Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors Privacy Policy
Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors (MAREI) operates MAREI.org to provide education, news, issues, networking and opportunities to our members and viewers.
MAREI is committed to protecting users’ privacy and addressing potential privacy concerns. The following information has been posted to help you, the consumer understand what private information we collect and how your information is used.
Types of Information Collected
When you sign up for our email updates we collect the information you provide, which is generally your name and email.
When you join our membership we may collect the following information:
- Name
- Mailing Address
- Phone Number
- Email Address
- Payment Information
- Billing Address
You can always choose to provide less information. However, omitting some of this personal information may limit your ability to access all of the benefits of our website and services. For example, we will not be able to process transactions without payment information and a billing address, or mail notices without valid emails or mailing addresses. And without a valid email, you cannot access our MAREIMember.com website.
By providing your contact information you agree to be emailed or texted from time to time, you may opt out of these messages at any time. By attending our meetings and events you agree to be filmed, photographed or recorded and agree to the use of these digital representations by MAREI on their social media, website, or printed materials.
Automatically Collected Information
We automatically collect data on how our users visit MAREI.org and MAREIMember.com, such as your IP address, location, browser, browser language, operating system, device identifiers, and cookies.
Our website currently uses cookies to enhance its functionality. You may disable cookies in your web browser, but this may limit your ability to access MAREI.org and MAREIMember.com.
Policy on Collecting Sensitive Personal Information
MAREI does not gather any of your sensitive personal information, such as your social security number, driver’s license, number, race, ethnicity, religion, health metrics, political associations, or details on your criminal background.
How the Information Collected is Used
MAREI only uses your personal information to help you utilize everything we have to offer. This includes:
- Creating and maintaining an account with us
- Completing your transactions
- Shipping materials you purchase
- Fulfilling customer service requests
- Communication our sales and promotions
- Contacting you regarding updates to our company policies
- Making all of MAREI’s services available to you in a convenient manner
- Providing advertisements that are relevant to you as you visit MAREI.org and MAREIMember.com
- Evaluating analytics to see how our customers engage with our websites
- We do email out most communications, however you can opt out of email at any time.
- We do text our monthly meeting event announcement, which you can also opt out of at any time.
Length of Time Personal Information is Stored
We may store your personal information for an extended period of time, depending on how we need to use the information. For example, we will keep your name and contact information on file as long as you have an account with us. In addition, we may need to keep your billing information on file for an extended period of time to maintain our internal transaction records.
