Privacy Policy

OCBetts respects your privacy and is committed to handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through OCBetts.com and related OCBetts forms, how that information is used, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

In this policy, “OCBetts,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the independently operated website and services of Mike Betts, Realtor, affiliated with First Team Real Estate. OCBetts.com combines Orange County lifestyle content, neighborhood information, local guides, real-estate resources, contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, and open-house sign-in services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide through the website or an OCBetts form. Depending on how you interact with the site, this information may include:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Mobile telephone number
• Information submitted through a contact form
• Newsletter subscription preferences
• Real-estate interests or questions
• Whether you are currently working with a real-estate agent
• The name of your agent, if voluntarily provided
• Your reason for attending an open house
• Your estimated home-buying timeline
• Whether you have a home to sell
• Whether you request information about a particular property or similar homes
• Other information you voluntarily include in a message or form

Fields on the OCBetts open-house sign-in form are optional. You are not required to provide personal or private information as a condition of entering or viewing an open house.

Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account information, government identification numbers, medical information, passwords, or other highly sensitive information through this website.

2. Newsletter Subscriptions

If you subscribe to the OCBetts newsletter, we collect your email address and use it to send local events, neighborhood stories, Orange County recommendations, real-estate resources, and information about things to do in Orange County.

Newsletter subscribers may receive periodic marketing or informational emails from OCBetts. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in an email or by contacting us at mikebetts@firstteam.com.

Newsletter subscription information is currently stored privately through the OCBetts WordPress website. We may use an email-delivery service, such as MailPoet or another comparable provider, to manage subscribers and deliver newsletters. If such a service is connected, subscriber information will be processed according to that provider’s privacy and security practices.

We do not add someone to the newsletter solely because that person attended an open house or submitted another form unless the person separately requested or consented to newsletter emails.

3. Open-House Sign-In Information

OCBetts provides an open-house sign-in form that guests may access on a tablet, mobile device, or through a QR code. Information submitted through this form may be used to:

• Identify the property visited
• Record open-house attendance
• Respond to questions or requests
• Send requested property information
• Provide information about similar homes
• Follow up regarding a guest’s stated real-estate interests
• Organize prospective-client information
• Identify the type or timing of follow-up that may be appropriate
• Maintain records related to the open house

If a guest provides neither an email address nor a telephone number, the submission may be treated as incomplete and may not be transferred to our customer relationship management system.

If a guest provides usable contact information, the submission may be transferred to Follow Up Boss and categorized using internal tags based on the answers voluntarily provided. These tags help Mike Betts organize and prioritize appropriate follow-up. Tags may identify open-house attendance, a request for property information, not currently working with an agent, a stated short buying timeline, or having a home to sell. These tags are organizational tools and are not used to make legal, lending, employment, insurance, or other eligibility decisions.

4. Property-Information Emails

If you request information about an open-house property or similar homes and provide an email address, OCBetts may send you an email containing a link to the property or related information. These emails may be delivered through WordPress, FluentSMTP, Google Workspace, Gmail infrastructure, or another configured email-delivery provider.

A request for property information does not automatically subscribe you to the OCBetts newsletter.

5. Contact and Real-Estate Inquiries

If you contact OCBetts regarding buying, selling, moving, neighborhoods, local recommendations, or other real-estate services, we may use the information you provide to respond to your request, communicate about relevant properties or services, schedule or prepare for a consultation, provide requested information, maintain communication records, and follow up where reasonably related to your inquiry.

Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of purchasing goods or services.

6. Information Collected Automatically

When you access OCBetts.com, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting provider, security tools, or related service providers. This may include your Internet Protocol address, browser and device type, operating system, date and time of access, pages requested, referring page or website, general location derived from an Internet Protocol address, and error, security, or server-log information.

This information may be used to operate the website, maintain security, diagnose technical problems, understand general website usage, and improve the guest experience.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

OCBetts.com may use cookies or similar technologies necessary for WordPress, website security, form processing, saved preferences, and basic site functionality. Additional analytics or email-related technologies may be used if those services are enabled in the future. If the website begins using advertising cookies, cross-site behavioral tracking, or materially different analytics practices, this policy will be updated as appropriate.

You may configure your browser to reject or delete cookies. Some website functions may not operate correctly when necessary cookies are disabled. OCBetts does not currently use personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

8. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to operate and maintain OCBetts.com; respond to messages and inquiries; provide requested information; manage newsletter subscriptions; deliver newsletters and requested emails; process open-house sign-ins; sync qualifying leads with Follow Up Boss; organize appropriate real-estate follow-up; improve website content and usability; protect the website; prevent abuse, spam, or fraud; maintain business records; comply with legal obligations; and establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

We will not use information submitted through OCBetts for purposes materially inconsistent with the reason it was collected without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent where required.

9. How We Share Personal Information

OCBetts does not sell personal information and does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

We may disclose limited personal information to service providers that help operate the website and related services. These may include Hostinger; WordPress and WordPress service providers; Follow Up Boss; Google Workspace or Gmail infrastructure; FluentSMTP or another email-delivery connector; MailPoet or another newsletter provider, if connected; website security, backup, maintenance, or analytics providers; professional advisers; and government authorities when required by law.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with a legal obligation; protect the rights, property, or safety of OCBetts, Mike Betts, guests, clients, or others; detect or prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents; investigate or enforce agreements; or complete a business transfer or succession involving OCBetts, subject to applicable law.

10. First Team Real Estate

Mike Betts is a licensed California Realtor affiliated with First Team Real Estate. OCBetts.com is independently operated as Mike Betts’s local lifestyle, information, marketing, and real-estate website.

Information you provide through OCBetts may be shared with First Team Real Estate when reasonably necessary for brokerage supervision, legal compliance, real-estate services, or a prospective or actual client relationship. First Team Real Estate maintains its own privacy policies governing information it collects or controls through its website and brokerage operations.

11. Third-Party Websites and Property Links

OCBetts.com may link to property websites, listing services, restaurants, event organizers, social-media platforms, First Team Real Estate, and other third-party websites. OCBetts does not control the privacy, security, accuracy, or content practices of independent third parties. Your use of another website is governed by that website’s policies and terms.

12. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including communication, follow-up, recordkeeping, security, dispute resolution, and legal or regulatory requirements.

• Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
• Contact and inquiry records may be retained for a reasonable follow-up period.
• Customer relationship management records may be retained while a prospective or active real-estate relationship exists and for a reasonable period afterward.
• Open-house submissions may be retained for follow-up, property records, brokerage supervision, or legal compliance.
• Unsubscribe records may be retained to ensure future email preferences are respected.
• Server, security, and technical logs may be retained for a limited operational or security period.

Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, anonymized, or securely archived, subject to applicable legal and brokerage requirements.

13. Data Security

OCBetts uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information. These measures may include encrypted website connections, access controls, private WordPress records, secured service credentials, and established third-party service providers.

No website, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. You should use care when deciding what information to submit electronically.

14. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to ask what personal information OCBetts maintains about you; request access, correction, or deletion; withdraw consent where applicable; opt out of marketing emails; ask how information is used or disclosed; and receive equal service without discrimination for exercising applicable privacy rights.

Some requests may be subject to legal, regulatory, brokerage, security, recordkeeping, or identity-verification requirements. To make a request, email mikebetts@firstteam.com with the subject line Privacy Request. We may need to verify your identity before disclosing, changing, or deleting information.

15. California Privacy Notice

California residents may have additional privacy rights under California law. OCBetts does not sell personal information and does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

The categories of personal information OCBetts may collect include identifiers; customer-record contact information; commercial or real-estate interest information voluntarily provided through forms; Internet or electronic network activity; general geolocation derived from an Internet Protocol address; and inferences based on voluntarily provided answers, such as likely real-estate interest or preferred follow-up timing.

OCBetts does not knowingly collect biometric information, precise geolocation, health information, financial account credentials, government identification numbers, or similarly sensitive information through its ordinary website and open-house forms.

California residents may request access, correction, or deletion by contacting mikebetts@firstteam.com. Even when a particular California privacy statute does not legally apply because of business-size, revenue, or data-volume thresholds, OCBetts will make reasonable efforts to honor legitimate privacy requests where doing so does not conflict with legal, security, brokerage, or record-retention obligations.

16. Children’s Privacy

OCBetts.com is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, contact mikebetts@firstteam.com so it can be reviewed and, where appropriate, deleted.

17. Email Preferences

You may unsubscribe from newsletter or marketing emails using the unsubscribe link included in an email, updating preferences through the applicable email provider, or emailing mikebetts@firstteam.com.

Transactional or individually requested messages—such as an email containing property information you requested—may not be treated as newsletter marketing. We may retain a limited suppression record after an unsubscribe request so your preference can continue to be honored.

18. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is not currently a universally accepted standard for responding to these signals, OCBetts may not respond differently to every Do Not Track signal. OCBetts does not currently sell personal information or use personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

19. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in website features, service providers, legal requirements, or business practices. The updated policy will be posted on OCBetts.com with a revised “Last Updated” date. Material changes may also be communicated through the website or another appropriate method.

20. Contact Information

For privacy-related requests, please use the subject line Privacy Request.