Effective Date: March 1, 2024
This Privacy Notice applies to Personal Information processed by bvgrealty.com in the course of our business, including, bvgrealty.com, the bvgrealty.com Applications, as well as additional sites/applications operated by our affiliates and subsidiaries (each a “Site“) and the services provided through the Sites (collectively with the Sites, the “Services“).
The terms “bvgrealty.com,” “we,” “us,” and “our” includes bvgrealty.com LLC and our affiliates and subsidiaries.
Please note that unless we define a term in this Privacy Notice, capitalized terms used in this Privacy Notice have the same meanings as in our Terms of Use.
This Privacy Notice contains the following sections:
- Personal Information Collection and Use
- Personal Information Sharing
- Your Choices
- Individual Rights in Personal Information
- Personal Information Retention
- Personal Information Storage and Security
- Other Important Information
1. Personal Information Collection and Use
This Privacy Notice covers our use of Personal Information. “Personal Information,” means any information that relates to you and can — either on its own or in combination with other information — identify you as an individual. Personal information does not include information that has been de-identified or aggregated such that you can no longer be identified.
The types of information we collect depends on your level of engagement with the Services. The more you interact with the Services, the more information we need to provide the Services.This Section explains how we collect and use personal information based on your level of engagement with the Services.
A. All Users of the bvgrealty.com Sites
This Privacy Notice covers our use of Personal Information. “Personal Information,” means any information that relates to you and can — either on its own or in combination with other information — identify you as an individual. Personal information does not include information that has been de-identified or aggregated such that you can no longer be identified.
The types of information we collect depends on your level of engagement with the Services. The more you interact with the Services, the more information we need to provide the Services. This Section explains how we collect and use personal information based on your level of engagement with the Services.
B. Registered Users of the bvgrealty.com Sites
We are required to collect certain information, including your name and email address, as a condition of our licenses with the multiple real estate listing services (the “MLSs”) in order to allow you to access the full MLS listings. You give us this information when you create your bvgrealty.com account. When you give us this information at one of our events, or upon your request, we will create a bvgrealty.com account for you, and you agree that this Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use apply. In addition, when you are signed in to your bvgrealty.com account and using bvgrealty.com through Facebook, Twitter, or any other third-party authorization service, we may make use of the information that they provide us to further customize your bvgrealty.com experience. We may share Personal Information with such third parties to deliver bvgrealty.com tailored content both on our Services and on third party sites (e.g., social media sites).
- My bvgrealty.com: My bvgrealty.com is a feature that allows you to upload notes and photos about a property, save searches, add favorites and x-outs, and otherwise organize homes that may interest you. We save all of this “My BVGRealty.com” information for use later in connection with our Services. It is stored with your bvgrealty.com account information.
- Account Password Security: Your bvgrealty.com account password is encrypted on our server. It is your responsibility not to disclose your password to other people and to ensure you maintain its security.
- Account Updates: By visiting your My bvgrealty.com: Account Settings, you can correct, amend, add or delete Personal Information associated with your account. However, even after you update information, we may maintain a copy of the original information in our records as required by applicable law or other legal obligation.
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
| Identifiers. | Name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security, or other similar identifiers. | Yes |
| Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. | Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information). | No |
| Commercial information. | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | Yes |
