PRIVACY STATEMENT AGREEMENT FOR

www.whitleyauction.com

Rocky Mountain Estate Brokers Inc.

 

Rocky Mountain Estate Brokers Realty LLC

We recognize and respect the privacy expectations of today’s consumers and the requirements of applicable federal and state privacy laws. Rocky Mountain Estate Brokers Inc. and Rocky Mountain Estate Brokers Realty LLC (hereinafter collectively RMEB) values its users' privacy. This Privacy Statement Agreement ("Agreement") will help you understand how we collect and use personal information from those who do business with us and/or use our website and what we will and will not do with the information we collect. We value our personal privacy.  We value yours too.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Agreement at any given time. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we recommend that you often visit this page.  This Agreement applies to RMEB and it governs any and all data collection and usage by us. By using whitleyauction.com, you are consenting to the data collection procedures expressed in this Agreement.

Please note that this Agreement does not govern the collection and use of information by companies that RMEB does not control, nor by individuals not employed or managed by us. If you visit a website that we mention or link to, be sure to review its privacy policy before providing the site with information. It is highly recommended and suggested that you review the privacy policies and statements of any website you choose to use to better understand the way in which websites garner, make use of, and share the information.

Information We Collect

It is always up to you whether to disclose personally identifiable information to us, although if you choose not to do so, we reserve the right not to register you as a user or provide you with any products or services. Please rest assured that RMEB will only collect personal information that you knowingly and willingly provide to us by using our website(s), emails, telephone calls, text or internet messages, use of social media or review web sites, personal interactions, and surveys. It is the intent of RMEB to use personal information only for the purpose for which it was given, and any other uses specifically provided for in this Agreement. RMEB collects various types of information, such as:

• Voluntarily provided information which may include your name, address, email address, telephone numbers, billing information, and/or credit card information. This information may be used when you request information, purchase products and/or services, take part in auctions and to deliver products and/or services you requested.

• Information automatically collected when visiting our website, which may include cookies, third party tracking technologies, server logs and more.

• It is very important that the information you provide us such as your name, address, email address and telephone number are accurate and up to date.  Please review it regularly.

• You are responsible for protecting the safety of your account and ensuring the security and confidentiality of your username, password, and payment information.

 

Why We Collect Information and For How Long

We collect your data for several reasons:

• To provide you with the goods and/or services you request.

• To send you promotional emails with information we think you may like when we have your consent to do so.

• To fulfill our legitimate interest in better serving your needs and improving our services and products.

• To customize our website according to your online behavior and personal preferences.

• To contact you to fill out surveys or participate in other types of market research when we have your consent to do so.

 

The data we collect from you will be stored for no longer than necessary. The length of time we retain said information will be determined based upon the following criteria: the length of time your personal information remains relevant; the length of time it is reasonable to keep records to demonstrate that we have fulfilled our duties and obligations; any limitation periods within which claims might be made; any retention periods prescribed by law or recommended by regulators, professional bodies or associations; the type of contract we have with you, the existence of your consent, and our legitimate interest in keeping such information as stated in this Agreement.

 

Use of Information Collected

RMEB does not currently sell, rent, or lease any of its customer lists and/or names to any third parties.  RMEB may collect and make use of personal information to help in the operation of our website and/or business and to ensure delivery of the goods and/or services you request.  At times we may use personally identifiable information to keep you informed of other possible products and/or services that may be available to you from RMEB, its affiliates, or trusted partners.

RMEB may find it beneficial to all our customers to share specific data with our trusted partners to provide you with email and/or postal mail, deliver support, arrange for deliveries to be made and/or conduct statistical analysis.  Those third parties are strictly prohibited from using your personal information, other than to deliver those services to you.

RMEB uses various third-party social media features including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, MeWe and other interactive programs.  These services are governed by the privacy policies of the providers and are not within RMEB's control.

 

Disclosure of Information

RMEB may use or disclose the information provided by you under the following circumstances:

• As necessary to supply goods and/or services you have requested.

• To contact you about upcoming auctions or items for sale, your account, payment options or issues with our website.

• In other ways described in this Agreement or to which you have otherwise consented.

• In the aggregate with other information so that your identity cannot reasonably be determined.

• As is required by law or in response to a subpoena or search warrant.

• As is necessary to enforce the Terms of Service.

• As is necessary to maintain, safeguard and preserve all the rights and property of RMEB.

Security

RMEB takes precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline. Wherever we collect sensitive information (payment or credit card information), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the webpage.  We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for authentication and private communications to provide simple and secure access and communication of credit card and personal information.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing, shipping, or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers and servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment. This is all done to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, or modification of the user's personal information under our control.

 

Unsubscribe or Opt-Out

All users and visitors to our website have the option to stop receiving promotional communications from us by way of email or newsletters. To stop or unsubscribe from these please use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email or send an email stating that you wish to unsubscribe to info@whitleyauction.com. If you wish to unsubscribe or opt-out from any third-party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe or opt-out. RMEB will continue to adhere to this Agreement with respect to any personal information previously collected.

 

Links to Other Websites

Our website may have links to other websites. RMEB does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Statement Agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.

 

Children under the age of 13

RMEB's website is not directed to, and does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from, children under the age of thirteen (13). If it is determined that such information has been inadvertently collected on anyone under the age of thirteen (13), we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our system's database, or in the alternative, that verifiable parental consent is obtained for the use and storage of such information. Anyone under the age of thirteen (13) must seek and obtain parent or guardian permission to use this website.

 

Notice to European Union Users

RMEB's operations are located primarily in the United States. If you provide information to us, the information will be transferred out of the European Union (EU) and sent to the United States. (The adequacy decision on the EU-US Privacy became operational on August 1, 2016. This framework protects the fundamental rights of anyone in the EU whose personal data is transferred to the United States for commercial purposes. It allows the free transfer of data to companies that are certified in the US under the Privacy Shield.) By providing personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described in this Agreement.

 

Acceptance of Terms

By using our website, you are hereby accepting this Privacy Statement Agreement. If you are not in agreement with it, then you should refrain from further use of our website. In addition, your continued use of our website following the posting of any updates or changes to this Agreement means that you agree and accept the changes.  Certain states afford you the right to access your personal information and, under certain circumstances, to find out to whom your personal information has been disclosed. Also, certain states afford you the right to request correction, amendment, or deletion of your personal information. We reserve the right, where allowed by law, to charge a reasonable fee to cover the costs incurred in responding to such requests.  You are responsible for protecting the safety of your account and ensuring the security and confidentiality of your username, password, and payment information.

 

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement Agreement, please feel free to contact us at the following email, telephone number or mailing address.

Email: info@whitleyauction.com

Telephone Number: 970-454-1010

Mailing Address:

Rocky Mountain Estate Brokers Inc.

24 Oak Avenue

Eaton, Colorado 80615

Updated 12-23-2020

Copyright © RMEB Inc. 2020