West Development B, LLC (together with its affiliates “we”, “us” or “our”) recognizes the importance of protecting our consumers' privacy during their use of this website, WestWharf.com ("the “Website”), and all related subdomains, and all portals, applications, products, services, events and any interactive features, together with any other related services (individually and, collectively with the Website, referred to as the "Site") This Privacy Policy governs collection and use of personal information on the Website and any Site as well as any other service that posts a link to this Privacy Policy. We are firmly committed to protecting the information you may provide through the Site.
We continually update our privacy practices and our procedures for safeguarding the personal information you may provide to us, and accordingly we may amend this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make any material change in how we collect, use, disclose, or otherwise process personal information, we will prominently post a notice regarding such change on the Website.
Any material changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective seven (7) days after our posting of such updated Privacy Policy (or as otherwise required by applicable law). Where required to do so by law, we may seek your prior consent to any material changes we make to this Privacy Policy.
As the Site may change at our sole discretion, we recommend that you refer to this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates. Your continued use of the Site or any Related Use following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy means that you accept those changes.
The Site and its Related Uses may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us in order to provide you with information or services you request from us. Personal information includes your name, email, phone, address, and any other information that is specific to you and which you may provide to us or which is obtained from third party sources, and is needed in order for us to provide other services to you. We will process your personal information when one or more of the following conditions exist: (i) with your consent, or (ii) to perform or enter into contracts with you, or (iii) in conformance with our legitimate business interests (maintaining our books and records, maintaining the security and integrity of the Site, its Related Uses and our systems, enforcing the terms and conditions and Privacy Policy associated with the Site, its Related Uses and our systems, monitoring the use and performance of the Site, its Related Uses and our systems, quality assurance of our customer service operations, and product improvement and development) where our interests do not outweigh your individual rights and freedoms, or (iv) to comply with legal obligations. Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. To withdraw your consent, contact the West Wharf Privacy Office in writing per the ‘How to contact us with requests concerning your personal information” provision in Part 10, below.
The following are categories of personal information we may collect from you through contact or Application form submissions, in addition to information we receive when you use the Site:
The personal information that we collect and process is gathered in various ways. We collect personal information directly from individuals who use the Site or its Related Uses, and in some cases, from third parties (such as social networks, platform providers, payment processors, data providers, and operators of certain third party services that we use). For example, some of the ways we collect information are as follows:
The following information is automatically stored every time you access the Site or any Related Use:
West Wharf may leverage external data sources in order to provide context and background on the users of its services in order to improve customer experience, mitigate fraud or malicious activity or comply with internal company and external regulatory requirements. These may include social media through which you have disclosed personal information, real estate professionals that you have authorized to process your information, and from public records, such as real estate registries.
West Wharf and engaged third-party service providers use “cookies,” web beacons, server logs, and related technologies to collect information about how visitors interact with the Website, Sites, Related Uses and with messages we send to individuals (e.g., which pages visitors view or emails individuals open, which URL the website used before visiting the Site), Site usage preferences (e.g., language), and the technical characteristics of their Internet browsers and connection (e.g., IP Address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system version). We use this information to improve how the Site and the Related Uses function. The Site and its Related Uses also uses cookies to store information necessary for users logging into certain portions of the Site or its Related Uses, and to remember users and their preferences. Most web browsers provide you with the ability to accept or decline cookies, as well as be warned each time a cookie is sent. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully use West Wharf’s Site or the
Related Uses.
This website uses Google AdWords & other remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to previous visitors to the Site. Third-party vendors, including Google & Facebook, use cookies to serve ads based on past visits to the Site. Of course, any data collected will be used in accordance with our own privacy policy, as well as Google & Facebook privacy policies. You can opt-out of remarketing by visiting Google and Facebook
How we may share and use your personal information.
West Wharf does not sell your personal information to any unrelated third parties. However, we may share your personal information with non-affiliated third parties, but only as disclosed in this Policy, and we have done so for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding 12 months. We also may share your personal information with our affiliates and other third parties, such as companies with whom we have marketing or other relationships, for direct marketing purposes. The categories of personal information we have disclosed for such purposes are:
West Wharf may also anonymize and aggregate any information collected through the Site or its Related Uses in a manner that renders your information no longer identifiable to your personal information. We may use and share this anonymized and aggregated and information for any purpose, including without limitation, for internal management, research, promotional and marketing purposes, and may also share such data with our affiliates and third parties, including advertisers, promotional partners and others. We may also disclose your personal information for any other purpose disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing.
We may transfer your personal information to:
We may also use your personal information to:
In addition, West Wharf may disclose your personal information to law enforcement or to service providers that are engaged by us for the purposes of:
In the event of any violation of the Site's Terms of Use, we would use and disclose any information to investigate and respond to such violations. You authorize us to disclose any information about you as required by law, including disclosure to law enforcement agencies and government officials, as we, in our sole discretion, believe appropriate or necessary. We may also disclose your personal information for any other purpose disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing.
Individuals may sign up or ask to join our mailing lists using the forms provided on the Site, its Related Uses or other means expressly sanctioned by West Wharf. If you no longer wish to receive future e-mails from us, simply click the UNSUBSCRIBE link at the bottom of any email sent to you by West Wharf. Residents who want to manage their email preferences may do so by logging into westwharf.com
We comply with all consumer privacy laws and use reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards and security measures to protect the information you provide to us from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. However, while we may use all commercially reasonable steps to protect the information you provide, we cannot guarantee that third parties will not unlawfully intercept or access internet data transmissions.
The Site may contain links to other sites that are operated or owned by third parties. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are navigating to another site with separate terms of use and privacy policies. We encourage you to read the terms of use and privacy policies of these linked sites as their policies may differ from ours. We are not responsible or liable for the privacy policies or the content of any third-party web site and do not make any representations or warranties as to how third parties may use your information.
We do not intend to collect information from anyone under the age of eighteen. If you are under eighteen, please ask your parent or guardian for permission to use the Site or any of its Related Uses. Do not submit any information if you are under the age of eighteen.
Under certain circumstances, and as required by law if you are considered a “Consumer” under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and/or the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) once in effect, and if we are subject to the CCPA and/or CPRA once in effect, you may have the following rights:
California Consumers have the right to request disclosure of their personal information and to receive additional details regarding their personal information collected, our purposes for such collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we have shared or sold their personal information. Consumers may only request twice a year such disclosures regarding their personal information that we collect and only for a 12 month look-back. Please see the next section for information on requesting your personal information.
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights, including requests to delete your personal information). Identity verification is a necessary security measure to ensure personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. In addition, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request pursuant to your rights by contacting our Privacy Office.
If we receive a verifiable request from you, we will promptly take steps to deliver a copy of the personal information that we have collected about the consumer. The information may be delivered by mail or electronically, and if provided electronically, the information shall be in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, in a readily useable format that allows the consumer to easily transmit this information to another entity. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the required information will be delivered within 45 days to California residents after the date of receiving the request from the Consumer, unless we provide notice and a reason why more time is needed, in which case we will deliver the requested information no later than 90 days after the initial request by a California Consumer.
Consumers have the right to deletion of their personal information collected by us subject to the following exceptions:
In addition, upon its effective date of January 1, 2023, the CPRA adds the following rights for California consumers:
California Consumers interested in exercising any of these rights can contact the West Wharf Privacy Office in writing by any means described in the “How to contact us with requests concerning your personal information” in Part 10, below. All California Consumers have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by us for the exercise of the privacy rights conferred by the CCPA and CPRA.
We protect the confidentiality of Social Security numbers in our possession from improper disclosure and misuse by maintaining and enforcing policies and physical and electronic safeguards to prevent the improper disclosure and misuse of information. We do not permit disclosure of Social Security numbers, except to personnel who require access to this information to perform their job responsibilities.
Under certain circumstances, and as required by law if you are considered a “Consumer” under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) and we are subject to the VCDPA once in effect as of January 1, 2023, you may have the following rights:
A Virginia consumer has the right to opt out of the processing personal data concerning the consumer for purposes of:
Virginia Consumers have the right to request disclosure of their personal information and to receive additional details regarding their personal information collected, our purposes for such collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we have shared or sold their personal information. In addition, you have the right to receive notice of data processing activity affecting your personal data. Consumers may only request twice a year such disclosures regarding their personal information that we collect. Please see the next section for information on requesting your personal information.
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights, including requests to delete your personal information). Identity verification is a necessary security measure to ensure personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. In addition, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request pursuant to your rights by contacting our Privacy Office.
If we receive a verifiable request from you, we will promptly take steps to deliver a copy of the personal information that we have collected about the consumer. The information may be delivered by mail or electronically, and if provided electronically, the information shall be in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, in a readily useable format that allows the consumer to easily transmit this information to another entity. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the required information will be delivered within 45 days to Virginia residents after the date of receiving the request from the Consumer, unless we provide notice and a reason why more time is needed, in which case we will deliver the requested information no later than 90 days after the initial request by a Virginia Consumer.
Consumers have the right to deletion of their personal information collected by us subject to the following exceptions:
In addition, Consumers have the right to request that inaccuracies in their personal data be corrected, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the purposes of the processing of the consumer’s personal data.
Virginia Consumers interested in exercising any of these rights can contact the West Wharf Privacy Office in writing by any means described in the “How to contact us with requests concerning your personal information” in Part 10, below. All Virginia Consumers have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by us for the exercise of the privacy rights conferred by the VCDPA.
We provide services exclusively within the United States (“U.S.”) and do not own or manage property outside the U.S., have a presence outside the U.S., including in the EU, any EU–Member State, or any state belonging to the European Economic Area, or intentionally market our services outside the U.S. We do not market our services to individuals in the EU, including EU residents. If an EU resident visits or uses the Site, its Related Uses and our services, that person consents to the practices described in this Privacy Policy and agrees to its terms.
Where EU data protection laws apply, the provisions below will apply in addition to the terms and conditions set forth above.
Pursuant to EU data protection laws, West Development B, LLC. is the controller of your personal information collected and processed via the Site and can be contacted as set forth below.
We may hold your personal information as determined using the following criteria:
Under certain circumstances, and as required by law, you may have the right to:
If you want to exercise any of these rights, please contact the West Wharf Privacy Office in writing per the “How to contact us with requests concerning your personal information” section in Part 10, below. Valid requests will be honored within 30 calendar days of request. If you are located in the European Union (EU), you have the right to lodge a complaint with the EU Supervisory Authority in your country of residence. However, if you have a complaint regarding the processing of your personal information, we request that you first contact the West Wharf Privacy Office, and we will reply on a timely basis.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use of the Site, or any of the Related Uses, wish to request action with respect to your rights, or require other information, please contact us by postal mail, email, telephone or online as follows:
Postal Mail:
Privacy Office
West Development B, LLC
177 North 11 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Email: wwoffice@westwharf.com
Telephone: 718-878-3805
Online: Go to www.westwharf.com, click on ‘Contact Us’, and submit an inquiry.
You have a right not to receive discriminatory treatment by West Wharf for the exercise of the privacy rights contained in this Privacy Notice and as required by law.