PRIVACY POLICY

Effective January 31, 2010

Our Commitment To Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.

The Information We Collect:

This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the HomeInspectorInc.com website. On some pages, you can order services, make requests, and register to receive materials. The types of personal information collected at these pages are:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • (etc.)

How We Use Information:

We use the information you provide when placing an order to prepare the inspection report template. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.

We use the information you provide about someone else when placing an order to prepare the inspection report template. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.

Information that appears on the inspection report template will be transferred to the final inspection report and could include some or all of the following:

  • Buyer’s Name, Mailing Address, Email Address, Phone Number
  • Buyer’s Realtor Name, Mailing Address, Email Address, Phone Number
  • Owner’s Name, Mailing Address, Email Address, Phone Number
  • Owner’s Realtor Name, Mailing Address, Email Address, Phone Number
  • Additional Email Addresses as requested by the Paying Client
  • Title Company’s Name, Escrow Officer’s Name and Escrow Number
  • Typed Authorization Signature
  • Process Instructions
  • Inspected Property Address

Unless otherwise instructed, a copy of the inspection report and all information contained therein will be delivered to each of the respective parties listed on the order form with the exception of the Title Company. Where billing is required, the Title Company will receive an invoice that lists the Paying Client’s name, the inspected property address, escrow number and fee.

We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.

We do not retain client email addresses for the purpose of solicitation or communication not related to the inspection report.

We may use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website and to share with advertisers. For example, we may tell an advertiser that X number of individuals visited a certain area on our website, or that Y number of men and Z number of women filled out our registration form, but we would not disclose anything that could be used to identify those individuals.

Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.

Our Commitment To Data Security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Our Commitment To Children’s Privacy:

Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.

How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information

You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by contacting us at our corporate office. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information.

How To Contact Us

Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please call us at (209) 795-1400 or send us an email at HomeInspectorinc@aol.com.