Privacy Policies

We promise to protect the personal information given to us by visitors to our website and information included on our mail lists. Any information that you give will be held with the utmost care, and will not be used in any way to which you have not already consented.

COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION
Much of the general information on our web site can be accessed without needing to register or log in – and we therefore collect no information about you whatsoever when you are accessing these general areas of our web site.

When you submit your preferred property search information in any of our forms, we will contact you via mail, e-mail, fax or phone with specific details about properties that meet your property search criteria.

VOLUNTARY MAIL LIST
If you choose to added to our mailing list you will receive periodic postal mail and/or e-mail alerts about properties that match your search criteria or news about our organization. See the Data Quality and Access section for more information on amending personal information on our mail lists.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
We do not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease personal information collected on our website or included on our mail/e-mail lists to any third party. When we employ subcontractors that may have access to personal information, they are bound by a confidentiality agreement to ensure that they exercise the same level of care when handling your personal information as we do.

DATA SECURITY
We take precautions to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

DATA QUALITY AND ACCESS
Should you wish to correct, amend or delete, as appropriate, any such information that is incomplete or inaccurate, or be removed from our mail list, please contact us at whellams@orcas-island.com.

ENFORCEMENT
If for any reason you believe that these privacy principles have not been adhered to, please notify us by e-mail and we will endeavor to review and correct the problem promptly. Please use the words “Privacy Policy” in the Subject line.

EXTERNAL LINKS:
This website provides links to various websites that we do not control. When you click on one of these links, you will be transferred out of our website and connected to the website of the organization or company that you selected. Even if an affiliation exists between our website and a third party website, we exercise no control over linked sites. Each of these linked sites maintains its own independent privacy and data collection practices and procedures. If you visit a website that is linked to our site, you should consult that site’s privacy policy before providing any personal information.

TERMS AND MODIFICATIONS TO PRIVACY POLICY:
By using this website, you signify your agreement to the terms of our privacy policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not disclose any personal information through this site. This privacy policy may be modified at any time at our discretion and modifications are effective upon being posted on this site. You are responsible for reviewing this privacy policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes to it.