Cooper & Associates Privacy Policy 

Introduction

What information we collect?

1. General 

Cooper & Associates Realty is committed to protecting the privacy of any person or entity that uses or makes use of its services, products, or system (“User” or “Users”). This privacy policy (hereinafter “Policy”) explains when and how personal information is collected, used, disclosed, and protected with respect to Cooper & Associates Realty’ website located at www.cooperhomesales.com(the "Site"). www.cooperhomesales.com domain is managed by Cooper & Associates Realty. By using the Site, the User fully understands and consents to the privacy practices described in this Policy, as reasonably modified from time to time by Cooper & Associates Realty. The user has carefully reviewed this Policy in order to fully understand Cooper & Associates Realty’s data privacy practices. Cooper & Associates Realty is also covered by this privacy policy.

 

2. Personal Information

Personal Information shall be defined, but not limited to, as information that is specifically identifiable to a unique individual, information such as a name, address, individual’s telephone number, e-mail address, account number, information about an individual's activities if directly linked to that person (hereinafter “Personal Information”). Personal Information also includes, but shall not be limited to, demographic information, such as date of birth, one’s gender, geographic area, and personal preferences if such information can be identifiable and unique.

 

3. Personal Information We Collect

Cooper & Associates Realty collects Personal Information from Users in a number of ways, examples such are: when Users visit Cooper & Associates Realty Site, Cooper & Associates Realty collects Personal Information when Users: (1) register and set up an account; or (2) contact Cooper & Associates Realty by e-mail for any reason; or (3) Users enter the contact information of clients or potential clients for the purpose of engaging with them through the use of Cooper & Associates Realty platform. (4) Onboarding and tech support. When Users visit Cooper & Associates Realty website, some information is also automatically collected, such as the Users computer's Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, Users computer's operating system, the browser type, the address of a referring website, and the time and date of Users visit and purchases. Cooper & Associates Realty treats this information as Personal Information if it is combined with or linked to any of the identifying information mentioned above. While these may be some examples of how Cooper & Associates Realty can gather and obtain User Personal Information, the User shall not consider this to be an exhaustive list.

 

4. How We Use Personal Information

Cooper & Associates Realty uses Personal Information to process User requests and provide Users with services, to inform Users about other products, to provide Users with products and/or services Cooper & Associates Realty believes may be of interest to the User. When Cooper & Associates Realty uses User Personal Information in its own marketing efforts, Cooper & Associates Realty provides Users with options and does not disclose the User’s Personal Information to third parties, except as described in this Policy. Personal Information provided online may be linked together or merged with other Personal Information so that Cooper & Associates Realty may better understand User needs and inform Users about Cooper & Associates Realty products or services. Cooper & Associates Realty also uses User Personal Information to send Users informational emails, including without limitation to newsletters, notifications by account owners, project managers, forum moderators, group members, and reminders of event schedules and attendance.

 

5. Emails

If Users send emails through Cooper & Associates Realty Site, the User must understand that the email will include an email address and any personal message included. Due to the nature of the email being sent from Cooper & Associates Realty Site, these emails are not private communications and therefore are not confidential. Cooper & Associates Realty has no responsibility to keep such information confidential if the User sends emails through Cooper & Associates Realty Site. Users shall not use the Site or any software provided through the Site to send spam or content that violates this agreement or any other User agreement. To stop receiving emails from us or our clients, please click the link found at the bottom of each email or update your account preferences.

 

6. Security

Cooper & Associates Realty has put security measures into place in an effort to protect User’s Personal Information while such information is under Cooper & Associates Realty control. All Personal Information relating to Users are stored in a reasonably secure environment, separate from the Site. User’s account information is accessible online only through the use of a confidential password. To protect the confidentiality of Personal Information, the User must keep his password confidential and not disclose it to any other person. Users are solely responsible for all uses of the Site by any person using a User password. Users shall advise Cooper & Associates Realty immediately if User believes its password has been misused or improperly obtained.

 

7. Control of Personal Information

Companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include (but is not limited to):


  • Login information
  • Email addresses
  • Phone numbers
  • Credit Card information

 

Cooper & Associates Realty does not share any of this information and recommends clients change their assigned password after tech setup and onboarding is complete. To protect your personal information, we use security measures including computer safeguards and educating our employees about the importance of confidentiality and customer privacy. We collect your personal information, for example, when you:


  • provide us your information to set up your Technology Tools
  • provide account information for payment
  • provide us your login information for electronic marketing services

 

Companies related by common ownership or control. As of 2020-01-01, Cooper & Associates Realty has no affiliates.

 

Cooper & Associates Realty gives the User the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from Cooper & Associates Realty, and to limit the use and disclosure of the User’s own Personal Information for purposes other than which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized. Every non-transactional email sent by Cooper & Associates Realty servers includes a link to manage preferences. Use that link to opt-out of any communications from that sender. Cooper & Associates Realty does not sell, rent, or share Personal Information with third parties without the User’s prior consent, except in the limited circumstances, such circumstances described in this Policy. Cooper & Associates Realty acknowledges that EU individuals have the right to access the personal information that we maintain about them. An individual who seeks access, or who seeks to correct, amend, or delete inaccurate data, should direct his query to the contact information listed below. If requested to remove data, we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

 

Cooper & Associates Realty may be required to disclose an individual’s personal information in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. Information about Cooper & Associates Realty Users, including Personal Information, may be disclosed or transferred as part of, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, or acquisition.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision, Cooper & Associates Realty may also engage a data provider who may collect web log data from contacts in Cooper & Associates Realty accounts (including IP address and information about the browser or operating system), or place or recognize a unique cookie on such contacts' browsers to enable the delivery of customized content. These cookies contain no personally identifiable information. The cookies may reflect de-identified demographic or other data linked to data that Cooper & Associates Realty users voluntarily have submitted to us, e.g., email address, that we may use to interface with a data provider solely in hashed, non-human readable form. To opt-out of these data provider cookies, please go to http://www.aboutads.info/choices


If you have concerns or complaints regarding our privacy policy, we encourage you to use this form to communicate your issues with us.

Privacy Policy Complaint Form

 

8. EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield

Cooper & Associates Realty complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States, respectively. Cooper & Associates Realty has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov/.

 

In compliance with the US-EU and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Principles, Cooper & Associates Realty commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your personal information. European Union or Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding this privacy policy should first contact Cooper & Associates Realty at:


Cooper & Associates Realty

Attn: Privacy Manager 

kevin@cooperhomesales.com


 

Cooper & Associates Realty has further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under the EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Principles to an independent dispute resolution mechanism, the BBB EU PRIVACY SHIELD, operated by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint, or if your complaint is not satisfactorily addressed, please visit http://www.bbb.org/EU-privacy-shield/for-eu-consumers for more information and to file a complaint.


When a customer and Cooper & Associates Realty have agreed by contract that transfers of personal information from the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or Switzerland will be transferred and processed pursuant to the Privacy Shield for the relevant services, when conducting those activities on behalf of its EEA/Swiss customers, Cooper & Associates Realty holds and/or processes personal information provided by the EEA/Swiss customer at the direction of the customer. Cooper & Associates Realty will then be responsible for ensuring that third parties acting as agents on its behalf meet the same standards.

 

Please note that if your complaint is not resolved through these channels, under limited circumstances, a binding arbitration option may be available before a Privacy Shield Panel. Cooper & Associates Realty is subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

 

9. Cookies, IP Addresses, and URLs

Automatically Collected Information: Cooper & Associates Realty automatically receives certain types of Personal Information whenever a User interacts with Cooper & Associates Realty. For example, when a User visits the Site, Cooper & Associates Realty automatically collects the User IP address and the type of browser the User uses. Information may be automatically collected through the use of a term called "cookies." Cooper & Associates Realty also collects various types of information called ‘clickstream information’, which is information about Users browsing behavior, such as IP address information, entry, and exit points for the Site, search terms, website addresses, User visits, page views, and impressions. Cookies are also collected. Cookies are small text files placed on Users hard drive by a web site when Users visit a particular website. These files identify a User’s computer and record a User’s preferences and other data about a User’s visit so that when the user returns to the site, the site knows who the User is, and can personalize the User’s visit. Most browsers automatically accept cookies as the default setting. Users can modify the setting to reject cookies or to prompt Users before accepting a cookie from the site’s User visit by editing browser options. Cooper & Associates Realty may place or recognize a unique cookie on Users browser to enable Users to receive customized content or services. Any cookies made available to shopping carts or other tracking information sent to third parties will reflect only de-identified demographic or other data linked to data Users have voluntarily submitted to Cooper & Associates Realty, will be encrypted, and will not be used to identify Users individually. If Users decide not to accept Cooper & Associates Realty cookies, Users will still be able to access those parts of Cooper & Associates Realty site available to the general public, but Users may not be able to login or use the site's features or services, and Users may have a less satisfactory experience.

 

10. Links to Other Websites

Cooper & Associates Realty Site may contain links to other websites. Any Personal Information User provided on the linked pages, is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party's privacy policy. Except as described above, Cooper & Associates Realty is not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of web sites to which Cooper & Associates Realty links. Links from Cooper & Associates Realty’s Site to third parties or to other sites are provided for User convenience. Cooper & Associates Realty encourages Users to learn about their privacy and security practices and policies before providing them with Personal Information.

 

11. Policy Changes

Cooper & Associates Realty reserves the right to change or alter this Policy at any time. Cooper & Associates Realty may use User Personal Information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in this Policy. If Cooper & Associates Realty’s privacy practices change, Cooper & Associates Realty will post the policy changes to our website and notify Users by indicating the date the privacy policy was last updated. Cooper & Associates Realty encourages Users to check back at Cooper & Associates Realty Site periodically if the User is concerned about how the Users Personal Information is used.


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We may share data, such as hashed email derived from emails or other online identifiers collected on our site(s) with our advertising partners. This allows our partners to recognize and deliver you ads across devices and browsers.   


Opting-Out 


Our partners may use non-cookie technologies that may not be impacted by browser settings that block cookies. Your browser may not permit you to block such technologies. For this reason, you can use the following third-party tools to decline the collection and use of information for the purpose of serving you interest-based advertising:


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