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BC Mountain Homes encourages the use of hypertext linking to and from its website for two purposes:

1. To enhance site visitor experience, via the Library and Links page and the Suppliers Index, and
2. To support organic search engine optimization in a way that is ethical and reflects BC Mountain Homes core values.

Outbound links—Who we link to

BC Mountain Homes has two levels of outbound links:

1. Links featured on the Library and Links page—this page offers a collection of carefully selected links reflecting BC Mountain Homes’s core values They are chosen to enhance the experience of visiting BC Mountain Homes. These hyperlinks point to destinations on the web where visitors can learn or explore topics related to home design and home building at their leisure, anonymously, and at no cost.
   Wherever possible, we prefer reciprocal linking with links featured on our Library and Links page.
2. Links featured in our Builders’ Directory—this is a regionally-organized list of contractors, builders, suppliers, sub-trades, and craftspeople offered as a jumping off point for those embarking on building or renovating their home.

Caveats for outbound links:

1. Inclusion of a link on the BC Mountain Homes website does not constitute an endorsement of that website, or of the business or organization it represents.
2. BC Mountain Homes is not responsible for the content, coding, programming, or marketing practices of any site it may link to, including the use by other sites of cookies and other data collection or e-commerce programs.

Inbound links—Who links to us?

You are free to link to any page on the BC Mountain Homes website. Deep linking to a specific article or page on our website is permitted, with the following exceptions:

1. Framing of BC Mountain Homes pages is not permitted. Any page that you link to must open in a new browser window.
2. We require express, written permission for republishing BC Mountain Homes content on another website or in HTML email format. Provided appropriate citations and credits are included, permission to republish will not be unreasonably withheld. Reproduction of photographs to reappear on your website is not permitted without express permission from BC Mountain Homes.
3. We require express, written permission for the reproduction of BC Mountain Homes logos or other branding media.

Caveats for inbound links

Although we encourage reciprocal linking with websites that provide content that is relevant to our target audience, your linking to us does not obligate BC Mountain Homes to provide a reciprocal link to you.

For more information or permissions contact design@bcmountainhomes.com

BC Mountain Homes’ Commitment to Privacy
BC Mountain Homes is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy and personal information. Our privacy policy is based on the guidelines and principals underlying British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act.
After reading our policy, you will understand the type of information that we gather, how we gather the information and how we use of the information that we gather.

What Does This Policy Cover?
Our privacy policy covers BC Mountain Homes’ treatment of personally identifying information that you may provide when you visit BC Mountain Homes’ web site. Personally identifying information is any information that can, by its very nature, identify who you are. Examples include your name, address, phone number, and email address.

Information Collection, Sharing, and Disclosure
You can visit our web site without providing us with any personal information. However, we collect personal information when you purchase home plans from our site, or when you communicate with us by email. This information may include your name, email address, home address, phone numbers, and credit card information.
BC Mountain Homes uses the information you provide only to fulfill your requests for our products and services. Information collected is used only to communicate with those persons who have supplied their personal information. BC Mountain Homes will only send personally identifiable information about you to other organizations when we are required to do so by law.
Information is held indefinitely, unless and until directed otherwise by the person associated with the information. We do not share personal information with third parties unless we are required to do so by law.
We do not add email addresses to mailing lists, unless the address owner has specifically requested to be added to a specific mailing list. We do not share email addresses with third parties unless required to do so by law.

Security of Personal Information
BC Mountain Homes has organizational, physical, and technological measures in place to protect against loss, misuse, or alteration og personal information under our control. We review our security practices on a regular basis.

Cookies and Server Logs
BC Mountain Homes may use cookies to collect general, non-private information from our online visitors. A cookie is an information file stored on your computer's hard drive and containing data about web sites you have visited. We only use cookies to enable us to supply enhanced navigation to unique web site visitors. The use of cookies does not involve extraction or collection of private information.
Web servers log visits to this web site. BC Mountain Homes uses this information to help us meet the needs of online visitors. We do not share this information with third parties, unless required to do so by law, and we do not aggregate this information in any manner that would enable us to identify individual visitors to our web site.

Applicability
This privacy policy applies only to BC Mountain Homes' web site. Our web site links to other organizations that may not share similar information acquisition and privacy protection practices. We are not responsible for the practices of other websites, and encourage you to be aware of the privacy statements of all web sites you visit.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
BC Mountain Homes reserves the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time. Please fee free to visit this page at any time.

Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this our Privacy Policy, or your communication through this site, please email us at design@bcmountainhomes.com or contact us at: 604 221.0336