Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy is designed to inform users of the Rentberry, Inc. website and any related smartphone or mobile application (collectively, the "Website") about how Rentberry, Inc. ("Rentberry," "we," or "us") gathers and uses personal information submitted to Rentberry through the Website. Rentberry will take reasonable steps to protect user privacy in accordance with this policy and applicable U.S. laws.
In this policy, "user" or "you" refers to any person viewing the Website or submitting personal information to Rentberry in connection with using the Website.
In this policy, "investor" refers to a user who submits an investment inquiry, signs a funding agreement, or otherwise expresses interest in participating in Rentberry's investment opportunities.
By using the Website, you are indicating your Consent to this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE WEBSITE.
2. What Information Do We Collect?
Personal Information:
If you sign up to use services offered through the Website, such as requesting information, signing up for investment opportunities, or submitting a funding commitment, Rentberry and/or third-party service providers that we engage to provide services to us ("Contractors") may collect certain personal information. This may include your name, email address, home address, employment and financial information, phone number, and any other data necessary to evaluate investment eligibility or facilitate transactions (collectively, the "Personal Information"). We may also collect other information you voluntarily provide when communicating with us.
Information you provide may be shared with our Contractors to fulfill your request, such as verifying your identity, processing your investment, or facilitating electronic document signing. RENTBERRY IS NOT A RESELLER OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH WHOM WE COOPERATE.
Web Tracking Information:
We and our Contractors may use web tracking technologies, such as cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and clear GIFs, to operate the Website efficiently and collect data related to its usage. Such data ("Web Tracking Information") may include the addresses of websites you visited before and after visiting ours, your browser type, IP address, the pages you view, the links you click, and whether you open email communications from us. This information helps improve performance and user experience. You can adjust your browser settings to limit these technologies, but this may affect the Website's functionality.
3. How Do We Use the Information We Collect?
We use and store Personal Information to deliver services to you, including investment-related communications and user account support. We may also use it internally for administrative and operational purposes, to send you marketing materials related to Rentberry offerings, or to contact you for non-marketing purposes, such as account updates, security alerts, or legal notifications.
Aggregate Information:
We create and analyze statistical, aggregated data derived from Personal Information and Web Tracking Information. This data does not identify individuals and is used to improve our services and understand our user base.
Web Tracking Information:
Used to manage and optimize Website functionality, analyze feature usage, and personalize your experience.
Legal Exception:
Rentberry may use Personal Information if required by law or legal process or in cases where it is necessary to investigate fraud, ensure safety, or protect legal rights.
4. What Information Do We Disclose to Third Parties?
Personal Information:
We share Personal Information with Contractors only to fulfill requested services (e.g., payment processors, identity verification providers, electronic signature platforms). Except as outlined here or otherwise authorized by you, we do not disclose Personal Information to third parties.
Web Tracking Information:
It may be shared with Contractors to analyze performance and user interaction. Some non-personal aggregate tracking data (e.g., page views) may be shared publicly.
Aggregate Information:
It may be disclosed to third parties (e.g., partners, funders, advisors) in a non-personally identifiable form to describe business operations.
Permitted Disclosures:
We may disclose any collected information to a business successor or in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Third-Party Ad Servers:
We may allow other companies, referred to as third-party ad servers or ad networks, to serve advertisements on the Website. These third-party services may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect data such as your IP address, browser type, and browsing behavior on our Website. This information is used to measure ad effectiveness and personalize ads, including serving you Rentberry-related advertisements on other websites you visit. For example, we use Google's "remarketing" service to show Rentberry ads to visitors who have previously interacted with our Website when they visit other sites within Google's advertising network.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad networks for details on how they collect and use your data. You can opt out of certain types of tracking by contacting us at support@rentberry.com.
5. Consent to Receive SMS
If you opt-in to receive SMS messages, you agree to receive messages related to investment opportunities, updates, and support. Message frequency may vary. Message/data rates may apply. Reply 'STOP' to opt-out or 'HELP' for assistance.
We do not sell or share phone numbers or SMS consent for marketing purposes.
6. How Can You Opt Out of Use and Disclosure of Your Information?
You may opt out of receiving communications or request the removal of your Personal Information by contacting support@rentberry.com. However, we may retain certain data for legal or archival purposes.
7. Accessing, Updating, or Deleting Your Personal Information
You may access, modify, or delete your Personal Information using your account settings or by contacting us. We may verify your identity before fulfilling such requests.
Even after you remove information from your profile or delete your account, copies of that information may remain viewable elsewhere to the extent it has been shared with others. However, your name will no longer be associated with that information on the Website. Additionally, we may retain certain information to prevent identity theft and other misconduct, even if the deletion request has been made. Removed and deleted information may persist in backup copies indefinitely but will not be available to others.
8. Security
We use reasonable security measures to protect Personal Information, including SSL encryption during transmission. However, no method is completely secure. We are not liable for unauthorized access caused by third-party breaches.
9. Links
This Privacy Policy does not apply to external websites linked to the Website. We encourage you to review their privacy practices separately.
10. Amendments
We may update this Privacy Policy. If changes are material, we will notify you via email or a Website notice.
11. Website Visitors from Outside the United States
By using the Website from outside the U.S., you consent to the processing of your data in the United States under U.S. law. Your personal information may be transferred to and stored on servers in the United States. By using the Website, you consent to this transfer, even if your country of residence has data protection laws that differ from those of the United States.
12. Children Under the Age of 13
Our Services are intended exclusively for individuals who are 18 years of age or older and are not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 13. If you are under 18 years of age, you are advised not to submit any personal information to us.
If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will promptly take reasonable steps to delete such information from our records.
13. Additional Rights for California and European Union Residents
California Residents (CCPA/CPRA):
If you are a California resident, you may have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
Right to Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
Right to Delete personal information we collect, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Correct inaccurate personal information.
Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (we do not sell personal data in the traditional sense).
Right to Limit Use and disclosure of sensitive personal information.
Right to Non-Discrimination for exercising your CCPA/CPRA rights.
To exercise these rights, you may contact us at support@rentberry.com or submit a request via your Rentberry account settings. We may verify your identity before processing your request.
European Union Residents (GDPR):
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to Access the personal data we hold.
Right to Rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to Erasure (also known as the "right to be forgotten").
Right to Restrict Processing of your personal data.
Right to Data Portability.
Right to Object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
Right to Withdraw Consent at any time, where processing is based on Consent.
To exercise any of your GDPR rights, please contact support@rentberry.com. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
These rights are extended to all registered users of our Platform, regardless of their residency, unless prohibited by law.
14. Terms of Use
This Privacy Policy is part of Rentberry's Terms of Use and is subject to those provisions.