Universalmls has established this privacy policy to explain to you how your information is protected, collected and used, which may be updated by universalmls from time to time. Universalmls will provide notice of materially significant changes to this privacy policy by posting notice on the universalmls site.

1. Protecting your privacy
• We don't run banner ads, pop ups, pop unders, or any other kind of commercial ads.
• We don't employ tracking devices for marketing purposes ("cookies", "web beacons," single-pixel gifs).
• We don't send you unsolicited communications for marketing purposes.
• Account information is password-protected. Keep your password safe.
• Forums use basic webserver authentication. Close your browser to log out.
• UniversalMLS does not knowingly collect any information from persons under the age of 13. If universalmls learns that a posting is by a person under the age of 13, universalmls will remove that post.
• Universalmls, or people who post on universalmls, may provide links to third party websites, which may have different privacy practices. We are not responsible for, nor have any control over, the privacy policies of those third party websites, and encourage all users to read the privacy policies of each and every website visited.
2. Data we collect
• We sometimes collect your email address, for purposes such as sending self-publishing and confirmation emails, authenticating user accounts, providing subscription email services, registering for forums, etc.
• Universalmls does not store credit card information. Credit card transactions are transmitted to a financial gateway, and we endeavor to protect the security of your payment information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.
• We may collect personal information if you provide it in feedback or comments, or if you contact us directly. Please do not post any personal information on universalmls's comments section that you expect to keep private.
• Our web logs collect standard web log entries for each page served, including your IP address, page URL, and timestamp. Web logs help us to diagnose problems with our server, to administer the universalmls site, and to otherwise provide our service to you.
3. Data we store
• All listings are stored in our database, even after "deletion," and may be archived elsewhere.
• Our web logs and other records are stored indefinitely.
4. Archiving and display of universalmls postings by search engines and other sites.
5. Circumstances in which universalmls may release information
• Universalmls may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.
• Universalmls may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our Terms of Use; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of universalmls, its users or the general public.
6. International Users
• By visiting our web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that due to the international dimension of universalmls we may use the data collected in the course of our relationship for the purposes identified in this policy or in our other communications with you, including the transmission of information outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, please understand that such data may be stored on servers located in the United States. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.

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