Privacy Policy
This is the website of: Wakita & Associates
Our postal address is:821 Bowsprit Road, Chula Vista, CA 91914
We can be reached via e-mail at:info@wakitahomes.com
Or by telephone:619.267.6025
To continue to provide innovative solutions and services that respond to your needs, Wakita & Associates collects certain information (as described under The Types of Information We Collect). We respect the privacy of our customers. Our information handling practices are regulated by law, and this Privacy Policy describes those practices.
WAKITA & ASSOCIATES
This privacy policy summarizes the policies and practices regarding the collection, disclosure and confidentiality of information that we maintain. We are committed to protecting your privacy. We want you to understand what information we collect and how we use that information.
The Types of Information We Collect
We collect nonpublic information from the following sources:
- Information that we receive from you on applications or other forms (such as your name and address).
- Information obtained during conversations with you, or observed during visits to your premises.
- Information gathered during the course of managing your property or business.
To collect customer information from the above-stated sources, Wakita & Associates may use the following means of communication to gather information: written, in-person, telephone, facsimile, electronically and online.
How We Disclose Information with Non-Affiliated Third Parties
The information that we collect, as described above, is used for managing our services to you. We do not share information about our customers, or former customers, with non-affiliated third parties other than as permitted or required by law. For example Wakita & Associates may share all of the information listed above with non-affiliated third parties for, including but not limited to, the following reasons.
- Information that is necessary to protect the confidentiality or security of our clients’ records.
- Information that is necessary to investigate and resolve client disputes or inquiries.
- Information that is required by individuals or entities who are assessing our legal compliance.
- Information that is required for Wakita & Associates to comply with the law.
- Information that is necessary to protect against or prevent fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims or other liability.
Examples of non-affiliated third parties with whom we are permitted or required by law to share information with are insurance carriers, insurance brokers, loss payees, additional insureds and joint marketing partners.
How We Share Client Information With Affiliated Parties
We do not share client information with any affiliate.
How We Protect Information
We restrict access to non-public information to outside service providers who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. We use a secure Internet and e-mail provider to protect the confidentiality of electronic communications. Appropriate action would be taken against any employee who impermissibly shares client information. We regularly review our security measures and employee education programs to help protect this information and when we share information with nonaffiliated third parties, we require that they have standards to keep this information private.
Dispute Resolution
Any controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, our privacy policy, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Reservation of the Rights to Disclose Information in Unforeseen Circumstances
In connection with potential unforeseen circumstances, such as compliance with regulatory agencies or the sale or transfer of its interests, Wakita & Associates reserves the right to sell or transfer your information to a third-party entity that: 1) concentrates its business in a similar practice or service; 2) agrees to be the Wakita & Associates successor in interest with regard to the maintenance and protection of the information collected; and 3) agrees to the obligations of this privacy statement.Updating Information
If you would like to review the information about you that we havecollected through our website, or to change that information, you canmake that request by contacting us at any time. We may require that youverify your identity before we process your request.
Updating our Privacy Policy
We may, from time to time, change our Privacy Policy. We will notify you of any changes by posting our updated Privacy Policy on our website and inserting a new “Effective Date.”
Who to Contact Regarding Privacy Matters
You can contact Wakita & Associates by phone at 619.267.6025, by e-mail to info@wakitahomes.com or by mail addressed to Wakita & Associates, Privacy Manager, 821 Bowsprit Road, Chula Vista, CA 91914