Your privacy matters. So does clarity.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and protected when you visit this website, contact Ivonne Alvarez-Howard, search for properties, or request real estate guidance through this site.
The goal is simple: help people understand what information may be shared, why it may be needed, and how it may be used to respond to real estate questions and service requests.
Information we may collect
Information may be collected when you visit this website, complete a contact form, request information about a property, search listings, call, text, email, or otherwise communicate with Ivonne Alvarez-Howard or RealNet Brokerage.
Depending on how you use the site, the information collected may include:
- Your name, phone number, email address, and message details.
- Information you choose to share about buying, selling, relocating, investing, property ownership, or real estate questions.
- Property search preferences, listing inquiries, saved search details, or property-related requests if you use property search tools.
- Basic website usage information, such as pages visited, general device or browser information, referral source, and approximate location data.
- Information shared through email, phone calls, texts, website forms, scheduling tools, or third-party services connected to the website.
How information may be used
Information may be used to respond to questions, provide real estate guidance, help with property searches, follow up on requests, improve website experience, and support real estate services for buyers, sellers, investors, property owners, and people relocating to the Tampa Bay area.
Information may also be used to:
- Respond to contact form submissions, calls, texts, and emails.
- Send property information, market information, listing details, or requested follow-up.
- Understand what website pages, topics, or services may be helpful to visitors.
- Maintain website security, performance, and functionality.
- Comply with applicable legal, professional, brokerage, or real estate transaction obligations.
Contact forms, emails, calls, and messages
When you submit a form, send an email, call, text, or otherwise contact Ivonne Alvarez-Howard, the information you provide may be used to respond to your request and communicate with you about real estate questions, property search, buying, selling, relocation, home value, investment property, or related services.
Please avoid sending sensitive personal, financial, or confidential information through general website forms unless specifically requested through a secure or appropriate method.
Property search and listing tools
This website may include property search tools, listing feeds, saved searches, property inquiry forms, IDX-style features, maps, or third-party real estate technology. These tools may collect information related to your property search, saved preferences, viewed listings, requested showings, or real estate interests.
If a third-party property search or IDX provider powers any listing features, that provider may process information according to its own privacy practices. Visitors should review any privacy notices or terms provided by those third-party tools when using them.
Cookies, analytics, and website technology
This website may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, embedded content, maps, accessibility tools, or similar technologies to help the site function, understand visitor activity, measure performance, improve content, and support marketing or communication efforts.
Cookies are small files or identifiers that may be stored on your device. You can usually manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website features may not work the same way if cookies are blocked or disabled.
How information may be shared
Information may be shared only as reasonably needed to respond to your request, provide real estate services, operate the website, support property search tools, communicate with service providers, or comply with legal, contractual, brokerage, or transaction-related obligations.
Information may be shared with:
- RealNet Brokerage and real estate professionals involved in responding to your request or supporting a real estate transaction.
- Service providers that help operate the website, forms, email, analytics, property search tools, hosting, security, or communication systems.
- Real estate transaction partners when appropriate, such as lenders, inspectors, appraisers, title companies, attorneys, insurance providers, contractors, property managers, or other professionals involved in a requested service or transaction.
- Legal, regulatory, or professional authorities when required or appropriate.
Communication consent
By submitting your contact information through this website, you agree that Ivonne Alvarez-Howard, RealNet Brokerage, or their service providers may contact you using the information you provided, including by phone, text, email, or other communication methods, to respond to your inquiry or provide requested real estate information.
You may ask to stop receiving non-essential follow-up communications at any time. Transaction-related, service-related, or legally required communications may still be sent when appropriate.
Data security
Reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures may be used to help protect information submitted through this website. However, no website, email system, form, or online transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Visitors should use care when deciding what information to share online and should avoid sending highly sensitive information through general website forms or unsecured channels.
How long information may be kept
Information may be kept for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, provide real estate services, maintain business records, support website operations, comply with brokerage or legal obligations, resolve disputes, and meet professional recordkeeping needs.
Children’s privacy
This website is intended for adults seeking real estate information or services. It is not directed to children, and it is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children.
Third-party websites and links
This website may link to third-party websites, including property search platforms, brokerage websites, map tools, social platforms, service providers, or other resources. Those websites are operated by third parties and may have their own privacy policies, terms, and data practices.
This Privacy Policy applies to this website and does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites.
Your choices
You may contact Ivonne Alvarez-Howard to request updates to your contact information, ask questions about information you submitted, request that non-essential communications stop, or ask about how your information is being used in connection with a real estate inquiry.
You may also manage cookies or tracking preferences through your browser settings or device settings.
Updates to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in website features, business practices, technology, legal requirements, or real estate service practices. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page shows when this policy was most recently revised.
Contact information
Questions about this Privacy Policy or privacy-related requests may be directed to Ivonne Alvarez-Howard using the contact information below.
Have a question about this policy?
If something is unclear, or if you want to ask how information submitted through this website may be used in connection with a real estate question, you can contact Ivonne directly.