Privacy Policy
We recognize the importance of protecting the personal information you provide at Web sites owned and/or controlled by the MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (MAR). We maintain the following privacy policy:
1. We gather the following types of information needed to process your transactions, fulfill your requests, and maintain our membership records:
- Contact information you provide (for example, your personal and business addresses, phone and fax numbers, firm affiliations and titles).
- Tracking information which our Web server automatically recognizes each time you visit one of our sites or communicate with us by email (for example, your domain name, your email address, and what pages you visit); and
- Information you volunteer, via applications or surveys (for example, education, designations, specialties, affiliations with other real estate organizations and general demographic data).
2. We use this information to:
- Improve and customize the content and layout of our sites and other communications tools both online and in print.
- Notify you of updates to our sites.
- Notify you of relevant products and services.
- Notify you of upcoming events and programs.
- Compile specialty directories about which you will be made aware.
- Track usage of our sites.
- Assist our local REALTOR® associations and affiliated Institutes, Societies and Councils in membership tracking and for their use for purposes similar to those listed above.
3. Email contact information. MAR does not share, sell or trade email addresses. MAR may use your email address to directly send you information and may provide you with online informational or marketing messages that have been approved by MAR together with other communications sent to you.
4. Other forms of contact information. Forms of contact information other than email address (e.g. street address) may be listed in membership directories or committee rosters. MAR will not share, sell or otherwise provide this contact information about you except for the following purposes:
- Partners in our REALTOR Benefits® Program for the limited purpose of notifying you of MAR-approved promotions.
- Other vendors for the limited purpose of contacting targeted groups of members, through marketing vehicles approved by MAR.
- When required by law or valid legal process, or to protect the personal safety of our members or the public.
5. Credit information that you and credit authorizers provide when you make payments by credit card or electronic check for dues or other services via the REALTOR® Electronic Commerce Network (“E-Commerce Network”) will only be used to process the transactions you request. This information will be provided to and maintained by reputable credit reporting databases, but will never be sold, shared or provided to other third parties.
6. We maintain security procedures and standards which we believe are as safe as today’s technology permits. We test these procedures and modify them regularly as new technologies become feasible.
7. We utilize a strict Opt-Out policy for sending online notifications regarding services, products and programs. You may adjust your Communication Preferences at any time by contacting MAR or clicking here.
8. You may edit your personal contact information directly in the IMS system or by contacting your local REALTOR® association.