This is a privacy policy for HSW Realtly, Inc.. Our homepage on the Web is located at http://www.HomeSearchWizard.com. The full text of our privacy policy is available on the Web at http://www.HomeSearchWizard.com/information/privpolicy.lasso This policy does not tell users where they can go to exercise their opt-in or opt-out options.
We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:
HSW Realty, Inc. 1506 South Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA
You may contact us by e-mail at HSW_Privacy_Policy@fward.com. You may call us at 734-665-9477.
We have the following privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms. If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, they can help you resolve your concern.
This policy is valid for 90 days from the time that it is loaded by a client.
P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 3 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained separately.
We collect the following information:
This data will be used for the following purposes:
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Visitor information is primarily used to analyze the use of the site by anonymous visitors and retain home search preferences for the convenience of the visitor. Visitor information is retained for up to 30 to 90 days after the last visit. We set a "Customer Preferences" session cookie to store a randomly generated id to keep track of the state of the site while the visitor is using the site. This cookie expires 30 minutes from the last time a page is accessed by the visitor. We also set a "Customer ID" cookie to store a randomly generated id to identify stored visitor search preferences and the agent assigned to the visitor. This cookie expires 60 days after the last visit to the site. Stored information from visitors with expired "ID" cookies is generally purged from our database quarterly.
At the user's option, we will collect the following data:
This data will be used for the following purposes:
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Visitor information is a unique user name and email address entered by the user at registration. This information allows users access to some of the advanced features of the site including the feature to save the users "Window Shopping" Cart (sm). Information is stored on a database record with the user name as the unique identifier.
At the user's option, we will collect the following data:
This data will be used for the following purposes:
Transaction Management Information
The user must opt-in to this usage.This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Client information is entered once and used several times to efficiently manage the client's transaction. With client's permission, this information is available as needed to members of the client's transaction management team.
Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.
Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
The compact policy which corresponds to this policy is:
CP="ALL DSP TAIa PSAa PSDa IVAi IVDi CONi OTPi OUR BUS PHY ONL UNI COM NAV INT DEM"
The following table explains the meaning of each field in the compact policy.
| Field | Meaning |
| CP= | This is the compact policy header; it indicates that what follows is a P3P compact policy. |
| ALL | Access to all collected information is available. |
| DSP | The policy contains at least one dispute-resolution mechanism. |
| TAIa | The data is used for tailoring the site. |
| PSAa | The data is used for pseudononymous analysis. |
| PSDa | The data is used for pseudononymous decision-making. |
| IVAi | The data is used for analysis, including knowledge of the visitor's identity, if the user selects it. |
| IVDi | The data is used for decision-making, including knowledge of the visitor's identity, if the user selects it. |
| CONi | The data is used for contacting the user, if the user selects it. |
| OTPi | The data is used for other purposes, if the user selects it. |
| OUR | The data is given to ourselves and our agents. |
| BUS | Our business practices specify how long the data will be kept. |
| PHY | Physical contact information is collected. |
| ONL | Online contact information is collected. |
| UNI | Unique identifiers are collected. |
| COM | Computer information is collected. |
| NAV | Navigation and clickstream data is collected. |
| INT | Interactive data is collected. |
| DEM | Demographic and socioeconomic data is collected. |
The compact policy is sent by the Web server along with the cookies it describes. For more information, see the P3P deployment guide at http://www.w3.org/TR/p3pdeployment.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.
Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.
Satisfactory policy: this compact policy is considered satisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and Accept All Cookies settings.