Introduction
Welcome to income-partners.net. We, at Income Partners, are committed to maintaining the privacy and protection of your personal information. As part of the Keller Williams Community Partners network, we understand the importance of trust and transparency in all our relationships, especially concerning your data. This Privacy Policy is designed to clearly explain how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you interact with our website and services. It also outlines your rights regarding your personal data and how you can access and manage it.
This policy applies to all information collected through income-partners.net and through other interactions you may have with us. By using our website and services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, as well as our Terms of Use, including the provisions for dispute resolution, arbitration, limitations on damages, and governing law. We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand our practices.
This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed towards children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please contact our support team at [email protected].
1. Collection and Use of Your Personal Information
We collect personal information from you only when you voluntarily provide it to us. This typically occurs when you seek to access information or services, including:
(A) Requesting details about our partnership programs within the Keller Williams Community Partners network.
(B) Contacting us with inquiries or requests.
(C) Submitting your information to be forwarded to our affiliates or partners within the Keller Williams network.
Please be aware that our website does not fully support “do not track” requests. While we respect your preferences regarding data collection, certain functionalities of our website may require the collection of information to operate effectively. However, we ensure that when you use our website, no other external parties can collect personally identifiable information about your online activities across different websites. Your browser settings provide you with control over your tracking preferences within our site. A “do not track” signal from your browser will not automatically disable necessary tracking activities (such as functional cookies) within our website.
We collect the following types of personal information:
- Contact Information: This includes your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number.
We utilize this information for the following purposes:
- To deliver the product or service information you have requested, particularly concerning opportunities within Keller Williams Community Partners.
- To effectively respond to your customer service inquiries and support needs.
- To manage and administer your account, if applicable.
- To send you newsletters or updates, if you have subscribed to them.
- To send you marketing communications about our services and partnership opportunities within the Keller Williams ecosystem.
- To continuously improve our website’s functionality, user experience, and marketing strategies to better serve our community partners.
- To conduct research and analysis to understand user behavior and improve our offerings for Keller Williams Community Partners.
- To display content that is tailored to your interests and preferences, enhancing your experience on our site and providing relevant information about Keller Williams Community Partners.
We may share this information with our technology vendor to enhance our service delivery and to aid in their development of new products, features, and technologies. These advancements are aimed at benefiting our users, our vendor, and other clients of our vendor. For instance, our vendor might use collected data to train AI models and improve their services or those offered by third parties, which ultimately could enhance the tools and resources available to Keller Williams Community Partners.
Critically, your data will not be sold or shared with third parties for their independent promotional or marketing purposes.
By clicking the “Submit” button on our forms, you expressly consent to having your information shared with us and our vendor. You also agree to allow us to contact you at the phone number you provided. This contact may include the use of live, recorded, artificial, or AI-generated voice calls, mobile phone communications (including automated dialing, SMS/MMS text messages, or pre-recorded messaging), and/or email. This consent applies even if your telephone number is registered on a corporate, state, or the National Do Not Call Registry. You are also agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, you represent that you are authorized to give this consent for voice and text communications to the phone number you provided. To opt out of voice calls, simply inform the operator that you wish to cease receiving voice calls. To opt out of text messages, reply “Stop”. For text message opt-out requests, please only use the term “Stop”.
Special Notice to California Residents
If you are a California resident, you are afforded additional rights under California law, in addition to those already outlined in this Privacy Policy:
-
We are committed to fully complying with applicable California law and will not share your personal information to the extent prohibited by such law or without your prior consent where required by California law.
-
You have the right to request information from us about how we share certain categories of your information with third parties for their direct marketing efforts. California law allows you to request the following details at a designated address:
- Categories of information we disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year.
- The names and addresses of all third parties that received this information.
- If the nature of a third party’s business is not apparent from their name, examples of the products or services they market.
The Rights of Users
To align with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), we recognize and uphold the following rights for our users. Terms defined in the CCPA carry the same meaning within this Notice.
As a user, you can exercise the following rights regarding your Data that we process:
- Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time if you have previously given consent to the processing of your Personal Data.
- Right to Object to Processing: You can object to the processing of your Data if the processing is based on legal grounds other than consent. More details on this are provided below.
- Right to Access Data: You have the right to know if your Data is being processed, to obtain details about the processing, and to receive a copy of the Data being processed.
- Right to Verify and Rectify: You have the right to verify the accuracy of your Data and request its correction or updating.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Under certain circumstances, you can restrict the processing of your Data. In such cases, we will only store your Data and not process it further.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the deletion of your Data from our records.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transferred to another controller without hindrance, provided that the processing is automated and based on your consent, a contract, or pre-contractual obligations.
- Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to file a complaint with a competent data protection authority.
Details about the Right to Object to Processing
If your Personal Data is processed for the public interest, in the exercise of official authority vested in us, or for our legitimate interests, you may object to this processing by providing a justification related to your particular situation.
However, if your Personal Data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object to this processing at any time without needing to provide any justification. You can determine if we are processing Personal Data for direct marketing by reviewing the relevant sections of this document.
How to Exercise These Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in this document. Requests can be made free of charge and will be addressed as promptly as possible, and always within one month.
We may provide information in a standardized format that is not specific to you. The designated email address for rights requests is [email protected].
Consent to Receiving Emails, Auto-Dialing & Auto-Texting
By registering on income-partners.net, you are granting permission to us, our vendor, and our professional real estate clients and advertisers, including those within the Keller Williams Community Partners network, to contact you via text message, email, or telephone. Contact may be made using the email address and/or telephone number you provided during registration. Such communications may occasionally include attempts to contact you using auto-dialing, pre-recorded or artificial voice, or auto-texting technology.
You can opt out of these communications by unsubscribing from any email communication or by replying “STOP” to any of our text messages. We and our advertisers do not charge any fees for receiving text messages, but standard messaging and data rates from your mobile service provider may apply for sending and/or receiving text messages, as well as for airtime and other applicable charges.
Information Sharing
We may share your personal information with our vendor and other businesses affiliated with income-partners.net, as described in this Privacy Statement. This includes sharing information with our vendor and subcontractors who support our services, such as providing customer service. These entities are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.
We may also disclose your personal information under the following circumstances:
- Legal Compliance: As required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process.
- Protection of Rights and Safety: When we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, ensure your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a request from a government entity.
- With Your Consent: To any other third party with your explicit prior consent to do so.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. For example, cookies help us remember your preferences and profile information. They are also used to collect general usage and statistical data that does not identify you personally.
We may engage third-party companies to place cookies on your computer to gather non-personally identifiable information. This information is compiled in aggregate form and helps us understand visitor traffic to our site.
Links to Other Web Sites
Our website contains links to other websites whose privacy practices may differ from ours. If you submit personal information to any of these sites, your information will be governed by their respective privacy policies. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy statement of any website you visit.
Security
The security of your personal information is of utmost importance to us. We implement generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and after receipt. However, it is important to acknowledge that no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have any questions about the security of our website, please contact our website and advertising provider at [email protected].
Additional Policy Information
Our website may include widgets, which are interactive mini-programs provided by other companies to offer specific services (e.g., displaying news feeds, social media opinions, etc.). These widgets may collect personal information, such as your email address. Cookies may also be set by widgets to ensure proper functionality. Information collected by a widget is governed by the privacy policy of the company that created it.
Our website may also host publicly accessible blogs, social media features, or community forums, such as links to Facebook, Twitter, or Google Plus. Please be aware that any information you provide in these public areas may be accessed, collected, and used by others.
Visiting our Websites From Outside the United States
This Privacy Policy is primarily intended to address the collection of information from residents of the United States on our websites. If you are visiting our website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where our servers and central database are located. Data protection laws and other relevant laws in the United States might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using our services, you acknowledge and agree that your information may be transferred to our facilities and to third parties with whom we share it, as described in this Privacy Policy.
No Rights of Third Parties
This Privacy Policy does not establish rights enforceable by third parties, nor does it require the disclosure of any personal information related to users of our websites.
Notification of Privacy Policy Statement Changes
We may periodically update this privacy statement to reflect changes in our information practices or in relevant privacy regulations. If we make material changes, we will notify you either by email (to the email address specified in your account) or by posting a notice on this Site before the changes take effect. We encourage you to regularly review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
This Privacy Policy was last revised on September 29, 2023. We reserve the right to modify or amend this policy at any time by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website.
