Privacy Policy
Welcome to TopekaRents.com (the "Website").
We understand that privacy online is important to users of our Website, especially when conducting business. This statement governs our privacy policies with respect to those users of the Website ("Registered Visitors") who visit without transacting business and Registered Visitors who register to transact business on the Website and make use of the various services offered by TopekaRents.com (collectively, "Services" and "Authorized Customers").
"Personally Identifiable Information" refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, and credit card information. Personally Identifiable Information does not include information that is collected anonymously (that is, without identification of the individual user) or demographic information not connected to an identified individual.
What Personally Identifiable Information is collected?
We may collect basic user profile information from all of our Registered Visitors. We collect the following additional information from our Authorized Customers: the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of Authorized Customers, and the nature of the property that the Authorized Customer intends to rent out.
What organizations are collecting the information?
In addition to our direct collection of information, our third party credit card service vendor may collect this information from our Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers. We do not control how these third parties use such information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal information provided to them from Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers. Some of these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the information given to them.
How does the Website use Personally Identifiable Information?
We use Personally Identifiable Information to customize the Website, to make appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill renting requests on the Website. We may email Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers about research or purchase and selling opportunities on the Website or information related to the subject matter of the Website. We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to contact Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers in response to specific inquiries, or to provide requested information.
With whom may the information may be shared?
Personally Identifiable Information about Authorized Customers is not shared with our affiliated agencies and third party vendors, unless disclosed by the Authorized Customer themselves.
How is Personally Identifiable Information stored?
Personally Identifiable Information collected by TopekaRents.com is securely stored and is not accessible to third parties or employees of TopekaRents.com except for use as indicated above.
What choices are available to Registered Visitors regarding collection, use and distribution of the information?
Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers may opt out of receiving unsolicited information from or being contacted by us and/or our vendors and affiliated agencies by responding to emails as instructed, or by contacting us at RentMe@TopekaRents.com.
Are Cookies Used on the Website?
Cookies are used for a variety of reasons. We use Cookies to obtain information about the preferences of our Registered Visitors and the services they select. We also use Cookies for security purposes to protect our Authorized Customers. For example, if an Authorized Customer is logged on and the site is unused for more than one hour, we will automatically log the Authorized Customer off.
How does TopekaRents.com use login information?
TopekaRents.com uses login information, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze trends, administer the Website, track a user's movement and use, and gather broad demographic information.
What partners or service providers have access to Personally Identifiable Information from Registered Visitors and/or Authorized Customers on the Website?
TopekaRents.com does not grant access to Personally Identifiable Information to any third party vendor or affiliate.
Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to comply with law: We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply with a court order or subpoena or a request from a law enforcement agency to release information. We will also disclose Personally Identifiable Information when reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers.
How does the Website keep Personally Identifiable Information secure?
All of our employees are familiar with our security policy and practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers is only accessible to a limited number of qualified employees who are given a password in order to gain access to the information. We audit our security systems and processes on a regular basis. While we take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place and we will not be liable to Registered Visitors or Authorized Customers for any such occurrences.
Can a Visitor delete or deactivate Personally Identifiable Information collected by the Website?
We provide Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers with a mechanism to delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable Information from the Website's database by contacting RentMe@TopekaRents.com. However, because of backups and records of deletions, it may be impossible to delete a Visitor's entry without retaining some residual information. An individual who requests to have Personally Identifiable Information deactivated will have this information functionally deleted, and we will not sell, transfer, or use Personally Identifiable Information relating to that individual in any way moving forward.
What happens if the Privacy Policy Changes?
We will let our Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers know about changes to our privacy policy by posting such changes on the Website. However, if we are changing our privacy policy in a manner that might cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information that a Visitor or Authorized Customer has previously requested not be disclosed, we will contact such Visitor or Authorized Customer to allow such Visitor or Authorized Customer to prevent such disclosure.
PLEASE NOTE:
This Website is not directed at children. Registered Visitors and Authorized Customers are required to be eighteen years or older.
Links:
This Website contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another website not controlled by TopekaRents.com. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.
Effective 3/01/2011.
