Privacy Policy for Hanmi Real Estate Group
Hanmi Real Estate Group ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your information when you use our site and our services, which include property development, property management, real estate investment, and brokerage services. This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.
Information We Collect
We collect information to provide and improve our services, personalize your experience, and communicate with you. The types of information we collect include:
- Personal Information: This includes information that identifies you as an individual, such as your name, contact information (phone number, postal address), and financial information (e.g., bank account details for property transactions or investment purposes). We collect this information when you register on our site, request information about our services, participate in our investment opportunities, or engage in property transactions with us.
- Real Estate Preferences: Information regarding your desired real estate characteristics such as location, price range, property type, and other preferences expressed when utilizing our brokerage services or property search functionality.
- Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the dates/times of your visits. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect this information.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Providing and Improving Our Services: We use your information to process your requests, manage your account, facilitate property transactions, provide customer support, and improve the functionality and user experience of our online platform.
- Personalization: We use your information to personalize your experience on our site, such as recommending properties or investment opportunities that may be of interest to you.
- Communication: We use your information to communicate with you about our services, send you updates and promotional materials, and respond to your inquiries.
- Legal Compliance: We use your information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering and know-your-customer requirements.
- Security: We use your information to protect the security and integrity of our online platform and to prevent fraud and other illegal activities.
Sharing Your Information
We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services, such as payment processors, website hosting providers, and marketing agencies. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners, such as real estate developers and investment partners, to facilitate property transactions and investment opportunities.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required to do so by law or legal process, or if we believe that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
- Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates within the Hanmi Real Estate Group.
International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, including countries that may not have the same data protection laws as your country. We will take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your information is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws, including the use of Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information, under certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information, and the applicable legal requirements.
Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include data encryption, firewalls, and access controls.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete that information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site, and we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Hanmi Real Estate Group
35 Sejong-daero,
Suite 1201,
Seoul, Seoul,
04513
KR