Privacy Policy
Overview
This Privacy Policy explains Wimmer Communities (WC) information‐gathering and online policy practices for our website: www.poplarcreektowncenter.com. WC takes privacy rights seriously and has posted this Online Privacy Policy to inform users of which information is collected and how it’s being used. WC’s goal is to collect and use only that information which is necessary to better understand our residents and provide better service. Acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the WC Terms and Conditions for use of POPLARCREEKTOWNCENTER.COM. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or the Terms and Conditions for use of POPLARCREEKTOWNCENTER.COM, please do not provide us with any information and do not use the site. Your continued use of the site in light of changes to this Privacy Policy will signify your acceptance of the changes for information gathered after the date of the change.
Does this Privacy Policy Apply to You?
This privacy policy covers WC’s information collection (through Google analytics and other analytics platforms) and use practices for anyone who uses the POPLARCREEKTOWNCENTER.COM website. POPLARCREEKTOWNCENTER.COM also contains links to other websites and third parties. Once you link to another website from the POPLARCREEKTOWNCENTER.COM, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including, but not limited to, its Internet privacy policy. WC automatically collects technical information about each visitor, including your IP address, the type of device, the type of browser you use to surf the Internet, your screen resolution, the URL you visited prior to arriving at POPLARCREEKTOWNCENTER.COM, and your computer’s operating system. Your IP address tells us both your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the general geographic location from which you are connecting. We may also use your IP address to track the date and time you accessed the site, how long you stayed on the site, and what pages you visited. This information is used internally by WC to help us achieve the best user web experience including proper formatting for our web pages and will not be sold or given to 3rd parties. To better serve you, we use ‘cookies’ to enhance or customize your visit to this site. Cookies are simple text files stored on your web browser. These files provide a way to distinguish among visitors to this site. Cookies created on the device you use to access this website do not contain personal information and do not compromise your privacy. We use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on the device you use to access this site. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet websites. The software and hardware you use to access the site allows you to refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file at any time. Refusing or deleting a cookie may, however, limit your ability to take advantage of some features of this site.
The Personal Information We Collect
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, the personal information we collect from you is comprised entirely of (a) the information you provide to us through the Platforms and (b) the information you provide to us. We may collect the following personal information from you when you register to use the Platforms: your name, address, date of birth, phone number, and email address. We may also collect your banking and/or credit card information when necessary to process a payment for a transaction you have authorized through our Platforms.
In addition, we may collect the following personal information from you or your co-residents in connection with your use of the Platforms and the transactions you authorize through the Platforms:
Date of Birth;
-Identification information such as your Driver’s License number or Passport Number;
-Vehicle year, make, model, license plate;
-Income amounts;
-Credit card and/or bank account info; and
To the extent authorized by you or otherwise permitted in accordance with applicable law, criminal and credit background information (such as evictions, criminal convictions, credit worthiness, etc.).
In the event you have consented to us performing a background check on behalf of your Property Management, we may also ask for your Social Security Number (SSN) on behalf of your Property Management in order to assist with facilitating an accurate background screening. We will not use or disclose your SSN except as necessary for purpose of running your background check.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
providing you with access to and use of the Platforms; completing and processing any transactions you have authorized through the Platforms; communicating with you with respect to your use of the Platforms; and as otherwise required by applicable law.
How We Disclose Your Personal Information
We will not disclose any personal information we collect from you to any third parties except as follows:
Service Providers. We may disclose your personal information to our service providers which perform certain services necessary to run our business (for example, data hosting).
Legal Request. We may disclose your personal information to respond to law enforcement requests or where required by applicable laws, court orders, or government regulations.
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
-You have made a complaint or enquiry to us.
-You have made an information request to us.
-You are a resident of one of our communities
-You are a prospective resident of one or more of our communities
-You have applied for a job with us.
We also receive personal information indirectly, in the following scenarios:
-Your personal information is contained in reports of breaches of data protection law (‘breach reports’) given to us by organizations.
-A complainant refers to you in their complaint correspondence.
-Whistleblowers include information about you in their reporting to us.
-We have seized personal information as part of an investigation.
-From other regulators or law enforcement bodies.
-An employee of ours gives your contact details as an emergency contact or a referee.
WC will retain user data for a period up to 26 months from the date captured. However, if user data is submitted through a formal form data retention can exceed 26 months. Contact poplarcreek@wimmercommunities.com in case of a data change request, or if you wish to have any data deleted or exported.
WC reserves the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time to comply with any applicable state or federal regulations, to utilize new technologies, or to improve your WC experience, so please check back periodically to review our Privacy Policy. If WC changes any portion of this Privacy Policy, the change will be posted in this document so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it. WC will not change the use and dissemination practices related to information obtained under a prior version of this Privacy Policy without your prior consent.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at poplarcreek@wimmercommunities.com and we’ll respond. This Privacy Policy was last posted on our site on December 8, 2022.
