Oceanside Mortgage Company Privacy Policy

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This privacy statement describes how Oceanside Mortgage Company (“Oceanside”) collects and uses the personal information of users and visitors of our websites. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information.

Oceanside Mortgage Company is committed to protecting your non-public personal information at all times. To that end, we employ and maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to ensure your non-public personal information is protected. Our websites are not designed to appeal to children under the age of 13 as our business is financial in nature. We don't knowingly attempt to solicit or receive any information from children.

We primarily collect information by specifically requesting it from you. Generally, this occurs when you register at our website or request information or a service. Usually, we and our service partners use your information to operate the website and to deliver value-added services to you. Our website also uses your information to inform you about other products or services available from us.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, non-public personal information includes, without limitation:

· your email address;

· your home (if unlisted), cellular or work phone number;

· your first name;

· your last name;

· your social security number; 

· your loan number; and,

· your cell phone, home phone, or work phone numbers depending on which numbers you provide. 

Oceanside gathers two types of information about you:

· Data, including non-public personally identifiable information, that users provide through optional, voluntary application on our website.

· Data that we gather through aggregate tracking, including by tallying webpages that are viewed by users throughout our website.

We do not access information about your identity while you browse our website. Although we collect information about the date, time, and area of our website that you visited, you remain anonymous to us. Only if you decide to apply for a loan with us directly or through a broker, we do collect any personally identifying information about you.

This Privacy Policy was last updated 11/15/2022. Please check periodically for changes.

An IP address is a unique number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Internet so that your computer can be identified by the main computers, known as “Web servers,” that “serve up” or display webpages. This allows us to identify and gather general information and data about you, such as the webpages you view.

Oceanside collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and security, to report on aggregated information, and to audit the use of our site. Aggregated information is intended for Oceanside internal use only and is part of our performance tracking and diagnostic processes. When customers request pages from Oceanside, our servers log the customers’ IP addresses. We do not normally link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a customer’s session will be logged, but the customer will remain anonymous to us unless they decide to apply for a loan with us. We can, and will, use IP addresses to identify you when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our website Terms and Conditions Policy or to protect our service, website, users, or others.

Oceanside uses a variety of third-party services to help provide the most streamlined and user-friendly website possible. We also use third parties such as Google Analytics to help us understand how our visitors use our website. These third parties may collect certain information from your browser (i.e. using cookies and/or your IP address) and may tailor your ads so that you see Oceanside advertisements on other websites. To learn more, or to opt-out of receiving online display advertisements tailored to your interests by our third party partners, visit the Network Advertising Initiative at www.networkadvertising.org/choices. If you prefer, you can adjust your privacy settings in your browser so that your information is not tracked. Learn more about adjusting your Privacy Settings in your browser settings.

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. We use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file. We use session cookies to tailor your experience on our site. Persistent cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.

The use of cookies by third parties, including but not limited to our partners, affiliates, tracking utility companies, and service providers is not covered by our privacy statement. We do not have access or control over these cookies. Our partners, affiliates, tracking utility companies and service providers may use session ID cookies.

If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site, such as contests or surveys, will be limited.

Our third party service provider employs a software based technology called clear gifs (a.k.a. Web beacons/Web bugs), that help us better manage content on our site by informing us what content is effective. Clear gifs are tiny Oceanside pics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. We tie the information gathered by clear gifs to our customers’ personally identifiable information.

We use clear gifs in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

In case you change your mind or some information changes we will try to provide a way to correct or update the information that you give us. You may update or delete your information at any time prior to completing your application. Once the application is submitted, you will not be able to change any of the information online. We also give you the opportunity to control the communications we direct to you. If you wish to update information or objects to any usage provided herein for any reason, you may email the requested change to (place email address here for this purpose)[RT1] . We will respond to your request within 30 days.

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will also retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Oceanside reserves the right to communicate with you via text messaging to a cellular phone number. This requires you to “opt-in” to receive these text messages. This includes promotional or marketing texts as well. 

If you complete a form on our website – www.oceansidemortgage.com, by providing your cellular phone number, and clicking the submit button we are documenting that you are effectively opting-in for such text messages. If you would like to be removed from future text messages you can accomplish this by responding to a text message with the word “STOP”. Your request to be removed from future texts will be processed within 24 hours. 

By providing this “opt-in” for text messages you agree that we may call you at the number you entered above with reminders, offers and other info, including possibly using automated technology, text, and recorded messages. Consent is not a condition of purchase. This consent is given even if the specific number provided is registered to a state or federal Do Not Call list. Standard rates apply. 

By providing your email address you are consenting to receive communications from us regarding inquiries into our products and services, information, and communication regarding a loan application you may have in process, or for reminders, offers including promotional marketing. 

We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees and agents who we determine need to know that information to provide products or services to you, service your account, or maintain the systems that support your account. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your non-public personal information.

The security of our users’ information is an important concern to us. We exercise extreme care in providing secure transmission of your information from your computer to our infrastructure. Oceanside uses industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your information. We periodically update and test these procedures and safeguards. All data transmitted between internet browsers and our servers are protected against unauthorized interception or access using Secure Sockets Layer (“SSL”) protocols. In order to use our website, users are required to be running an SSL-capable browser. We will use commercially reasonable methods to keep nonpublic personal information securely in our files and systems. Please note that with current technology, we cannot guarantee the security of your data as it travels over the internet.

Online applications are maintained on a secure server. We do not ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us in a non-secure environment, such as within or attached to an email. Email is normally not protected and may be intercepted and viewed by others. Therefore, you should refrain from sending any confidential information via unsecured email to Oceanside.

As privacy rights vary by state, you may wish to contact the appropriate agency in your state that is charged with overseeing privacy rights of consumers. In addition, state and federal regulations may require us to maintain and report demographic information on the collective activities of consumers and users. We may also be required to maintain your personal information for at least seven years in order to be in compliance with applicable federal and state laws regarding record retention.

If you are logged into your account on our website and are inactive for a certain period of time, you will be automatically logged out. This is a security measure that reduces the risk of unauthorized access to your account or non-public personal information.

Oceanside requires the use of passwords that meet minimum length and complexity requirements. Users are also required to change their passwords periodically. To protect against unauthorized access, accounts are locked after a number of unsuccessful login attempts.

While we take the security of your non-public personal information seriously and have taken steps to protect it, there are also a number of precautions that you can take to protect yourself:

· If using your personal computer, ensure that your operating system and antivirus software are up to date with the latest versions.

· Create strong, unique passwords for each online service that you use and change these passwords often.

· When you finish using our website from a public computer, log out and clear the browser’s cache file.

Stay vigilant for scams like “phishing”. Never provide your login information in response to any email, physical mail or phone call that claims to be from Oceanside. Instead, go directly to our website, ensuring that the URL is https://www.oceansidemortgage.com.

As a visitor and user of our website, we will not share any of your non-public personal information with anyone outside our company except:

· On a “need to know” basis, as necessary under the agreements with our vendors to perform the services as contracted by you

· At your direction and with your consent.

· To communicate with you about products and services, update you on new services and benefits, or to provide you with personalized promotional offers.

· As required or permitted by law.

· Oceanside may also disclose account information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms and Conditions Policy, or may be causing injury to or interference (either intentionally or unintentionally) with any of Oceanside’s rights or property, other users, or anyone else. Oceanside may disclose or access account information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and services.

Our site includes links to other websites whose privacy practices may differ from those of Oceanside Mortgage Company. If you submit personal information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy statements. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy statement of any website you visit.

Our website may offer publicly accessible blogs or community forums. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. To request removal of your personal information from our blog or community forum, contact us at 800-955-8965. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.

We may offer you the option to participate in contests, sweepstakes, or surveys. If you agree to participate, we may ask you for contact information, preferences, or other information. This information may be used to conduct research, improve our offerings, or contact you regarding home financing or award prizes. For information on how the information that you supply will be used, please refer to the rules for each contest or sweepstakes.

If you use our website to apply for a loan or create an account, you will receive email notifications from Oceanside from time to time. These are required notices, and you cannot opt out of receiving them. They are designed primarily to protect your non-public personal information from unauthorized access and to provide you information on the status of your transaction with us. Some notifications may also be necessary when we make changes to various legal agreements or policies, including this privacy policy. If necessary, we may also respond to emails that you send us.

Your non-public personal information may be transferred in connection with a sale, merger, transfer, exchange, or other disposition (whether of assets, stock or otherwise) of all or a portion of a business of Oceanside.

By clicking on any button indicating an acceptance or agreement to terms, a continuance of processing or submission you understand that you are agreeing to the stated terms and conditions of that submission and that you are agreeing that you have read, accepted, and agreed to the Terms and Conditions and agree to do business electronically with Oceanside Mortgage Company.