Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

LAST UPDATED: October 11, 2023

I. INTRODUCTION

KW-REAL-ESTATE.com is an informational website focused on real estate in the Kitchener-Waterloo region.

KW-REAL-ESTATE.com is committed to safeguarding the privacy of site visitors. We’re compliant with applicable ethics standards related to our research privacy, informed consent and data protection. Your personal identifying information will never be sold to anyone. 

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to promote responsible and transparent personal information management practices in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada). This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how we collect, use,  disclose, possess, transfer, and protect information you may provide us as a visitor to this website and as a respondent in one of our studies.

Therefore, please read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use carefully, because they create a binding contract between you and us. 

This Privacy Policy may change over time. When the policy is changed, we will revise the “last updated” date at the top of the Privacy Policy.

In this Policy:

  1. “Collect” means the act of gathering, acquiring, recording, or obtaining personal information from any source, including third parties, by any means;
  2. “Consent” means voluntary agreement for the Collection, use and disclosure of personal information for defined purposes. consent can be either express or implied and can be provided directly by the individual or by an authorized representative. Express consent can be given orally, electronically or in writing;
  3. “Disclosure” means making personal information available to a third party;
  4. “Employee” means an employee of or independent contractor to KW-REAL-ESTATE.com;
  5. “Personal information” means information about an identifiable individual, but does not include: non-personally identifiable information; other information about an individual that is publicly available; the name, title, business address and/or telephone number of an employee of an organization; descriptive, factual information about an organization;
  6. “Usage information” means information that we may gather when you visit our Website including measurement and tracking technologies such as cookies, web server logs or other programs, and web beacons to recognize when you visit the Website or open an email from us;
  7. “Respondent” means a member of the public who provides personal information to KW-REAL-ESTATE.com in the course of a study conducted by KW-REAL-ESTATE.com;
  8. “Third party” means an individual or organization outside of KW-REAL-ESTATE.com;
  9. “Use” means the treatment, handling, and management of personal information by and within KW-REAL-ESTATE.com or by a third party with the knowledge and approval of KW-REAL-ESTATE.com;
  10. “Website” means https://www.kw-real-estate.com.

II. FOR VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE

What information does the Website collect?

Information You Give Us: KW-REAL-ESTATE.com receive and store any information you enter on the Website or given to us in any other way.

Usage Information: KW-REAL-ESTATE.com receives and stores certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many other websites, we use “cookies,” and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses the Website or advertisements and other content served by or on behalf of the Website on other websites.

Information from Other Sources: KW-REAL-ESTATE.com might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information.

What about Cookies?

KW-REAL-ESTATE.com may use “cookies”. A “cookie” is a small data file transferred to your computer for access on future visits to the Website, which can tell us that you (or someone using the same computer or IP address) visited our Website before, what clips you’ve listened to, etc. You can stop accepting cookies by setting your Internet browser accordingly, but this will likely result in our not recognizing you or your preferences on future visits, so you may have to re-enter certain information.

KW-REAL-ESTATE.com do not use, spyware, adware or any other similarly intrusive software. The Website and e-mails from KW-REAL-ESTATE.com may contain electronic images known as “web beacons.” These are files that allow us to count visitors to our Website, to tell if an ad has been viewed or if an e-mail has been opened or forwarded, or to serve particular content or services. Web beacons collect limited non-personal information, including beacon number, time and date of a page or e-mail view, and a description of the page on which the web beacon resides, all of which we may store and use. Disabling cookies may prevent some beacons’ activity, but generally the beacons will operate if you visit the Sites or open e-mails from us.

Does the Website Share the Information It Receives?

KW-REAL-ESTATE.com does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Usage Information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating the Website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. KW-REAL-ESTATE.com may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our website policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other Uses.

With Your Consent: Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when information about you might go to third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.

How does KW-REAL-ESTATE.com use the usage information?

KW-REAL-ESTATE.com uses your information for the following business purposes during and after your use of the Website:

– To analyze, manage and improve the Website;

– To notify you of research studies or services that we believe may be of interest to you or to send you current mailings if you have subscribed as such; and

– to diagnose and resolve technical issues with the Website;

CONDITIONS OF USE, NOTICES AND REVISIONS

If you choose to visit the Website, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and application of the law of the Province of Ontario, Canada. If you have any concern about privacy at the Website, please contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it to your satisfaction.