Privacy Policy (last updated: October 2021)

We are committed to transparency about your personal information. We ask for your consent when required, otherwise by using our Sites, you consent to the collection, use and sharing of your personal information subject to and consistent with applicable laws and other notices you may have received based on your relationship with us.

Linking to other sites

We may provide links to non-affiliated third-party sites, such as, home service providers or realestate professionals. If you follow links to sites not affiliated with or controlled by BuyItNext.com, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions, as they may be different from those of our Sites. BuyItNext.com does not guarantee and is not responsible for the privacy or security of these sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of their information.

Protecting your personal identity information

To protect personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with applicable federal and state laws. These measures may include device safeguards and secured files as well as oversight of our third-party service providers to ensure personal information remains confidential and secure. In the event of a data breach, we provide timely notification, in accordance with applicable laws.

We also recognize the importance of protecting privacy where children are involved. Our Sites and Mobile Apps are not directed to individuals under the age of 18, and we request that these individuals do not provide personal information through our Sites. We do not knowingly collect persona information from persons under 18.

Making sure personal information is accurate

Keeping your personal information accurate and up to date is very important. If your personal information is incomplete, inaccurate, or not current, please use the Sign In option on our Sites.

Personal information we collect

How do we collect personal information online?

We collect personal information about you through your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device using cookies and similar tracking technologies as well as personal information you provide when you visit or use our Sites, for example when you:

• Register for a new product or service, or request information about a product or service.
• Complete survey, questionnaire, or other promotion; or,
• Use notification services such as BuyItNext.com notifications to communicate with home service providers and real estate professionals.

We may use service providers and vendors to process personal information for business purposes on our behalf. Service providers and vendors are contractually obligated to comply with our policies to protect information we share with them, or they collect on our behalf.

The personal information we collect is limited to what is required to provide our products or services and to support legal and risk requirements. For additional information, please review the How do we use your personal information section of this Notice.

Types of personal information we collect online

The type of personal information we collect from and about you online will depend on how you interact with us and may include:

• Contact Information such as name, mailing address, email address, telephone, company name and mobile number(s),
• Access Authorization such as username, alias, and passcode and security questions and answers,
• Identifiers such as professional license number (or comparable) or other information that identifies you for ordinary business purposes,
• Information from your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device, such as
  • Unique device identifiers (for example Media Access Control (MAC) and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses)
  • Browser type, version, language, and display/screen settings
  • Information about how you use and interact with our Sites (for example page visited, links clicked)
  • Responses to advertisements on the Sites where we advertise
  • Log information such as your search and voice to text queries in the mobile app
  • Search engine referrals
  • Social media preference

The type of personal information we do not collect from and about you online

• Financial information including credit and income information,
• Identifiers  such as social security number, financial account number(s), driver's license number (or comparable).

How we use and share personal information

How do we use your personal information?

Personal information collected from and about you online described in this Notice may be used for many purposes such as:

• Delivering products and services to you by verifying your identity (for example when you access your account information); processing requests for products or services such as receiving BuyItNext.com notification for connecting with service providers, such as last selling agents or current owners when they are getting ready to sell; finding off-market advisors, and other specialized location-based home service providers near your location.
• Personalizing your digital and mobile experience by enhancing overall Sites organization and design and analyze data to create relevant alerts, products, or services.
• Providing advertising on our Sites as well as non-affiliated third-party sites and direct marketing (for example email, mail, and phone).
• Detecting and preventing fraud, identify theft and other risks to you or BuyItNext.com.
• Performing analytics concerning your use of our online services, including your responses to our emails and the pages and advertisements you view.
• Complying with and enforcing applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards, contractual obligations, and our policies.
• Allowing you to use features within our Sites when you grant us access to personal information from your device such as contact lists, or geo-location when you request certain services that requires such access, for example locating a last selling agent, current owner, off-market advisors or other registered home service providers.

We retain personal information for a period as required by laws and regulations and the necessary business purpose. We securely delete personal information as soon as legally permitted.

Individual health information

BuyItNext.com does not collect individual health information, but to the extent that we receive, an individual's health information, BuyItNext.com may disclose that information as authorized by and in accordance with applicable federal and/or state law.

With whom do we share your personal information?

We may share the personal information we collect from and about you online described in this Notice (and subject to other legal restrictions and notices you may have received depending on your relationship with us) with:

• Affiliates and Parent Company of BuyItNext.com
• Vendors and Third-Party Providers who have contracts with BuyItNext.com
• Government Agencies as required by laws and regulations.

Aggregated / De-identified information

Collected personal information may be aggregated and/or de-identified (we remove any details that identify you personally). We may share this aggregated and/or de-identified information with service providers, vendors, and third-party providers to help deliver products, services, and content that are better tailored to the users of our online services and for our own business purposes where permissible under applicable laws and regulations.

How to limit sharing

You have choices regarding the sharing of some personal information. Where appropriate, we will limit sharing of your personal information based on requirements of law.

Online behavioral advertising

What is Online Behavioral Advertising?

Personal information collected from and about you online as described in this Notice is used and shared to deliver advertising and marketing, including prescreened offers of services, which may be of interest to you.

We present tailored ads to you:

• On our Sites through banner ads and splash ads that appear as your sign on or from your online accounts
• On third party sites and mobile apps not affiliated with BuyItNext.com.

How we tailor ads to you

• Advertising on our sites and mobile apps through direct marketing (for example email, mail, phone): We may use certain personal information about your activities on our Sites and Mobile Apps, such as pages visited and key words entered, to help determine which of our ads or offers may be of interest to you. We may use personal information about your relationship with us (such as location of requests for connections to service providers) to help determine which advertisements or offers to present to you.
• Advertising on non-affiliated third-party sites and mobile apps: BuyItNext.com may contract with advertising companies to advertise our products and services on sites and mobile apps not affiliated with us. We may use personal information we have collected or that you have provided to assist our non-affiliated third-party sites and mobile apps to select service provider ads or offers that may appeal to you, display them to you and monitor your responses. Non-affiliated third-party sites and mobile apps are not subject to BuyItNext.com Privacy Notices.

There is no standard for how "do not track" consumer browser settings should work for online advertising purposes. As such, we do not respond to browser "do not track" signals from browser settings. However, there are several opt out options available to you:

• Advertising on our Sites through direct marketing (for example email, mail, phone): If you prefer, we not provide you with tailored content and advertising based on your online behavior with our Sites and Mobile Apps, you may opt out by contacting us. Please review the important Reminder section that follows.

Reminder

Please note that if you opt out of this advertising:

• You may still receive untailored advertising from BuyItNext.com.
• When accessing online account servicing areas (i.e., after sign-in), such as BuyItNext.com notifications, you may receive tailored content and advertising based on your account relationships.
• Service providers may continue to use personal information collected online as described in this Notice to provide details on products and services in accordance with account agreements.
• In order for online behavioral advertising opt outs from our Sites and Mobile Apps and on other sites to work on your device, your browser must be set to accept cookies.
• If you delete cookies, buy a new device, access our Sites or other sites from a different device, login under a different screen name, or change web browsers, you will need to opt out again.
• If your browser has scripting disabled, you do not need to opt out, as online behavioral advertising technology does not work when scripting is disabled.

Additional information

Social Media

BuyItNext.com engages with customers on social media platforms such as FacebookTM, TwitterTM, YouTubeTM and LinkedInTM.

• Any content you post on official BuyItNext.com managed social media pages, such as pictures, information, opinions, or any personal information that you make available to other participants on these social platforms, is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policies of those respective platforms.
• When interacting with official BuyItNext.com social media pages BuyItNext.com privacy notices may apply.
• Please review the privacy policy for the specific social media service you are using to better understand your rights and obligations regarding such content.

We may allow certain non-affiliated third-party widgets (for example social share buttons) on our sites that enable users to easily share information on another platform, such as a social media platform. The non-affiliated third parties that own these widgets may have access to information about your browsing on pages of our Sites where these widgets are placed.