| Privacy
Policy
We at Coldwell Banker Commercial®,
a Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation company and the family
of companies at Cendant Corporation, our owner, (referred to as
"we," "us," or "our") recognize the importance of protecting the
privacy of certain information ("Information") collected about our
customers, prospective customers, and affiliates (collectively referred
to as "Customers," "you" or "your"). This privacy statement discloses
what information we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or
change it. At Coldwell Banker Commercial 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.
To that end, Coldwell Banker
Commercial gathers two types of information about Customers:
data that Customers provide through optional, voluntary registration
on our sites; and data Coldwell Banker Commercial 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. Because Coldwell Banker Commercial derives
its revenue mainly from advertising and e-commerce, providing such
aggregated data is essential to keeping our service free to Customers.
However, be assured that Coldwell Banker Commercial will
not disclose personal Information to third parties without your
consent, except as may be noted in this Privacy Policy or disclosed
to you when the Information is submitted.
How does COLDWELL BANKER
COMMERCIAL collect Information?
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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 Coldwell
Banker Commercial site and Coldwell Banker Commercial
service partners use your information to operate the sites and to
deliver services. Coldwell Banker Commercial sites also use
your information to inform you about other products or services
available from Coldwell Banker Commercial and its affiliates.
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Usage tracking
Use of Internet Protocol ("IP")
Addresses
An IP address is a unique number that is automatically assigned
to your computer whenever you are surfing the Internet so that your
computer can be identified by the main computers, known as "Web
servers," that "serve up" Web pages.
Coldwell Banker Commercial
and/or its affiliates collect IP addresses for the purposes of system
administration, to report aggregated information to our advertisers,
and to audit the use of our site. When Customers request pages from
Coldwell Banker Commercial and/or its affiliates' 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 customers,
service, site or others.
Use Of Cookies
What are cookies? Cookies are small pieces of information that a
Web site sends to yours 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 never save passwords
or credit card information in cookies. The use of cookies is an
industry standard, and as such, you will 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, or 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 Coldwell Banker
Commercial® and/or its affiliates' 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.
Coldwell Banker Commercial
and/or its affiliates have two primary uses for its cookies. First,
we use them to specify a Customer's preferences. For example, Customers
can specify keywords across several categories or markets so you
don't have to tell us repeatedly about certain features in the property
you are seeking. 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 Coldwell Banker Commercial
and/or its affiliates 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. Coldwell Banker Commercial and/or its
affiliates do not control these cookies. The use of advertising
cookies sent by third-party servers is standard in the Internet
industry.
With whom does Coldwell
Banker Commercial share my Information?
As a general rule Coldwell
Banker Commercial will not disclose any specific personal information
that you submit to us about you ("Personal Information") in a manner
that connects you with the 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 & Sponsors:
Coldwell Banker Commercial 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 Coldwell Banker Commercial 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. If more Personal Information will be shared with
the sponsor, you will be notified prior to the transfer.
Third Party & Aggregate
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, Coldwell
Banker Commercial will (with your permission) share your name
and e-mail address with such third parties. Under confidentiality
agreements, Coldwell Banker Commercial may match Personal
Information with third party data. Also, Coldwell Banker Commercial
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: Coldwell Banker
Commercial 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 Coldwell Banker Commercial terms
of use or terms of service, or may be causing injury to or interference
(either intentionally or unintentionally) with any of Coldwell
Banker Commercial rights or property, other Coldwell Banker
Commercial Customers, or anyone else. Coldwell Banker Commercial
may disclose or access account Information when we believe in good
faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other
purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve
our products and services.
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 Coldwell Banker Commercial
and/or its affiliated companies. If a Customer wishes to update
Personal Information or objects to any usage provided herein for
any reason, he/she may e-mail the requested change to: commercial@coldwellbanker.com.
What happens when you link
to a third party site?
You should be aware that when
you are on Coldwell Banker Commercial and/or its affiliates'
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 coldwellbankercommercial.com
search result, the "click" may transfer you off the coldwellbankercommercial.com
site. These other sites may include sites of advertisers, sponsors
and partners that may use Coldwell Banker Commercial and/or
its affiliates' logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other
sites may send their own cookies to Customers, collect data, or
solicit Information.
Coldwell Banker Commercial
and its affiliates do not control such sites, and, therefore, are
not responsible for their contents or the hyperlinks or advertising
they choose to place on such sites. Coldwell Banker Commercial
and/or its affiliates' inclusion of hyperlinks to these sites do
not imply any endorsement of the material on such sites or any association
with their operators. Coldwell Banker Commercial policy does
not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the
Internet, which is beyond Coldwell Banker Commercial and
its affiliates' 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
do not know. While Coldwell Banker Commercial and its affiliates
strive 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 Coldwell Banker Commercial site?
Then importance of security of
all information associated with our Customers is an important concern
to us. We exercise care in providing secure transmission of your
information from your computer to our servers. Unfortunately, no
data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100%
secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your information,
Coldwell Banker Commercial and its affiliates cannot 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, Coldwell Banker Commercial
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 Of These
Terms
By using this site, you signify
your agreement to the Coldwell Banker Commercial Privacy
Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE
THIS SITE. Your continued use of Coldwell Banker Commercial
and/or its affiliates' sites following the posting of changes to
these terms will mean you accept those changes.
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