This privacy policy covers the web site www.DwellingMakeover.com.

Because we value your patronage at DwellingMakeover.com, we want to address any privacy concerns you may have.  DwellingMakeover.com believes strongly in your right to privacy and we advocate the responsible use of any site visitor or customer information we have.

1.  Collection of Data

When you visit our web site, we may collect information about you that you voluntarily choose to share with us.  This identification information may include, but is not limited to, your name, your physical address, your e-mail address, your telephone and fax numbers, plus details of your real estate and lending needs and preferences.

Please note that your user name, e-mail address, or other submissions that you make on this site may contain your real name or other personally identifiable information and, as a result, may appear on this site.

We may use forms on our web site to collect certain information or to allow you to register for particular services.  Your contact information will be used to communicate with you, when needed, for administrative purposes concerning your account.

2.  Use of Information Collected

We use the identification information you voluntarily share with us to customize your online experience and to do what you have asked of us. We also use your identification information to tell you about our products and services, but you may instruct us not to send communications to you by following the procedure indicated below under “Contact Information.” On occasion, we use your identification information to validate your identity.  As for usage tracking data, we primarily use that information to operate and improve our Website, and to further our marketing efforts.

We do not share your information with unaffiliated third parties.  We may, however, share your information with our own personnel and our service providers to the extent necessary to fulfill your requests.  We may also share your information with our affiliates, but we will not share it with unaffiliated third parties for direct marketing purposes.

a)  Orders 

If you purchase a service from DwellingMakeover.com, we request certain personally identifiable information from you on the company order form.  You must provide contact information (such as name, and billing address) and financial information (such as credit card number and expiration date).  DwellingMakeover.com will use this information to bill you as well as to inform you of any new information on our web site that we believe will be of value to you. 

b)  Surveys or Contests

DwellingMakeover.com may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our web site.  If you participate, DwellingMakeover.com will request certain personally identifiable information from you.  Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore, have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name) and demographic information (such as county or zip code).

DwellingMakeover.com uses this information to notify winners, monitor site traffic, and personalize the site so that the company is better able to fit your needs. 

 c)  Special Offers and Updates

DwellingMakeover.com will from time to time send you information on the company services and promotions.  Most of these e-mails contain an opt-out link.  By clicking the opt-out link, you are sent to a page to confirm your desire to no longer receive e-mails from the company. In addition to the opt-out link, you can change your notification options at any time by emailing us.

d) Newsletters

When you register on DwellingMakeover.com, you will also automatically subscribe to the company newsletter.  DwellingMakeover.com will use your name and email address to send you this newsletter and once again, out of the company respect for your privacy, we present you the option to not receive this newsletter.

e) Service-related Announcements

DwellingMakeover.com will send you “strictly service-related announcements” on occasion when it is necessary to do so.  For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send you an e-mail. 

Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature.  In order to opt-out of these communications, you would have to opt-out to the company web site as a whole.

3.  Log Files

As is true of most web sites, the company gathers certain information automatically and stores it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and click stream data.

DwellingMakeover.com uses this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the web site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about the company user base as a whole. 

DwellingMakeover.com does link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information when you register.

4.  Cookies

DwellingMakeover.com sets and uses cookies to enhance your user experience, such as retaining your personal settings.  This technology allows us to customize your online experience, as well as track your Internet use.  The tracking data we collect may include, but is not limited to, the date and time you visit, the time you spend, the web site pages you view, the other web sites you visit, your search queries, and basic information about your computer, such as your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, your domain name, your browser type, and the name of your Internet service provider.  You may deactivate cookies if you do not want your browsing to be tracked, but doing so may hinder your online experience.

If you reject cookies, you may still use the company web site, but any access will be limited. You may have to re-enter your e-mail address and password at several different points throughout the web site and DwellingMakeover.com doesn't guarantee the web site will be usable.

5.  Links to Other Sites

When visiting our web site, you may be directed, through hyperlinks, to other web sites that are beyond our control.  This Privacy Policy does not cover the collection of information by those other companies and web sites.  In the event you choose to use links that appear on our site to visit other web sites, you are advised to read the privacy policies that appear on those sites.  We are not responsible for third party activities, such as how they handle the information they collect online.  This privacy statement applies only to information collected by DwellingMakeover.com.

6.  Updating Information

When If your personal identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire DwellingMakeover.com's service, you may update or deactivate your account by contacting us by telephone, email, or postal mail at the "Contact Information" listed below.  We may require that you verify your identity before we process your request.  Content or other date that you may have provided to us that is not contained within your user account, such as posts that may appear within our blog, may continue to remain on our site at out discretion even though your user account is deleted.

7.  Changes in the Privacy Statement

DwellingMakeover.com reserves the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently.  Any changes to our updated Privacy Policy can be viewed on our web site where we will have posted a new "Effective Date" (found at the bottom of this policy).

8.  Legal Disclaimer

When DwellingMakeover.com reserves the right to disclose your personal identifiable information under limited circumstances, such as to cooperate with law enforcement or judicial authorities as required by law or legal process, to protect our own legal rights, or to protect the public good.

9.  Security

The security of your personal identifiable information is important to DwellingMakeover.com.  When you enter sensitive information (such as your credit card number) on our registration or order forms, we use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL).  

DwellingMakeover.com follows accepted industry standards to protect your personal identifiable information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it.  No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however.  Therefore, while DwellingMakeover.com strives to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.  

Whenever you are online, you run the risk that the information you give out will fall into the wrong hands.  Although we implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices to safeguard your privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you provide to us. We accept no responsibility or liability for the activities of third parties.

10. Contact Information

If you would like to send us a request as indicated above, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, you may contact us by e-mail or you can reach us by telephone at 800-952-3105.

Our postal address is:

9233 Park Meadows Drive #448
Lone Tree, CO 80124

DwellingMakeover.com's preferred method of communication is e-mail.

If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending us an e-mail.

Effective Date:  This Privacy Policy is effective as of December 16th, 2007.