One
Percent Realty collects, holds and discloses certain personal
information about its' clients such as a client's name, home address and
personal contact information which allow us to communicate with and to
provide our services to our clients. We understand that privacy is
important to our clients so we will safeguard your personal information
and use it only when needed in the course of helping our clients buy or
sell real estate. We will remain accountable to our clients for the
means by which we collect, use and disclose your personal information so
that you will have confidence in your dealings with our company.
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| Personal Information |
Personal information includes your name, address and contact
information and may also include information about your property and
your financial information. Our sales associates will only ask for such
personal information as they require to provide you with the services
you require.
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| Collection of Personal Information |
To provide effective service to our clients we must collect certain
personal information. This information allows us to list and market your
property, arrange for appraisal of property or to help you find
property to purchase. Most of the personal information that we collect
and hold is collected from our clients through contracts and other forms
clients will complete in the course of a real estate transaction.
Other information is obtained from government sources that collect and
provide land title information and taxation information. In addition
information is shared in the course of discussions between clients and
sales associates.
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| Disclosure of Personal Information |
Personal information that is disclosed or shared with other
persons will be done so to facilitate the conclusion of real estate
transactions which are entered into in the normal course of buying and
selling property. These transactions include offering a property for
sale on the Multiple Listing Service, arranging mortgage financing and
contracting to buy or sell a property. Additionally some personal
information may be disclosed to comply with certain legal or
governmental requirements or in the course of arranging property
appraisals, conducting market analyses and to enforce codes of
professional conduct. The personal information that is disclosed will be
only that which is required for any of the foregoing purposes. For
these purposes, personal information may be made known to other Real
Estate companies, Real Estate boards and their staff and members,
government departments and agencies, financial institutions, legal
advisors, service providers, certain real estate related organizations
and members of the public.
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| Consenting to Collection and Disclosure of Personal Information |
When you decide to work with one of our sales associates you
will be provided with a form entitled "Working with a Real Estate
Agent". This form explains the collection and disclosure of real estate
related personal information and contains an area for you to sign
indicating your acknowledgement and consent to the collection, use and
disclosure of your personal information.
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| Safeguarding Personal Information |
One Percent Realty protects the personal information it collects
and holds by having security arrangements in place to prevent
unauthorized access to or use of this information. We will not disclose
or share personal information we collect and hold except that which is
required to facilitate your real estate transactions. We may also use
your personal information to contact you to confirm that you were
pleased with our services or to find out how we may assist you with
buying and selling real estate in the future. Once a client's real
estate transactions are completed personal information is retained only
for as long as we are required by law to retain our files and records.
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| Access to Your Personal Information |
Should a client wish to confirm at any time what personal
information we have collected and are holding or have any inquiries
regarding our privacy procedures they may contact our appointed Privacy
Officer. |
