At RealEstateListings.ca (“RealEstateListings.ca” or “we” or “us” or “our”), we appreciate your use of and contributions to our websites, our mobile and desktop applications, our other properties and/or our related services (collectively known as the “Services,” or, each individually, a “Service”). RealEstateListings.ca respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This is our privacy policy and we will comply with it, as well as applicable Canadian privacy law, when we gather and use information from users of the Services. We encourage you to read this privacy policy to understand what we do with the information we collect from you.
Advertising-Supported Business Model
From time to time, we may allow advertisers to purchase space on this website. We strive to make advertisements relevant and useful to you. This advertising revenue allows us to explore ideas and build new features that benefit the public and the community of real estate sales representatives that we serve. We keep information private between you and RealEstateListings.ca, except as explained below.
Collection of Information
When you use the Services, we collect a variety of information.
- Information you provide. When using the Services, you may provide information about yourself, such as but not limited to name, address, phone number, e-mail. This information is used by us to manage your account and provide leads to agents. Consumer information is collected through the forms on the listings but is not stored or used by RealEstateListings.ca for any reason other than transmission of your inquiry to a sales representative.
- Cookies and Web beacons. When you use the Services, we may place one or more cookies on your computer or other electronic device to improve the quality of the Services to you. At any time, you may adjust settings on your browser to refuse cookies according to the instructions related to your browser.
- Third-party Cookies. We have implemented Google Analytics remarketing, which tracks and manages cookie information so that we and third-party service providers can better deliver advertisements. Google Analytics gives us a better understanding of how our marketing is reaching our audience. You can customize ads or opt out of these services using the Google Ads Settings.
- Usage logs. When you use the Services, your computer or other electronic device communicates a variety of information to our servers including your IP, time, and duration of your visit. Form entries are logged with the date, IP of the sender, and any text entered.
- Calls. Calls to RealEstateListings.ca may be recorded or monitored for quality assurance and customer service purposes.
Usage and Disclosure
Your privacy is important and we are committed to protecting information that identifies you personally (“Personal Information”).
- Consent. When you consent or direct us to share the Personal Information. For example, if you choose to contact a real estate agent or lender through the Services, your name and e-mail address will appear with the message.
- Service providers to RealEstateListings.ca. We do not share Personal Information with service providers.
- Partners with whom we conduct business. We do not share Personal Information with partners.
- Legal obligation or protection from harm. We may disclose Personal Information when reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any requirement of law, government regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce or investigate a potential violation of the Terms of Use, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise respond to fraud, security or technical concerns, (d) support auditing and compliance functions, or (e) protect the rights, property, or safety of RealEstateListings.ca, its users, or the public against harm.
- Merger or sale. Personal Information may be transferred along with our business if it is sold.
When you provide public information without identifying yourself, we will protect your personal identity as described above. If your account profile does not identify you personally, RealEstateListings.ca won’t reveal your identity to third parties except in accordance with this policy. You should keep in mind that the information that you choose to provide in a public area of the Services (such as your profile page or the discussion forums) will not be protected by this privacy policy because you have made an active choice to make that information public. We are not responsible for any Personal Information you choose to submit in any public area of the Services.
E-mail Management
You may receive e-mail from RealEstateListings.ca for a variety of reasons. For example, if you took an action through the Services, you signed up for a regular report, or you posted a home for sale and a buyer sent you a message.
Location Data
RealEstateListings.ca can provide you with helpful information based on where you are. If you tell RealEstateListings.ca where you are (eg., by allowing your mobile device to sendus your location), we may use that information to provide you with location-based information. If you wish to deactivate this feature, you can disable location services on your mobile device.
Third-Party Websites
Throughout the Services, we may link to the websites of other companies and/or individuals. Further, certain functionalities on RealEstateListings.ca may involve the distribution of your listing information to third-party websites. These third-party websites may collect Personal Information about users on those websites, and RealEstateListings.ca’s privacy policy does not extend to these external websites and third parties. Please refer directly to these third parties and websites regarding their privacy policies.
Children Under the Age of 13
RealEstateListings.ca will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from any person under the age of 13. The Services are not designed to attract the attention of persons under the age of 13.
Storage, Security and Retention of Information
Personal Information will be processed and stored by RealEstateListings.ca in databases hosted in the United States. RealEstateListings.ca has taken reasonable steps to protect the information users share with us, including, but not limited to, setup of processes, equipment and software to avoid unauthorized access or disclosure of this information. No transmission of information via the Internet can be entirely secure, however, so please always use caution when submitting Personal Information.
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as you have an active account, as needed to provide you with the Services, to comply with our legal, financial reporting, or compliance obligations, and to enforce this privacy policy.
Contacting RealEstateListings.ca
You can request a summary of Personal Information you provide to us in your account profile by e-mailing info@realestatelistings.ca. While we are ready to assist you in managing the Personal Information you provide to us, we cannot always delete records due to financial reporting, compliance, or other reasons.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, or the privacy practices of RealEstateListings.ca, please e-mail us at info@realestatelistings.ca.
Please note that this policy may be amended from time to time. You should check back for the most current version before relying on any of the provisions in this privacy policy. By using the Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.