Updated November 20, 2022
Welcome to the investor acquisition, management and engagement platform and website operated by Washington Properties Inc. (the "Company,", "we," or "us"). These Terms and Conditions (this "Agreement") govern the contractual relationship between the Company and the individual person or entity ("you" or "your") who accesses, uses or registers to use the platform or website found at washingtonproperties.net or any web address that resolves to the website, or content, service or feature available through the website (collectively, the "Website"). Therefore, PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY, IN ITS ENTIRETY, BEFORE ACCESSING, USING OR REGISTERING TO USE THE WEBSITE.
By accessing, using or registering to use the Website: (i) you represent and warrant that you are over the age of 18 and are lawfully able to enter in and agree to the Agreement; (ii) you accept and agree to be bound by the Agreement, including as it may be updated or revised from time to time by the Company, and all other terms and policies referenced or incorporated herein by reference; and (iii) you represent and warrant that you are authorized to enter into the Agreement on behalf of any entity if you are accessing, using or registering to use the Website on behalf of that entity.
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "Materials" refers to, without limitation, any and all audio and visual works or content in any medium or format, including, without limitation, film, video, text, logos, artwork, graphics, pictures, images, advertisements, aural and other forms of expression, whether in still, live, animated or streaming format, contained in works posted, uploaded or provided to the Company, the Properties, or into the technologies described herein, in any method or form, by you, or anyone on your behalf.
"Personal Information."
Personal Information refers to information that lets the Company know the specifics of who you are and that may be used to identify, contact or locate you. Personal Information may include your name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, billing address, payment information, financial institution information, information about uploads, Internet Protocol (IP) address and the device used to upload the Materials (this data may be meta-data embedded in the Materials) and other information relating to uploaded Materials or that may be used to identify, contact, or locate you. The Company may collect Personal Information when you use the Properties including, without limitation, when you set up your account, upload or download Materials, correspond or otherwise communicate with the Company through the Internet, or otherwise volunteer information about yourself.
"Non-Personal Information."
Non-Personal Information refers to information that, by itself, does not identify you or could not be used to identify you as a specific individual (e.g., demographic information, website visitations, or other actions you may take). The Company may collect Non-Personal Information through any of the methods discussed above as well as automatically through use of various technologies, some of which are described further below.
Registration or self requesting
Prior to your using one or more of the Properties, the Company may require certain Personal Information and Non-Personal Information to create an account ("Account") or to enable features or functionality of the Properties. Failure to provide all information required by the Company may prevent access to any or all of the Properties, and failure to maintain accurate information may result in suspension or termination of access to any or all the Properties.
If you use the Services and you upload or post Materials to or download Materials from the Properties, the Materials may include meta-data or be transmitted with data, such as, without limitation, the type of device through which the Materials were created, the device's IP address, the domain name of your Internet service provider and other such data. This data may necessarily be provided to and collected by the Company when Materials are uploaded, posted to or downloaded from the Properties.
While you are able to visit the Website and remain anonymous, the Company or its third party service providers may still collect Personal Information and Non-Personal Information about your use of the Properties (e.g., your Internet browser, operating system, IP address, connection speed, and the domain name of your Internet service provider). Such information may be gathered by the following methods:
System Administration.
Upon request, the Company shall allow you to update or correct Personal Information previously submitted, but only to the extent such activities will not compromise privacy or security interests, as determined by the Company at its sole discretion. Additionally, upon request, the Company shall delete Personal Information from the database where such information is stored; however, it may be impossible to entirely delete your entry without some residual information being retained due to the manner in which data backups are maintained.
The Company does not sell, trade, or rent Personal Information collected through the Properties to any third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may share your Personal Information for the following purposes and to the extent necessary in the Company's good-faith discretion:
Security Measures.
The Company implements and maintains appropriate physical, administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect the information we process against unauthorized or unlawful access, use or disclosure, and against accidental loss, damage, alteration or destruction. Under our security policies and practices, access to personal information is restricted and authorized only for those who have a business need for such access. The Company strives to protect the personal information that we process; however, no security program is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee that our safeguards will prevent every unauthorized attempt to access, use, or disclose personal information. We maintain security incident response policies and procedures to handle incidents involving unauthorized access to personal data we process.
Third Party Links.
The Properties may contain links to third parties who may collect Personal Information and Non-Personal Information directly from you. Additionally, the Company may use third parties to provide components of the Properties. In either case, such third parties may have separate privacy policies and data collection practices, independent of the Company. The Company:
California Privacy Rights - California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
The CCPA provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. Each right includes the ability to make a specific consumer request and corresponding obligation of the receiving party to (i) verify the identity of the requestor and (ii) respond in accordance with CCPA guidelines. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
Right to Request Information Regarding Personal Information Use/Disclosure and Portability.
You have the right to request a summary of the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information over the past 12 months. In response to a verifiable request for these services, we will disclose the following information for the Properties:
You also have the right to request a copy of this personal information in a readily useable format that is transferable to other entities (frequently referred to as “data portability”). If you make a data portability request, the Company may be (i) restricted from providing certain sensitive personal information in response to the request or (ii) prohibited from granting the request entirely if it presents an unreasonable security risk.
Right to Request Deletion of an/all Personal Information.
You have the right to request that the Company delete any of your personal information that we collected and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable request, we will delete or de-identify (and direct our service providers to delete or de-identify) your personal information from our records, unless one of the following exceptions applies:
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for the Company or our service providers to:
Submitting CCPA Requests – Exercising Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights.
To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable request to us by either:
Only you (or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf) may make a verifiable request related to your personal information. You may only make a verifiable request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable request must:
Please note, Washington Properties Inc. cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot (i) verify your identity or authority to make the request and (ii) confirm the personal information relates to you. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.
Washington Properties Inc. will endeavor to respond to a verifiable request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require additional time beyond the 45 days, we are entitled to an extension up to an additional 45 days (for a total response timeline capped at 90 days). In the event that an extension is necessary, we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.
If you have an account with us, we will deliver our written response to that account where possible. If you do not have an account with us, or your existing account lacks a communication feature, we will deliver our written response to your designated email address.
Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable request’s receipt. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable.
Washington Properties does not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
The Company does not sell personal information collected through the Properties, and no such activity has occurred in the prior 12 months. In the event that the Company changes its practices and engages in the sale of information, we will provide advance notification to impacted individuals and offer the ability to opt in/opt out in accordance with CCPA requirements.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:
California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to address listed in Section 11.
Washington Properties Inc. does not track its users over time and across third party websites to provide targeted advertising and therefore does not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. However, some third party sites do keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you. If you are visiting such sites, your browser may have features that allow you to set the DNT signal on your browser so that third parties (particularly advertisers) know you do not want to be tracked.
The Company reserves the right to amend this privacy statement at our sole discretion at any time. When we make changes to this privacy statement, we will post the updated content to this website along with the effective date of the change. Your continued use of Company Properties following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
Use of the Properties is not intended for minors under the age of 18 ("Minors"). Minors are not authorized by the Company to use the Properties, even if Minors set up an Account or accept the terms of any agreement or policy herein for the Properties.