BY PROVIDING PERSONAL INFORMATION TO JOANNE BRKICH ON THIS WEB SITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF THAT INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

Joanne Brkich respects the privacy concerns of visitors to the Sarasota-real-estate-connection.com Web site. She is proud of the information practices, and wants you to know the steps she takes to protect the personal information you may provide to her.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
Joanne Brkich may modify, alter, or update this Privacy Policy at any time, so you are encouraged to review this policy frequently.

Information Collected Automatically
If you merely browse through the Sarasota-real-estate-connection Web site or download information, the servers will automatically collect certain information from you. This information includes the: (a) name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; (b) browser software you use; and (c) Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to this Web site. Joanne Brkich will use information that is automatically collected to manage and improve her Web site to make it as useful as possible for visitors like you. None of the information automatically collected is tied to personal information you may provide to her.

Information You Choose to Provide
Joanne Brkich gathers and retains personal information about you only when voluntarily submitted by you. For example, if you choose to complete and submit one of the forms located on her web site to register for her Preferred Buyer program, Joanne will retain the information you submit to respond to your inquiry. After Joanne has taken the appropriate action, the information you submitted will be retained for her records. If Joanne changes the manner she uses or retains personal information you provide to her, she will update this Privacy Policy.

If you choose to submit information on the "E-mail a Friend" page, Joanne will retain the information you provide to her on this form. Joanne Brkich will use the e-mail address of your friend to tell him or her of your referral. Joanne will not sell, rent, or otherwise disclose the information you provide on the "E-mail a Friend"  page to any person or entity except as stated in the "Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties" section of this Privacy Policy.

Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
Joanne Brkich will not sell or rent the personal information you provide to her to any third party without first obtaining your consent. In addition, she will not disclose the personal information you provide to her without your consent, except: (a) as required by law, (b) to her  host who maintains her Web site and e-mail services; (c) to service providers or suppliers if the disclosure will enable that party to perform business, professional or technical support for her; and (d) to third party associates who may have products or services of interest to you.

Opting Out of Receiving Promotional Materials
Unless you opt out of receiving promotional materials, Joanne Brkich may send you information by e-mail or postal mail to the addresses you submit to her on the pages of her Web site. From time to time, she may send newsletters to you, notify you of new properties or services, or other information that may be of interest you.

If you do not want to receive promotional information, you will be able to express this preference by clicking on the appropriate button or checkbox provided on the screen at which you fill out on-line forms. If you do not want to receive this information from her and you did not indicate this preference when you sent personal information to her, you may contact Joanne via email with your request at optout@sarasota-real-estate-connection.com . Upon receipt of your request, Joanne will take reasonable steps to deactivate your name from her marketing list.

Security
Joanne Brkich maintains safeguards to protect your personal information. You should be aware, however, that no transmission over the Internet, and no electronic data storage method, is 100% secure. Therefore, Joanne cannot guarantee the absolute security of the personal information you provide to her either during its transmission or its storage on her system.

Links to Other Web sites
Joanne Brkich does not endorse and is not responsible for the information practices or privacy policies of Web sites operated by others that may be linked to her Web site. If you decide to access a third party's Web site that may be linked to this Web site, you should consult that Web site's privacy policy.

How to Contact Joanne Brkich
If you have questions about how Joanne uses the personal information you may provide her on this Web site or about this Privacy Policy, or would like to change or delete such information, please contact her by using the information listed on her "Contact" page.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 13, 2006.