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CENTURY 21 ISRAEL. Century 21 Israel.
("Century 21", "we", "us", or "our") recognizes the importance of protecting the
privacy of individual specific information (referred to as "Information")
collected about our customers, prospective customers, or anyone else who is
interested in visiting our website (referred to as "Customers", "you" or "your")
located at www.century21israel.com (referred to as "our website"). This Privacy
Policy discloses the type of Information we may gather about you, how we may use
it, and how you may correct or change it if you believe it is inaccurate. At
Century 21, it is our intention to give you as much control as possible over
your privacy in regard to your Information and the use we make of it in the
course of your visit to and any interaction with our
website. 1.
Types of
Information: We receive two types of information from Customers who
visit our website: (1) data that Customers provide through registration or other
communication on our website; and (2) data Century 21 gathers through aggregated
tracking procedures, such as tallying the number of page views throughout our
website over a given period of time. This Information enables us to tailor our
website content to better meet the needs of our Customers. However, we assure
you that Century 21 will not disclose your personal Information to third parties
without first obtaining your consent, except in conjunction with your
participation in any online transaction Century 21 may offer from time to
time. 2.
How Does
Century 21 Collect Information?
(a)
Registration:
Information may be collected by specifically requesting it from you on our
website. Generally, this occurs when you register at our website or otherwise
request information or a service from us. Usually, our website and its necessary
service partners collect your Information in order to facilitate the operation
of our website and to deliver the services it offers. Our website also uses your
Information to inform you of other products or services available from Century
21 and its affiliates. (b)
Usage
tracking: (i)
Use of IP
Addresses: An IP
address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever
you're surfing the Internet. Web servers automatically identify your computer by
its IP address. Century 21 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 website. When Customers request
pages from our website, our servers log the requesting Customers' IP addresses.
Except where you participate in any online transaction Century 21 may offer from
time to time, we normally will not link IP addresses to anything personally
identifiable, which means that Customers' sessions will be logged, but Customer
identity remains 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 rules or
terms of service or to protect our service, website, or any person, or where it
is otherwise permitted by law. (ii)
Use of
Cookies: Cookies
are bits of information that a website transfers to an individual's hard drive
for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make Web surfing easier for you by saving
your preferences while you visit our website. We never save passwords or credit
card information in cookies. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and, as
such, you'll encounter them at most major websites.
By showing how and when Customers use our website,
cookies help us see which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements
and updates to our website are based on data collected using cookies, such as
the total number of visitors and pages viewed in a given period of time. This
kind of information is most easily tracked using cookies.
Century 21 and/or its affiliates have two primary uses
for its cookies. First, we use them to specify preferences. For example,
Customers can specify keywords across several categories or markets so you don't
have to tell us over and over again about the kinds of homes you are interested
in obtaining information about. Secondly, we use cookies to track Customer
trends and patterns. This helps us to better understand our Customers' needs and
to improve areas of Century 21 and/or its affiliates' services that our
Customers may find valuable. Sometimes, Information from cookies is attached to
messages sent to our Customer Service department. While all of these situations
depend on the use of a cookie, you always have the option of disabling the
receipt of cookies on your computer by adjusting the cookies setting in you Web
browser preferences. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies.
You can reset your Web browser to either refuse all cookies or indicate when a
cookie is being sent, with a concurrent option to accept or receive the cookie.
However, note that some of the services offered on our website will not function
properly or may be considerably slower if you refuse to receive cookies. For
example, without cookies, you will not be able to set personalized preferences.
You might also encounter difficulties participating in online transactions
offered on our website from time to time. Occasionally, you may receive cookies from our
advertisers. Century 21 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. 3.
With Whom
Does Century 21 Share Your Information? As a general rule, Century 21 will not disclose any of
your 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 other specified circumstances, including those described
below: (a)
Business
Partners & Sponsors: Century
21 may disclose some or all your Information to business partners or sponsors,
but this use will be specifically described to you prior to either the
collection or transfer of the data. Many promotions offer opportunities to
request additional Information from sponsors. By requesting more information,
you give Century 21 permission to transfer your information to the sponsor so
they can fulfill your request. In many instances, only your e-mail address will
be shared with the sponsor. If we intend on sharing more information with the
sponsor than your e-mail, you will be notified prior to the
transfer. (b)
Third Party Data and Data in the Aggregate: From time to time, you may be offered the opportunity to receive
material or special offers from third parties. If you opt to receive information
from these third parties, Century 21 will (with your permission) share your name
and e-mail address with such third parties. Under confidentiality agreements,
Century 21 may match Customer Information with third party data. Also, Century
21 may disclose aggregated Customer statistics (i.e., where we disclose a
characteristic of our customers as a group and not as individuals) in order to
describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third
parties, and for other lawful purposes.
(c)
Other: Century
21 may 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 Century 21's
Terms And
Conditions Of Use or may be
causing (either intentionally or unintentionally) injury to or interference with
Century 21's rights or property, other Century 21 Customers, or anyone else that
could be harmed by such activities. Century 21 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. 4.
How Can
You Control the Use of Your Information?
In case you change your mind or some Information
changes (such as your zip code or e-mail address), we will endeavor to provide a
way to correct, update or remove the personal data you give us. Additionally, to
keep you in control of the communications directed to you, we offer Customers
the opportunity to "opt out" of having information shared with parties outside
of Century 21 and/or its affiliated companies. If you wish, for any reason, to
update your information or if you object to any use of your information
described in this privacy policy, you may e-mail your requested change or
objection to us. You may also contact us with any questions or enquiries you may
have concerning this Policy or about our privacy practices in
general. 5.
What
happens when you link to a third party site? You should be aware that when you are on our website
you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There may,
from time to time, be links to other sites from Century 21's and/or its
affiliates' WebPages that take you outside our service areas. For example, if
you "click" on a banner advertisement on a Century 21 webpage, the "click"
typically takes you off our website. These other sites may include sites of
advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use Century 21's and/or its
affiliates' logos as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send
their own cookies to Customers, or otherwise collect data or solicit
Information. Century 21 and its affiliates do not control such
sites, and, therefore, are not responsible for their content. Century 21's
and/or its affiliates' provision of hyperlinks to these sites does not imply any
endorsement of the material on such sites or any association with their
operators. Our Privacy Policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in
the operation of the Internet and which is beyond the control of Century 21 and
its affiliates. Please keep in mind that whenever you give out
Information online (for example, via message boards or chat lines), that
Information can be collected and used by people you don't know. While Century 21
and its affiliates strive to protect their Customers' Information and privacy,
we cannot guarantee the security of any Information you disclose online and so
you disclose such Information at your own risk.
6.
Is your
Information Secure from Others using the Century 21 Website? The importance of securing your Information is of the
utmost concern to us. We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of
your Information from your PC 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, Century 21 and its affiliates
cannot promise or warrant the security of any Information you transmit to us,
including through the use of our online products or services. Any such
transmission is done so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission,
Century 21 uses industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of
your Information, such as firewalls and Secure Socket Layers. However, ironclad
security does not yet exist on the Internet.
7.
Your
Acceptance of This Policy: By using our website, you signify your agreement with
and acceptance of Century 21's Privacy Policy. If you do not accept this Privacy
Policy, please do not use our website in any way. Your continued use of Century
21's and/or its affiliates' sites following the posting of changes to these
terms will mean you are deemed to have accepted such changes, regardless of
whether Century 21 provides you with additional notice of such changes.
Accordingly, you should periodically review this Privacy Policy.
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