first4sale.com believes that your right to privacy is very important and we are committed to protecting the personal information you give us.
We are compliant with the UK Data Protection Act 1998. Our registration number is Z9733747.
We follow strict procedures for the storage, protection, disclosure and prevention of unauthorised access to the personal data you have given us. Within our company, your personal information is password protected and only available to those employees who administer and maintain your account.
How we use your information
To take advantage of some of our services (such as becoming a registered user) you will be required to log into
or register with the website. If you choose to register, depending on the services you require, we will need certain
personal information.
If you are a buyer and wish to register to save your searches or favourite properties, or would like us to notify you of properties coming onto the market that match your search criteria, only an email address and password will be required.
Should you wish to contact any of our vendors, you will be required to give your name and contact number(s). This is a sensible security precaution designed to allow our vendors to vet their prospective buyers before divulging their contact details.
If you register as a seller the information we require will include credit card details, which will be captured electronically using encryption technology, but not stored on our database. By requesting that we advertise your property details on the first4sale.com or other websites or in the press, you acknowledge that some or all of the information or data that comprises your property details will be posted to these websites or newspapers as applicable, and may be accessed by users of the websites and/or readers of those newspapers.
We have designed the first4sale.com site in such a way that your name, contact details and the full address of your property are not displayed on our website or in any other advertising material or method of advertising we use. Furthermore, we will never give your details to anyone calling our office. You will be given the name and contact number(s) of anyone wishing to enquire about your property. These details will be automatically displayed in any message you receive from buyers contacting you via our website. We will pass on the details to you of any buyers calling our office regarding your property. This allows you to vet your buyers and choose when, if and to whom you disclose your contact details.
We will use the information that we collect to personalise your experience using the website, to help you log on in future, to continue to use the website, and to help us select services or material for inclusion on the website that may be of interest to you. We may need to pass your information to third parties who help us to maintain, administer or develop the website, but that information will be given for that limited purpose only.
We may contact you to notify you of important changes to our website, special events, or new services or products that we may offer that we think might be of interest to you. Occasionally, we may pass your details to carefully chosen, trusted third parties so that they can also provide you with details of other services or products that might be of interest to you. If you do not wish us to do so, you can indicate this when you register. If at any time thereafter, you decide you would rather not be contacted, please send an email to privacy@first4sale.com stating that you no longer wish to receive such information from us, our partner companies, or both.
If you want to update any of your personal information held by first4sale.com, you can make certain changes on-line (by clicking the "Manage Profile" link from your Personal Home Page), send an email to privacy@first4sale.com detailing the required amendments or you can notify such amendments to us in writing. Our address can be found in the contact section of the website.
A cookie is a piece of information that a web site transfers to the cookie file of your computer's browser. On visiting the first4sale.com website a cookie will be placed on your computer automatically. Cookies enable us to provide a better service to you and improve our site design and layout in future. They are not used to store personal information about you but for statistical analysis of user traffic. For instance, they can tell us if you are a new or returning visitor. They are also used to facilitate the interactive features of our website. If you decline or disable cookies, you may not be able to use these interactive features or the site may be unavailable to you.
We reserve the right to amend the terms of this Privacy Policy without prior notice. Such amendments will be posted on the website and become effective at the time of posting.