Privacy Policy

Notice of Privacy Practices

Your privacy is important to us and we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your information.

It is important that you read this privacy notice together with any other privacy notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing your personal data so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data.

Data Controller: Shepherd Team is the data controller and responsible for your personal data and may be contacted by email at rickandcindy@mikethomasrealtor.com

Why are we collecting your data? We collect personal data to provide appropriate service to you and to comply with the law. In legal terms this is called ‘consent.’ When it is required, we may also ask you for your consent to process your data. We do not share your information with others except as described in this notice.

The categories of information that we may collect, hold and share include: Personal information (such as name, telephone number, address, email address, saved property searches, and your public IP address). We also may record the pages you browse on our website.

Storing your data: We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. We hold your data for varying lengths of time depending on the type of information in question but in doing so we always comply with all data protection legislation.

Security of your data: We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, altered, disclosed, used or accessed in an unauthorized way. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees who need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions.

We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and the appropriate legal entities where we are legally required to do so.

Who do we share your information with? We will not share your information with third parties without your consent unless the law requires us to do so or as noted in your signed Waiver of Confidentiality and Liability.

Requesting access to your personal data: Under data protection legislation, you have the right to request access to information about you that we hold. To make a request for your personal information contact rickandcindy@mikethomasrealtor.com. You also have the right to:

  • object to processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress
  • prevent processing for the purpose of direct marketing
  • object to decisions being taken by automated means
  • in certain circumstances, have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed; and
  • claim compensation for damages caused by a breach of the data protection regulations.

For further information on how your information is used, how we maintain the security of your information, and your rights to access information we hold on you please contact rickandcindy@mikethomasrealtor.com.

If you have a concern about the way we are collecting or using your personal data, please raise your concern with us as soon as possible.

Contact: If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact: rickandcindy@mikethomasrealtor.com. You may also contact us using the contact form on our web site.