Privacy and data protection

Your privacy matters.
Your trust matters more.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and protected when you visit this website, submit a real estate inquiry, request property information, or communicate with Joel Abad, REB.

Last updated: July 29, 2026
Respectful UseInformation is used for legitimate real estate and communication purposes.
Reasonable SecurityPractical safeguards are used to protect information.
Limited SharingInformation is not sold and is shared only when necessary.
Your ChoicesYou may request access, correction, or deletion where applicable.
Section 1

Scope of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through this website, property inquiry forms, email communications, telephone calls, messaging applications, social media inquiries, and other communications related to real estate brokerage services.

It covers visitors, prospective buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, investors, property owners, and other persons who communicate regarding real estate services.

Important: This page provides general privacy information for the website and brokerage communications. It is not a substitute for legal advice or a customized privacy compliance review.
Section 2

Information that may be collected

Depending on how you use the website or communicate, the following information may be collected:

  • Name, email address, mobile number, and preferred contact method.
  • Property interests, preferred location, property type, budget, and transaction timeline.
  • Information about a property you want to sell, lease, acquire, or evaluate.
  • Messages, inquiry details, attachments, documents, or photographs you voluntarily provide.
  • Technical information such as browser type, device type, approximate location, pages visited, and website interaction data.
  • Information provided through third-party services such as Messenger, WhatsApp, email providers, website hosting, analytics, or embedded maps.

Please avoid sending highly sensitive information unless it is necessary for a specific transaction and appropriate safeguards have been discussed.

Section 3

How information may be used

Information may be used for legitimate real estate, communication, administrative, and website purposes, including:

  • Responding to property inquiries and consultation requests.
  • Recommending properties, locations, or real estate services.
  • Coordinating viewings, meetings, negotiations, documentation, closing, and turnover.
  • Communicating with property owners, buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, developers, service providers, and transaction participants.
  • Maintaining inquiry and transaction records.
  • Improving website content, navigation, performance, security, and user experience.
  • Complying with legal, regulatory, professional, tax, recordkeeping, and dispute-resolution requirements.
Section 4

Cookies, analytics, and technical data

This website or its service providers may use cookies, similar technologies, server logs, analytics, and security tools to understand website use, remember preferences, improve functionality, and protect the website.

You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functions.

Third-party services may apply their own cookies and privacy practices. Examples may include website hosting, analytics, embedded maps, fonts, social media, messaging links, and security services.

Section 5

How information may be shared

Personal information is not sold. Information may be shared only when reasonably necessary, including with:

  • Property owners, buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, developers, and authorized representatives involved in a transaction.
  • Attorneys, notaries, accountants, appraisers, engineers, surveyors, banks, government offices, registries, and other professionals or institutions when appropriate.
  • Website, email, cloud storage, analytics, messaging, security, and technical service providers.
  • Authorities or other parties when required by law, lawful process, professional obligations, fraud prevention, security, or the protection of legal rights.

Only information reasonably relevant to the purpose should be shared.

Section 6

Data retention

Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, provide services, manage a transaction, maintain business records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and meet legal or professional obligations.

Retention periods may vary based on the type of information, the transaction status, legal requirements, and legitimate business needs.

Section 7

Reasonable security measures

Reasonable administrative, technical, and practical measures are used to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, internet transmission, email system, cloud service, or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should use caution when sending personal or confidential information online.

Section 8

Your privacy choices and rights

Subject to applicable law and legitimate exceptions, you may request:

  • Confirmation of whether personal information is being processed.
  • Access to personal information provided by you.
  • Correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion or restriction where legally appropriate.
  • Withdrawal of consent for optional communications.
  • Information about how your data has been used or shared.

Identity verification may be required before processing a privacy request. Some information may need to be retained for legal, transaction, security, or recordkeeping reasons.

Section 9

Third-party websites and services

This website may contain links to external websites, maps, social media pages, messaging platforms, listing portals, or other services. Those services are operated independently and may have different privacy practices.

This Privacy Policy does not control the content, security, or privacy practices of third-party websites or platforms.

Section 10

Children’s privacy

This website and its real estate services are not intentionally directed to children. Personal information from children should not be submitted without the involvement and authorization of a parent or legal guardian.

Section 11

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be revised to reflect changes in the website, services, business practices, technology, or applicable requirements.

The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Continued use of the website after an update indicates acknowledgment of the revised policy.

Section 12

Privacy inquiries and requests

For questions, corrections, access requests, deletion requests, or other privacy concerns, contact:

Joel Abad, REB
Licensed Real Estate Broker

PRC License No. 0035381

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