Privacy Policy for nycrealtorrally.com
1. Introduction
At nycrealtorrally.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”), we are committed to upholding the highest standards of privacy and data protection. We recognize the fundamental importance of maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect your personal data, in accordance with applicable data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other relevant privacy laws.
2. Scope of Policy and Data Controller Role
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data processed through our website, nycrealtorrally.com, as well as through any interactions you may have with us via customer support, email communication, and online forms.
For the purposes of the GDPR, the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is nycrealtorrally.com. You may contact us at any time regarding your data using the email address [email protected].
3. Categories of Data Processed
We process the following categories of personal data:
a. Usage Data
Includes information about how you interact with our website, such as your browser type, IP address, access times, visited pages, session duration, referring URLs, and navigation paths.
b. Account Data
Comprises your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and any other information you provide when creating or updating an account on nycrealtorrally.com.
c. Profile Data
Involves your stated preferences, behaviors, past purchases, property interests, saved properties, and interactions with our services.
d. Communication Data
Includes the content of your communications with us, including support tickets, contact form submissions, emails, and any correspondence history.
e. Technical Data
Captures device-specific information such as device model, operating system, system configuration, screen resolution, and browser settings.
f. Transaction Data
Encompasses payment details (excluding full payment card data processed through secure third parties), transaction histories, billing addresses, and delivery information relevant to services booked through nycrealtorrally.com.
g. Preference Data
Includes subscription preferences, marketing opt-ins or opt-outs, property alert settings, and preferences regarding property types and locations.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal foundations:
– Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your personal information for a specific purpose (e.g., receiving marketing emails).
– Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary to perform a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract (e.g., creating an account).
– Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided your rights and interests do not override those interests (e.g., fraud prevention, website optimization).
– Legal Obligation: Where we are required to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
5. Your Rights
Subject to applicable laws, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
– Right of Access: You may request a copy of your personal data that we hold.
– Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
– Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
– Right to Restrict Processing: You may request limitations on our use of your data in specific scenarios.
– Right to Data Portability: You may request to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format or have it transferred to another controller.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
6. Security Measures
We implement a combination of technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:
– End-to-end encryption of sensitive data
– Secure socket layer (SSL) security throughout nycrealtorrally.com
– Access control and role-based permissions
– Regular data backups in secure environments
– Ongoing staff awareness and privacy training
– Proactive vulnerability assessments and audits
Despite these efforts, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of storage is entirely secure. We encourage you to take precautions to protect your personal data online.
7. International Transfers
Some of your personal data may be stored or transferred to locations outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, we ensure adequate levels of protection in accordance with data protection law, including the use of Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or ensuring that transfers are made to jurisdictions recognized as providing adequate protection.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for the duration necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, in accordance with applicable legal obligations.
– Usage Data: Retained for up to 2 years for analytics and performance insights
– Account and Profile Data: Retained for as long as the account remains active and for 6 years thereafter for compliance
– Communication Data: Retained for up to 3 years following the last interaction
– Transaction Data: Retained for a minimum of 7 years to fulfill legal obligations
– Preference Data: Retained until consent is withdrawn or 2 years of inactivity
Upon expiration of the relevant retention period, data is securely deleted or anonymized.
9. Cookie Policy
nycrealtorrally.com utilizes cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience and gather operational insights. We categorize cookies as follows:
– Essential Cookies: Necessary for the proper functioning of the website (e.g., login functionality).
– Functional Cookies: Enable enhanced features such as saved searches or content customization.
– Analytics Cookies: Collect anonymized data to help us understand usage patterns and improve services.
– Performance Cookies: Monitor system performance and help diagnose issues.
10. Cookie Management and Compliance
You can manage cookies at any time through your browser settings or through a cookie consent banner presented on your initial visit to nycrealtorrally.com. For users in the EU, we comply with GDPR requirements by offering clear opt-in for non-essential cookies. Under CCPA, California residents can also opt out of the sale of their personal data by managing their cookie preferences.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 13. If we become aware that data has been collected from a child under that age, we will take immediate steps to delete such information. Parents or guardians who believe that their child may have submitted personal data should contact us at [email protected].
12. Policy Updates and Notifications
We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in legal obligations or operational needs. Any substantive modifications will be communicated via appropriate means, which may include a visible notice on nycrealtorrally.com or direct email notifications, depending on the nature of the update.
13. Contact
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
We remain committed to full compliance with all applicable data protection laws and welcome inquiries from users seeking clarification or wishing to exercise their privacy rights.