Privacy & Website Disclosures

01

Information the Website May Collect Automatically

When a visitor accesses LOPLifestyle.com, the website’s hosting, security, performance, analytics or content-delivery systems may automatically receive limited technical information.

This information may include:

• Internet Protocol address
• Browser and device type
• Operating system
• Approximate geographic region
• Date and time of access
• Pages viewed and links selected
• Referring website or search source
• General interaction and performance information
• Security, error and diagnostic information

This technical information is generally used to operate, secure, understand and improve the website. It is not intended to identify a visitor personally unless identification is necessary for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance or investigation of misuse.

02

Information You Choose to Provide

The website does not currently operate a general contact form. Visitors may voluntarily contact Joseph “Joey” Satariano by telephone or email.

Information voluntarily provided may include:

• Name and contact information
• Telephone number and email address
• Property address
• Buying or selling objectives
• Preferred communities or geographic areas
• Price range and timing
• Questions included in an email or telephone conversation
• Other information a visitor voluntarily supplies

03

How Information May Be Used

Information received through the website, email, telephone or related services may be used to:

• Respond to questions or requests
• Provide requested community or real estate information
• Communicate about buying or selling real estate
• Prepare property research or market information
• Arrange consultations or follow-up conversations
• Operate, maintain and improve the website
• Understand general website usage
• Prevent spam, fraud, abuse and security threats
• Maintain business and transaction records
• Meet legal, regulatory and brokerage obligations
• Protect the rights and safety of visitors and others

Contact information will not be used to create a real estate agency relationship unless the appropriate written agreement and required disclosures are completed.

04

Cookies, Local Storage and Analytics

LOPLifestyle.com and its service providers may use cookies, local-storage technologies, pixels, scripts or similar tools to operate and protect the website, remember technical preferences, measure performance and understand general visitor activity.

These technologies may support:

• Essential WordPress and website functions
• Security and spam prevention
• Traffic and performance measurement
• Embedded video, maps or social-media features
• Remembering limited display or browser preferences

Visitors can usually control or delete cookies through their browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect the operation or display of some website features.

Browser Tracking Signals

Browser “Do Not Track” signals are not implemented consistently across the internet. The website may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track signal.

Where legally required and technically supported, recognized browser privacy signals may be handled according to applicable law and the practices of the relevant website service provider.

05

Hosting and Third-Party Services

LOPLifestyle.com may rely on third parties to provide website hosting, security, analytics, content delivery, email, embedded media, mapping, social-media or other technical services.

Examples may include:

• WordPress and website plugins
• SiteGround or another website-hosting provider
• Website security and performance services
• Google services, maps, fonts or analytics
• YouTube or other embedded-video providers
• Social-media platforms
• Email and telecommunications providers

These third parties may receive technical information necessary to provide their services and may operate under their own terms and privacy policies. LOPLifestyle.com does not control the privacy practices of unrelated third-party platforms.

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When Information May Be Shared

Personal information may be shared only as reasonably necessary for legitimate website, business, brokerage, transaction, security or legal purposes.

This may include sharing with:

• Website hosting, security and technology providers
• Joey’s real estate brokerage and authorized personnel
• Real estate service providers requested by the consumer
• Escrow, title, lending, inspection or other transaction parties
• Professional advisers
• Government, regulatory or law-enforcement authorities
• Parties involved in preventing fraud or protecting safety

Information will not be disclosed to unrelated parties merely because a visitor viewed a community page.

Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

LOPLifestyle.com does not sell personal information supplied directly by visitors in exchange for money.

Certain analytics, advertising or embedded-content technologies can be treated as “sharing” or targeted-advertising activity under some privacy laws, depending on how those services are configured. The website should be reviewed whenever new analytics, advertising, tracking or lead-generation tools are installed.

07

Your Privacy Choices

A visitor may contact LOPLifestyle.com to ask about personal information that the visitor previously supplied directly. Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, a visitor may request:

• Confirmation that information was received
• Correction of inaccurate contact information
• Deletion of information no longer reasonably needed
• That future nonessential communications stop
• Information about how a specific inquiry was handled

Requests may be sent to RealEstateJoey@yahoo.com .

Identity verification may be required before fulfilling a request. Some information may need to be retained for legal, transaction, regulatory, security, accounting, brokerage or recordkeeping purposes.

California Privacy Rights

Certain California privacy rights apply only when a business meets the legal criteria for coverage. Nothing on this page is intended to state that LOPLifestyle.com is subject to every provision of the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Where a privacy right applies, requests will be evaluated and handled in accordance with the applicable legal requirements.

08

Information Security and Retention

Reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures may be used to protect website and communication information. However, no website, email account, telephone system, storage platform or internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.

Information may be retained only as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, ongoing communication, legitimate business needs, real estate recordkeeping, dispute resolution, security, legal compliance or brokerage requirements.

09

Children’s Privacy

LOPLifestyle.com is a general community and real estate website. It is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly request personal information from children under 13.

A parent or legal guardian who believes a child submitted personal information may contact Joey to request review or deletion.

10

Website Accessibility

LOPLifestyle.com seeks to provide a website that is usable by the broadest reasonable audience, including people using assistive technologies.

Accessibility work may include readable contrast, keyboard navigation, heading structure, descriptive alternative text, responsive layouts and clear link labels.

Some third-party content, embedded media, archived documents, maps or externally controlled services may not be fully accessible in every circumstance.

A visitor who experiences an accessibility barrier may contact:

Please identify the page, feature or information involved and describe the difficulty encountered. A reasonable alternative method of receiving the information will be considered when practical.

11

Independent Community Website

LOPLifestyle.com is an independently operated community, lifestyle and real estate resource.

It is not the official website of the Lake of the Pines Association and is not affiliated with, controlled by, sponsored by or endorsed by the Association.

The LOP Lifestyle name and logos identify this independent website. They do not represent the official Lake of the Pines Association, its board, management, committees, employees or official communications.

Questions involving current Association rules, fees, governance, access, facilities, operations or official records should be confirmed directly with the appropriate official source.

12

Real Estate and Brokerage Disclosures

Viewing this website, calling Joey, sending an email or requesting general information does not automatically create an agency, fiduciary, brokerage or representation relationship.

A real estate agency relationship is established only through the appropriate written agreement and required disclosures.

Real estate information does not replace advice from qualified legal, tax, insurance, lending, engineering, environmental, appraisal, inspection or other professionals.

13

Equal Housing Opportunity

Real estate services are offered without unlawful discrimination and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local fair housing laws.

LOPLifestyle.com does not intend to express a preference, limitation or discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic.

Community descriptions are intended to discuss property features, amenities, geography and lifestyle opportunities—not the preferred identity or background of residents.

14

Accuracy and Use of Website Information

Content is provided for general informational and educational purposes. Reasonable efforts may be made to use sources believed reliable, but information may be incomplete, approximate, outdated or subject to differing interpretations.

Community rules, fees, amenity operations, access procedures, schedules, property information, school assignments, market data and other conditions may change without notice.

Visitors should independently confirm information that is material to a real estate, financial, legal or lifestyle decision.

Maps and illustrations on the website may be conceptual and are not intended for official navigation, boundary determination, surveying, golf play, emergency response or legal use.

Nothing on the website constitutes a guarantee of property value, future market performance, amenity availability, view protection, water access, golf access or any particular ownership experience.

15

External Websites and Embedded Content

LOPLifestyle.com may link to or display content provided by independent websites, public agencies, associations, video platforms, mapping services, social-media platforms or other third parties.

External links are provided for convenience or source attribution. A link does not necessarily constitute endorsement.

Once a visitor leaves LOPLifestyle.com or interacts with embedded third-party content, the third party’s own terms, accessibility practices, cookies and privacy policy may apply.

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Copyright, Logos and Permitted Use

Unless otherwise identified, original website text, branding, page design, custom graphics, maps and LOP Lifestyle logos are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

Website materials may not be republished, sold, misrepresented, removed from context or used to imply sponsorship or endorsement without authorization.

Photographs, logos, documents or other materials supplied by third parties remain subject to the rights of their respective owners.

The official Lake of the Pines Association logo is not the LOPLifestyle.com logo and is not claimed as property of this website.

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Changes to This Policy

This policy may be revised when website features, service providers, business practices or legal requirements change.

The revision date at the top and bottom of this page identifies the most recent published update. Material changes will apply prospectively from the stated effective date unless applicable law requires otherwise.