Privacy Policy
UptrendEstates.com is serious about protecting your online privacy. This Privacy Statement explains our views and practices concerning privacy, and how they may pertain to you as a user of our website. You or Your means you as a participant in or as a user of the UptrendEstates.com website. We or Our or Us means UptrendEstates.com. Our site means UptrendEstates.com.
SECTION 1 – WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?
When you purchase something from our site, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. This enables us to both fulfill and support the products you purchase. When you browse our site, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system so we can better improve the experience for all our users. Email marketing: With your permission, we may send you emails about property listings, new property updates, homes for sale, list of homes, home evaluations, new digital products, free and premium content (i.e. blog posts, YouTube videos, reports/whitepapers, trainings, webinars, etc.), and special events.
SECTION 2 – CONSENT
When you provide us with personal information to receive property updates, complete a home search, opt-in for more information regarding homes for sale, home evaluations, real estate information, verify your credit card for digital training products, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only. If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason (i.e. newsletter subscription and marketing messages), we will ask you directly for your expressed consent and provide you with an opportunity to withdraw your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time by clicking on an “unsubscribe” link which is offered at the bottom of every email we send. You may also withdraw your consent anytime, by contacting us at ryan@uptrendestates.com/ kerolyn@uptrendestates.com or calling us at Ryan: 504-232-5179 - Kerolyn: 504-982-8209.
SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service. IMPORTANT: We do not sell, rent or otherwise disclose your personal information to any third parties, including but not limited to advertisers, strategic partners or vendors. Again, we take your privacy very seriously.
SECTION 4 – DATA STORAGE
Our shopping cart solution for digital products and trainings is PayPal/Stripe & our email service provider is AWeber. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored through databases on AWeber, Facebook, podio, and Godaddy’s hosting company. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall and we’re using the https secure protocol. Payment-For digital products/trainings: All transactions occur on PayPal’s secure checkout screen which is on their own servers or Stripe which is also secured on their own servers. NOTE: At no point during the transaction does Uptrend Estates, Inc. take custody or store your credit card information. This is process is monitored and managed by PayPal/Stripe, and you can read their terms of service, privacy policy and PCI Compliance information by visiting their site at: https://www.paypal.com/ga/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full
SECTION 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions. For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located. As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act. Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service. Links: When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
SECTION 6 – SECURITY
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.
SECTION 7 – COOKIES
Uptrend Estate, Inc. utilizes cookies to create a more customized experience for our users and customers. For example, we use tracking pixels (i.e. Google Analytics, Facebook pixels, youtube pixels, twitter pixels, & other social media pixels) to aid in measuring and tracking where our website traffic is coming from and to track the performance of our site. Finally, we use re-marketing pixels from Facebook and Google to aid in customized, targeted followup advertising.
SECTION 8 – AGE OF CONSENT
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
SECTION 9 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at Uptrend Estates Inc. ryan@uptrendestates.com 504-232-5179 New Orleans, La 70122
