Your privacy is our priority at Williams Homes (“WHI”). “WHI” recognizes and respects the privacy of users of its Website.
Use of personal information
In the event that you choose to provide “WHI” with detailed personal information about yourself and/or your family, “WHI” will act in a responsible manner with respect to that information. We use your personal information to verify your identity, provide you with quality customer service and evaluate your requests. We also use personally identifiable information to respond to your requests and to provide you with information about our products or services.
Personally identifiable information about you may be used to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to statistically analyze usage of the Site, to improve our Website content and to customize our Website’s content and layout. We believe these uses allow us to improve our Website and better tailor it to meet our users’ needs. We may use your email address and, in certain situations, your mailing address or phone number, to contact you regarding administrative notices from time to time. We also use your personal information to contact you about offers we believe will be of value to you.
Types of Personal Information
“WHI” may gather information about users of its Website when it aggregates information obtained through tracking the usage of certain features available on the Website or when you voluntarily submit data to us through the Website. Even if you do nothing during your visit to the Website other than browse through the site and read the information contained on the web pages, “WHI” may nevertheless gather certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally, but may, for example, reflect how you found or were directed to or used the Website. In addition, you may at your option provide personal identification or other information through the Website (for example, by way of a request from you that “WHI” send you information via e-mail or regular mail).
“WHI” may gather your IP address when you use any portion of the Website. “WHI” also may collect the name and URL of the website that you visited immediately preceding your visit to the Website. “WHI” uses this information on an aggregate basis to better understand “WHI”’s prospective customers and homebuyers, and “WHI” may disclose this information to business and trade partners on an aggregate basis. “WHI” may also use “cookies” to store your preferences in order to make your use of the Website more productive. Cookies are small files created by web sites that reside on your computer’s hard drive and store information about your use of a particular website.
Requests for Mortgage Information
“WHI” may make available means for you to request information regarding the availability of home mortgage programs offered by “WHI” financial services partners through “links” to their Web sites. “WHI” will not use or disclose the information you submit through its Website in connection with a request for mortgage information to any party other than its financial services partners. By submitting personally identifiable information in connection with a request for mortgage information, you are consenting to the disclosure of such information to our financial services partners.
Sharing of personal information with third parties
Individuals or companies outside of “WHI”, such as our financial service partners, are considered third parties.We do not sell customer or former customer lists or personal information to list brokers, marketing firms or to other third parties. “WHI” will not knowingly share information provided by you with anyone other than its subsidiaries, affiliates and financial services partners except as required or permitted by applicable law, unless you give it express consent to do so. If you ask for information about the products and services offered by a third party, “WHI” may share your request with those parties. Your contact information may be available or provided to third-party service providers and contractors of “WHI” (such as its Website developer) that are contractually obligated to protect your information as disclosed in this Privacy Policy.
While “WHI” will require such third parties to agree to abide by the terms of this Privacy Policy, “WHI” will not be held responsible for any failure of such third parties to abide by such privacy obligations.
We also share personal information as legally required. We may share personal information with law enforcement agencies or other third parties to prevent or investigate suspected fraudulent activities.
Please be aware that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be one hundred percent secure. Accordingly, users should note that while it is our intent to hold private the information you transmit via our Website or by way of an Internet electronic mail system or service, “WHI” cannot promise or ensure that such information will remain confidential or secure.
Third-party Websites
Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we may collect from you. The “WHI” Website contains links to other websites that are not maintained or controlled by “WHI”. “WHI” is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites, and you are encouraged to review their privacy policies before you disclose your personal information to third parties. The fact that a link to a third-party website exists on the “WHI” Website does not mean that the third-party site operates under the same or similar privacy practices as set forth in the “WHI” Privacy Policy.
Notification of Changes
If “WHI” changes its Privacy Policy, the changes will be posted on the Website. If at any time “WHI” decides to use or disclose a user’s personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, “WHI” will notify affected users by e-mail. “WHI” will otherwise use and disclose a user’s personally identifiable information in accordance with the Privacy Policy that was in effect when such information was collected.
General Information
This Privacy policy is incorporated into and subject to the Terms and Conditions for Use of This Website. The use of our Website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and permission for the use of your information consistent with its terms. In order to maintain accurate records concerning communications that “WHI” may have received from or sent to you, “WHI” may also indefinitely store any information that you provide through the Website.
“WHI” has no intention of collecting any personal data from individuals under eighteen (18) years of age.
Changes to Your Information
You may change or update information you previously provided to “WHI” by contacting us via e-mail at
Stopping E-mails and Promotional Materials
You may elect to “opt out” of “WHI” mailing lists by affirmatively choosing to do so at EMAIL: info@williamshomes.com
Questions or Comments Regarding the Privacy Policy
Questions or comments concerning “WHI” Privacy Policy may be directed to
Williams Homes, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
21080 Centre Pointe Parkway, Suite 101
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
p: 661.222.9207 f: 661.222.9209
info@williamshomes.com
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