you," or "your"). This privacy policy discloses what information we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or change it. At Apartment Seekers, it is our intention to give you an understanding about how we collect your Information and the use we make of it in the course of our business. Apartment Seekers gathers two types of information about Customers: data that Customers provide through optional, voluntary registration on our sites; and data Apartment Seekers gathers through aggregated tracking, mainly by tallying page views throughout our sites. Such information enables us to tailor our content to fit Customers' needs better and to help our advertisers understand our audience. However, be assured that Apartment Seekers will not disclose your personal Information to third parties without your consent, except as (a) noted in this Privacy Policy, (b) disclosed to you when the Information is submitted, or (c) as required by law.

How does Apartment Seekers collect Information?

(1) Optional registration. We collect Information by specifically requesting it from you. Generally this occurs when you register at a site or request information or a service. Usually, the Apartment Seekers sites and Apartment Seekers' service partners use your Information to operate the sites and to deliver services. Apartment Seekers sites also use your information to inform you about other products or services available from us.

(2) Usage tracking. Use Of Internet Protocol ("IP") Addresses. An IP address is a unique number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you're surfing the Internet so that your computer can be identified by the main computers, known as "Web servers," that "serve up" Web pages. Apartment Seekers collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report aggregated information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of our sites. When Customers request pages from Apartment Seekers sites, our servers log the Customers' IP addresses. We do not normally link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a Customer's session will be logged, but the Customer will remain anonymous to us. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a Customer when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our site terms of use or terms of service or to protect our service, site, customers or others. In addition, we will disclose an IP address when instructed to do so by law enforcement or when otherwise required by law.

(3) Cookies. What are cookies? Cookies are small pieces of information that a Web site sends to your computer for record-keeping purposes, which information is stored in a file on your computer. Cookies make Web-surfing easier for you by saving your preferences so that we can use the saved information to facilitate your use of our Web site when you return to the site. Cookies do not tell us your individual identity unless you have chosen to provide it to us. We do not save passwords or credit card information in cookies. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and as such, you'll find that most major Web sites use them. By showing how and when Customers use a site, cookies help us see which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates to the site are based on such data as total number of visitors and pages viewed. This information is most easily tracked with cookies. We use the information from cookies to provide services better tailored to our Customers' needs. Most cookies expire after a defined period of time, and you can delete your cookie file at any time. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, note that some parts of Apartment Seekers' services will not function properly or may be considerably slower if you refuse cookies. For example, without cookies, you will not be able to set personalized preferences, and/or may have difficulty completing marketing transactions. Apartment Seekers has two primary uses for its cookies. First, we use them to specify a Customer's preferences. Second, we use cookies to track Customers' Web site usage trends and patterns. This helps us understand our Customers' needs better and improve areas of our services that our Customers find valuable. While both of these activities depend on the use of cookies, you have the option of disabling the cookies via your browser preferences. You may occasionally get cookies from our advertisers. Apartment Seekers does not control these cookies and is not responsible for those third-party cookies. The use of advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is standard in the Internet industry.

With whom does Apartment Seekers share my Information?

As a general rule, Apartment Seekers will not disclose any specific personal information that you submit to us ("Personal Information"), except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below. The following describes some of the ways that your Personal Information may be disclosed.

Business Partners and Sponsors: Apartment Seekers may disclose some or all of your Personal Information to business partners or sponsors, but this use will be specifically described to you prior to data collection or prior to transferring the data. Many promotions offer opportunities to request additional information from sponsors. By requesting more information, you give Apartment Seekers permission to transfer your Personal Information to the sponsor so they can fulfill your request. In many instances, only your e-mail address will be shared.

Third Party Data: From time to time, you may be offered the opportunity to receive materials or special offers from third parties. If you opt to receive information from these third parties, Apartment Seekers will share your name and e-mail address with such third parties. Under confidentiality agreements, Apartment Seekers may match Personal Information with third party data. Also, Apartment Seekers may keep track of what portions of the Web site Customers are visiting and other Customer statistics, and aggregate this information to help us create a better experience for users of our Web site. This is all done without knowing your name or other Personal Information in order to describe our viewers and services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes.

Other: Apartment Seekers may also disclose account Information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this Information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating Apartment Seekers' terms of use, or may be causing injury to or interference (either intentionally or unintentionally) with any of Apartment Seekers' rights or property, other Apartment Seekers Customers, or anyone else. Apartment Seekers may disclose or access account Information when we believe that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and services.

Your Personal Information will be shared with third parties if you elect to use the following services provided by Apartment Seekers: (a) The Roommate Matching Service; (b) the subleasing advertising services; or (c) the private listing service. In addition, your personal information will be disclosed to and shared with all third-party properties that Apartment Seekers does business with.

In order to prevent the disclosure of your personal information to third-parties, you must notify Apartment Seekers in writing that you do not authorize the disclosure of your personal information to third parties.

How can you control the usage of Information?

In case you change your mind or some Personal Information changes (such as your zip code or e-mail address), we will try to provide a way to correct, update or remove the Personal Information that you give us. We also give you the opportunity to control the communications we direct to you. We offer Customers the opportunity to "opt out" of having Personal Information shared with parties outside of Apartment Seekers and/or its affiliated companies. If you wish to update Personal Information or object to any usage provided herein for any reason, you may contact Apartment Seekers.

What happens when you link to a third party site?

You should be aware that when you are on Apartment Seekers sites you could hyperlink or be directed to other sites that are beyond our control and/or outside our service. For example, if you "click" on a banner advertisement or a Apartment Seekers search result, the "click" may transfer you off the Apartment Seekers site. These other sites may include sites of advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use our logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to Customers, collect data, or solicit Information.

Apartment Seekers does not control such sites, and, therefore, are not responsible for their contents or the hyperlinks or advertising they choose to place on such sites. Apartment Seekers' inclusion of hyperlinks to these sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such sites or any association with their operators. Apartment Seekers' policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, which is beyond Apartment Seekers' control.

Please keep in mind that whenever you give out information online (for example, via message boards or chat) that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. While Apartment Seekers strives to protect their Customers' information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you disclose such information at your own risk.

Is my Information secure from others using the Apartment Seekers site?

The security of all information associated with our Customers is an important concern to us. While we strive to protect your information, Apartment Seekers can't ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, Apartment Seekers uses industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your information, such as firewalls and Secure Socket Layers. However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THIS POLICY

By using this website, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of Apartment Seekers' Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE. Your continued use of Apartment Seekers websites following any changes to these terms will constitute your acceptance and agreement to be bound by those terms.