Privacy Policy

Last updated June 26, 2025

Our Contract

You are entering a binding contract with Rowles Real Estate, the real estate brokers, agents, and/or lenders who use the website rowlesrealestate.com and their parents, subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Company," "us," "we" and "our"). By using this website, rowlesrealestate.com, and by submitting your information and clicking to agree to this Privacy Policy and creating a user profile, you agree that you are bound by all the terms below, as well as our Terms of Use. You may withdraw this consent by using the opt-out procedures described in the "Our Communications With You" section below.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy defines the Personal Information and Usage Information that we collect and describes how that information is collected, used, and shared. This Privacy Policy also describes your choices regarding our use of that information, the steps we take to protect your personal information and how you can review and correct your personal information.

This Privacy Policy is in effect for any web page, mobile application, email list, and information, including Personal Information, collected and/or owned by us, regardless of the method of collection (e.g., mail, facsimile, email, sign-up/sign-in page), including collection through any online features, services, and/or programs we offer (collectively, the "Web Properties"). This Privacy Policy is not applicable to any web page, mobile application, social media site, or information, collected and/or owned by any entity other than us.

By accessing the Web Properties, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Policy. Your use of the Web Properties is also governed by the Terms of Use.

Our Communications With You (TCPA Consent for United States Residents)

Express Written Consent. By submitting your contact information, you are providing your express written consent to receive communications from us at the email address and telephone numbers you entered into our contact form, or that you later provide to us or enter into your contact page.

E-mails, Calls, and Texts. These communications may include telemarketing messages, through the use of email, landline phone, fax, cellular phone, and text messages (including sms and mms).

Autodialing. We may use an automatic telephone dialing system (or "auto-dialer"), which may employ an artificial or pre-recorded voice or "robotexts." Your carrier's standard rates and charges may apply.

No Purchase Necessary. Agreeing to these communications is not a condition of purchasing any property, goods, or services from us.

Revoking Consent and Opting Out. You may revoke your consent to receive communications at any time by replying "stop" to any of our texts, or by any other reasonable means. We will make a commercially reasonable effort to comply with any communications from you opting out, but reply "stop" will automatically revoke your consent to further text communications, and we recommend that method. We may take up to 30 days to stop communications if you use a method other than the automatic reply "stop." You consent to receive a final text message confirming your opt-out. You may revoke your consent to receive email communications by using the "unsubscribe" link in an email or by any other reasonable means. We will make a commercially reasonable effort to comply with any communications from you opting out of email, but "unsubscribe" will automatically revoke your consent to further email communications, and we recommend that method. We may take up to 30 days to stop email communications if you use a method other than "unsubscribe".

Communication Frequency. How often we send you communications will vary, because the real estate professional who communicates with you will determine it.

Your consent here also serves as your express written consent to electronic communications from us in the past.

You represent and warrant that:

  • You are at least 18 years old
  • You live in the United States (or Canada, in which case the Canadian consents below apply)
  • You have not registered on a national or statewide Do Not Call list
  • You are the account holder for the email addresses and phone numbers you provided, or you have authorization from the account holder to give this consent
  • The email addresses and phone numbers you provided are accurate, and you will let us know if you release them to another person or individual

Our mobile service is available only in certain states. Certain mobile features may be incompatible with your carrier or mobile device. Contact your carrier with questions regarding these issues.

Additional Communications Provisions (For Residents of Canada)

In addition to the consent provided above in the Our Communications With You (United States) section, Canadian residents agree to the following provisions related to compliance with Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation ("CASL"), Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA") and Canadian provincial law including Alberta' Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA"), British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act, and Quebec's Act Respecting the Protect of Personal Information in the Private Sector:

  • You agree to the provisions governing use and disclosure of personal information that are found in our Privacy Policy
  • Because the purpose of our communications include your interest in real estate services, our communication with you will continue until you revoke your consent or opt-out, which indicates you are no longer considering real estate services
  • Your personal information may also be transmitted to, used in, and stored in the United States

Dispute Resolution - Arbitration Agreement (Mandatory Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver)

READ THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AS IT WILL HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON HOW LEGAL CLAIMS YOU AND WE HAVE AGAINST EACH OTHER ARE RESOLVED. For example, if we elect to require you to arbitrate any claim, you will not have the right to a jury trial or the right to participate in a class action in court or in arbitration.

Binding arbitration lets an independent third party resolve a Claim without using the court system, judges, or juries. Either you or we may require the submission of a Claim to binding arbitration at any reasonable time, even if a lawsuit or other proceeding has begun. If either you or we don't submit to binding arbitration following a lawful demand, the one who fails to so submit bears all costs and expenses (including attorney's fees and expenses) incurred by the other in compelling arbitration.

Neither you nor we will be entitled to:

  • Join, consolidate, or combine Claims by or against others in any arbitration; or
  • Include in any arbitration any Claims as a representative or member of a class; or
  • Act in any arbitration in the interest of the general public or in a private attorney general capacity.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AS DESCRIBED BELOW. If you do not reject this Arbitration Agreement and a Claim is arbitrated, neither you nor we will have the right to: (1) have a court or a jury decide the Claim; (2) engage in information-gathering (discovery) to the same extent as in court; (3) participate in a class action, private attorney general or other representative action in court or in arbitration; or (4) join or consolidate a Claim with claims of any other person. The right to appeal is more limited in arbitration than in court and other rights in court may be unavailable or limited in arbitration.

This Arbitration Agreement describes when and how a Claim (as defined below) arising under or related to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy between you and us may be arbitrated. Arbitration is a method of resolving disputes in front of one or more neutral persons, instead of having a trial in court in front of a judge and/or jury.

a. Your Right to Reject Arbitration

You may reject this Agreement by mailing a rejection notice to Rowles Real Estate, 801 12th Avenue S, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582, Attn. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Arbitration Rejection, within 30 days after you agree to these terms of use. Any rejection notice must include your name, address and telephone number; the date you agreed to the Terms of Use that your rejection notice applies to; and your signature. Your rejection notice will apply only to this Agreement in the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, but will not affect any term of any other contract between you and us (including without limitation any prior or subsequent agreement), nor will it change your obligation to arbitrate claims or matters covered by any prior or subsequent agreement to arbitrate, including each agreement to arbitrate that arises pursuant to the Terms of Use on the Company's website which is not the subject of a valid rejection notice.

b. What Claims Are Covered

"Claim" means any claim, dispute or controversy between you and us, whether preexisting, present or future, that in any way arises from or relates to the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, your use of this website, your Account, any transaction in your Account, the events leading up to the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy (for example, any disclosures, advertisements, promotions or oral or written statements, warranties or representations made by us), communications between you and us and the manner of communicating, any product or service provided by us or third parties in connection with the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, the collection of amounts due and the manner of collection, enforcement of any and all of the obligations a party hereto may have to another party, compliance with applicable laws and/or regulations (including but not limited to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act), or the relationships resulting from any of the foregoing. "Claim" has the broadest possible meaning, and includes initial claims, counterclaims, cross-claims and third-party claims and federal, state, local and administrative claims and claims which arose before the effective date of this Arbitration Agreement. It includes disputes based upon contract, tort, consumer rights, fraud and other intentional torts, constitution, statute, regulation, ordinance, common law and equity and claims for money damages and injunctive or declaratory relief.

However, "Claim" does not include: (i) any dispute or controversy about the validity, enforceability, coverage or scope of this Arbitration Agreement or any part thereof (including, without limitation, the Class Action Waiver set forth below, subparts (A) and (B) of the part (k) set forth below titled "Rules of Interpretation" and/or this sentence); all such disputes or controversies are for a court and not an arbitrator to decide; but disputes about the validity or enforceability of the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy as a whole are for the arbitrator and not a court to decide; (ii) seeking and obtaining from a court of competent jurisdiction (notwithstanding ongoing arbitration and without waiver of rights under this Arbitration Agreement) provisional or ancillary remedies including but not limited to injunctive relief, temporary restraining orders, property preservation orders, foreclosure, eviction, attachment, replevin, garnishment, and/or the appointment of a receiver; (iii) the exercising of any self-help or non-judicial remedies by you or us; (iv) any individual action in court by one party that is limited to preventing the other party from using a self-help remedy and that does not involve a request for damages or monetary relief of any kind; or (v) any individual action brought by you against us in small claims court or your state's equivalent court, if any. But if that action is transferred, removed or appealed to a different court, we then have the right to choose arbitration.

c. Electing Arbitration; Starting an Arbitration Proceeding

Either you or we may elect to arbitrate a Claim by giving the other party written notice of the intent to arbitrate the Claim or by filing a motion to compel arbitration of the Claim. This notice may be given before or after a lawsuit has been filed concerning the Claim or with respect to other Claims brought in the lawsuit, and it may be given in papers filed in the lawsuit, such as a motion to compel arbitration. Each of the arbitration administrators listed below has specific rules for starting an arbitration proceeding. Regardless of who elected arbitration or how arbitration was elected, the party asserting the Claim (i.e., the party seeking money damages or other relief from a court or an arbitrator) is responsible for starting the arbitration proceeding.

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Web Properties, including information:

  • By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("Personal Information");
  • That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as demographic information; and/or
  • About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Web Properties and usage details.

We collect this information:

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us
  • Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies
  • From third parties, for example, our business partners

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information:

  • To present our Web Properties and their contents to you
  • To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it
  • To provide you with notices about your account/subscription, including expiration and renewal notices
  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection
  • To notify you about changes to our Web Properties or any products or services we offer or provide though it
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Web Properties
  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the information
  • For any other purpose with your consent

We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third-parties' goods and services that may be of interest to you.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates
  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business
  • To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Rowles Real Estate's assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by Rowles Real Estate about our Web Properties users is among the assets transferred
  • To third parties to market their products or services to you if you have consented to these disclosures
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information
  • With your consent

We may also disclose your Personal Information:

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request
  • To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Rowles Real Estate, our customers, or others

Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, the security of your Personal Information also depends on you. You are responsible for keeping your password confidential and for restricting access to your account. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted to our Web Properties. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Web Properties.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated on the Web Properties home page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' Personal Information, we will notify you by email to the primary email address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the Web Properties home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Web Properties and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

If you have additional questions or comments or would like to access your Personal Information or opt out of certain sharing, please let us know by sending your comments or requests to:

Rowles Real Estate

801 12th Avenue S

North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

Phone: (843) 450-2535

Effective Date: June 26, 2025

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