When you become an active Redfin client buying or selling a home, Redfin collects highly sensitive financial documents including loan pre-approval paperwork and detailed property information.
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Loan pre-approval documents contain some of your most sensitive financial data, including income, assets, and credit information; understanding how this data is stored, shared, and retained is important for any home buyer.
This provision means that when you work with a Redfin agent, the platform collects detailed financial documents containing sensitive personal and financial information, which is subject to the broader sharing and retention provisions described elsewhere in this policy.
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"When you are getting ready to buy or sell a home and you start working with our coordinators and agents, you become a Redfin client. As part of the home purchase or sale process, you will need to provide a lot of information as is customary for a home purchase or sale transaction. This information can include, without limitation, your name, address, phone number, email address, financial or payment information, including without limitation, buyer loan pre-approval documentation and seller property information.Excerpt from Redfin's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection and handling of financial information including loan pre-approval documentation may engage the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) if Redfin or affiliated entities qualify as financial institutions under that statute; applicability depends on the nature …
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Loan pre-approval documents contain some of your most sensitive financial data, including income, assets, and credit information; understanding how this data is stored, shared, and retained is important for any home buyer.
This provision means that when you work with a Redfin agent, the platform collects detailed financial documents containing sensitive personal and financial information, which is subject to the broader sharing and retention provisions described elsewhere in this policy.
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