Statement of Privacy
(Last updated: May 2006) 

2ndHomes is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information on our Web sites and developing technology that gives you the most powerful, safe, online experience.

This Privacy Statement applies to the network of 2ndHomes Web Sites that display the 2ndHomes logo and/or trademark. By using 2ndHomes workspace, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. If you have questions about this Privacy Statement or the protection of your personal information on 2ndHomes workspace sites, please write us at
privacy@2ndHomes .nl.

Collection of your Personal Information

2ndHomes explicitly asks when it needs information that personally identifies you ("Personal Information") pertinent to the specific product or service you are choosing to use or subscribe to on the 2ndHomes web sites. This information can include your e-mail address, name, address, telephone number as applicable. 2ndHomes also may ask for non-personal information or demographic information.

Use of your Personal Information  

2ndHomes and our affiliates and service partners use your personal information to operate the 2ndHomes sites and to provide the services you have requested. The information is also used to communicate with you regarding your 2ndHomes accounts by sending out periodic newsletters that are considered as essential to the operation of the service.

We use your e-mail address as your service username. We chose this since this ensures that everyone has a unique username and the username is easy to remember. We also use your e-mail address to respond to incoming service and support requests from you and to collect customer feedback.

2ndHomes may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on 2ndHomes , 2ndHomes or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of 2ndHomes, the site or the users of the 2ndHomes site; or, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of 2ndHomes workspace, the site or the public.

Control of your Personal Information

As part of your participation in any of the 2ndHomes services, 2ndHomes workspace allows you to elect to receive certain account specific information and e-mail from 2ndHomes and its service partners.

Account specific communications include information that is essential for the 2ndHomes service to operate properly. This includes the initial welcome mail describing features and guides to a particular service. It also includes any communications describing any changes or updates to a particular service or billing schedule. Because account specific communications are essential to providing the customer with the most current information on 2ndHomes services these types of communications will be sent to all 2ndHomes customers when appropriate. These types of communications are considered an essential part of the service for which you have signed-up for and you will not be able to unsubscribe from such mailings.

Please be aware that this Privacy Statement and the choices you make on this site will not necessarily apply to personal information you may have provided to 2ndHomes in the context of other, separately operated, 2ndHomes products or services.

Security of your Personal Information

2ndHomes secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. 2ndHomes secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Security of your Company's Information you share with 2ndHomes workspace

As a part of 2ndHomes services, you can choose to store your company’s information on 2ndHomes servers. 2ndHomes secures your information on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. 

2ndHomes will not use your information for any other purposes than those intended with the service, nor will your information be shared with any other parties. 2ndHomes will not use your information for the purpose of sending unsolicited commercial e-mail.

2ndHomes collects statistics on your authorized users behavior in regards to their use of the 2ndHomes service on your behalf and reported to you in the aggregate. No personally identifiable information is collected, unless a customer has explicitly provided it is as a part of the service to which is being subscribed.

Use of Cookies

To make it easy and convenient for you to login to our services, the 2ndHomes workspace site does require you to enable cookies to utilize our services.

A 2ndHomes public site cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server.

A 2ndHomes cookie is an encrypted string of information that is placed in the memory of your computer. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you will not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the 2ndHomes Web site and other web sites you visit.

Use of Privacy Statements by 2ndHomes and Affiliates

While 2ndHomes supports other web site operators using 2ndHomes services complying with these principles, you should carefully examine the privacy statements of sites linking to or from 2ndHomes workspace.

Personal information that you choose to provide to other web sites will be subject to the privacy policies of that specific web site.

Changes to this Statement 

2ndHomes will occasionally update this Privacy Statement to reflect company and customer feedback. When 2ndHomes posts changes to this Statement, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the Privacy Statement.

If there are material changes to this Statement, 2ndHomes will notify you by placing prominent notice on the Web site. 2ndHomes encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how 2ndHomes is protecting your information.