Privacy Policy

BendOregonHomes.com

Bend Oregon Homes dot com promises to protect the personal information given to us by visitors to our Homes For Sale in Bend Oregon Real Estate website, and information included on our electronic mail lists. Any information that you give to Bend Oregon Homes dot com will be held with the utmost care, and will not be used in any way to which you have not consented. A more detailed explanation follows. Note: We are currently considering bringing TRUSTe on board as a sign of our commitment to your privacy.

COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION ON THIS BEND OREGON SITE
Much of the general information on the Bend Oregon Homes dot com web site can be accessed without needing to register or log in – and we therefore collect no information about you whatsoever when you are accessing these generic areas of our web site. To search our database of properties for sale you may select one of three search methods.

Anonymous: You may elect to remain completely anonymous when you search for properties on the Bend Oregon Homes dot com Real Estate website. If you select this option we do not collect any personal information from you.

My Listing Manager: Users who wish to access more detailed property information and extended searching features (such as the ability to save favorite listings, save searches and have new listings e-mailed to them automatically) may register to create a user account. To create a “My Listing Manager” account visitors are asked to provide certain contact information. We do not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease this personal information to anyone. NOTE: if your browser settings do not allow cookies, you will not be able to take advantage of some of the “My Listing Manager” features. See below for more details about cookies.

Voluntary E-Mail Lists: Once you have registered to create a “My Listing Manager” account, you will be invited to sign up to receive e-mail alerts about properties that match search criteria you establish. We configure our list server software to refuse to divulge the personal information on our list to anyone but us. The information is not, for example, available to other subscribers. Your agent at Cross Realty can help you modify and manage these lists. You can correct, change or remove subscription information from our email lists from within your “My Listing Manager” account” page after logging in.

Browser information collected on the Homes For Sale in Bend Oregon website: As with many website operators, Bend Oregon Homes dot com analyzes our website logs to constantly improve the value of our website to our visitors. We maintain real-time reporting to us and our authorized agents of browser accesses to our site. This includes page views, unique views, unique visitors, repeat visitors, frequency of visits, and peak-volume traffic periods. In our use of this service, we do not gather, request, record, require, collect, or track any Internet users' personally identifiable information.

Use of cookies: We use cookies on our Real estate website to provide each visitor with a personalized experience. Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when you visit our site and that automatically identify your browser to our server whenever you interact with our site. We do link the cookies to your personally identifiable information on our servers, but no personal information is stored in the cookies themselves. We use cookies to track your use of our site, and to authenticate users of the “My Listing Manager” features. We do not share cookies with any other site. If you prefer not to allow us to collect cookie information, you can block cookies with your browser as described below.

By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is sent, or to reject all cookies. Please note that if you reject some or all cookies, your experience at our site and on other sites throughout the World Wide Web may not be complete. Specifically, if you do not allow cookies, you will not be able to take advantage of the “My listing Manager” features described above.

Other uses of your personal information: In addition to using information about you for the specific purposes set out above, from time to time we may also use your personal information to send you news about our organization and new features available on the Bend Oregon Homes dot com Real Estate website.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION: 
Resale or disclosure of information to third parties: Bend Oregon Homes dot com does not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease personal information collected on our www.BendOregonHomes.com website, or included on our e-mail lists to any third party. When Bend Oregon Homes dot com employs subcontractors that may have access to personal information, they are bound by a confidentiality agreement to ensure that they exercise the same level of care when handling your personal information as we do.

DATA SECURITY: 
We take precautions to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

DATA QUALITY AND ACCESS: 
Bend Oregon Homes dot com provides you with the opportunity to know about the information that Bend Oregon Homes dot com holds about you, together with the ability to correct, amend or delete, as appropriate, any such information that is incomplete or inaccurate. Should you wish to exercise any of these options or should you have any questions or concerns about information that Bend Oregon Homes dot com has collected in relation to you, please feel free to contact us by sending a message to greg@BendRealEstate.com or call us Toll Free at (800)689-2363 or (541)280-2363

ENFORCEMENT: 
If for any reason you believe that Bend Oregon Homes dot com or this Homes For Sale in Bend Oregon Real Estate site has not adhered to these privacy principles, please notify us by e-mail at greg@BendRealEstate.com, and we will endeavor to review and correct the problem promptly. Please use the words "Privacy Policy" in the Subject line.

EXTERNAL LINKS:  This website provides links to various websites that Bend Oregon Homes dot com does not control. When you click on one of these links, you will be transferred out of our real estate website and connected to the website of the organization or company that you selected. Even if an affiliation exists between our website and a third party website, we exercise no control over linked sites. Each of these linked sites maintains its own independent privacy and data collection practices and procedures. If you visit a website that is linked to our site, you should consult that site's privacy policy before providing any personal information.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY: 
We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulation establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13. It is possible that due to fraud or deception by others, we may unknowingly receive information pertaining to children under 13. If we are notified of this, once we have verified the information, we will promptly delete the information from our servers.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION TRANSFERS 
Any personally identifiable information that you provide to Bend Oregon Homes dot com will be collected directly on servers located in the United States and maintained on servers located in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, this means that any information you provide will be transferred abroad. While Bend Oregon Homes dot com is committed to providing your information with the highest level of privacy protection, we believe you should know that the general level of protection for personal information in the United States may not be the same as that provided in other countries, including those that belong to the European Economic Area.

TERMS AND MODIFICATIONS TO PRIVACY POLICY: 
By using this Homes For Sale website (http://www.BendOregonHomes.com), you signify your agreement to the terms of our privacy policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not disclose any personal information through this site. Bend Oregon Homes dot com may modify this privacy policy at any time at its discretion and modifications are effective upon being posted on this Real Estate site. You are responsible for reviewing this privacy policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes to it.

CONTACTING BEND OREGON HOMES dot com ON PRIVACY: 
If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy on the Bend Oregon Homes dot com real estate website, please contact us at greg@bendrealestate.com. We can also be reached by phone at (541)280-2363 or in person at 233 SW Wilson Ave. Bend, Oregon 97701