Privacy Policy and Disclaimer

Privacy Policy for Frederick Real Estate Online

Last Updated: October 6, 2023 This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your information when you use the service and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects You. We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
• Business, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), refers to the Company as the legal entity that collects Consumers’ personal information and determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers’ personal information, or on behalf of which such information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of consumers’ personal information, that does business in the State of California.
• Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Frederick Real Estate Online.
• Consumer, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), means a natural person who is a California resident. A resident, as defined in the law, includes (1) every individual who is in the USA for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, and (2) every individual who is domiciled in the USA who is outside the USA for a temporary or transitory purpose.
• Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
• Country refers to: Maryland, United States
• Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. For the purposes of the CCPA, Personal Data means any information that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with You.
• Sale, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a Consumer’s personal information to another business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.
• Service refers to the Website.
• Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
• Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
• Website refers to Frederick Real Estate Online, accessible from https://www.FrederickRealEstateOnline.com
• You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Information We Collect

• Personal Information: We may collect personal information such as your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us through our website.
• Non-Personal Information: We may also collect non-personal information, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and referring website, to enhance the functionality of our website and improve our services.
• An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

How We Use Your Information

• To Provide Services: We use your personal information to provide you with the services you have requested, such as sending newsletters, responding to your inquiries, or delivering content.
• To Improve Our Website: Non-personal information helps us understand how visitors interact with our website, enabling us to enhance its design and functionality.
• To Send Updates: With your consent, we may send you periodic updates, newsletters, and other relevant information about gardening and related topics.

Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to collect non-personal information about your browsing experience on our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. You can configure your browser to accept or reject cookies, but some features of our website may not function correctly without cookies.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, provided they agree to keep your information confidential.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over the content or privacy practices of these websites and are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide while visiting such sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party websites.

Data Security

We employ industry-standard security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please note that no method of transmitting or storing data is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated date, and it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or the handling of your information, please contact us at Thank you for visiting our website. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting and respecting it.