Privacy Policy
Effective Date: April 7, 2026
www.miawaterfront.com ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.miawaterfront.com, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
Personal Data
When you voluntarily provide it to us, we collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address. This occurs when you:
• Submit a contact or inquiry form
• Request property information or a showing
• Sign up for listing updates or our newsletter
• Register for an account on our site
• Communicate with us via email, phone, or live chat
• Submit a DMCA notice or counter-notice
Property Search Data
We may collect information related to your property searches, including search criteria such as location, price range, bedroom and bathroom preferences, and property type. This information helps us provide you with relevant property listings and personalized recommendations.
Derivative Data
Our servers may automatically collect information when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. This information is used for site administration, analytics, and security purposes.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies to help customize the Site and improve your experience. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of the Site may not function properly. We use the following types of cookies:
• Essential Cookies: Required for the Site to function and cannot be switched off.
• Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Functional Cookies: Allow the Site to remember your preferences and personalize your experience.
• Targeting Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track campaign performance.
Third-Party Data
We may receive information about you from third-party sources such as the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), real estate data providers, social media platforms (if you connect or interact with us through them), and advertising partners.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in the following ways:
• To provide, operate, and maintain our website and services
• To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests for property information
• To send you listing updates, newsletters, and marketing communications (where you have opted in)
• To personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
• To process and manage your account registration
• To improve our website, products, and services
• To monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and fraudulent activity
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Use
• To contact you regarding changes to this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
Business Partners and Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including but not limited to:
• MLS boards and real estate data services
• Customer relationship management (CRM) platforms
• Email marketing and communication platforms
• Website hosting and technology providers
• Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics)
• Advertising and retargeting platforms
• Payment processors (if applicable)
These third parties are contractually obligated to use your information only as necessary to provide their services to us and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Real Estate Transactions
If you engage us in a real estate transaction, we may share your information with other parties involved in that transaction, including but not limited to other real estate agents, brokers, title companies, lenders, inspectors, and attorneys, as necessary to complete the transaction.
Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your information.
With Your Consent
We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
4. Third-Party Websites and Services
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, including MLS portals, mortgage calculators, and other real estate tools. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When your information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
6. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
• Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information
• Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
• Correct inaccurate personal information we hold about you
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 11 below. We will respond to your request within 45 days.
Florida Residents (Florida Digital Bill of Rights – SB 262)
If you are a Florida resident, you have the right to:
• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate personal data
• Delete personal data you have provided to us
• Opt out of the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising or profiling
• Data portability — obtaining a copy of your personal data in a portable format
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 11 below.
European and International Visitors (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
• The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
• The right to data portability
• The right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Our legal bases for processing your personal data include your consent, the performance of a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, and our legitimate interests.
8. Email and Marketing Communications
You may opt out of receiving marketing emails from us at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any marketing email or by contacting us directly. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you transactional or administrative messages related to your account or ongoing real estate matters.
9. Children's Privacy
Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information promptly. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of the Site after any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acknowledgment of the changes and your consent to abide by the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your privacy rights, or would like to report a privacy concern, please contact us at:
Julian Johnston
Miawaterfront.com
1688 Meridian Ave, Suite 400
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Email: julian@miawaterfront.com
Phone: (305) 332-2346