Last Changes to Privacy Policy: April 19, 2016
We are strongly committed to letting you know how we will collect and use your personal information. The policies below are applicable to data and information collected through www.unicopropdev.wpengine.com, the affiliated network of websites (including any versions optimized for viewing on a wireless or tablet device); all email newsletters published or distributed by us; and all other interactive features, online services, and communications provided by us (“Web Site”), however accessed and/or used, that are operated by us, made available by us, or produced and maintained by Unico Properties LLC (collectively “we”, “us”, or “our”). We have established this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to let you know the kinds of personal information we may gather during your use of our Web Site, why we gather your information, what we use your personal information for, when we might disclose your personal information, and how you can manage your personal information. Please read this document carefully.
Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy apply only to information gathered online through our Web Site. It does not apply to information that you may submit to us offline or by companies or organizations to which we may link or who may link to us.
By using our Web Site, you are accepting the practices described in our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Web Site. We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of our Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. Your continued use of our Web Site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. If we intend to apply the modifications or amendments to this Privacy Policy retroactively or to personal information already in our possession, we will provide you with notice of the modifications or amendments.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or don’t see your concerns addressed here, you should contact us by email at marketing@unicoprop.com.
What Information About Me or About Others Is Collected and Stored?
We collect two basic types of information from you in conjunction with your use of the Web Site, personal information and non-personal information. Personal information is information that you may supply to us, as described more fully below (e.g., when you upload content or provide your e-mail address). Personal information is any information that can individually identify you and includes, among other things, your name, e-mail address, telephone number, address, credit card, billing and contact information. We also collect and store personal information about other people that you provide to us. Non-personal information includes information that does not personally identify you or others, but it may include tracking and usage information about your location, demographics, use of the Web Site and the Internet.
Personal Information
As a general matter, you can browse the Web Site without submitting your personal information to us. However, there are a number of circumstances in which you may supply us with your personal information or personal information about others. The following lists the most common ways in which we may collect personal information.
- Registration for an account on the Service
- Providing profile information
- Providing payment information
- Participation in surveys, promotions, contests, or sweepstakes
- Signing up to receive alerts or other information via email, text or instant messages
- Request for customer service or other assistance
- Service related communications
- Submission of content or other data and information on any part of the Web Site that permits it
- Any other interaction with the Web Site where you knowingly volunteer personal information
Non-Personal Information
In addition, when you interact with the Web Site, we may collect certain information that does not identify you individually and our servers may automatically keep an activity log of your use of our Web Site (“Non-Personal Information”). Generally, we collect and store the following categories of Non-Personal Information:
- Non-identifiable demographic data such as age, gender, and five digit zip code as part of collecting personal information.
- Device information about your computer, browser, mobile device, or other device that you use to access the Web Site. This information may include IP address, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language, and other transactional information.
- Analytics and usage information about your use of the Web Site.
- Additional “traffic data” and log files such as time of access, date of access, software crash reports, session identification number, access times, and referral URLs.
- Other information regarding your use of the Web Site.
Collection of Personal Information via Social Media Sites or Using Your Social Media Logon
When you interact with any of our pages or accounts on a social media platform, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Tumblr, LinkedIn, YouTube, or Pinterest, we may collect the personal information that you make available to us on that page or account including your account ID or “handle.” However, we will comply with the privacy policies of the corresponding social media platform and we will only collect and store such personal information that we are permitted to collect by these social media platforms.
Collection of Personal and Non-Personal Information from Other Sources
We also may collect and store information about you that we receive from other sources (including by us from our offline interactions with you) to, among other things, enable us to update and correct the information contained in our database and to better customize your experience on the Web Site.
Use of Cookies, Flash Cookies, Web Storage, and Web Beacons
Like many websites, we use “cookies”, which are small text files that are stored on your computer or equipment when you visit certain online pages that record your preferences and actions. We may also use cookies to monitor traffic, improve the Web Site and make it easier and/or relevant for your use. We use both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies. We use cookies for the other purposes set out below:
- We use cookies to remind us who you are and to find your account information in our database when you access a service so you do not need to log in at every visit. This helps us to provide you with service tailored to your specific needs and interests.
- We use cookies to determine the browser the visitor uses so the site can be designed to work properly with the most common versions of different browsers.
- We use cookies to estimate our audience size. Your browser is given a unique cookie that helps us determine whether yours is a repeat visit or a first visit.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but, if you prefer, you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you delete your cookies or if you set your web browser to decline cookies, some features of the Sites may not work or may not work as designed. For more information on cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information provided by the Interactive Advertising Bureau at www.allaboutcookies.org.
We do not use flash cookies, web storage, web beacons or other technology that tracks your browsing history across multiple websites.
We work with a variety of advertisers, advertising networks, advertising servers and analytics companies (“Advertisers”), which use various technologies, and technologies form third-party companies, to collect data in order to send and serve relevant advertising to users. These technologies may include the placement of cookies or web beacons, the use of HTML5 LocalStorage, the use of unique or non-unique non-personal identifiers, etc.. These technologies may be used to track user behavior and serve you more relevant advertising. This relevant advertising may appear on our Sites or other websites that you visit. This privacy policy does not cover the use of various technologies by Advertisers. These companies may also obtain information from services you use from other companies, including without limitation, other websites, mobile website, mobile downloadable applications, and downloadable applications, and combine that information with information they obtain through these third party technologies on our Web Site. You should be aware that we do not have control over these third party technologies or the information contained in them. You should be aware that if you choose to opt out through other sites, this does not opt you out of being served advertising. The ads will just not be targeted to you by any party from which you have opted out. You can also opt out of future information collection from our Web Site by ceasing use of the Web Site.
Is Personal Information Collected from Children?
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to the Web Site. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13 years of age.
How Do We Use Your Information?
We use the information we learn from you to help us personalize and continually improve your experience on the Web Site. We may use your Personal and Non-Personal Information in the following ways:
General Uses
- Contact you (including for promotional purposes)
- Communicate with you about your account or transactions with us (including service related announcements) and send you information about features and enhancements on our Web Site
- Inform you about changes to our policies
- Optimize or improve our products, services and operations
- Disclose anonymized personal information to disclose statistics and other details regarding the use of our Web Site
- Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal
- Perform statistical, demographic, and marketing analyses of users of the Web Site
- Other uses in accordance with our Terms of Use or any other purpose disclosed to you at the time we collect the information
Use of Your Location Information
Specifically, we use your location information to:
- Optimize or improve our products, services and operations
- Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal
- Perform statistical, demographic, and marketing analyses of users of the Web Site and their purchasing patterns
Combination of Your Information
We use the information from one portion of the Web Site on other portions of the Web Site or in reports and analysis, all of which are owned and operated by us, and we may combine information gathered from multiple portions of the Web Site into a single customer record or analysis or report. We also use and/or combine information that we collect off-line or we collect or receive from third party sources to enhance, expand, and check the accuracy of your customer records.
Use of Payment Information
We only use payment information, such as credit card numbers, to process payments (we use a third party payment processor to do this), to retrieve account information for a user, to determine whether a user is eligible for particular promotions, and to detect abuse of the Web Site.
Who Do We Provide Your Information To?
Except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we do not disclose information about your personal information collected online to any companies not part of Unico Properties LLC or its related entities. In no event will we sell or rent your personal information as part of a customer list or similar transaction.
Business Partners and Third Parties
We may share your personal information with our business partners or co-marketers from time to time. We may also share your personal information with third parties that provide products and services that we think you may be interested in. Although our treatment of your personal information is governed by this Privacy Policy, the business partner or third party’s treatment of your Personal Information will be governed by the business partner or third party’s privacy policy. You may withdraw your consent to our sharing of your personal information with business partners and third parties at any time by following the opt-out process described below.
Third-Party Agents
We have third party agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and partners that perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting, billing, push notifications, storage, bandwidth, content management tools, analytics, customer service, fraud protection, etc. These entities have access to the personal information needed to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of that personal information. They are restricted from using, selling, distributing or altering this data in any way other than to provide the requested services to the Web Site.
Emergency Situations
We may also use or disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on us or the Web Site; (b) protect and defend our rights or property, the Web Site or our users, and (c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of us, our affiliates, agents, or the users of the Web Site or the public. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection.
E-mail and Text Communications
E-mail communications and text messages sent from us or through us are designed to improve your experience. By participating ordering products or services from our Web Site, you specifically agree to accept and consent to receiving e-mail communications and text messages initiated from us or through us, which include, without limitation: message notification e-mails, e-mails or text messages informing you of promotions we run, and emails informing you of new and existing features we provide. Standard text messaging charges applied by your cell phone carrier will apply to text messages we send. If you change your mobile phone service provider, the notification service may be deactivated for your phone number and you may need to re-enroll in the notification service. We reserve the right to cancel the notification service at any time. If you do not wish to receive any of our e-mail communications or text messages, please do not use the Web Site.
What Steps Are Taken to Keep Personal Information Secure?
We are concerned about ensuring the security of your personal information. We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your device to our servers. Personal information collected by our Web Site are stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. Our security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we disclose your personal information to you. Please understand, however, that while we try our best to safeguard your personal information once we receive it, no transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
How Can We Transfer Your Personal Information?
Your information collected through the Web Site may be stored and processed in the United States. We, or our service providers, may transfer information that we collect about you, including personal information, across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. If you are located outside the United States or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from US law, please note that we may transfer information, including personal information, to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction. By using the Web Site and submitting information, you consent to the transfer of information to the US and the use and disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.
What Happens When I Link to or from Another Website?
This Service may contain links to other websites operated by third parties. Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy for us do not apply to information gathered through these other websites. We are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of third parties and other websites.
Governing Law
This Service is published in the United States. We attempt to protect the personal information of all users of our Web Site and we attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws to the extent they may apply to our Web Site, but our Web Site is located and targeted to United States citizens and our policies are directed at compliance with those laws. If you are uncertain whether this privacy policy conflicts with the applicable local privacy laws where you or your intended recipient(s) are located, you should not submit any personal information to us.
Assignment
We may change our ownership or corporate organization while providing the Web Site. We may also sell certain assets associated with the Web Site. As a result, please be aware that in such event we may transfer some or all of your information to a company acquiring all or part of our assets or to another company with which we have merged. Under such circumstances we would, to the extent possible, require the acquiring party to follow the practices described in this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time. Nevertheless, we cannot promise that an acquiring company or the merged company will have the same privacy practices or treat your information the same as described in this Privacy Policy.
Changes to this Policy
As our Web Site and services continues to develop, we may add new services and features to our Web Site. In the event that these additions affect our Privacy Policy, this document will be updated appropriately. We will post those changes prominently so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone. We do, however, recommend that you read this Privacy Policy each time you use our Web Site in case you missed our notice of changes to the Privacy Policy. We will not, however, materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of personal information we have previously collected from you without your express consent.
How Do I Opt-Out or Correct Information About Me?
You or your recipient(s) for whom you have provide personal information may always opt-out of receiving future e-mail messages and newsletters from us. To opt-out, you can send us a message at marketing@unicoprop.com. Please note, however, that you generally cannot opt-out of system related announcements, e.g. if we need to notify you of a security breach.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our customers who are California residents to request certain information regarding its disclosure of their personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to marketing@unicoprop.com with “My California Privacy Rights” in the subject line. The Web Site will respect your browser’s Do Not Track signals (or other well-established, commercially available mechanisms that provide you with the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of personal information). If we receive a Do Not Track notice, we will stop using any personal information for online behavioral advertising purposes.