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PRIVACY POLICY

PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE

Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) generally prohibits any financial institution, directly or through its affiliates, from sharing nonpublic personal information about you with a non-affiliated third party unless the institution provides you with a notice of its privacy policies and practices, such as the type of information that it collects about you and the categories of persons or entities to whom it may be disclosed. In compliance with the GLBA, we are providing you with this document, which notifies you of the privacy policies and practices of Studio Title, LLC. (hereinafter “Studio Title.”)

Types of Information Collected
Depending upon which of our services you are utilizing, the types of nonpublic personal information that we may collect include:

  • Information we receive from you or authorized representative such as on applications or other forms;
  • Information about your transactions we secure from our files, our affiliates or others;
  • Information that we receive from others involved in your transaction, such as the real estate agent or lender;
  • Information we receive from you through our Internet websites, such as your name, address, email address, Internet Protocol address, the website links you used to get to our website, and your activity while using or reviewing our websites;
  • Information we receive from the public records maintained by governmental entities that we either obtained directly from those entities, or from our affiliates, or others; and
  • Information we receive from a consumer reporting agency.

We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your nonpublic personal information from unauthorized access and intrusion. We limit access to your nonpublic personal information only to those employees who need such access in connection with providing products or services to you for other legitimate business purposes.

Unless it is specifically stated otherwise in an amended Privacy Policy Notice, no additional nonpublic personal information will be collected about you.

Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information

We may disclose your nonpublic personal information with our affiliates, such as insurance companies and other real estate settlement service providers. We may also disclose nonpublic personal information to:

  • Agents, brokers, representatives, support organization, or others to provide you with services you have requested, and to enable us to detect or prevent criminal activity, fraud, material misrepresentation, or nondisclosure in connection with an insurance transaction;
  • Third-party contractors or service providers who provide services or perform marketing or other functions on our behalf;
  • Insurance regulatory authority, or a law enforcement or other governmental authority, in a civil action, in connection with a subpoena or governmental investigation;
  • Lenders, lien holders, judgment creditors, or other parties claiming an encumbrance or an interest in title whose claim or interest must be determined, settled, paid or released prior to a title or escrow closing; and/or
  • Others with whom we enter into joint marketing agreements for products and services that we believe you may find of interest.

In addition, we will disclose your nonpublic personal information when you direct or give us permission, when we are required by law to do so, or when we suspect fraudulent or criminal activities. We also may disclose your nonpublic personal information when otherwise permitted by applicable privacy laws such as, for example, when disclosure is needed to enforce our rights arising out of any agreement, transaction or relationship with you.

WE DO NOT DISCLOSE ANY NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU WITH ANYONE FOR ANY PURPOSE THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED BY LAW.

Disclosure to Affiliated Companies. We are permitted by law to share your name, address and facts about your transaction with other Studio Title companies, agents, and other real estate service providers to provide you with services you have requested, for marketing or product development research, or to market products or services to you. We do not, however, disclose information we collect from consumer or credit reporting agencies with our affiliate or others without your consent, in conformity with applicable law, unless such disclosure is otherwise permitted by law.

Disclosure to Non-affiliated Third Parties. We do not disclose personal information about our customers or former customers to non-affiliated third parties, except as outlined herein or as otherwise permitted by law.

Former Customers

Even if you are no longer our customer, our Privacy Policy will continue to apply. We may store such information indefinitely, including the period after which any customer relationship ceased. Such information may be used for an internal purpose, such as quality control efforts, auditing and customer analysis.

Confidentiality and Security

We will use our best efforts to ensure that no unauthorized parties have access to any of your information. We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those individuals and entities who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. We will use our best efforts to train and oversee our employees and agents to ensure that your information will be handled responsibly and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We currently maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information.

Information Obtained Through Our Web Site

Studio Title is sensitive to privacy issues on the Internet. We believe it is important you know how we treat the information about you we receive on the Internet. In general, you can visit Studio Title or its affiliates’ web sites on the World Wide Web without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our Web servers collect the domain names, not the e-mail addresses, of visitors. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed and similar information. Studio Title uses this information to measure the use of our site and to develop ideas to improve the content of our site.
There are times, however, when we may need information from you, such as your name and email address. When information is needed, we will use our best efforts to let you know at the time of collection how we will use the personal information. Usually, the personal information we collect is used only by us to respond to your inquiry, process an order or allow you to access specific account/profile information. If you choose to share any personal information with us, we will only use it in accordance with the policies outlined above.

Links to Other Websites

The Studio Title site and its affiliates’ sites may contain links to other Web sites. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites. If you choose to link to websites not controlled by Studio Title, we are not responsible for the privacy or security of these sites, including the accuracy, completeness, reliability or suitability of their information. If you are asked to provide information on one of these websites we strongly urge you to carefully study their privacy policies before sharing your information.

Cookies

Some of Studio Title web sites may make use of “cookie” technology to measure site activity and to customize information to your personal tastes. Cookies are pieces of information stored directly on the computer you are using. Studio Title may place cookies or similar files on your hard drive for security purposes, to facilitate site navigation and to personalize your experience while visiting our site. Cookies allow us to collect technical and navigational information, such as browser type, time spent on our site and pages visited. Cookies and other technologies provide us the capability to monitor the use of our site so we can continually improve the design and functionality to better serve you. Cookies and similar files do not contain or capture unencrypted personally identifiable data.

If you do not accept these cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of some online products.

Looking out for Children

We do not knowingly market to or solicit information from children under 13 without parental consent. We recognize that protecting children’s identities and privacy online is important, and that the responsibility to do so rests with both the online industry and with parents. While Studio Title works to protect your personal information, you also have responsibility. Learn how to protect your information. The Internet is a public network. Children’s access to the Internet can allow them to visit inappropriate websites and be exposed to unwanted risks. COPPA, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, protects children under the age of 13 from the online collection of personal information. Learn more about COPPA on the Federal Trade Commission’s website. Parents can be proactive by installing filtering software that gives them more control over their family’s Internet experience.

We recommend that minors 13 years of age or older ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.

Changes to the Online Practices Privacy Policy

This policy is subject to change. If we make changes to the Online Practices Privacy Policy, we will revise the last updated date. Please review periodically.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy Notice, please contact us by writing to:

Studio Title, LLC.
20 Music Circle East
Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Frequently Asked Questions

To put it simply, title insurance is a way to protect yourself from financial loss and related legal expenses in the event there is a defect in title to your property that is covered by the policy. Title insurance differs from other types of insurance in that it focuses on risk prevention, rather than risk assumption. With title insurance, title examiners review the history of your property and seek to eliminate title issues before the purchase occurs. Title insurance also differs in that it comes with no monthly payment. It’s just a one-time premium paid at closing

Title insurance is a way to protect what is likely your largest investment—your home. An Owner’s Policy provides peace of mind that your title company will stand behind you if a covered title issue or defect arises after you have bought your home. Studio Title provides its clients with title insurance policies so they have peace of mind in protecting their most important investments.

The one-time premium that you’ll pay for a title insurance policy varies by state, but generally is related to the value of your property. You can use our Rate Calculator to estimate how much your title insurance policy may cost.

An Owner’s Title Policy is designed to protect you from covered title defects that existed prior to the issue date of your policy. If a valid claim is filed, your Owner’s Policy, subject to its terms and conditions, will cover financial loss up to the face amount of your policy.

Studio Title acts as a resource to our clients’ real estate agents throughout the transaction. We are here to answer any questions they have regarding any aspect of the closing transaction as well as working efficiently and accurately to close transactions as soon as required.

Studio Title is a boutique agency boasting on-staff attorneys with nearly forty combined years of continuous experience practicing in Nashville. We also have a talented staff of licensed title agents who are available to assist in any way. We are also centrally located near historic Music Row in Midtown Nashville with on-site parking available.

A Studio Title agent will provide you final instructions in advance of your closing date. However, as a general rule any party to a transaction should bring along two forms of State approved identification, a copy of any prior title insurance policy purchased on the subject property, and any closing fees/costs you are to provide. Never hesitate to ask us if you’re unclear on what you need to bring to your next closing.

The short answer is: it varies. Studio Title attorneys and staff agents are there to act as a resource so that you understand any documents you are presented with. We encourage all parties to any transaction to carefully read and understand everything they are signing. That being said, the average closing does not usually last more than an hour. Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or seasoned real estate investor, Studio Title professionals are there for you no matter how much time you require to be clear on the details of your next transaction.

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