Introduction
This
privacy policy applies to all business activities of HomeLink
International USA.
HomeLink International USA (referred to as "HomeLink USA")
is a licensed affiliate of HomeLink International Associates (referred
to as "HLIA"), an association registered in Brussels,
Belgium.
HomeLink
USA recognizes the importance to its members of the discreet and
confidential handling of their personal information. It is HomeLink
USA's policy to comply with the requirements of any applicable
privacy legislation in all its activities involving the collection,
use, disclosure and handling of personal information.
Your
access to and use of the website located at www.homelink-usa.com
(the "Site") and/or the printed directory referred to
directly below, is conditional upon your acceptance of HomeLink
USA's privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") and any other
terms and conditions contained on the Site (collectively referred
to as the "Agreement"). Your use of the Site and/or
the printed directory constitutes your acceptance of the Agreement
and any variations to it.
Collection
of Personal Information
HomeLink
USA collects personal information from members who register with
HomeLink USA to exchange their homes with other members of HomeLink
International Association ("HLIA"). This information
is then published in a directory ("Directory") along
with a brief description of the home offered for exchange which
is written/approved by the member. In registering with HomeLink
USA members acknowledge that their personal information will be
published in both printed and electronic versions of the Directory.
HomeLink
USA also collects personal information of members requesting a
directory from it for the purpose of finding home exchange listings
and in order for HomeLink USA to be able to respond to a request
for information or feedback given by members or visitors to the
Site.
If
you choose not to provide HomeLink USA with your personal information,
it may be unable to provide you with its services or respond to
a request for information or feedback given by you.
Examples
of personal information HomeLink USA collects include but are
not limited to: name, address, email address, phone and fax numbers
and credit card details.
HomeLink
USA only collects personal information by lawful and fair means
and not in an unreasonably intrusive way.
HomeLink
USA only collects personal information directly from an individual
and makes known the purpose for which personal information is
being collected at the time it is being collected.
Personal
information may also be collected by cookies when you use the
Site. Cookies are pieces of data stored by your web browser on
your hard drive which contain information relating to your use
of the Site. When you access the Site, cookies may record details
relating to your use of the Site, including what pages you view
from the Site. HomeLink USA does not use cookies to track your
personal information and uses them for internal management purposes
only.
Particular
areas of our web site employ the use of temporary cookies. For
example, HLIA uses temporary cookies to maintain a user's state
- such as logged in or not logged in. The concept is similar to
visiting a theme park and receiving a hand stamp which allows
entrance and exit throughout the day. Temporary cookies do not
actually write anything to your hard drive.
Use and Disclosure
As
a general rule, HomeLink USA will not use personal information
for a purpose other than the primary purpose for which it is collected
unless HomeLink USA has obtained your consent to such use.
HomeLink
USA will not disclose your personal information to any third parties
except to the following:
·
HLIA
· HLIA Affiliates and members, including in other countries;
for
the purpose of facilitating home exchanges between members of
HLIA and you consent to such disclosure.
Your
personal information may also be available for public viewing
by visitors in a "visitors" area of the Site. However,
your contact details will not be on public display and are only
available for viewing by other members in a secure "members
only" area of the Site.
You
consent and agree to use and disclosure of your personal information
generally in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
You
also consent to HomeLink USA using your personal information for
the purposes of:
(a)
providing you with its services;
(b)
responding to a request for information and/or feedback by you;
and
(c)
marketing and promoting its services and providing you with any
information HomeLink USA considers may be of interest to you;
at
any time, including changes to its services and the Site.
If
you do not wish to receive future marketing or promotional material
from HomeLink USA, you may contact it at any time by sending an
email to the following email address members@homelink-usa.com
requesting that no further material be sent to you. HomeLink USA
will as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving your request,
remove your contact details from its database.
Data
Quality
Once your personal information is collected, HomeLink USA then
uploads that information to a central HLIA database which is maintained
by HLIA.
HomeLink
USA will take all reasonable steps to ensure that personal information
that it holds about a member is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
Where a member registers with HomeLink USA,it will provide a proof
copy of their advertisement, upon request, at any time during
the registration period and/or where a change is made. Changes
are made only at the request of the member. It is the member's
responsibility to ensure that the proof sent to them is accurate
and in keeping with that information which they are satisfied
will be disclosed to other HLIA affiliates and members.
Data Security
You
acknowledge that no data transmission over the Internet is totally
secure. Accordingly, HomeLink USA does not warrant the security
of any information which you transmit to it. Any information which
you transmit to HomeLink USA is transmitted at your own risk.
However, once HomeLink USA receives your transmission, HomeLink
USA will take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information
from misuse, loss or unauthorised access which may include but
is not limited to any one or more of the following measures: secure
network links, firewalls, password protection and virus protection.
Openness
On
request by you, HomeLink USA will make known to you the types
of personal information it holds about you, the purpose for which
it is held and how it collects, holds and uses that information.
Access
On
request by you, HomeLink USA will provide you with access to your
personal information except where access may be denied under applicable
privacy legislation.
To request access to your personal information, please contact
HomeLink USA' s privacy officer ("Privacy Officer")
whose contact details are set out at the end of this Privacy Policy.
The Privacy Officer or a delegate will endeavour to respond to
your request for access to your personal information within 14
days of the date of receipt of such request.
If
your request for access is denied, HomeLink USA will provide you
with reasons for its decision.
Correction
of your personal information
If you believe that the personal information HomeLink USA holds
about you is inaccurate, incomplete or not current, please let
it know and it will correct it.
Changes to Privacy Policy
HomeLink USA reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy from
time to time by posting such changes on the Site. Changes will
be effected immediately upon notification on the Site. Your continued
use of the Site following notification will constitute your acceptance
of those changes.
Contact details
If you have any queries or complaints relating to the handling
of your personal information, please contact the Privacy Officer,
whose contact details are as follows:
Karl Costabel
HomeLink USA
2937 NW 9th Terr
Wilton Manors, FL 33311
800-638-3841
Email homelinkus@earthlink.net
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