Privacy Policy

THE BELOW PRIVACY POLICY DETAILS OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND TO PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY WHEN YOU ACCESS STEWARDOWNERSHIP.US AND ALL SUBDOMAINS AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS HELD OR OPERATED BY OR FOR US (“SITE”).

You acknowledge your agreement to this Privacy Policy by accessing the Site.

Our Commitment to Privacy

This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we collect, how we use it, with whom we may share it, and your choices about those uses and disclosures.

This Privacy Policy extends our commitment to combining the highest quality products and services with the highest level of integrity in dealing with our Site users, clients, partners, and service providers.

Unfortunately, no data transmission is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under our control to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. If you visit the Site, your visit and any dispute over privacy are subject to this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to limitations of damages and application of the law of the State of Texas.

We recognize that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, as is our underlying business model. These policies are subject to change, and we reserve the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on the Site. Any change will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued access and use of the Site after the effective date of any modification to the Privacy Policy means you agreed to the changed terms. You agree to review the Privacy Policy each time you use the Site, so you are aware of such modifications.

To assist you with reading through our Privacy Policy, we have provided answers to general questions on our privacy practices:

Do You Sell My Information?

No. We do not sell your information. 

What Information Do We Collect?

When you visit the Site, you may provide us with one of three types of information: (1) Personal Information, which means personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual or corporate basis; (2) De-Identified Information, which means collected online information in which all personal and individually identifiable elements have been removed; and (3) Aggregate Information, which refers to general web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse the Site.

(1) Personal Information That You Choose to Provide

Email Information

In addition, if you correspond further with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages with your email address and our responses.

Mobile Device Information

We also collect Personal Information from your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other devices you are using to access our Services. This can include the IP address, the browser, geolocation, and your language settings.

Individual Data Set Information

In general, Personal Information may include name, home address, email address, IP address, device identifier, social media account username or ID, phone number, SMS text messaging account name or number, preferences, and other related information.

Personal Information is collected online when users voluntarily submit non-public personal information on the Site by requesting information, receiving electronic notices, or other similar communications. Only your IP address would be collected automatically when you access the Site to enhance the Site browsing via cookies and/or auditing.

We will retain any Personal Information only to fulfill the intended purposes for which we collect it. We will establish minimum and maximum retention periods based upon the type of information collected (i.e., sensitivity), the intended purposes, and as otherwise may be legally required. We will retain your Personal Information for as long as you use the Site and until you request to delete your data.

Personal Information does not include any personal information posted or sent by or to you on your public page or in any public forum (such as a comment box or a review) on the Site or linked from the Site (such as a Facebook page). Participation in these public forums requires the public release and dissemination of such information, so we cannot commit to treating that information in the same manner that other Personal Information will be treated under this Privacy Policy. Participation in these Site features is voluntary, and your consent to certain terms is required before participation is allowed. Participation in these Site features is voluntary; we are not responsible and shall not be held liable for any personally identifiable information posted by you in any of our public forums.

(2) De-Identified Information

De-Identified Information is used collectively for analyses and statistics to improve the Site.  De-Identified Information does not identify a specific user.  This includes any statistical analysis derived from the efficiency and performance of the Site or any resultant data for the real estate investments provided through the Site.

We may use De-Identified Information to improve the efficiency, performance, and offerings of the Site. We also may sell or share such De-Identified Information with others.

(3) Aggregate Information Based on Web Site Usage

Aggregate Information is non-personally identifiable or anonymous information about you, such as pages most frequently accessed by you, time spent on a page or area of the Site, the number of visits to the Site by you, types of browser used by you, cookie preferences or search terms entered by you. Aggregate Information is used collectively, and no single person can be identified by that compiled information (for example, the number of people who logged into the Site on a particular day). Aggregate Information does not identify a specific user.

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect Aggregate Information about your visit. We can tell the type of computer, browser, and web service you are using. We also know the date, time, and pages you visit. Collecting this information helps us design the Site to enhance your experience while on our site.

We also may use Aggregate Information for internal purposes, such as tracking demographic data and providing targeted content to make the Site more useful to our members. The gathering of this Aggregate Information may be accomplished by cookies or web beacons. We will collect an IP Address from all visitors to the Site. An IP Address is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet.

We may share Aggregate Information with third parties to enhance your experience on our Site. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Site, analyze trends, track users’ movement on the Site, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use to improve the Site, and deliver customized, personalized content and data analytics reporting. IP addresses, however, are not linked to Personal Information. We also may use a unique assigned number located with the Site’s URL to determine the website from which you navigated to get to the Site. While this number may not be apparent to you, it does not contain your Personal Information.

Like other commercial websites, our Site utilizes a standard technology called “cookies” and web server logs or beacons to collect information about how the Site is used. Information gathered through cookies and web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at the Site, and the websites visited by you before and after the Site. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual.

How Do We Use Personal Information?

Generally, we use personal information to administer our business activities, provide client service, and provide other products and services to our clients and prospective clients. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to the Site and new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. The lists are used to send you product and service offers developed and managed under our traditional corporate standards designed to safeguard our clients’ Personal Information security and privacy.

How Do We Use Social Media?

We use social media in different ways and for different purposes. We use it partly to facilitate the use of certain features of the Site, promote our services and mission, advertise, improve, and promote our mission our services, and showcase key clients and accomplishments. We also use it for advertising, to get feedback, to improve our product, and to expand our services.

Integration of Social Media Plugins

We also have integrated social media plugins into our platform. When you click on one of the buttons (such as Facebook’s “Like” button), certain information is shared with these social media providers.

What are Cookies and Web Beacon (or Pixel)?

Cookies are a feature of web browser software that allows web servers to recognize the computer used to access a website. Cookies are small pieces of data stored by a user’s web browser on the user’s hard drive. Cookies can remember what information a user accesses on one web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that website by the same user or to use the information to streamline the user’s transactions on related web pages. This makes it easier for users to move from web page to web page and complete commercial transactions over the Internet. Cookies should make your online experience easier and more personalized.

A web beacon (or pixel) is an object embedded in a web page or email and is usually invisible to the user but allows checking to see if the user has viewed the page or email.

How Do We Use Information That We Collect From Cookies Or Web Beacons?

We use website browser software tools such as cookies and web server logs to gather information about our website users’ browsing activities, improve the Site and better serve our clients. This information assists us in designing and arranging our pages in the most user-friendly manner and continually improving the Site better to meet the needs of our clients and prospective clients.

Cookies help us collect important business and technical statistics. The information in the cookies lets us trace the paths followed by users to the Site as they move from one page to another. Web server logs allow us to count how many people visit the Site and evaluate the Site’s visitor capacity. We do not use these technologies to capture your individual email address or any personally identifying information about you.

Your browser is probably set to accept cookies or web beacons. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies or web beacons, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies or web beacons. If you have your browser refuses cookies or web beacons, it is possible that some areas of the Site will not function properly when you view them. Without cookies, the Site would “forget” items that may be stored when you go to a different page. The session information used by the Site is deleted when your browser is closed. However, some portions of the Site may require account login and passwords to access those areas. Cookies enable our server to know that you are an account user; therefore, our system requires that you accept the cookies from those portions of the Site. Other sites linked to the Site also may send cookies; however, we do not control such activities.

The Site also may use other technologies to track the specific pages viewed by visitors on this website or to target specific content that might interest you. These technologies help us to understand how visitors use the Site. However, you will opt-out (or opt-in if applicable law requires) of receiving such targeted content on those Site pages where this technology is used.

We also use clear gifs in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. Some browsers have a “do not track” feature that lets you tell websites you do not want your online activities tracked.  These features are not yet uniform, and our Site is not currently set up to respond to those signals for tracking on our Site.

Do We Share Personal Information?

As a general policy, we do not share, sell or trade Personal information with third parties without your permission; however, we may provide Personal Information to third parties directly involved in the operation, performance, support, and/or maintenance of the Site and each service offered on the Site, including our web site service providers, technical consultant, network retailers, and business partners. We also may use your information to personalize your experience and allow us to deliver the type of content and information found on the Site and administer a coupon, promotion, survey, or other Site feature to ask for ratings and reviews of products and services, and to correspond with you.

We also may share Personal Information with third parties in limited circumstances. For example, we may release Personal Information to third parties to perform services such as hosting the Site. Such third parties must maintain the confidentiality of Personal Information and may not use Personal Information for any purpose other than providing those services or enhancing your experience on the Site. We may share Aggregate Information with our business partners and other third parties.

Occasionally, we may have to provide Personal Information or Aggregate Information in response to a valid court order, subpoena, government investigation, or as otherwise required by law, or if we reasonably believe that you have committed unlawful acts or acts that may endanger the health or safety of another user or the general public. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities we, in good faith, believe to be unlawful. We may release certain Personal Information when we believe that such release is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of others and ourselves.

Sharing Information with Affiliates, Strategic Partners, and Service Providers

Occasionally you may notice offers from outside companies listed on the Site. We take measures to select responsible product and service providers and afford privacy protections to their clients. However, we cannot make any representations about the practices and policies of these companies. We also may share information with our affiliates. We are committed to proper Internet practices and full compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15 USC Section 77-1 et al.) and require any affiliate, strategic partner, and service provider to do so.

Notice of New Services and Changes

Occasionally, we also may use the information we collect from you to notify you about important changes to the Site and new projects and related products and services, and special offers we think that you will find valuable. As our client, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of your request not to receive these offers by clicking on a response box when you receive such an offer or by sending us an email request at [email protected].

How Do We Secure Information Transmissions?

We maintain commercially reasonable safeguards to ensure the security, integrity, and privacy of the Personal Information provided by you. Such security safeguards are intended to be appropriate to the sensitivity of the Personal Information collected. When you send confidential and/or personal information to us on the Site, a secure server software encrypts all information you input before it is stored in our network servers. The information also is scrambled en route and decoded once it reaches the Site. These security measures work to ensure that such Personal Information is not accessible by third parties.

Other emails you may send to us may not be secure unless we advise you that security measures will be in place before you transmit that information. We ask that you do not send confidential information such as social security or account numbers to us through an unsecured email.

How Do We Protect Your Information?

Information Security

We utilize encryption and security software to safeguard the confidentiality of Personal Information collected on our Site from unauthorized access or disclosure and accidental loss, alteration, or destruction. We physically secure the areas where we hold hard copies of the information we collect online. We regularly back up the information we collect online to insure against loss. We use technical controls to secure the information we collect online as appropriate, including but not limited to hash technology, encryption, firewalls, and password protections. We disclose the minimum Personal Information as necessary for the particular purpose in compliance with applicable law.

Evaluation of Information Protection Practices

Periodically, our operations and business practices are reviewed for compliance with corporate policies and procedures governing the security, confidentiality, and quality of our information. We periodically test our security procedures to ensure personnel and technical compliance.

Employee Access, Training, and Expectations

Our corporate values, ethical standards, policies, and practices are committed to protecting client information. Our business practices limit employee access to confidential information and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons, processes, and transactions. We employ internal access controls to ensure that the only people who see your information are those with a need to do so to perform their official duties. We train relevant personnel on our privacy and security measures.

Although we make good faith efforts to store the Personal Information we collect in a secure operating environment that is not accessible to unauthorized users, we cannot guarantee 100% complete security.

How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?

We want your account (including, without limitation, your Personal Information, and preferences) to be accurate and complete. To update, change or correct your Personal Information, you may email us at [email protected].

By providing information using the Site, you warrant that your Personal Information is reliable for its intended uses, accurate, complete, and correct. You will promptly notify us if such Personal Information is no longer current or correct.

Additionally, you may request to review the Personal Information collected about you by emailing our Privacy Manager at the contact address below. If you send your request by email, we will send such Personal Information (or a summary thereof) for review to the email address on file for the account name in our database only. If you wish to change, correct or update your Personal Information or have it removed from our database, you also may submit a change request to our Privacy Manager by email to our contact address below. It may take five business days to process your requests.

What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?

We are not responsible for the information practices employed by websites or social media providers, or accounts linked to or from our Site, nor the information or content contained or collected. Often links to other websites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the Site’s users.

When you use a link to go from the Site to another website or social media account, our Steward Ownership US Privacy Policy is no longer effective. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites with a link on the Site, is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before providing your Personal Information.

How Does Steward Ownership US Comply with Privacy Laws?

We may process Personal Information in the state where it was collected and in other states in the United States of America where laws regarding the processing of Personal Information may be less stringent. However, the Site is managed and operated by Steward Ownership US in the State of Texas, United States of America. Any Personal Information gathered online from the Site or submitted by you to Steward Ownership US will be treated as transmitted, stored, and Processed in the State of Texas, United States of America. By submitting your Personal Information to Steward Ownership US, you expressly consent to the collection, transmittal, storage, and processing of your Personal Information according to this Privacy Policy.

How Does Steward Ownership US Treat Personal Information of Children?

Under the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we do not knowingly request or solicit personally identifiable information from anyone under 13 without prior verifiable parental consent. If we receive actual knowledge we have collected such Personal Information without the requisite and verifiable parental consent, we will delete that information from our database as quickly as is reasonably practical.

How Can I Review or Correct My Personal Information?

Rectification of Inaccurate or Incomplete Information

You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information about you.

Data Access and Portability

In some jurisdictions, applicable law may entitle you to request copies of your Personal Information held by us. You also may request copies of Personal Information you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and/or ask us to transmit this information to another service provider (where technically feasible).

Data Retention and Erasure

We generally retain your Personal Information for as long as is necessary for the Site’s performance between you and us and comply with our legal obligations. If you no longer want us to use your Personal Information to provide the Site to you, you can request that we erase your Personal Information. If you request the erasure of your Personal Information: (i) we may retain some of your Personal Information as necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud detection and prevention, and our compliance with legal obligations; (ii) information you have shared with others (e.g., reviews, forum postings) may continue to be publicly visible on the Site, even after your user account is canceled; however, attribution of such information to you will be removed, and additionally, some copies of your information (e.g., log records) may remain in our Site database, but are disassociated from personal identifiers; and (iii) since we maintain the Site to protect from accidental or malicious loss and destruction, residual copies of your Personal Information may not be removed from our backup systems for a limited period of time.

Withdrawing Consent and Restriction of Processing

Where you have provided your consent to the Processing of your Personal Information by Steward Ownership US, you may withdraw your consent at any time by sending a communication to us specifying which consent you are withdrawing. The withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing activities based on such consent before its withdrawal. Additionally, in some jurisdictions, applicable law may give you the right to limit how we use your Personal Information, in particular, where (i) you contest the accuracy of your Person Information; (ii) the processing is unlawful, and you oppose the erasure of your Personal Information; (iii) we no longer need your Personal Information for the processing, but you require the information for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or (iv) you have objected to the processing of your Personal Information and pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of Steward Ownership US override your own.

Objection to Processing

In some jurisdictions, applicable law may entitle you to require Steward Ownership US not to process your Personal Information for certain specific purposes (including profiling) where such processing is based on legitimate interest. If you object to such processing, we will no longer process your Personal Information unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for such processing or such processing is required for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Do I have choices regarding how my Personal Information is used (opt-in & opt-out)?

We provide our clients with an easy means to provide (opt-in) and withdrawal (opt-out) consent to our use of Personal Information (such as unsubscribe notices on email offers). You can opt-in to receive emails and other materials from us and/or our affiliates or third parties. Concerning any Personal Information that is sensitive, we will require you to “opt-in” to having such Personal Information used or shared by us. You also may request to opt-out of future mailings by emailing [email protected].

Does Steward Ownership US use my email addresses for newsletters or mailings?

The CAN-SPAM Act sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address to process requests, send information and updates pertaining to requests and transact our business, and provide you with additional information related to our products and/or services and other newsletters for which you sign up.

To follow CAN-SPAM, we agree to (i) not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses, (ii) identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way, (iii) include the physical address of our business or site headquarters, (iv) monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used, (v) honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly, and (vi) allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at [email protected] or otherwise follow the instructions at the bottom of each email. You also can send a written request to the attention of our Privacy Manager at the mailing address shown below. We will promptly remove you from all of our correspondence.

Remember that the Site may allow others to use individual email addresses for their own personal or business purposes, and Steward Ownership US cannot control or monitor their usage of email addresses via the Site. While we contractually require that such users comply with all laws (including the CAN-SPAM Act), we cannot control their actions, and thus we cannot be responsible for their compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act.  If you prefer not to receive mailings from any companies with whom we may share our client list, please send us an email at [email protected].

Where can I get more information about the Privacy Policy?

We have designated our Privacy Manager, who can be contacted at our contact address at the end of this Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Manager is accountable for our online compliance with this Privacy Policy. If you have questions about our Privacy Policy or if you have a complaint about our compliance with this Privacy Policy, you can email our Privacy Manager at [email protected]. Please describe your claims or questions in sufficient detail to permit our Privacy Manager to investigate your claims or questions thoroughly and contact you. Our Privacy Manager will respond to your requests within a reasonable time and at minimal or no cost to you. If a complaint is justified, we will take appropriate measures, including, if necessary, amending this Privacy Policy and our practices, as may be required under applicable law.

Our Privacy Manager is accountable for our compliance with this Privacy Policy and applicable federal and state privacy laws. If you have any questions about our collection and retention of your Personal Information, please contact our Privacy Manager and describe your concerns in detail to permit the Privacy Manager’s investigation of your concerns and contact you.

We use a self-assessment approach to ensure compliance with this Privacy Policy and periodically verify this Privacy Policy is accurate, comprehensive for the information intended to be covered, prominently displayed, completely implemented and accessible, and in conformity with applicable laws. We encourage you to raise any concerns using the contact information below. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please let us know.