Northern Trust Real Estate Privacy Policy

We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies are only in effect for the Web pages, newsletters, information forms, discussion lists and opt-in announcement lists owned and operated by Northern Trust Real Estate, ("NTRE"). The following discloses our Privacy Policy.

What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?

Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address . When a visitor requests a page from any Web site within NorthernTrustRealEstate.com, our Web servers automatically recognize that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, and to investigate misuse of NorthernTrustRealEstate.com, its users, or to cooperate with law enforcement. We do not collect and evaluate this information for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not automatically record e-mail addresses of the visitors.

What information do you collect when I fill in an information request form?

We may use your contact information to send notification to you of NTRE services by e-mail and/or postal mail.

What other information do you request?

Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent or as permitted by this Privacy Policy.

We may from time to time send e-mail announcing new NTRE services. Except as stated above, NTRE will not send you e-mail that you have not agreed to receive.

When you use co-branded services, or those provided by a third party, within NorthernTrustRealEstate.com, your information may be passed to the co-brand or third party provider and their use of your information is subject to their applicable privacy policies.

Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?

NTRE will disclose personal information and/or an IP address, when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

     1)    Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities and conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on NTRE,

    2)   Protect and defend the rights or property of NorthernTrustRealEstate.com of sites and related properties, or visitors to NorthernTrustRealEstate.com of sites and related properties,

    3)   Identify persons who may be violating the law, the NTRE legal notice and Web site User Agreement, the rights of third parties, or otherwise misusing NorthernTrustRealEstate.com or its related properties,

    4)   Fulfill a user's request.

NTRE uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. NTRE reserves the right to transfer all such information in connection with the sale of all or part of NTRE's capital stock or assets. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. We are not responsible for such third party privacy policies or how they treat information about their users.

What else should I know about my privacy when online?

NorthernTrustRealEstate.com contains hyperlinks to third party Web sites. NorthernTrustRealEstate.com also may contain advertisements of third parties. NTRE is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third party Web sites or advertisers. NTRE does not share any of the individual personal information you provide NTRE with the third parties to which NTRE links, except as stated elsewhere within this Privacy Policy, although NTRE may share general, aggregate data with such third parties (such as how many people use our site). Please check with those Web sites to determine their privacy policy.

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example through e-mail, discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.

Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.

Your Consent To This Agreement

By using NorthernTrustRealEstate.com, you consent to the collection and use of information by NTRE as specified above. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Please send any questions about NTRE's Privacy Policy to: info@ntreak.com