PRIVACY POLICY
Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC and its affiliates[1] respect the privacy of visitors to this website. This Privacy Policy describes how and when we gather personal information, including from visitors to our website or any website that we control that provides a link to this Privacy Policy, prospective applicants on the Careers section of our site, mobile site, or other online services (collectively, the “Site”). If you are a California resident, please refer to our California Privacy Notice here.
This Site is intended for a US audience and is governed under the laws of the United States.
Information We May Collect and Use
We collect the following categories of personal information from the categories of sources described below. We use this information to operate and manage our business including, but not limited to, fulfilling your requests, evaluating your Careers profile for available positions, or determining your qualification for a loan. We may also use the information that we collect to enhance the Site’s user experience, address integrity or security issues, and conduct research and analysis to maintain, protect, develop, and improve the Site, and send you information that you request from us or promotional materials. We may also use personal information as necessary to ensure compliance with any of our policies and any applicable law, regulation or order and to enforce or defend our legal rights.
User-Provided Content. If you voluntarily submit information to us, for example, in a request for general information to one of the email contacts provided, through the submission of a business proposal, to receive a loan, or by creating a Careers profile account and uploading your resume, we may record and use any personal information, such as your name, phone number and e-mail address, employer name, employer information (i.e., employer address and other identifying information), educational information, and career history.
Correspondence. We appreciate your questions and comments about the Site and our business and welcome your messages through our Site or email. We collect the content of, and metadata regarding, any correspondence you may have with us. We may share your messages with those within our organization who are most capable of addressing the issues contained in your message.
Online Account Management. If you access any password-protected areas of the Site, you will be required to submit personal information for the purpose of verifying your identity and your authority to manage the account. This information will be used exclusively by us and our service providers for internal use and to respond to your service requests.
Technical Information. We may record certain information that becomes available to us as a result of your visit to our Site, including, without limitation, the number and frequency of visitors to our website.
Cookies. We may use cookies or other similar technologies to collect certain aggregate and other information when you visit the Site. Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit certain websites. Cookies help us understand and improve the use of our Site and its functionality. Most web browsers allow you to disable cookies, however if you do so, some features of our Site may not be available to you.
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google, in order to better understand your use of the Site and how we can improve it. Google Analytics acts as a service provider on our website and collects information such as how often users visit a website, what pages you visit when you do so, and what other websites you used prior to coming to such website.
Information Sharing
We do not, and do not intend to, sell, rent, or lease the personal information that we collect to third parties.
We may use internal and external service providers to operate our website and employ other service providers to perform work on our behalf. These third party service providers may have access to the personal information you submit through the Site, but only for the purpose of performing their duties. These persons may not use your personal information for any other purpose.
We may also share information with our service providers and affiliated companies under common control. However, we do not share your information with non-affiliated third parties, unless required by law.
We may also share information to fulfill our legal obligations in response to a request from the government or private parties in connection with a lawsuit, subpoena, investigation or similar proceeding, or to respond to a matter of personal or public safety, to investigate security incidents, to protect our interests, rights and property, or in the event of a sale or transfer of assets, or in the context of similar business negotiations.
Do Not Track Requests
Our information collection and disclosure practices and the choices it offers to consumers will continue to operate as described in this Privacy Policy regardless of the “do not track” choice made by the consumer.
Children
This Site is not provided for individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under the age of 18.
If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information to or on the Site or through any of its features. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a minor under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a minor under 13, please contact us in one of the ways provided in the Contact Information section, below.
Security
Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC uses reasonable technical, physical and administrative safeguards to help protect the personal information entrusted to it. However, we cannot guarantee the security of our Site, and all transmissions online entail risk.
Linked Websites
Some hyperlinks may be posted on the Site that link to other websites not under our control. We are not responsible for, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to, the privacy practices of those sites or of any companies that we do not own or control. We cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of any such websites or pages not under our control and we do not endorse any of these websites or pages, the services or products described or offered on such sites or pages, or any of the content contained on those sites or pages. We encourage you to seek out and read the privacy policy of each website that you visit. In addition, should you happen to initiate a transaction on a website that our Site links to, even if you reached that site through the Site, the information that you submit to complete that transaction becomes subject to the privacy practices of the operator of that linked website. You should read that website’s privacy policies to understand how personal information that is collected about you is used and protected.
Updates
From time to time, we may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our Site or business practices. Any updates will be posted to this page, and we will also update the date at the bottom of this Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this privacy policy, please contact us at sptlegal@starwood.com or by post at 1601 Washington Ave., Suite 700, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 1, 2020.
[1] Starwood Property Trust Inc., LNR Property, LLC, LNR Partners, LLC and other affiliated entities