Privacy Policy

Vacant Properties Tracking and Management (VPTM) recognizes the importance of maintaining the privacy of your personal information when you access or use our web site www.myvptm.org. If you have objections to the Privacy Policy, you should not access or use this Site. This Privacy Policy does not govern privacy practices associated with accessing VPTM’ products through this web site. Those sites are governed by the VPTM Governing Documents (Terms and Conditions, Membership Rules and VPTM Procedures Manual).

Information Collected by Us

When www.myvptm.org is accessed, we may automatically collect non-personal information about the visitor to the site. This information may include the name of the domain and host from which you access the internet; the type of Web browser that visitors use, the type of operating system in use, IP addresses, and the number and frequency of visitors who visit various pages of our site. VPTM gathers information that you submit on any VPTM registration forms, surveys, questionnaires or other online forms. VPTM gathers information about your use of the Services during such use, and you understand that you are not anonymous to us. VPTM may also gather new information or update information from other sources including, for example, verifying and updating your address using third party services, using various methods to update your credit card expiration date or collecting information from our business partners.

We use this information as anonymous aggregate data to determine the number of visitors to our site and to help us make the site more useful. We do not use it to track or record information about individuals. We do not sell this information to third parties.

We do not use persistent “cookies” or tracking mechanisms that collect personally identifying information on our site.

Information provided by you

You can engage in many activities without providing any personal information. There are other activities, such as filling out a subscription application, service level agreement or sending us an e-mail or message that may require you to provide certain personal or financial information about yourself or your company by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities.

We may use this information to answer your questions, to provide services, newsletters, and other information that you may request or register for through our Web site, to protect the security and integrity of our site or for internal business purposes.

If you registered for services through VPTM on-line, we will ask you to provide certain information about yourself, such as name, mailing and billing information, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, company name and job title. Whether or not you provide such information is completely your own choice. If you choose not to provide the information we request, you may be unable to register on-line. We use the personally identifiable information you provide for registration purposes only. We do not share any of your personally identifiable information with other entities, with the exception of credit card validation. We will send you confirmation of your on-line registration once we have processed it.

Only registered VPTM members can access VPTM products and other restricted sites through using a unique user name and password. We recommend that you do not divulge this information to anyone. In addition, all information provided through these restricted sites resides on a secure server that only selected VPTM personnel and contractors have access to via a password.

We may transfer or otherwise disclose personally identifiable information:

In response to judicial process

To protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud, claims, or other liability

To provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on a matter related to public safety, or

If required to do so by law.

We do not sell any personally identifiable information that you may enter on www.myvptm.org and do not sell or disclose any such information to third parties for marketing purposes.

Other Web Site/Linked Third Parties

Our Web site may contain links to third party Web sites. Our privacy policy does not apply to these linked sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any of the linked sites. You should review the posted privacy statements on any Web site you visit.

Security

We use sophisticated encryption and authentication tools to protect the security of your personal information that you share with us. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to or from our web site, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we use commercially reasonable efforts to protect its security on our systems.

Email Opt-Out

Subscribers who no longer wish to receive our newsletter, announcements or promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications at any time using the following procedure. To unsubscribe from the email list please reply to the original email you received from VPTM with “unsubscribe” on the Subject: line. We will process your unsubscribe as soon as possible. Please be aware that in some circumstances you may receive a few more messages until the unsubscribe request is processed.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to revise or change this policy in the future, and will provide notice of material changes on the home page of this Site.

Data Terms of Use

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Vacant Properties Tracking and Management  (“VPTM”) voluntarily provides the data on this website as a service to the public.  VPTM makes no warranty, representation, or guaranty as to the content, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any of the data provided at this website.  VPTM makes this data available on an “as is” basis and explicitly disclaims any representations and warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  VPTM shall assume no liability for: 1. any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the data provided at this website regardless how caused; or, 2. any decision made or action taken or not taken by anyone using or relying upon data provided at this website.  VPTM assumes no liability for any virus or other damage to any computer that might occur during or as a result of accessing this website or the data provided herein.

— USE OF DATA

VPTM may require a user of this data to terminate any and all display, distribution or other use of any or all of the data provided at this website for any reason including, without limitation, violation of these Terms of Use or other terms as defined by VPTM agencies or departments contributing data to this website.

Any user of this website providing any software application, or other secondary or derivative application using data supplied at this website shall do the following:

Include the following disclaimer at the site where the software application, or other secondary or derivative application can be accessed or downloaded:

“This site provides applications using data that has been modified for use from its original source, www.MyVPTM.org, the official website of  VPTM .  The VPTM makes no claims as to the content, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any of the data provided at this site.  The data provided at this site is subject to change at any time.  It is understood that the data provided at this site is being used at one’s own risk.”

Comply with any additional Terms of Use set forth by VPTM agency or department providing data used by the software application, or other secondary or derivative application, including, without limitation, requirements to include additional citations or disclaimers at the site where the application can be accessed or downloaded.      

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

VPTM reserves the right to discontinue availability of content on this website at any time and for any reason.  VPTM reserves the right to claim or seek to protect any patent, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights in any of the information, images, software, or processes displayed or used at this website.  If VPTM claims or seeks to protect any intellectual property rights in any of the information, images, software, or processes displayed or used at this website, then this website will so indicate on the webpage on or from which such information, images, software, or processes are accessed.  These Terms of Use do not grant anyone any title or right to any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights that VPTM may have in any of the information, images, software, or processes displayed or used at this website.

INDEMNITY

To the fullest extent permitted by law, any user of the data provided at this website shall indemnify and hold harmless VPTM from any claim, loss, damage, injury, or liability of any kind (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, court costs, attorney’s fees and costs of investigation), that arises directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from that user’s use of this data, including any secondary or derivative use of the information provided herein.  Every user of this data also specifically acknowledges and agrees to have an immediate and independent obligation to defend the VPTM from any claim that may fall within this indemnification provision, even if the allegations are or may be groundless, false or fraudulent, which obligation arises at the time such claim is tendered to the user by VPTM and continues at all times thereafter.

REPORTING ERRORS OR OTHER PROBLEMS ON THIS SITE

Users of this website should report any error or problems they encounter while using this website or accessing the data provided herein.