Privacy Policy

Dream Destin Realty ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This policy describes what we collect through www.dreamdestin.com, why we collect it, and the choices you have.

Important notice regarding text messaging data

Dream Destin Realty does not share customer opt-in information, including phone numbers and consent records, with any affiliates or third parties for marketing, promotional, or any other purposes unrelated to providing our direct services. All text messaging originator opt-in data is kept strictly confidential.

What we collect

Information you provide directly - name, email, phone, property details, and messages submitted through our forms - plus standard usage data (pages viewed, listings searched, device and browser information) collected through cookies and similar technologies to improve the site. We also keep opt-in records and timestamps for the communication consents you give us, including the exact wording you were shown when you agreed.

When you browse listings we record which properties you view, together with a random identifier kept in a first-party cookie that expires 30 days after your last visit. If you create an account or sign in - even on a later visit - the properties you browsed under that identifier, up to the last 30 days, are linked to your account so features like your recently-viewed timeline and a suggested first property alert work. When you send us an inquiry, we may also pass along how many homes were viewed on this browser in the last 30 days, and which were the first and the most recent, so the agent who follows up knows what you have been looking at. The cookie holds only a random ID, is never shared with anyone, and is not set at all when your browser sends a Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signal - in that case the identifier stays in your browser's sessionStorage and clears when your tab or session ends.

A second cookie remembers how you first arrived at our site (the page you landed on, the site that referred you and any campaign tags in the link) for 30 days, so an inquiry you send later can tell the agent what brought you here; it is never set when your browser sends a Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signal.

Separately, we use first-party analytics identifiers and, where optional Google measurement is enabled, Google Analytics cookies such as _ga and _ga_*. These identifiers can persist for up to 13 months. They help us understand site use and relate an accepted inquiry to the browser session and advertising campaign that brought a visitor here. Google Analytics receives public-page addresses and titles, which on a listing page include the property's street address, and browser, device and session information. For inquiry measurement, we send the inquiry type and Google's browser and session identifiers, not your name, email address, email hash, phone number or message. You can stop future optional Google collection from this browser through Manage Preferences. Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track signals also keep it off. This does not undo information already sent, and events collected before an opt-out may already have been sent or queued. Some earlier first-party analytics cookies may remain until they expire. Google Ads measurement and its separate use of hashed email are described below.

Advertising cookies and Google Ads

We advertise on Google. To learn which of our ads lead to inquiries, and to show our ads to people who have visited this site, we use Google Ads cookies and the identifier Google adds to a link when you click one of our ads. Google receives the address and title of each page you view here, which on a listing page include the property's street address. Google and other third-party vendors may use these cookies to show our ads on other websites based on your past visits to this site.

We also use the Google Analytics browser and session measurement described above to understand which visits lead to accepted inquiries, including visits from our ads. The same optional Google measurement preference applies.

Google's advertising cookies include ones named _gcl_au and _gcl_aw, set on our domain. Advertising cookies are never used on account pages, sign-in links or unsubscribe pages.

When you send us an inquiry or create an account, your browser turns your email address into a scrambled code (a one-way SHA-256 hash) before anything is sent, and Google receives only that code so it can match the inquiry to an ad click. Our server keeps the same code, and the ad-click identifier if there is one, with each inquiry for up to 180 days. During that time we may make them available to Google, from our server to Google's, together with how far the inquiry has progressed (for example, that it became a client relationship) and a fixed value we assign to that step. We do this for every inquiry, including ones that did not start with an ad, so Google can tell which did. We do not send Google your name, phone number or message.

Our own site also keeps three small first-party cookies for this: one holds Google's ad-click identifier for up to 90 days, so an inquiry you send a few days after clicking an ad is still credited to that ad; one holds a random reference to each inquiry sent from your browser for up to 180 days, so that turning advertising cookies off later can reach those inquiries; and one remembers for 13 months that you turned advertising cookies off. Google uses the information it receives under its own policies, described at How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we do not load Google's advertising tag, do not set advertising cookies, and do not share information about your inquiry with Google.

You can turn optional Google measurement and advertising cookies off for your browser on our Privacy Preferences page, and they are off whenever your browser sends a Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signal. Turning them off removes the advertising cookies set on our site from your browser, and we stop sharing with Google how any inquiry sent from that browser, or from your account if you are signed in, has progressed. For an inquiry sent from another browser, email us at brian@dreamdestin.com and we will do the same. You can also control how Google uses your information for ads at Google's Ads Settings and opt out of many companies' interest-based ads at optout.aboutads.info. Turning advertising cookies off does not affect browsing our site or contacting us.

How we use it

To respond to your inquiries, provide valuations and rental analyses, send listing alerts you request, operate and improve the website, and - with your consent - send marketing communications. Lead and contact information is managed in our customer-relationship systems. If you hold an account, the homes you view or save and the searches you save on this site may be shared with those systems, so an agent can follow up knowledgeably. We also maintain records of your communication preferences and consents.

Text messages & consent

You will only receive text messages from us if you have explicitly consented to be contacted - consent is collected on our forms together with the disclosure shown at the point you agree, and we keep timestamped records of every opt-in. We comply with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Florida's telephone solicitation law, and other applicable laws. Consent is not a condition of any purchase.

You can stop text messages at any time by replying STOP; opt-out requests are honored immediately, and you will receive no further texts unless you opt in again. For help, reply HELP or contact us at brian@dreamdestin.com or (515) 473-0962. Message frequency varies based on your inquiry and interactions with us, and messages relate to the real estate services you have asked about. Standard message and data rates may apply; carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Marketing emails are separate: we send recurring marketing email only if you opt in, and every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link.

SMS terms and conditions

1. We use SMS to confirm appointments, send reminders, and notify clients of schedule updates or important changes.
2. You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text "STOP". After you send the SMS message "STOP" to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time, and we will start sending SMS messages to you again.
3. If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can reply with the keyword "HELP" for more assistance, or you can get help directly at brian@dreamdestin.com.
4. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
5. As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. Message frequency may vary. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider.
6. If you have any questions regarding privacy, please read our privacy policy: https://www.dreamdestin.com/privacy-policy

Data retention

Our retention policy is to delete anonymous property-view records after 90 days if never linked to an account, and to retain records linked to your account for no more than 24 months. Account data (profile, saved listings, saved searches) is retained while your account exists and removed when it is deleted. Consent records required by law (for example, evidence of text-message consent) are retained as compliance records even after account deletion.

Sharing

Data will not be sold or shared with third parties for promotional or marketing purposes.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share it only with service providers that operate the site and our business (hosting, CRM, MLS/IDX data services, analytics) - all of whom are obligated to maintain confidentiality and security - with professionals involved in your transaction at your direction, where required by law or valid legal process, and, in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, under terms that keep your data protected by this policy. All of these categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent records, which are not shared with any third party other than the messaging providers that deliver texts you have consented to receive. Separately, Google is our advertising partner rather than a service provider: it receives the advertising information described under Advertising cookies and Google Ads above and uses it under its own policies.

Data security

We implement and maintain reasonable security measures to protect your personal information, including encryption of data in transit, secure access controls and authentication on our systems, and breach notification in accordance with applicable law. Despite these measures, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure; we use commercially acceptable means to protect your information but cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your choices

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by contacting brian@dreamdestin.com. Deletion removes your account, profile, saved listings, and saved searches, and unlinks your viewing history (we verify the request from the email address on the account, and complete it within 30 days of verification). You may withdraw consent for future communications at any time - STOP for texts, the unsubscribe link in any marketing email - and transactional messages related to an inquiry you made may still be sent after a marketing opt-out. See also our Do Not Sell or Share page.

Embedded video

Our video pages and some articles embed YouTube's privacy-enhanced player, which may receive your IP address and set storage in your browser when the player loads. YouTube uses that information under Google's privacy policy. We do not receive any information about who watches a video.

Embedded map

Our contact and about pages can show a Google map of our office. The map does not load until you choose to show it. When it loads, Google may receive your IP address and information about your browser, and may set cookies or similar storage in your browser, which Google uses under its own privacy policy. We do not receive any information about who views the map. The address and directions on those pages work without it.

Third-party links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to review their policies; this policy applies only to information collected by Dream Destin Realty.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy periodically. The latest version is always available on this page with its effective date, and for significant changes we will notify you by email or a notice on the website.

Contact

Dream Destin Realty, 3997 Commons Drive West, Suite I, Destin, FL 32541 · brian@dreamdestin.com · (515) 473-0962.