Privacy Policy
**Privacy Policy: Payments Received Text Message Notifications**
**Effective Date:** June 20, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how The Greater Erie Board of REALTORS ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information related to text message notifications regarding payments received. By opting in to receive text messages from us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
**1. Information We Collect**
When you opt-in to receive text message notifications for payments received, we may collect the following types of information:
* **Contact Information:** Your mobile phone number.
* **Transaction Information:** Details related to the payment received, such as the amount, date, and a transaction identifier. We do not collect full payment card details or bank account numbers via text message.
* **Opt-in Information:** The date and time you opted in, and the method of opt-in.
* **Communication Data:** Records of your text message interactions with us, including messages sent and received.
**2. How We Use Your Information**
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
* **To Send Payment Notifications:** To inform you via text message when a payment has been successfully received.
* **Customer Service:** To respond to your inquiries or provide support related to payment notifications.
* **Improvement of Services:** To analyze and improve the effectiveness of our text messaging service.
* **Compliance:** To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and conditions.
**3. How We Share Your Information**
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:
* **Service Providers:** Third-party vendors and service providers who assist us in operating our text messaging service (e.g., SMS gateway providers). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
* **Legal Requirements:** If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency request).
* **Business Transfers:** In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.
**4. Your Choices and Opt-Out**
You can opt-out of receiving text message notifications at any time by replying "STOP" to any message you receive from us. You may also contact us at billing@greatererieboardofrealtors.com or 8144597073 to opt-out.
**5. Data Security**
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
**6. Data Retention**
We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide you with the text messaging service, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
**7. Children's Privacy**
Our text messaging service is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.
**8. Changes to This Privacy Policy**
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. Your continued use of the text messaging service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
**9. Contact Us**
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our text messaging practices, please contact us:
Greater Erie Board of REALTORS
2166 West 8th St Erie, PA 16505
billing@greatererieboardofrealtors.com
8144597073
www.realestateerie.com