The Carl M. Freeman Companies are committed to innovatively helping people live better, which includes protecting your privacy. The information we collect through our websites helps us provide you with information specific to your needs and interests. This privacy policy covers all of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, including:

• The Bay Club
• Bayside
• Bear Trap Dunes
• Carl M. Freeman Communities
• Carl M. Freeman Companies
• Carl M. Freeman Retail
• Freeman Foundation
• The Historic Tidewater Inn
• Seacoast Realty

Additional privacy policy terms and conditions may also apply to our individual companies. Section VIII (Additional Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions) of this privacy policy contains links to the additional terms and conditions for each of the Carl M. Freeman Companies. Please read below to review our privacy policy and the types of information we gather through our websites. In this privacy policy, “we”, “us”, “our” and other similar references mean the Carl M. Freeman Companies and “you” and “your” and other similar references mean a specific user of the Carl M. Freeman Companies’ websites.

Cookies are pieces of data assigned by a web server that uniquely identify the browser on your personal computer. The Carl M. Freeman Companies attempt to install cookies when a user arrives at any of our websites. Cookies enable our systems to gather information about your navigational patterns through the site. Viewers have the option to accept or disable cookies at any time through their browsers. Visit the “help” portion of your toolbar for more information. If you block or refuse to accept cookies, or delete cookies between visits to any of our websites, you may not be able to access or use certain features or functions of our website.

We collect general statistics to track user trends on our websites. These statistics include hits to our server, the types of browsers used to access our websites, page views, and navigational patterns. The information that is collected in this manner does NOT provide us with any personally identifiable information about our users. It helps us track “where” our users are coming from. This allows us to pinpoint high traffic areas and determine the most effective ways to communicate with our users.

For the purposes of this privacy policy, “Personal Information” is any information that identifies you, would enable someone to contact you, or that describes your relationship with the Carl M. Freeman Companies. We collect and store Personal Information when you register to use our websites, apply for products or services, ask a question, complete a form, use tools and calculators, conduct a transaction, send us an email or apply for a job on our websites. While you are not required to submit any information to our websites, if you do not provide the requested information, you may not be able to access or use some of the features and functions of our websites and we may not be able to provide you with certain products or services. Specific instances of how we collect, store, and use your Personal Information are provided for each of our websites in the additional terms and conditions section below.

The Carl M. Freeman Companies collect and store any information you enter in the "New Visitor Information and Registration" form on the Carl M. Freeman Companies website. Click here to view the types of information we collect using this form. If provided, this Personal Information will be used for purposes such as sending you customized announcements about specific Carl M. Freeman Companies’ events, program news, and promotions, including online coupons when available.

We use physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to assist us in preventing unauthorized access, maintaining data accuracy, and correctly using your Personal Information. Except as specified in this privacy policy, we limit access to your Personal Information to the employees, agents, and officers of the Carl M. Freeman Companies who need the information for their jobs.

The Carl M. Freeman Companies will not sell, trade, or rent your Personal Information to others. We may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, traffic patterns and related site information to reputable third party vendors, but these statistics do not include Personal Information.

When you buy a product or service from any of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, we may share your Personal Information with other Carl M. Freeman Companies or one of our business partners as necessary to provide and support that product or service. We also may share your Personal Information with your agent or broker, investment advisor, or such other financial institutions or representatives as are necessary for us to process and complete the transaction you have selected.

We may disclose Personal Information we collect from you if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that disclosure is necessary (a) to obey the law or comply with legal process served on us or our affiliates; (b) to protect and defend our rights or property or the rights or property of other users of our website; or (c) to act in an emergency to protect the personal safety of users of our website or the public.

When you register to use our websites you may receive additional communications from us. If you do not wish to receive these communications from us you may do so by clicking here.

Other companies or organizations may have links to their websites on our websites. We are not responsible for how these other companies or organizations collect, use, disclose, or secure the information that you provide them. If you choose to access a third party website linked to one of our websites, you do so at your own risk and subject to any terms of service or privacy policy (if any) associated with such third party websites.

The Carl M. Freeman Companies do not direct any of our content specifically to children. From our websites we do not knowingly collect or use Personal Information from children under thirteen (13) without obtaining verifiable consent from their parents or a guardian. If we learn that a user is under thirteen (13) years of age, we will promptly delete any Personal Information we have collected about that user. If you are under the age of thirteen (13), please do not send us any information about yourself.

The Carl M. Freeman Companies are engaged in a number of different lines of business. So that our privacy policy reflects the nature of these businesses, additional privacy policy terms and conditions may apply to our individual companies’ websites. Links to these additional terms and conditions are listed below. Please be aware that the terms and conditions listed in this section are to be read in addition to the Carl M. Freeman Companies Privacy Policy.

• Click Here to access The Bay Club’s additional privacy terms and conditions.
• Click Here to access Bayside’s additional privacy terms and conditions.
• Click Here to access Bear Trap Dunes’ additional privacy terms and conditions.
• Click Here to access Carl M. Freeman Communities’ additional privacy terms and conditions.
• Click Here to access Freeman Foundation’s additional privacy terms and conditions.
• Click Here to access The Historic Tidewater Inn’s additional privacy terms and conditions.
• Click Here to access Seacoast Realty’s additional privacy terms and conditions.

The Carl M. Freeman Companies are committed to protecting your privacy. The information collected from our websites helps us better understand our market and consumer interests. This allows us to continually serve our customers and business associates with the level of satisfaction they deserve.

The Carl M. Freeman Companies may at our sole discretion edit this policy, including the additional privacy terms and conditions for our individual companies’ websites. If any material changes are made, we will notify you by displaying a prominent announcement above the text of this privacy policy for thirty (30) days. If you continue to use our websites following the posting of changes to this privacy policy or the additional terms and conditions, you agree to be bound by the changes to the privacy policy.

If you have questions or suggestions regarding this privacy policy or our privacy practices please send an email message to jdonato@cmfa.com.