Privacy Policy

Last Update: March 5, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how San Diego Housing Fund, LP (“we”, “us,” “our”) collects, uses and discloses information about individuals who use our website (www.sdhousingfund.com), applications, services, tools and features, or otherwise interact with us (collectively, the “Services”). For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “you” and “your” means you as the user of the Services, whether you are a customer, website visitor, partner or representative of a company with whom we do business, or another individual whose information we have collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy.  Please note that the Services are designed for users in the United States only and are not intended for users located outside the United States.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using any of the Services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access the Services.

Collection of Your Personal Information 

When you use or access the Services, we collect certain categories of information about you from a variety of sources.

Information You Provide to Us

Some features of the Services may require you to directly provide us with certain information about yourself. You may elect not to provide this information, but doing so may prevent you from using or accessing these features. Information that you directly submit through our Services includes:

  • Basic contact details, such as name, address, phone number, and email. We use this information to create and maintain your account and provide the Services, and to communicate with you (including to tell you about products or services that may be of interest to you).
  • Payment information, such as bank account, credit or debit card information, and billing address. We use this information to process your payments and provide the Services.
  • Any other information you choose to include in communications with us, for example, when sending a message through the Services.

Information We Collect Automatically

We also automatically collect certain information about your interaction with the Services (“Usage Data”). To do this, we may use cookies, pixels, and other similar tools. (“Tracking Technologies”). Usage Data includes:

  • Device information, such as device type, operating system, unique device identifier, and internet protocol (IP) address.
  • Location information, such as approximate location / precise geolocation, if you choose to provide it.
  • Other information regarding your interaction with the Services, such as browser type, log data, date and time stamps, clickstream data, interactions with marketing emails, and ad impressions.

Past 12 Months, Collection of Personal Information 

In the preceding 12 months, we collected the following categories of personal information and sensitive personal information (denoted by *) about residents:

Category Categories of Recipients
Identifiers such as name, e-mail address, IP address Affiliates; Vendors 
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute such as name, signature, address, or telephone number Affiliates; Vendors 
Internet or other similar network activity such as information regarding your interaction with the Services Affiliates; Vendors 
Geolocation data such as IP address Affiliates; Vendors 
Professional or employment-related information such as title of profession, employer, professional background Affiliates; Vendors 
Account access credentials* such as financial account Affiliates; Vendors 
Government identifiers* such as social security number, driver’s license, state identification card or passport number Affiliates; Vendors 
Protected classification characteristics such as race*, gender identity* and citizenship Affiliates; Vendors 
SDHF Site Usage Information 

We use Usage Data to tailor features and content to you, run analytics and better understand user interaction with the Services. For more information on how we use Tracking Technologies and your choices, see the section below, Use of Web Tracking. 

In addition to the specific uses described above, we may use any of the above information to provide you with the Services and to maintain our business relationship, including by enhancing the safety and security of our Services (e.g., troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, and reporting), providing customer support, sending service and other non-marketing communications, monitoring and analyzing trends, conducting internal research and development, complying with applicable legal obligations, enforcing any applicable terms of service, and protecting the Services, our rights, and the rights of our employees, users or other individuals.

Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information

Use of Your Personal Information 

The specific business or commercial purposes for which we collect your personal information and the categories of sources from which we collect your personal information are described in the section above, Collection of Your Personal Information. 

We disclosed personal information over the preceding 12 months for the following business or commercial purposes:  

  • to communicate with you, provide you with products and services, to market to you, etc.
  • to maintain and secure your account with us
  • to process your payment, to provide you with products or services you have requested

Selling and/or Sharing of Personal Information 

We do not “sell” or “share” (as those terms are defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act) personal information, nor have we done so in the preceding 12 months. Further, we do not have actual knowledge that we “sell” or “share” personal information of residents under 16 years of age.

Disclosure of Your Information 

We may disclose your information to third parties for legitimate purposes subject to this Privacy Policy, including the following categories of third parties: 

  • Affiliates. Our affiliates or others within our corporate group.
  • Vendors. Vendors or other service providers who help us provide the Services, including for system administration, cloud storage, security, customer relationship management, marketing communications, web analytics, payment networks, and payment processing.
  • User-Directed. Third parties to whom you request or direct us to disclose information.
  • Advisors. Professional advisors, such as auditors, law firms, or accounting firms.
  • Transactional. Third parties in connection with or anticipation of an asset sale, merger, or other business transaction, including in the context of a bankruptcy.

We may also disclose your information as needed to comply with applicable law or any obligations thereunder or to cooperate with law enforcement, judicial orders, and regulatory inquiries, to enforce any applicable terms of service, and to ensure the safety and security of our business, employees, and users.

Your Rights in Your Personal Information

You may have the rights listed below in relation to personal information that we have collected about you. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. 

  • Right to Know. You have a right to request the following information about our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information: 
    • categories of sources from which we collected personal information; and 
    • specific pieces of personal information we have collected.  
  • Right to Delete. You have a right to request that we delete personal information we maintain about you. 
  • Right to Correct. You have a right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you. 

You may exercise any of these rights by contacting us using the information provided below. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. We may need to collect information from you to verify your identity, such as your email or government issued ID, before providing a substantive response to the request. You may designate, in writing or through a power of attorney document, an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require that the agent provide proof you have authorized them to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us. 

Use of Web Tracking

Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but you may be able to control the way in which your devices permit the use of Tracking Technologies. If you so choose, you may block or delete our cookies from your browser; however, blocking or deleting cookies may cause some of the Services, including certain features and general functionality, to work incorrectly. If you have questions regarding the specific information about you that we process or retain, as well as your choices regarding our collection and use practices, please contact us using the information listed below.

To opt out of tracking by Google Analytics, click here.

Your browser settings may allow you to transmit a “do not track” signal, “opt-out preference” signal, or other mechanism for exercising your choice regarding the collection of your information when you visit various websites.  Like many websites, our website is not designed to respond to such signals, and we do not use or disclose your information in any way that would legally require us to recognize opt-out preference signals. To learn more about “do not track” signals, you can visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com/.

Security and Retention of Your Personal Information

Despite our reasonable efforts to protect your information, no security measures are impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Any information you send to us electronically, while using the Services or otherwise interacting with us, may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to send us sensitive or confidential information. 

We retain your information for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. When determining the length of time to retain your information, we consider various criteria, including whether we need the information to satisfy legal obligations, deliver services, improve our services, or other similar purposes.

Third Party Links

We may provide links to third-party websites or platforms. If you follow links to sites or platforms that we do not control and are not affiliated with us, you should review the applicable privacy notice, policies and other terms.  We are not responsible for the privacy or security of, or information found on, these sites or platforms. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, such as third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators. 

Changes to this Privacy Policy 

We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, in which case we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes to the way in which we use or disclose information we collect, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you (such as by emailing you at the last email address you provided us, by posting notice of such changes on the Services, or by other means consistent with applicable law) and will take additional steps as required by applicable law.  If you do not agree to any updates to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue using or accessing the Services.

Contact Information

Should you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please email us at info@sdhousingfund.com.