General

Engel & Völkers and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “Engel & Völkers”, “us” or “we”), respect your concerns about privacy and we take this matter very seriously.  To ensure that you feel confident about providing us with your personal information when communicating with us and using our services, we outline below our practices in relation to the collection and use of personal data. This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes the types of personal information we collect, how we use the information, with whom we share it, and the choices you can make about our collection, use and disclosure of the information.

You consent to any personal or non-personal information we obtain from you (via this website, by email, via telephone or by other means) being collected and otherwise processed in accordance with the terms of this Notice. We reserve the right to update this Notice from time to time at our sole discretion, and post an updated version of the notice on our website as soon as reasonably possible. We are not required to inform you about any such updates. It is your responsibility to check the website periodically for any such updates.

Information We Collect

It is possible to use this website without revealing any personal information. Our web servers do, however, collect non-personal information from visitors, including Internet Protocol addresses. This information can measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, and other such statistics.

Log Files/Analytics

While you are on our website, we may automatically track or we may use a third-party analytics tool (such as Google Analytics or Web CEO) to track information relating to our usage of the website, including domain name, number of hits, length of user sessions and so forth to evaluate the usefulness of our site. We use Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to administer the website, track user’s movement and to analyze other trends.

A “Cookie” is a text file that websites send to a visitor’s computer or other Internet-connected devices to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser.  We may use Cookies to understand the usage of the website and to improve its contents.  You may at any time select to not accept Cookies or delete them from your browser.

Consent to Global Processing

Engel & Völkers is a global enterprise. Any personal information you submit may be transmitted through or processed in any country in which we have affiliates or offices. By continuing to use this site, you consent to the use of your personal information in any jurisdiction in accordance with this Notice.

Links

This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that Engel & Völkers is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites outside of newyorkcity.evusa.com.  We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.  The use of links to outside websites does not constitute or imply any affiliation with any of the owners of the website to which we provide links. We neither endorse nor are we responsible for the content of any of the websites outside of our control.

Children’s Privacy

We ask that parents and guardians ensure that no persons younger than 18 years of age have access to this site. We do not market to minors, nor do we knowingly collect or maintain on the website any personal information submitted by or regarding persons under 18 years of age. Please contact us at the address provided with any concerns you may have in this regard.

Use of Information

We may use the information we obtain about you to register you at our websites, manage and maintain your account, provide you with information and communicate with you about products, listings, events, and services you requested, provide you with other customer support and communication, conduct analyses and evaluations to improve our website, services and marketing communications.

Sharing

We will not sell, license, share, or rent the information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this Notice and the Terms of Use of our website.

We may share the information we collect with our parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies, business partners, real estate agents, real estate brokers, and other parties for the purpose described in this Privacy Notice, including to communicate with you about products, listings, services, offers, and events, that we believe might be of interest to you (jointly “Service Providers”). These Service Providers are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.

We reserve the right to transfer information we have about you in the event we contemplate or complete a sale, merger, or transfer of all or a portion of our business or assets. We reserve the right to use information you have provided in order for other parties involved in the above transactions to perform due diligence and related activities. Following such sale, merger or transfer you may contact the entity to which we transferred your information with any inquiries concerning the processing of that information.

We also reserve the right to disclose your information when required to government authorities or other third parties when we believe we need to comply with lawful requests, such as subpoenas, court orders or warrants, or when we believe we need to disclose information to protect our rights or the rights of others, or our property, or to enforce this Privacy Notice or our website’s Terms.

Security

While we take commercially reasonable steps to protect your information from loss, theft, or unintentional disclosure, it is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your own username and password, and you are ultimately responsible for the use of the website by any person using your credentials, whether or not they have authorization to do so. Nothing on the internet can be perfectly secure, and we will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damages arising out of unlawful activity by third parties or for any consequences of your noncompliance with these provisions. Please notify Engel & Völkers upon any breach of security.

Information and Questions

In certain jurisdictions, users with an established business relationship with an internet-based entity may request a summary of personal information disclosed to third parties during the preceding calendar year. To request such information, or if you have any questions about this Notice, please write to the following address:

Engel & Völkers
Attn: Legal Department
430 Park Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10022