PRIVACY POLICY

PRIVACY POLICY

PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: June 11, 2025 Last Updated: June 11, 2025

Company: BETL Homes Website: https://businessempowerinc.com/betl-homes Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 630-451-9988 Physical Address: 16506 Emerald Ave, Harvey, IL 60426


BETL Homes ("Company," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information when you use our website, submit information, opt into text messages, or communicate with us.

By using our website or submitting your contact information, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.


1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information:

A. Information You Provide Directly

When you contact us, submit a form, request an offer, join our buyer list, or opt into communications, you may provide:

  • Full name

  • Phone number (mobile or landline)

  • Email address

  • Mailing address

  • Property address and property details

  • Ownership information

  • Mortgage or lien information

  • Property condition, occupancy status, and repair needs

  • Asking price and timeline to sell

  • Any other information you voluntarily share through forms, calls, emails, or text messages

B. Information from Public and Third-Party Sources

We may obtain information from publicly available sources and third-party data providers, including:

  • Public property records and government databases

  • County assessor and recorder offices

  • Real estate data platforms and analytics providers (such as PropStream or similar services)

C. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Device type and operating system

  • Referring website or URL

  • Pages visited and time spent on pages

  • Cookies and website usage data


2. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information for legitimate business purposes only, including:

  • Responding to inquiries, form submissions, and communication requests

  • Sending property-related communications, offers, and opportunities

  • Sending appointment confirmations, reminders, and follow-up messages

  • Communicating about real estate investment opportunities and available properties

  • Evaluating, purchasing, wholesaling, or assigning real estate contracts

  • Operating and maintaining our buyer and seller lists

  • Sending SMS/text message communications (with your consent — see Section 3)

  • Sending email communications (with your consent)

  • Maintaining internal business records and CRM data

  • Improving our website, services, and business operations

  • Complying with applicable legal obligations


3. SMS Communications — Opt-In, Program Description, and Terms

Program Description: By providing your mobile phone number and opting in through our website form, text message, verbal consent, or other opt-in method, you consent to receive SMS and MMS text messages from BETL Homes.

Our SMS program is used for the following purposes:

  • Property offer requests and seller follow-up communications

  • Buyer and investor list updates and available property opportunities

  • Appointment confirmations, reminders, and scheduling

  • Property access instructions and showing details

  • Transaction updates and document-related reminders

  • General customer service and follow-up communications

  • Marketing and promotional messages about our real estate services, where permitted by law

Opt-In: You may opt into our SMS program by:

  • Submitting your phone number through a form on our website

  • Texting a keyword to our number

  • Verbally providing consent

  • Any other method where clear consent is given

Opt-Out: You may opt out of receiving SMS messages from us at any time by replying STOP to any text message we send you. After you reply STOP, we will send one final confirmation message verifying that you have been unsubscribed. You will not receive further marketing text messages from us unless you later opt back in.

Help: For help with our SMS program, reply HELP to any of our text messages, or contact us at:

Message Frequency: Message frequency varies based on your inquiry, transaction status, buyer-list activity, and communication with us.

Message and Data Rates: Message and data rates may apply. Standard messaging and data rates from your mobile carrier may apply to any SMS or MMS messages sent or received.

Age Requirement: By opting into SMS communications, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old.

Carrier Disclaimer: Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Consent is Not Required: Consent to receive SMS messages is not a condition of purchasing any property, selling any property, receiving an offer, or using any of our services.


4. SMS Data Non-Sharing Policy — CRITICAL DISCLOSURE

No mobile information, including phone numbers and SMS opt-in consent data, will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

Information may be shared only with subcontractors or service providers who directly support our business operations (such as CRM platforms, communication tools, and customer service providers), and only for operational purposes.

Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will never be shared with any third party for any purpose other than supporting the direct delivery of our SMS communications.


5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

  • Improve website functionality and performance

  • Analyze website traffic and user behavior

  • Personalize your experience on our website

  • Support marketing and retargeting activities

You may disable or manage cookies through your browser settings at any time. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of our website.


6. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Security measures include:

  • SSL encryption for all website form submissions

  • Secure storage of personal data in our CRM and business systems

  • Limited access to personal information on a need-to-know basis

  • Regular review of our data security practices

Please note: No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we take reasonable precautions to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.


7. Information Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.

We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service providers and subcontractors who assist in our business operations, including CRM platforms, communication tools, transaction coordinators, and customer service providers — solely for operational purposes

  • Transaction-related professionals, such as title companies, escrow companies, attorneys, inspectors, or lenders, when necessary to complete a real estate transaction you are involved in

  • Legal or regulatory authorities, when required by applicable law, court order, or government request

  • Business successors, in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of our business assets

All service providers are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and may use it only for the specific operational purposes for which it was shared.


8. Age Restriction

Our website and services are intended for individuals who are 18 years of age or older.

By using our website, submitting your contact information, or opting into SMS communications, you represent and confirm that you are at least 18 years old.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).


9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your state of residence, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you

  • Update or correct inaccurate information

  • Request deletion of your personal information (where applicable and not required for legal or business purposes)

  • Opt out of marketing communications at any time

  • Withdraw SMS consent at any time by replying STOP

  • Opt out of email communications by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at:

We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.


10. Third-Party Sources and Services

We may use publicly available records, third-party data providers, and analytics platforms to support our business operations. This information is used solely for legitimate real estate business purposes, including property research, lead evaluation, and market analysis.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites, platforms, or services that we link to or work with.


11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or business operations. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Your continued use of our website or services after any updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.


12. Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy, contact:

BETL Homes Website: https://businessempowerinc.com/betl-homes Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 630-451-9988 Physical Address: 16506 Emerald Ave, Harvey, IL 60426