Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective January 1, 2020 for all users.
This Privacy Policy describes our policies on the collection, use, and disclosure of information about you in connection with your use of our services, including those offered through our websites, emails, and mobile applications (collectively, the "Service"). The terms "we", "us", and "LandlordRanking" refer to Landlordranking LLC., a California company. When you use the Service, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.
Information we collect and how we use it
We may collect and store information about you in connection with your use of the Service, including any information you transmit to or through the Service. We use that information to provide the Service’s functionality, fulfill your requests, improve the Service’s quality, engage in research and analysis relating to the Service, personalize your experience, track usage of the Service, provide customer support, message you, back up our systems, allow for disaster recovery, enhance the security of the Service, and comply with legal obligations.
Public Content: Your contributions to the Service are intended for public consumption and are therefore viewable by the public, including your photos, ratings, reviews. Your account profile is also intended for public consumption. When you opt in to become a verified member you also agree to use your real name (rather than nickname) as your account username.
Communications: When you sign up for an account or use certain features, you are opting to receive messages from other users and LandlordRanking. In between users communications must be initiated publicly, it means you can start private message communication with another user only if this user leaves review for your property, leaves comment on your review or your property of leaves a reply to your comment.
Cookies
We may use cookies, web beacons, tags, scripts, local shared objects such as HTML5 and similar technology ("Cookies") in connection with your use of the Service. Cookies may have unique identifiers, and reside, among other places, on your computer or mobile device, in emails we send to you, and on our web pages. Cookies may transmit information about you and your use of the Service, such as your browser type, search preferences, IP address and the date and time of your use. Cookies may be persistent or stored only during an individual session.
Controlling your personal data
Other users may be able to identify you, or associate you with your account, if you include personal information in the content you post publicly. You can reduce the risk of being personally identified by using the Service pseudonymously, though doing so could detract from the credibility of your contributions to the Service. Please also note that the messages you send or receive using the Service are only private to the extent that both you and the person you are communicating with keep them private. For example, if you send a message to another user, that user may choose to publicly post it. Also, we may access and disclose such messages in the course of investigations relating to use of the Service.
Data retention and account termination
You can close your account from the websites’s Account menu. We will remove all the information connected to your profile including all your account information, all your reviews and property ownership records, all your comments and messages.
Children
The Service is intended for general audiences and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, please contact us here. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without parental consent, we take steps to remove such information and terminate the child's account.
Security
We use various safeguards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Modifications to this privacy policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version of the Privacy Policy will govern our collection, use, and disclosure of information about you and will be located here. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on the Service prior to the effective date of the changes. By continuing to access or use the Service after those changes become effective, you acknowledge the revised Privacy Policy.
California residents: your California privacy rights
We do not disclose your personal information to third parties for the purpose of directly marketing their goods or services to you unless you first agree to such disclosure.
If you have any questions regarding this policy, or would like to change your preferences, you may contact us at the address listed on our website.