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Privacy Policy
This
privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for
TexasMortgageTree.com.
TexasMortgageTree.com is aware of the need to protect your
privacy and it is important that you should be able to use the web
site without having your privacy breached in any way. However, it is
necessary for us to collect information about you if you request the
use of our services. In all circumstances, where you have requested
a quotation, your details will be forwarded to a third party with
the aim of providing you with a mortgage quotation. It is our policy
to only collect such information about you as to facilitate the
provision of the required service and we will not collect any
unnecessary data. Most importantly, we will not collect your social
security number. You will only provide this sensitive information to
those lenders or brokers whom you choose to compete for your
mortgage business.
The information that you provide will only be conveyed to the third
party from whom you have requested further information to enable
them to supply the information that you have specifically requested.
Please ensure that you only enter your own personal details. If the
information relates to another individual then you must obtain the
consent of that individual.
If you
feel that TexasMortgageTree.com is not abiding by its posted privacy
policy, you wish to modify information previously given, or have any
questions regarding the privacy policy, please contact us via e-mail
at
info@TexasMortgageTree.com or via postal mail at
TexasMortgageTree.com,
15632 Hwy. 110 South, Ste.6 Whitehouse, Texas 75791
P- 903-839-1415.
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MINORS
TexasMortgageTree.com does not knowingly collect personally
identifiable information from children under 13 years of age.
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INFORMATION
COLLECTION AND USE
TexasMortgageTree.com is the sole owner of the information
collected on this site. We will not sell, share or rent this
information to others in ways different from what is disclosed
in this statement. TexasMortgageTree.com collects information
through this site from our prospective and existing clients at
several different points on our web site. We use their contact
information to send information about our company and to service
existing accounts. Users may opt-out of receiving future
mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Information
about your computer hardware and software is automatically
collected by TexasMortgageTree.com and may be shared in
aggregate with third parties whose services are used for traffic
analysis purposes. This information includes: your IP address,
browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site
addresses. This information is not tied to personally
identifiable information. This information is used by
TexasMortgageTree.com to maintain and improve the quality of the
service and to generate statistics regarding use of the
TexasMortgageTree.com site.
We use
third party services (such as Authorize.net)to bill for services and
to provide other services. These third party service providers
are not permitted to use your information for any secondary
purposes.
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CHOICE/OPT-OUT
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving
communications from us and our partners.
This
site gives users the following options for removing their
information from our database to not receive future communications
or to no longer receive our service. You can
send e-mail to
info@TexasMortgageTree.com or You can send mail to the following
postal address: TexasMortgageTree.com,
15632 Hwy. 110
South, Ste.6 Whitehouse, Texas 75791 P- 903-839-1415.
Please
note that participation in certain activities on our web site may be
limited if personally identifiable information is not submitted for
the user.
- COOKIES
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive
containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in
no way linked to any personally identifiable information while
on our site. Once the user closes their browser, a cookie simply
terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie for
TexasMortgageTree.com, the user would not have to log in a
password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site.
If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site
however without cookies the user may not have access to certain
features on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and
target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on
our site.
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LINKS
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware
that TexasMortgageTree.com is not responsible for the privacy
practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be
aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely
to information collected by TexasMortgageTree.com.
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SECURITY
We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help
protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use,
or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information
you provide on computer systems with limited access, that are
located in controlled facilities. When we transmit highly
confidential information (such as a credit card number) over the
Internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as
the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Our Web Site is Thawte
and Authorized.net Secured.
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DISCLOSURE
We cannot ensure that all of your private communications and
other personally identifiable information will never be
disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy
Agreement. By way of example (without limiting the foregoing),
we may be forced to disclose information to the government or
third parties under certain circumstances as required by law,
third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions
or private communications.
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ACCOUNT
ESTABLISHMENT
Upon sign up for our membership, TexasMortgageTree.com will send
an e-mail to the e-mail address provided during registration.
This is to establish that the new account is a valid account and
your password will be delivered to you at this time. Accounts
with invalid e-mail addresses will not be able to participate in
all features of TexasMortgageTree.com.
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SITE AND
SERVICE UPDATES
We will send the user site and service announcement updates.
Members are not able to unsubscribe from service announcements,
which contain important information about the service. We
communicate with the user to provide requested services and in
regards to issues relating to the account via e-mail or
telephone.
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NOTIFICATION OF
CHANGES
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes on our home page and use our best efforts to announce
via e-mail so all users are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we
disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally
identifiable information in a manner materially different from
that stated at the time it was collected, we will prominently
post a notice on the website for 30 days. We may also make a
reasonable effort to notify users by way of an e-mail. Users
have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in
this different manner. We will use information in accordance
with the privacy policy under which the information was
collected.
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