Privacy Policy
This notice describes Michael Backes's Privacy Policy. Our privacy policy is designed to advise you about how we collect, use, and protect the personal information you provide. By visiting this website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
What information do we collect?
Information you provide to us: We may collect any information when you register on our website, or that you give us in any other way. When ordering or registering on our website, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number or credit card information. You can choose not to provide certain information, but you may not be able to take advantage of our services and features. The information we collect may include the type of computer and browser you are using, Uniform Resource Locators ('URLs') used by you to access the Website, your Internet Protocol ('IP') address, your Machine Access Control ('MAC') address, and what web service you are using. We may also collect the date, time, and length of visit, and the pages you visit. Collecting this information helps us design the site and the services to best suit your needs. This information may be compiled and analyzed on both an individual and an aggregate basis.
Do we use cookies?
We employ the use of cookies. By using Michael Backes's website you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with Michael Backes's privacy policy. Most of the modern day interactive websites use cookies to enable us to retrieve user details for each visit. Cookies are used in some areas of our site to enable the functionality of this area and ease of use for those people visiting. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.
How and when will the information be used?
The information we collect is used to (i) process transactions. Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever without your consent, other than for the express purpose of keeping a record on our database; (ii) The email address you provide for membership registration will only be used to send you information regarding your membership, activities of the Society and, occasionally, information from Society' sponsors that is relevant to research areas specified in your profile.
Our service provides subscribers with timely SMS updates on new leads, upcoming task notifications, and real-time market listings that match your criteria. Each time you enable SMS messaging in the Agent portal you, you can expect to receive messages at a frequency which will vary according to market activity and your selected preferences. Should you wish to opt-out of our SMS notifications, you may do so at any time by texting 'STOP'. Upon opting out, you will receive a confirmation message, and no further messages will be sent unless you re-subscribe. For any help or concerns regarding the messaging service, simply reply with 'HELP' or contact our support directly at the provided email address or toll-free number. Please be aware that carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages, and message and data rates may apply to both messages sent to and received from us. For any questions about your text or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider.
How do we protect your information?
The privacy and protection of your information is important to us. We do not make any personal information available to third parties without your permission, unless said information is the subject of a valid subpoena or other court order. Your access to some services and content may be password protected. We advise that you do not disclose your password to anyone.
However, no data transmission over the Internet or any other wireless communication method can be guaranteed to be totally secure. As a result, while we will make all reasonable efforts to protect the privacy of your information during transmission, we make no guarantees, representations, or warranties with respect to the privacy of such transmitted information. Our obligations with respect to the security of your stored information are governed by the Terms and Conditions. State laws may also apply impose obligations to secure stored information.
Which methods do we use to protect your information?
We use security software to protect the confidentiality of your personal information. In addition, our business practices are reviewed periodically for compliance with policies and procedures governing the security and confidentiality of our information. Our business practices limit employee access to confidential information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons.
What about advertisements and linked sites?
This Privacy Policy covers information collected on this website and through our services only. It does not apply to other sites you reach through links on our website. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of those other websites to learn how they collect and use information about you. If advertisements appear on this website, the advertisers may employ cookies and other tracking technologies in connection with those advertisements. Your accessing any of those advertisements from our webpage may cause your exposure to those tracking technologies. Third party websites that you visit may use the cookies placed by third party vendors for similar purposes. We have no responsibility for any such uses.
What about Children?
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act); we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. If we learn that we have mistakenly collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe that we might have information from or about a child under age 13, please contact us via support@closehack.com.
Consent
By using our website, you consent to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Changes to Privacy Policy
If our Privacy Policy or procedures change, we will immediately post those changes to our website. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated in the change.
