Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: [03/18/2026]
Last Updated: [03/18/2026]

Welcome to The Real Estate Ray website, located at www.therealestateray.com. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, disclose, and protect information you provide when visiting this website or using its services, including buyer and seller inquiry forms. The website offers real estate information and includes intake forms for buyers and sellers.

By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information I Collect

I may collect personal information you voluntarily provide through forms on this website, including:

• First and last name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Property address

• Additional information you choose to submit

• Any details you provide when inquiring about buying, selling, or real estate services

The current website form fields shown publicly include first name, last name, email, phone, property address, and additional pertinent information.

I may also collect certain information automatically when you use the website, such as:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Pages visited

• Referral source

• Date and time of access

• General website interaction data

These types of automatic data collection are commonly disclosed in privacy policies for real estate websites and are generally part of analytics, site operation, and security practices.
Information submitted through this website may be used to contact you about real estate services, property inquiries, consultations, market information, or follow-up related to your request. That tracks closely with how the site presents its forms and services.

2. How I Use Your Information

I may use the information collected to:

• Respond to inquiries

• Contact you regarding buying or selling real estate

• Provide real estate services and support

• Schedule consultations

• Deliver market updates or requested information

• Improve website performance and user experience

• Maintain records of communications

• Comply with legal obligations

For a real estate website with buyer and seller intake forms, these uses are directly tied to the site’s stated service offerings and lead forms.

3. Cookies and Analytics

This website may use cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to improve website functionality, understand visitor behavior, and support marketing efforts. These technologies may collect technical information such as browser type, pages viewed, and usage activity. Privacy policies for comparable real estate websites commonly disclose analytics and tracking technologies for these purposes.

If tools such as Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or similar marketing/advertising services are used on the site, this section should remain in place. If none are used, this section can be narrowed.

4. How Information May Be Shared

I do not sell your personal information for money. I may share information with trusted service providers or business partners only as needed to operate the website, communicate with you, provide requested services, or support marketing and business operations.

This may include:

• Website hosting providers

• Form processing providers

• CRM or email marketing platforms

• Analytics providers

• Advertising or social media platforms

• Real estate-related service partners where appropriate

• Legal or regulatory authorities when required by law

Comparable real estate privacy policies also disclose sharing with service providers, analytics vendors, and compliance-related recipients.

5. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with privacy rights regarding your personal information. Depending on the nature and size of the business and whether the CCPA/CPRA applies, those rights may include the right to know, delete, or correct certain information, and in some cases to opt out of certain sharing or selling practices. The California Privacy Protection Agency explains that these rights depend on whether a business falls within the law’s coverage thresholds.

At this time, this website is intended to provide transparency about information collected through the site and how it is used. If you wish to request access to, correction of, or deletion of information you submitted directly through this site, you may contact me using the contact information below.

6. Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. California’s online privacy law requires websites to disclose how they respond to those signals.

Suggested language to keep unless your developer says otherwise:
This website does not currently respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals. Third parties, such as analytics or advertising providers, may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use this site.

If your site is configured to honor Global Privacy Control or other browser signals, this section should be revised.

7. Data Retention

I retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including responding to inquiries, providing services, keeping appropriate business records, and complying with legal obligations. Comparable real estate privacy policies often state retention is based on operational need and legal requirements.

8. Data Security

I use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect personal information submitted through the website. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of storage is completely secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed. This is standard privacy-policy language reflected across real estate websites and privacy notices.

9. Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites or services. If you click on a third-party link, you will be taken to a site not controlled by me. I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. This is especially relevant if the site links out to tools, vendors, or external real estate resources. Comparable privacy policies make similar disclosures.

10. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13, and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. California privacy notices commonly include this update language and date disclosure.

12. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a request regarding information you submitted through this website, please contact:

Ray Bunton
The Real Estate Ray
Website: www.therealestateray.com
Email: ray@hjplatinumrealty.com
Phone: (916) 297-1530