Privacy Policy & GDPR Statement

Effective Date: August 21, 2026

Florida Tropics Realty, Inc. (“Florida Tropics Realty,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information when you visit floridatropicsrealty.com, contact us, communicate with one of our agents, view property information, or use services provided through our website.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect:

• Name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address;
• Information you provide about your real estate needs, property interests, preferred locations, price range, or timeline;
• Information submitted through contact forms, agent inquiry forms, property inquiries, or appointment requests;
• Communications you send to us or our agents;
• Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, and approximate location;
• Cookie and similar technology data, as described in our Cookie Policy; and
• Information provided voluntarily through third-party services linked from our website.

Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account information, medical information, or other highly sensitive personal information through a general website form.

2. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

• Respond to inquiries and requests;
• Connect you with Florida Tropics Realty or the agent you selected;
• Provide real estate information, property details, and requested services;
• Schedule appointments or communicate about a transaction;
• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website;
• Understand website usage and improve marketing, where permitted;
• Send newsletters, listings, market updates, or promotional communications when you have provided the required consent; and
• Comply with legal, regulatory, accounting, and recordkeeping obligations.

3. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the GDPR applies, we process personal information under one or more of the following legal bases:

• Consent, when you actively opt in to marketing communications, non-essential cookies, or another optional use;
• Steps taken at your request before entering into a contract;
• Performance of a contract or requested service;
• Compliance with a legal obligation; and
• Our legitimate interests in operating our brokerage, responding to inquiries, protecting our website, and communicating with individuals who contact us, provided those interests do not override your rights.

We do not require you to consent to optional marketing or non-essential cookies as a condition of receiving a response to a real estate inquiry.

4. Sharing Personal Information

We may share information with:

• The Florida Tropics Realty agent, broker, or staff member responsible for responding to your inquiry;
• Website hosting, security, form, email, scheduling, analytics, and technology providers;
• Professional advisers, insurers, service providers, or transaction participants when reasonably necessary;
• Government authorities or other parties when required by law; and
• A property-search or IDX provider if such a service is added to our website.

We do not sell personal information for money. We do not share personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes unless you have been clearly informed and have provided the required consent.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use strictly necessary cookies to operate properly, maintain security, remember preferences, or provide requested functions.

We may also use optional analytics, advertising, social-media, mapping, or other technologies. Where required, these technologies will be disabled until you provide affirmative consent. You may change or withdraw your cookie preferences through the “Cookie Settings” or “Manage Preferences” link on our website.

6. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links, maps, social-media features, property-search tools, or other services operated by third parties. Those third parties may collect information under their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies before submitting information or using their services.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this notice, including responding to inquiries, providing services, maintaining business and transaction records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and meeting legal or regulatory requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected. Our general website inquiries are retained for approximately [insert period] unless a longer period is legally required or reasonably necessary.

8. International Data Transfers

Florida Tropics Realty is located in the United States. Some of our service providers may store or process information in the United States or other countries outside the European Economic Area. When the GDPR applies, we will use appropriate safeguards for applicable international transfers, as required by law.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Where applicable, you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you;
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• Request deletion of your personal information;
• Request restriction of certain processing;
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing;
• Request portability of information you provided to us;
• Withdraw consent at any time; and
• Lodge a complaint with a data-protection supervisory authority.

To submit a privacy request, contact us at:

Florida Tropics Realty, Inc.
50 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL 34606
Email: johndipalo1@gmail.com
Phone: 352-688-7997

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. We will respond within the time required by applicable law.

10. Marketing Communications

If you opt in to receive marketing communications, you may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in an email or contacting us directly. Withdrawing marketing consent will not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal or communications necessary to provide a service you requested.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to children (minors under the age of 18), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so that we can review and delete it where appropriate.

12. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information. However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Automated Decision-Making

We do not use personal information collected through this website to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

15. Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or our use of personal information may be directed to:

Florida Tropics Realty, Inc.
Business address: 50 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL 34606
Broker’s email: johndipalo1@gmail.com
Business phone: 352-688-7997