Privacy Policy
Freddie Mac recognizes the importance of maintaining the privacy of your
nonpublic personally identifiable information. We are committed to privacy
practices that protect the confidentiality and security of this information.
Our practices for dealing with this information that you enter or that
we collect exclusively through your use of this website are set forth
below. This privacy policy does not apply to information we may receive
from or about you in other ways. It also does not apply to information
collected by third parties through websites that link to or from this
website.
Information We Collect
If you visit this website to read or download information, we collect
and store: the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet
(such as aol.com); the Internet protocol address of the host server you
are using (such as ww3.aol.com); the name and version of your Web browser
(such as Netscape 4.0); the date and time you access this website; and,
if you came to us through a link from some other website, the Internet
address of the website from which you linked to us. We do not collect
your name or email address. No information we collect in this way is traceable
back to a specific person.
We use this information for general statistical modeling, in order to
measure the number of visitors to different pages on the website and to
modify the website in order to make it more helpful. We also use this
information to monitor network traffic and to identify unauthorized access
or unusual activity on the website. We do not sell this information to
third party companies.
Some parts of this website may use a "cookie," which is a small
text file that is placed on your computer's hard drive. The cookie captures
no personally identifiable information. This website may use a cookie
in order to log which pages you visit on the website or to provide certain
features during your visit to the website. You can set your browser to
refuse to accept cookies; however, some features of the website may not
function properly if you do this.
Information You Provide
If you send us an email or message and provide your name or other personal
information, we may keep this information. We may use this information
to send an answer to your question or to deliver the requested information
or service to you. We may use this information to provide you with information
in which we believe you will be interested; however, at any time, you
may request that we stop doing this by contacting us in the manner described
in the “How to Reach Us” section of this policy. We also may
use information that you provide to measure general statistics about visits
to this website and interest in particular areas, or otherwise to enhance
the website. We do not sell this information to third parties. We may
disclose information from or about website visitors to third parties,
such as contractors, consultants and other service providers, so that
the third party can perform a business, professional or technical support
function for you, the website or Freddie Mac. We also may disclose this
information as required by applicable law or regulation, such as to respond
to a subpoena or other judicial process or to comply with requests from
our regulators.
By sending an email or making a request or inquiry, you agree to permit
Freddie Mac to keep and use the information you have given us consistent
with this policy.
If you enter information into a financing or affordability calculator
offered on this website – such as income, the down payment you want
to make, the length of a loan you want, the price of a home you have in
mind – that information is not seen or received by Freddie Mac.
The calculator's functions are performed by your computer and the results
are displayed in your browser and viewable only by you.
Business Users
This policy (other than this section entitled “Business Users”)
does not apply to information provided to us by business entities, even
if the information is transmitted to us through this website. If you are
a business user and you use this website or any of our business applications
in the course of business with Freddie Mac, then information that you
submit may be used and disclosed in the same ways as information that
we receive outside of this website. We will use this information only
in accordance with the provisions of applicable law and any applicable
agreements between our companies.
Security
Freddie Mac has adopted policies and practices designed to protect the
security and confidentiality of any nonpublic personally identifiable
information received through this website, to protect against anticipated
threats and hazards to security and integrity of the information and to
protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information that
could result in substantial harm or inconvenience. Freddie Mac uses a
variety of security measures to protect the transmission of information
submitted to us through this website. Although Freddie Mac strives to
maintain a high standard of security and privacy, no transmission over
the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and Freddie Mac
makes no such warranty or guarantee.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to revise or change this policy in the future. Any
changes to the policy will be posted on this section of the website. Please
check this policy periodically for any changes. When the policy is updated,
the date of the update will appear at the bottom of this page.
How to Reach Us
If you have a question about the way that your information is used or
about Freddie Mac's information practices with respect to this site, please
contact
us.
Revised effective: December 15, 2005
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