Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Introduction

This Privacy Policy outlines El Camino Del Mar’s (“we”, “our” or “the Company”) practices with respect to information collected from users who access our website at elcaminodelmaravenal.com (“Site”), or otherwise share Personal Information with us (collectively: “Users”).

Grounds for data collection

Processing of your Personal Information (meaning, any information which may potentially allow your identification with reasonable means; hereinafter “Personal Information”) is necessary for the performance of our contractual obligations towards you and providing you with our services, to protect our legitimate interests and for compliance with legal and financial regulatory obligations to which we are subject.

When you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and other uses of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.

We encourage our Users to carefully read the Privacy Policy and use it to make informed decisions.

What information do we collect?

We collect two types of data and information from Users:

The first type of information is unidentified and non-identifiable information pertaining to a User(s), which may be made available or gathered via your use of the Site (“Non-personal Information”). We are not aware of the identity of a User from which the Non-personal Information was collected. Non-personal Information which is being collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access time, etc.) in order to enhance the functionality of our Site. We may also collect information on your activity on the Site (e.g. pages viewed, online browsing, clicks, actions, etc.).

The second type of information is Personal Information which is individually identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or may with reasonable effort identify an individual. Such Personal Information includes:

• Registration information: When you register to our Site you will be asked to provide us certain details such as: full name; e-mail or physical address, and other information.  

How do we receive Personal Information about you?

When you interact with elcaminodelmaravenal.com, we collect information from that interaction, for example:

• Your visits to and use of our website;

• Your voluntary submission of information online or in-person at our sales office in order to receive emails about our communities;

• Your email or other online correspondence to us;

• Your submittal of an employment application;

• Information you post online, including our Social Media pages;

We also may collect or information from third-party providers, email or ad servers, data aggregators and analytics providers.

What Personal Information do we collect?

We do not rent, sell, or share Users’ information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy.

How do we use your Personal Information?

We may use your Personal Information for the following:

• To communicate with you, such as sending notices regarding our services, providing you with technical information and responding to any customer service issue you may have;

• To serve you advertisements when you use our Site (see more under “Advertisements”);

• To market our websites and products (see more under “Marketing”);

• To conduct statistical, diagnostic and analytical purposes, intended to improve the Site and services.

• To combine this information with other information about you to supplement your user profile and to better provide you with services and use of our Site;

In addition to the different uses listed above, we may transfer or disclose Personal Information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies and subcontractors.

In addition to the purposes listed in this Privacy Policy, we may share Personal Information with our trusted third party providers, who may be located in different jurisdictions across the world, for any of the following purposes:

• Hosting and operating our Site;

• Providing you with our services, including providing a personalized display of our Site;

• Providing you with information on products and services requested from such third parties;

• Storing and processing such Personal Information on our behalf;

• Serving you with advertisements and assist us in evaluating the success of our advertising campaigns and help us re-target any of our users;

• Providing you with marketing offers and promotional materials related to our Site and services; and

• Performing research, technical diagnostics or analytics.

We may also disclose information if we have good faith to believe that disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (ii) enforce our policies (including our Agreement), including investigations of potential violations thereof; (iii) investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud or security issues; (iv) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; (v) prevent harm to the rights, property or safety of us, our users, yourself or any third party; or (vi) for the purpose of collaborating with law enforcement agencies and/or in case we find it necessary in order to enforce intellectual property or other legal rights. 

User Rights

We take reasonable steps to ensure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete, and up-to-date. Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights described below. California residents may have further rights related to the handling of their Personal Information under the California Consumer Privacy Act.

You may request to:

• Receive confirmation as to whether or not Personal Information concerning you is being processed, and access your stored Personal Information, together with supplementary information.

• Receive a copy of Personal Information you directly volunteer to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

• Request rectification of your Personal Information that is in our control.

• Request erasure of your Personal Information.

• Object to the processing of Personal Information by us.

• Request to restrict processing of your Personal Information by us.

• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

However, please note that these rights are not absolute, and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements.

To exercise any of the above rights please send an email or contact us at the following address:

El Camino Del Mar

5114 E. Clinton Way

Fresno, CA 93727

Retention

We will retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to provide our services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will be determined taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable time. Under applicable regulations, we will keep records containing client personal data, account opening documents, communications and anything else as required by applicable laws and regulations.

We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information, at any time and at our own discretion.

Cookies

We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services.

A “cookie” is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services.

The Site uses the following types of cookies:

1. ‘session cookies’ which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed;

2. ‘persistent cookies ‘ which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in;

3. ‘third party cookies’ which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.

Third party collection of information

Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information to.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which we may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

How do we safeguard your information?

We take great care in implementing and maintaining the security of the Site and your information. Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorized access or abuse our Site, and we make no warranty, express, implied or otherwise, that we will prevent such access.

Transfer of data outside the EEA

Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases we will transfer your data only to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing adequate level of data protection, or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

Rights of California Residents

California Consumer Privacy Act

This section of our Privacy Policy provides additional information under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). It applies only to customers who are verified California residents.

California consumers have the right to direct a business not to sell their personal information to others (“Right to Opt-Out”). While El Camino Del Mar does not “sell” your Personal Information in the traditional sense, it may share your information with third parties. California residents may have certain rights related to this information, including the right to ask that we “Do Not Sell Your Personal Information,” the right to ask that we Delete your Personal Information, or the right to request Access to the categories or specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you. California residents also have the right to not be treated differently by El Camino Del Mar in response to your decision to exercise any of these rights.

California consumers have the right to request that El Camino Del Mar delete any personal information about the consumer which El Camino Del Mar has collected from the consumer, subject to a range of exclusions permitted by law. For example, El Camino Del Mar is not required to delete personal information if it is necessary to complete a transaction, reasonably used for an ongoing business relationship, or used internally in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which the consumer provided the information. You can exercise your rights listed above by contacting us by email or in writing to

ATTN:  Privacy Requests

El Camino Del Mar

5114 E. Clinton Way

Fresno, CA 93727

Please note that in order for a request to be verifiable (including verification of your identity and your California residency), you may be required to confirm information that we have on file for you; including email address, phone numbers, full names, addresses and other personal information. We reserve the right to deny a consumer request if the identity or authority of the requesting party cannot be confirmed.

We will respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of receiving it, subject to delays and exclusions permitted by law. If we require more time to respond, we will let you know the reason why and extension period in writing.

California Rights under “Shine the Light” Law

In accordance with California Civil code section 1798.83©(2), El Camino Del Mar complies with California’s “Shine the Light” law that provides El Camino Del Mar customers who are California residents, a cost-free method to opt-out of the sharing of Personal Information with all third parties (including its non-builder affiliates such as preferred lenders, title and insurance companies for direct marketing of those third parties) for the direct marketing of those third parties, by not disclosing personal information if a customer has exercised the option to prevent such disclosure. To exercise this right, please send an email with the subject line Opt-Out Shine the Light.

Advertisements

We may use a third-party advertising technology to serve advertisements when you access the Site. This technology uses your information with regards to your use of the Services to serve advertisements to you (e.g., by placing third-party cookies on your web browser).

You may opt-out or unsubscribe of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”). For more information about this practice by NAI and DAA members, and your choices regarding having this information used by these companies, including how to opt-out of third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their respective websites: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/. 

Marketing

We may use your Personal Information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, etc. ourselves or by using our third party subcontractors for the purpose of providing you with promotional materials, concerning our services, which we believe may interest you.  

Out of respect to your right to privacy we provide you within such marketing materials with means to decline receiving further marketing offers from us. If you unsubscribe, we will remove your email address or telephone number from our marketing distribution lists.

Please note that even if you have unsubscribed from receiving marketing emails from us, we may send you other types of important e-mail communications without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them. These may include customer service announcements or administrative notices.

Corporate transaction

We may share information in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g. sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation or asset sale). In the event of the above, the transferee or acquiring company will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.

Minors

We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children. Under no circumstances shall we allow use of our services by minors without prior consent or authorization by a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, please contact us.

Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the “Last modified” section. Your continued use of the Site, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.

How to contact us

If you have any general questions about the Site or the information we collect about you and how we use it, you can contact us by email or at the following address:

El Camino Del Mar

5114 E. Clinton Way

Fresno, CA 93727

Last Modified:   9/2020