Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise specified, the following notice applies to all contents of the Buy the Home, not the Hype website (www.HomeNotHype.com).

It is the intent of the MCBIA to raise awareness of the homebuilding industry and be an information resource to both MCBIA members and the home buying public. Use of information from this website is voluntary and should be used in conjunction with specific expert advice and professional assistance.

The MCBIA is committed to protecting the privacy of its members. Information about members of the MCBIA, including e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and other information stored in the MCBIA member database is solely the property of the MCBIA and subject to the MCBIA’s terms of use.

When you visit any website, the site can collect certain information. The MCBIA does collect and temporarily store the following information about each visitor to our website:

• name of Internet service provider (AOL, MSN, etc.)
• web browser type (Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.)
• date, time and duration of visit
• pages and content visited on site, including any documents, files and content that is downloaded

This information does not reveal a visitor’s personal identity and is only used by the MCBIA to help us improve our website.

The MCBIA collects certain personal information to process contest registration. This information includes:
• First and last name
• Company name
• Mailing address
• E-mail address
• Telephone number

You are never required to provide us with any personal information when you visit our website. If you decide to provide personal information, we will retain that information only until the contest is completed and prize awarded.

The MCBIA does not knowingly collect information from anyone under age 18 and does not provide any content or service that would be of interest for or use to minors.

If at any time a visitor feels uncomfortable submitting personal contact information to the MCBIA via our website, the visitor is encouraged to contact the MCBIA for alternate means of information transmission.

The Buy the Home, not the Hype website contains links to other websites. If you choose to use any of these links, you will be leaving the MCBIA’s site and going to a new one. Protection of your privacy at these linked sites will be governed by the privacy policy at that site. The MCBIA is not responsible for the privacy practices of such sites or the use of any information that you provide to such sites.