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WE RESPECT YOUR RIGHT TO
PRIVACY
Urbandale is committed to keeping your personal
information private. Any information that we collect will
be used for the sole purpose of assessing your housing needs.
We are dedicated to providing you with superior service while
protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information.
As an Urbandale customer, you may be asked to provide us with
personal information relating to the lease or purchase of
a property or for the ensuing delivery of services such as
repairs and maintenance, deficiencies, etc. You may also be
providing us with information regarding your financial and
employment status in order to facilitate a rental application
or property sale.
We ask for your personal information so that
we may:
· Respond to your requests for product information.
· Complete business transactions with you and
provide appropriate levels of service following the completion
of a transaction such as a suite rental, lease or sale.
· Share personal information that we collect with
other service providers, such as utilities, banking institutions
and credit agencies, as well as trades and contractors, etc.
who perform various functions to assist in our delivery of
service to you.
· Provide personal information if necessary to
third parties for legal or regulatory purposes or to the owners
of properties we are providing management services to.
· From time to time, provide personal information
to a third party in order to conduct customer satisfaction
surveys.
· Use personal information at an aggregate level
to improve the quality and efficiency of our products and
services and to enhance our marketing efforts.
· Share your personal information within the
Urbandale group of companies to cross promote products and
services which we believe will be of interest to you.
Other than as set forth above, Urbandale will
not otherwise use or disclose any of your personal information
except to the extent reasonably necessary to: (i) process
your information and to correct technical problems and malfunctions
in the Web site or the computer systems supporting the Web
site; (ii) protect the security and integrity of the Web site;
(iii) protect the rights and property of Urbandale and others;
(iv) take precautions against liability; (v) respond to claims
that your information violates the rights and interests of
third-parties; (vi) respond to judicial or administrative
process or otherwise comply with applicable law; and (vii)
to assist law enforcement agencies in connection with investigations
or matters related to public safety. We prohibit the sale
or transfer of your personal information with third parties
for any other purposes than those identified, without your
consent, unless it is required by law. When we collect personal
information from you we will make you aware of the purpose(s)
for collecting, using or disclosing the information and obtain
your consent in an appropriate fashion consistent with the
sensitivity of the information. If you wish to withdraw your
consent for one or more purposes, please notify the Urbandale
customer service office. Please note that this may limit our
ability or prevent us from providing you with the products
or services you desire. We will rely on you to keep us informed
of any changes in your personal information. If you believe
that the personal information that we hold is incorrect, please
contact the Urbandale customer service office serving you
to request a correction or to view your file. Appropriate
measures are in place to protect the privacy of your personal
information against loss, misuse or unauthorized access. Our
staff members are sensitive to the nature of the Urbandale
does NOT collect individually identifiable data from our web
site, other than information that you choose to provide via
an electronic mail message. Even when you choose to give us
this information, it is kept confidential. Like most web sites,
we do use log files. When guests visit the Urbandale web site,
we collect some basic information regarding the use of our
site. Information collected includes the amount of traffic
visiting the site, which pages are visited and for how long.
This information does not identify individual users. It is
used only at an aggregate level to help us understand trends
and patterns and to improve the quality of our site for your
use and enjoyment. Third Party Website Links The Urbandale
web site contains links to other web sites Urbandale is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these
web sites. Furthermore, a link to another web site does not
mean that Urbandale endorses, controls or accepts any responsibility
for the content, or the use, of said web site.
We may also be using personal information collected
prior to and after January 1, 2004 for purpose described above
to advise our customers of new and existing services and benefits
that the Urbandale Group of Companies may offer. We understand,
however, that you may prefer not to learn more about our valuable
services and products. If you no longer wish to receive electronic
communications from us regarding our products and serivces,
please advise us of your wishes via the link below:

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