At VR Listing Inc. (“VR”, “we” or “us”), we value the trust that our customers place trust in us to appropriately use and protect personal information.

This Privacy Policy informs users of our services and the purposes for which we may collect, use, and share personal information, and how it is protected. By clicking the “I Agree” button, or by using the this website and our services, you are agreeing to this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy in full to understand our privacy practices.

Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to our services and your use of those services. Our business partners, ad networks, and other third parties may also have their own websites and services with separate privacy practices. We encourage you to read the privacy notices of all websites, portals, and applications that you visit to understand their privacy practices.

Throughout this Privacy Policy, we use the term “personal information”, which is any information accessed, collected, or used by us that identifies an individual, or can reasonably be used to identify an individual, directly or indirectly, in any recorded form. Personal information collected under this Policy may also include information pertaining to the residence of an identifiable individual.

This Privacy Policy does not cover non-personal information, which is information that does not identify an individual. However, when we collect non-personal information and link such non-personal information to an identifiable individual, then that information may become personal information subject to this Policy.

Consent

We do not collect, use, or disclose personal information from you for any purposes other than those specified in this Privacy Policy without obtaining your consent, unless permitted or required by law. Consent may be express or implied. Consent can be “express” through words or by specific acts (such as oral or written consent) or implied by your conduct, where it would be reasonable for us to infer that you have agreed to the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information. For example, if you register for our services, it is assumed that you have given consent to the collection of the information required to fulfill the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy.

You may refuse, limit or withdraw your consent at any time by following the procedures outlined below.

We will inform you periodically, by means of brochures, correspondence, our website, or otherwise, of any new collection, use or disclosure of personal information or material change to this Privacy Policy. We may use one or a combination of these methods.

Personal Information We Collect

When you use our services, we may collect personal information about you. The personal information we may collect may include but is not limited to:

  • Your Name and Initials
  • Your email address
  • Your password management information and security questions and answers
  • Your date of birth
  • Your Contact Information
  • Information with respect to your use of our services, including pictures and descriptions of your home exterior and interior
  • User behavioral information such as the products and services that you choose to purchase or use
  • Information about you that you share or make visible on the Internet. This information includes usage information (information about your interactions with the website, such as searches and location information), log data (when you access the website, our servers automatically receive and log information from your browser, including information from your device (such as your hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, location, and available mobile network information), IP address, cookie information, and the pages and functionality you request, and may relate it to the information you provide).

The website may collect personal information from you:

  • through enrolment in the service offerings
  • through self-reported information entered into the website
  • through online or electronic activity
  • through marketing promotions
  • from partners and suppliers in our services offerings

We may collect non-personal information and it may be aggregated with other information. If we combine your non-personal information with personal information, the combined information will be treated as personal information.

You do not have to provide us with this information if you do not want to; however, that may limit your ability to use certain functions or to request certain services or information.

How We Use the Personal Information Collected

We may use the personal information we collect for the following purposes. We will not collect, use or disclose your personal information for any purpose other than those identified in this policy without your consent:

  • To provide and optimize our provision of our services, including but not limited to:
    • tracking and processing your use of the website
    • understanding your preferences, needs and consumer behaviour
    • communicating with you and managing your account
  • To market products and services to you, including but not limited to:
    • understanding your preferences, needs and consumer behaviour
    • presenting customized advertisements of property, and related services or products that are relevant to your property. However, we will not present such advertisements without your prior consent to customized marketing on or in association with the website, and you may withdraw such consent at any time
    • informing you of products and services offered by third-parties that we reasonably believe may be of interest to you
    • offering you the opportunity to voluntarily participate in contests or surveys
  • To communicate with you, including but not limited to:
    • taking or verifying instructions from you
    • communicating changes to policies and procedures that affect you, including this Privacy Policy

How We Share or Disclose Personal Information Collected

  • We may share personal information among our employees and business partners for the purposes identified in this Policy.
  • We may share your personal information with third-parties only in the ways described in this Privacy Policy.
  • We do not give, rent, or sell lists of our users to any organization or individual other than affiliates or subsidiaries, suppliers, and companies contracted to process and manage transactions, research, analysis and communications. However, personal information may be disclosed to such organizations or individuals whose services are retained by us or our affiliates or subsidiaries in connection with our services, including advertising agencies, direct marketing agents, data processing and storage firms as well as mailing houses, and providers of administrative support services. These agents, representatives or organizations must sign a confidentiality agreement and may only use the information disclosed to them for the purposes mentioned in the agreement, after which they must return this information to us or destroy the information, without keeping a copy. They are prohibited from disclosing the information to third parties without obtaining appropriate consent in advance.
  • Some of our pages may use framing techniques, which allows us to display content to/from our partners while preserving the look and feel of our website. If you choose to interact or share personal information via these frames, please be aware you are providing personal information to these third-parties and not directly to us, and your personal information is subject to the privacy practices of these third-parties.

We may need to share information with companies, organizations, or individuals outside of our organization if we have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of that information is reasonably necessary to:

  • Meet applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests
  • Enforce applicable terms of service, including investigation of potential violations
  • Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues
  • Protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of our users, our company, or the public as required or permitted by law
  • Engage in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or a portion of VR’s assets.

Your Choice

Where appropriate or legally required, we will describe how your information we collect will be used, and will provide choices about whether to allow us to engage in that use. To exercise your choice, you may contact us to correct, update, amend, or request deletion of your personal information through the address listed in the Contact Information section below.

Where permitted in our legitimate interest, or with your prior consent where required by law, we will use your name and email address to send communications about our services to you. You may choose to stop receiving these communications emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails or contacting us using the contact information listed below in this Privacy Policy.

Your Rights

You can contact us directly any time at the address listed in the Contact Information section below to update your personal information or make another type of request regarding the information you know or believe we hold about you. Among other things, you have the right to receive copies of the personal information we maintain about you, amend or delete your personal information, and, subject to applicable law, withdraw your consent to our use of your personal information. We may charge you a reasonable fee as allowed by law if you request any of your personal information.

We shall provide you with a response to any request(s) without undue delay and in any event within 30 days of receipt of the request. That period may be extended by 30 days where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of request(s). We shall inform you of any such extension within 30 days of receipt of the request, together with the reason(s) for the delay. If you make the request by electronic-form means, the information shall be provided by electronic means where possible, unless otherwise requested by you in written documentation.

You can also exercise the rights listed above at any time by going to the contact information at the bottom of this notice.

If your request or concern is not satisfactorily resolved by us, you may approach your local data protection or privacy regulator.

Retention

We will retain your personal information to meet our contractual obligations to you, your realtor or realty brokerage, and for as long as your account is active or potentially active, is reasonably useful for commercial purposes, or as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We may also retain aggregate information beyond this time for research purposes and to help us develop and improve our services. You cannot be identified from aggregate information retained or used for these purposes.

Children’s Privacy

This Program is not intended for any user under the age of 18 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. We do not allow children under the age of 18 to enroll in our services.

How We Protect Your Information

As a key provider of services and technology to the real estate industry, we have implemented programs to address the privacy and security requirements of protecting personal information.

We have also established appropriate physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect the personal information we collect from or about our users. We restrict access to personal information to our employees, contractors, and agents who need to know the information to process it for us, and who are subject to confidentiality obligations.

Any sensitive personal information will be transmitted in an encrypted form using SSL encryption. Notwithstanding our security safeguards, it is impossible to guarantee 100% security in all circumstances. If you have any questions about security or have reason to believe your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, you feel the security of any account you or your agent might have with us has been compromised), you must immediately notify us of the problem by contacting VR at +1-888-334-5478 or by sending an email to info@vrlisting.com.

Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information

When you use our services, your personal information may be transferred to another country where we or our service providers operate, including the United States. These countries may have different data protection standards and privacy laws from your country of residence, but we will transfer and protect your personal information lawfully and in accordance to this Privacy Policy. Your data will be stored in Canada, and we will not transfer your data to another country.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to describe new features, products, or services we offer and how it may affect our use of personal information about you. Since we may change this Privacy Policy, we recommend you check the current version available from time to time. If we make changes to this notice, we will update the “Effective Date” at the beginning of this notice. We will also take measures to inform you of any material changes to this Privacy Policy, as outlined above.

Privacy Office Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our information handling practices, or any other aspect of privacy and security of your personal information, please contact us at: info@vrlisting.com

You may also call us Toll-free at +1-888-334-5478

Or write to us at:

VR Listing Inc.
ATTN: Essien Udokang, Privacy Officer
1 University Ave., 3rd Floor,
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2P1

For more information on your privacy rights, you may also contact the Federal Privacy Commissioner at:

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
112 Kent Street
Place de Ville
Tower B, 3rd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1H3

Or your provincial office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for more information.