Privacy Policy
Last Updated: May 24, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to MSC Home Rental & Real Estate ("Platform", "we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website, mobile applications, and services (collectively, the "Services").
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using our Services, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use our Services.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Services includes:
A. Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, telephone number, and demographic information (such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests) that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Services or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Services, such as online chat and message boards.
B. Derivative Data (Usage Data)
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Services, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Services. If you are using our mobile application, this information may also include your device name and type, your operating system, your phone number, your country, your likes and replies to a post, and other interactions with the application and other users via server log files, as well as any other information you choose to provide.
C. Financial Data
Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase, order, return, exchange, or request information about our services from the Services. [Specify if you store this or use a third-party processor like Stripe, bKash, Nagad, etc. For example: We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processor, [Payment Processor Name], and you are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.]
D. Property and Listing Data
If you list a property or service, we collect information related to that listing, including property details, images, pricing, and legal documentation you provide for verification purposes.
3. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Services to:
- Create and manage your account.
- Process your transactions and send you related information, including purchase confirmations and invoices.
- Email you regarding your account or order.
- Enable user-to-user communications.
- Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the Services.
- Improve our website and offerings.
- Notify you of updates to the Services.
- Offer new products, services, mobile applications, and/or recommendations to you.
- Perform other business activities as needed.
- Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
- Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Services.
- Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
- Respond to product and customer service requests.
- Send you a newsletter or other promotional communications.
- Administer sweepstakes, promotions, and contests.
- Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or with third parties.
4. How We Share Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
A. 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. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
B. Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
C. Marketing Communications
With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.
D. Interactions with Other Users
If you interact with other users of the Services, those users may see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity, including sending invitations to other users, chatting with other users, liking posts, following blogs. Property listings and service offerings will be visible to users of the platform.
E. Business Transfers
We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
5. Data Security
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 despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.
6. Data Retention
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
7. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You may have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
- Deletion: You may have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Opt-Out of Marketing Communications: You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those emails. Please note that we may still send you transactional or administrative messages, such as those related to your account or our ongoing business relations.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Services to help customize the Services and improve your experience. When you access the Services, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Services.
For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy [Link to Cookie Policy, if separate].
9. Third-Party Links
The Services may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Services, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Services.
10. Children's Privacy
Our Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18 (or the applicable age of majority in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
MSC Home Rental & Real Estate
Attn: Data Protection Officer
[Your Company Address, Dhaka, Bangladesh]
Email: [Your Contact Email for Privacy, e.g., privacy@mschome.com.bd]
Phone: [Your Contact Phone Number]
By using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.