Privacy Policy
Yourhomey.com Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 15, 2018.
You accept this policy when you sign up for or use our products and services and any other features, technologies and/or functionalities Yourhomey.com provides in connection with the Yourhomey.com services. This policy describes the ways we collect, store, protect, use and share your information. We may amend this policy at any time by posting a revised version at Yourhomey.com. The revised version will be effective at the time we post it.
How we collect information about you
When you visit the Yourhomey.com website or use the Yourhomey.com platform or Services, we may collect your IP address and standard web log information, such as your browser type and the pages you accessed on our website.
If you open an Account or use the Yourhomey.com Services, we may collect the following types of information: First name, last name, email address, job description/title, profile photo, Background photo, links submitted by you, Payment platform provider information including your PayPal.me link, Yelp.com link, profile preferences including preferences regarding receiving feedback and the type of feedback you wish to receive, address, phone number, Facebook link, Twitter link, LinkedIn link, Youtube link, and any other links, photos, documents, video, audio, or files you wish to provide Yourhomey.com.
Your searchable and publicly viewable profile page can and will display to all Users all of the information you provide to Yourhomey.com, including but not limited to the information stated above.
Before permitting you to use the Yourhomey.com Services, we may require you to provide additional information to verify your identity and email address. We may also obtain information about you from third parties such as identity verification services.
In the case of PayPal transactions, your first and last name, email address, and possibly your shipping or home address may be visible to the payment Recipient.
Please consult our payment platform providers’ respective Privacy Policies for additional and complete information regarding your privacy and privacy options.
When you are using the Yourhomey.com Services, we collect information about your transactions and your other activities on our website or while using the Yourhomey.com Services. We may collect information about your computer or other access device but only for fraud prevention purposes.
How we store and protect information
Throughout this policy, we use the term "information" to describe information that can be associated with a specific person and can be used to identify that person. We do not consider information to include information that has been anonymized so that it does not identify a specific user or that represents data in the aggregate.
We store and process your information on our computers, and we protect it by maintaining customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards. We use computer safeguards such as firewalls and data encryption, we enforce physical access controls to our buildings and files, and we authorize access to information only for those employees who require it to fulfill their job responsibilities.
How we use information we collect
Our primary purpose in collecting information is to best provide you with the Yourhomey.com services. We may use your information to:
Unless you have agreed to it, Users and third parties are not allowed to use your information for any purpose other than in connection with the Yourhomey.com Services.
To facilitate dispute resolutions, we may provide Users with information about the transaction being disputed.
How We Use Cookies
When you access our website, we, or companies we hire to track how our website is used, may place small data files called "cookies" on your computer. We and our service providers also may use cookies to customize the Yourhomey.com Services, content and advertising; measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety.
We may send a "session cookie" to your computer when you log in to your account or otherwise use the Yourhomey.com Services. This type of cookie helps us to recognize you if you visit multiple pages on our site during the same session. Once you close your browser, this cookie expires and no longer has any effect.
If we use cookies, we will encode our cookies so that only we can interpret the information stored in them. You are free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but doing so may interfere with your use of our website. We may also collect information about your computer or other access device to mitigate risk and for fraud prevention purposes.
You may encounter cookies from third parties when using the Yourhomey.com Services on websites that we do not control (for example, if you view a web page created by a third party or use an application developed by a third party, there may be a cookie placed by that web page or application.)
Marketing Uses
We don't sell or rent your information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. In the future we may combine your information with information we collect from other companies and use it to improve and personalize the Yourhomey.com Services, content and advertising. If you don't wish to receive marketing communications from us or participate in any ad-customization programs we might participate in in the future, you will have the option to indicate your preference by notifying us.
How Yourhomey.com shares information with other parties
Yourhomey.com will not sell or rent any of your information to third parties for their marketing purposes and only shares your information with third parties as described in this policy. We may share your information with:
◦we need to do so to comply with applicable laws
◦we believe in good faith that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report suspected illegal activity, or to investigate violations of our User Agreement.
Last Updated: January 15, 2018.
You accept this policy when you sign up for or use our products and services and any other features, technologies and/or functionalities Yourhomey.com provides in connection with the Yourhomey.com services. This policy describes the ways we collect, store, protect, use and share your information. We may amend this policy at any time by posting a revised version at Yourhomey.com. The revised version will be effective at the time we post it.
How we collect information about you
When you visit the Yourhomey.com website or use the Yourhomey.com platform or Services, we may collect your IP address and standard web log information, such as your browser type and the pages you accessed on our website.
If you open an Account or use the Yourhomey.com Services, we may collect the following types of information: First name, last name, email address, job description/title, profile photo, Background photo, links submitted by you, Payment platform provider information including your PayPal.me link, Yelp.com link, profile preferences including preferences regarding receiving feedback and the type of feedback you wish to receive, address, phone number, Facebook link, Twitter link, LinkedIn link, Youtube link, and any other links, photos, documents, video, audio, or files you wish to provide Yourhomey.com.
Your searchable and publicly viewable profile page can and will display to all Users all of the information you provide to Yourhomey.com, including but not limited to the information stated above.
Before permitting you to use the Yourhomey.com Services, we may require you to provide additional information to verify your identity and email address. We may also obtain information about you from third parties such as identity verification services.
In the case of PayPal transactions, your first and last name, email address, and possibly your shipping or home address may be visible to the payment Recipient.
Please consult our payment platform providers’ respective Privacy Policies for additional and complete information regarding your privacy and privacy options.
When you are using the Yourhomey.com Services, we collect information about your transactions and your other activities on our website or while using the Yourhomey.com Services. We may collect information about your computer or other access device but only for fraud prevention purposes.
How we store and protect information
Throughout this policy, we use the term "information" to describe information that can be associated with a specific person and can be used to identify that person. We do not consider information to include information that has been anonymized so that it does not identify a specific user or that represents data in the aggregate.
We store and process your information on our computers, and we protect it by maintaining customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards. We use computer safeguards such as firewalls and data encryption, we enforce physical access controls to our buildings and files, and we authorize access to information only for those employees who require it to fulfill their job responsibilities.
How we use information we collect
Our primary purpose in collecting information is to best provide you with the Yourhomey.com services. We may use your information to:
- provide the Yourhomey.com Services and customer support you request;
- facilitate transactions and send notices about your transactions;
- resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems;
- prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce our User Agreement;
- customize, measure, and improve the Yourhomey.com Services and the content and layout of our website and applications;
- deliver targeted marketing, service update notices, and promotional offers based on your communication preferences;
- compare information for accuracy and verify it with third parties.
Unless you have agreed to it, Users and third parties are not allowed to use your information for any purpose other than in connection with the Yourhomey.com Services.
To facilitate dispute resolutions, we may provide Users with information about the transaction being disputed.
How We Use Cookies
When you access our website, we, or companies we hire to track how our website is used, may place small data files called "cookies" on your computer. We and our service providers also may use cookies to customize the Yourhomey.com Services, content and advertising; measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety.
We may send a "session cookie" to your computer when you log in to your account or otherwise use the Yourhomey.com Services. This type of cookie helps us to recognize you if you visit multiple pages on our site during the same session. Once you close your browser, this cookie expires and no longer has any effect.
If we use cookies, we will encode our cookies so that only we can interpret the information stored in them. You are free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but doing so may interfere with your use of our website. We may also collect information about your computer or other access device to mitigate risk and for fraud prevention purposes.
You may encounter cookies from third parties when using the Yourhomey.com Services on websites that we do not control (for example, if you view a web page created by a third party or use an application developed by a third party, there may be a cookie placed by that web page or application.)
Marketing Uses
We don't sell or rent your information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. In the future we may combine your information with information we collect from other companies and use it to improve and personalize the Yourhomey.com Services, content and advertising. If you don't wish to receive marketing communications from us or participate in any ad-customization programs we might participate in in the future, you will have the option to indicate your preference by notifying us.
How Yourhomey.com shares information with other parties
Yourhomey.com will not sell or rent any of your information to third parties for their marketing purposes and only shares your information with third parties as described in this policy. We may share your information with:
- Yourhomey’s payment platform provider PayPal-- to provide joint content, products and services (like registration, transactions and customer support), to help detect and prevent potentially illegal acts and violations of our policies, and to guide decisions about their products, services and communications.
- Service providers under contract who help with parts of our business operations such as printing, fraud prevention, bill collection, marketing, and technology services. Our contracts dictate that these service providers only use your information in connection with the services they perform for us and not for their own benefit.
- Companies that we plan to merge with or be acquired by. (Should such a combination occur, we will require that the new combined entity follow this privacy policy with respect to your information. If your information could be used contrary to this policy, you will receive prior notice.)
- Law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties when
◦we need to do so to comply with applicable laws
◦we believe in good faith that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report suspected illegal activity, or to investigate violations of our User Agreement.
- Other third parties with your consent or direction to do so.
- You can review and edit your information at any time by notifying us. If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy, you should contact us.
