Privacy Policy
GERMAN PARTNERS LLC

German Partners Real Estate LLC (“German Partners”, "we" or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how we collect, use, disclose and protect your Personal Information (defined below). It applies to all Personal Information processed by us in connection with or as part of providing our services or engaging in written or electronic communications with you.

We may modify this Policy from time to time. When we make material changes to this Policy, we will provide you with notice before the modifications are effective by sending a message to the email address associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the services after changes to this Policy become effective, you accept the revised Policy. If any changes are unacceptable to you, you may stop using our services at any time.

Personal Information We Collect

We collect Personal Information when you use our services, create an account with us or provide Personal Information to us. Personal Information is any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly with a particular individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, identity number, email address, a home, postal or other physical address, and phone number. The types of Personal Information that we may collect about you are:

a. Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you give us when you register with us, when you use our services, when you participate in surveys or promotional activities, give us feedback, or when you otherwise choose to provide your information to us.

b. Communications from You

When you use our services (for example on our website), complete electronic forms, or contact us, by online chat, email, phone, or text, we may automatically collect and store certain information about you and the activity you engaged in, for example: your name and contact information; information that you voluntarily provide to us; the nature of your communication; the purpose of the interaction, and the action we took in response to your inquiry or request.

c. Information Related to Your Use of the Services

We may automatically collect information about your use of the services (we refer to this information as "Usage Data"), including information sent by Your device. For example, we may collect:

• Device information, such as your hardware model, Universal Unique Identifier, and other information such as your browser type and operating system.
• Information about your preferences to make your use of the website more productive through the use of cookies.

d. Information Sent by Your Mobile Devices

We collect certain information that your mobile devices send when you use our services, such as the unique identifier, user settings and the operating system of your device, current battery percentage as well as information about your use of our services on your mobile device.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

a. Cookies

A "cookie" is a small data file that certain websites write to your computer or smart device when you visit them. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other websites. We use session cookies that are deleted when you leave our website and close your browser, and persistent cookies that can remain even after you leave. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the website uses to track the pages you've visited. The cookies that are configured by our website do not contain directly identifying information, such as your name or sensitive information, such as your credit card number. Cookies are used:

• to make our services function properly;
• to provide a secure browsing experience during your use of our services;
• to collect passive information about your use of our services;
• to support our marketing campaigns, including to measure how you interact with our marketing campaigns;
• to help us improve our services; and
• to remember your preferences for your convenience.

Types of Cookies on Our services. We use the following types of cookies on our services:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies - These cookies are essential because they enable you to use our services. For example, strictly necessary cookies allow you to access secure areas on our services. Without these cookies, services cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you for marketing purposes. This category of cookies is essential for our services to work and they cannot be disabled.
• Functional Cookies - We use functional cookies to remember your choices so we can tailor our services to provide you with enhanced features and personalized content. For example, these cookies can be used to remember your name and location. We do not use functional cookies to target you with online marketing. While these cookies can be disabled, this may result in less functionality during your use of our services.
• Performance or Analytics Cookies - These cookies collect passive information about how you use our services, including webpages you visit and links you click. We use the information collected by such cookies to understand our users better and to improve and optimize our services. We do not use these cookies to target you with online marketing. You can disable these cookies.
• Third-Party Cookies - These are cookies that are provided by third-party service providers and belong in one of the cookie categories described above. These third- party providers process your Personal Information on our behalf pursuant to our instructions and obligations consistent with this Policy.

How to Manage Cookies. Depending on whether you would like to manage a first-party or third-party cookie, you will need to take the following steps:

• First-Party Cookies - If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by changing the settings in your browser. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use and navigate through many parts of our website, although if you block or disable the cookie functions, you may not be able to access all portions or features of the website and the services. Please follow instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the "Help", "Tools" or "Edit" settings) to disable first-party cookies.
• Third-Party Cookies - Some third-party services providers that we engage (including third-party advertisers) may also place their own cookies on your device. Note that this Policy covers only our use of cookies and does not include use of cookies by such third parties.

b. Web Beacons

Web Beacons, also known as web bugs, pixel tags or clear GIFs, are tiny graphics with a unique identifier that may be included on our website to deliver or communicate with cookies, in order to track and measure the performance of our website and services, monitor how many web visitors we have, and to monitor the effectiveness of our advertising. Unlike cookies, which are stored on the user’s device, Web Beacons are typically embedded invisibly on web pages (or in an e-mail).

c. Analytics Technologies

Users of our services who have JavaScript enabled are tracked using analytics technologies, including google analytics. Unless the Analytics feature is blocked, it collects the following types of information from the user: type of user agent (web browser) used, software manufacture and version number; type of operating system; network location and IP address; country, city, region, or any other geographic data; hostname; bandwidth (internet connection speed); time of visit; pages visited; time spent on each page of the website; referring site statistics; the website (URL) the user came through in order to arrive at our website; search engine query used (example: typing in a phrase into a search engine, and clicking on a link from that search engine). The data collected by the analytics technology is primarily used to optimize the service experience for our users. We also use this data for our own business purposes, for example, to analyze how many users we have, where visitors come from, and understand how they interact with us.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We will only use your Personal Information as described in this Policy or otherwise through your informed consent.

a. To Provide services to You

We will use your Personal Information to provide information or perform services that you request. We may use general location information to improve and personalize services to you, such as providing location-relevant information and services to you. Your information may be available or provided to third-party service providers in order to provide you with the information or to support the services you request. These third-party service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information as disclosed in this Policy.

b. For the Operation and Administration of Our Business

We will use your Personal Information for the purposes of furthering our business and the business of our affiliated companies, including creating, operating, delivering, maintaining, and improving our content, products, and services. We may monitor how our users use our services including without limitation time spent using our services, pages visited and content viewed. Aggregated forms of this data may also be used for research and development purposes in order to offer new features, functionalities, content, products and services.

c. For Business Analytics Purposes

We analyze, and may engage third parties to analyze, your Personal Information and Usage Data to determine the usefulness of our website, mobile app, and other elements of the services. Analytics help us determine how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach the information they seek, completing the task they wish to complete, etc., and to tailor features and functionalities to our users’ needs and preferences.

d. For Our Own Marketing Purposes

Marketing lets us grow our community and update you about new products and services, including those offered together with our affiliated companies. We process your contact information or information about your interactions on our services to: send you marketing communications and keep you updated about our products and services; provide you with informational content; and deliver targeted marketing to you. We may periodically send you free newsletters and e-mails that directly promote our services, and that we believe may be of interest to you. When you receive such promotional communications from us, you will have the opportunity to "opt-out" (either through your account or by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail you receive).

e. To Maintain Legal and Regulatory Compliance

Our services are subject to certain laws and regulations which may require us to process your Personal Information. For example, we process your Personal Information to comply with privacy laws, comply with employment laws, or as necessary to manage risk as required under applicable law.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Your Personal Information is not shared with third parties without your permission, except as described below.

a. Information Shared with Our Employees, services Providers

We engage employees and third-party services providers to work with us to administer and provide the services or to promote our services. These employees and third-party services providers have access to your Personal Information only for the purpose of performing services on our behalf and are expressly obligated not to disclose or use your Personal Information for any other purpose.

b. Information Disclosed for Our Protection and the Protection of Others

We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials to enforce and comply with the law. We may disclose information about you to government or law enforcement officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate: (i) to enforce our Membership Terms, (ii) to respond to claims and legal process (including subpoenas); (iii) to protect the property, rights and safety of a third party, our users, or the public in general; (iv) to protect our property, rights and safety; (v) to stop any activity that we consider fraudulent, illegal, unethical or legally actionable; and (vi) as required by applicable laws.

Data Security

We safeguard the security of the information you provide to us with physical, electronic, and administrative procedures. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of the Internet, and cannot ensure the security of the information that is transmitted through the Internet.

Please recognize that protecting your Personal Information is also your responsibility. We urge you to take every precaution to protect your information when you are on the Internet, or when you communicate with us and with others through the Internet.

Some portions of the services (for example our presence on social media) allow users to submit comments, reviews, ratings and other information that may be displayed on the services and viewed by others. We recommend that you do not post on or through the services any information that you do not want to make available to other users or the public generally. You assume all responsibility for any loss of privacy or other harm resulting from information you post publicly.

Links to Third Party Sites

We may contain links to other sites that are owned or operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the content, privacy or security practices of any third parties. To protect your information, we encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those third parties.

Our Social Media Usage

We have accounts on social media platforms through which we may post information or conduct promotional activities. If you use social media to follow us or interact with us, we may collect Personal Information you choose to share with us. Please understand your use of the social media services may result in the collection or sharing of information about you by those social media services. We have no control over, and decline all responsibility for, the use of your personal data by these third parties. Your use of social media, including your interactions with us on social media, are at your discretion. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and settings on the social media services with which you interact to make sure you understand how your information may be collected, used, and shared by those social media services.