Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 3, 2026
Last Updated: October 3, 2026

Illinois Fire House Buyer, also operating under the brand Illinois Fire House Buyer (“Illinois Fire House Buyer,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, share, sell, retain, and otherwise process information when you visit illinoisfirehousebuyer.com (the “Website”), submit information concerning real estate, request a cash offer, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with our services.

Illinois Fire House Buyer operates within the real estate investment, cash-buyer, property-acquisition, marketing, referral, and lead-generation marketplace. Depending on the property, transaction structure, and applicable law, we may evaluate a property ourselves or connect a property owner with an affiliated or independent cash buyer, real estate investor, licensed real estate professional, acquisition partner, wholesaler, contract purchaser, property-acquisition company, or other prospective purchaser.

By using the Website or providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information:

• Directly from you;
• Automatically when you use the Website;
• From public records;
• From commercial property and real estate databases;
• From advertising and analytics providers;
• From telecommunications providers;
• From service providers;
• From prospective purchasers;
• From licensed real estate professionals;
• From affiliates and business partners; and
• From other lawful sources.

2. Information You Provide

When you request an offer, complete a Website form, call us, send us an email or text message, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect information including:

• First and last name;
• Telephone number;
• Mobile telephone number;
• Email address;
• Property address;
• Mailing address;
• Ownership information;
• Whether you are authorized to act concerning the property;
• Property type;
• Property condition;
• Fire damage;
• Smoke damage;
• Water damage;
• Structural damage;
• Electrical damage;
• Plumbing damage;
• Roof or foundation conditions;
• Occupancy information;
• Repair or renovation information;
• Desired selling timeline;
• When you acquired the property;
• Reason for considering a sale;
• Asking price or pricing expectations;
• Mortgage information you voluntarily provide;
• Lien information;
• Property-tax information;
• Probate information;
• Foreclosure or mortgage-default information;
• Tax-sale or tax-delinquency information;
• Inheritance information;
• Insurance information;
• Insurance-claim information;
• Photographs;
• Videos;
• Fire reports;
• Inspection reports;
• Engineering or structural reports;
• Repair estimates;
• Contractor information;
• Building-permit information;
• Insurance documents;
• Ownership or title documents;
• Preferred communication method;
• Preferred contact time;
• Information regarding a potential transaction; and
• Other information you voluntarily provide.

3. Property and Public-Record Information

When you submit information concerning a property, we may research that property through public records, commercial databases, property-data providers, prospective purchasers, and other lawful sources.

Information may include:

• Ownership records;
• County assessor records;
• County recorder records;
• Property-tax records;
• Recorded deeds;
• Mortgages;
• Liens and encumbrances;
• Property characteristics;
• Property sales history;
• Estimated values;
• Comparable property sales;
• Building permits;
• Building-code information;
• Zoning information;
• Court records where lawfully available;
• Probate information;
• Foreclosure information;
• Tax-sale information;
• Geographic and mapping information;
• Flood information;
• Fire or disaster information;
• Property-condition information;
• Market information; and
• Other publicly or commercially available real estate information.

We may combine information obtained from those sources with information you provide.

4. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or interact with the Website, we and service providers operating on our behalf may automatically collect information including:

• Internet Protocol address;
• Browser type;
• Browser settings;
• Operating system;
• Device type;
• Device identifiers;
• Approximate location derived from an IP address;
• Referring website;
• Referring advertisement;
• Landing page;
• Pages viewed;
• Links clicked;
• Date and time of Website activity;
• Session information;
• Form interactions;
• Advertising identifiers;
• Marketing campaign information;
• Lead-source information;
• Conversion information;
• Attribution information; and
• Other technical or Website-usage information.

5. Cookies, Pixels, Analytics, and Advertising Technologies

We may use technologies including:

• Cookies;
• Tracking pixels;
• Web beacons;
• Tags;
• Scripts;
• Local storage;
• Analytics technologies;
• Advertising identifiers;
• Conversion tracking;
• Call tracking; and
• Similar technologies.

These technologies may help us:

• Operate the Website;
• Maintain Website security;
• Prevent spam or fraudulent submissions;
• Remember preferences;
• Measure Website traffic;
• Understand Website usage;
• Determine which advertisements generated inquiries;
• Attribute leads to particular campaigns;
• Measure conversions;
• Measure advertising effectiveness;
• Create or measure advertising audiences;
• Support retargeting or interest-based advertising;
• Improve the Website;
• Improve our services; and
• Conduct marketing.

Third-party technology companies may process information under their own privacy policies.

6. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

• Respond to inquiries;
• Respond to requests for cash offers;
• Research submitted properties;
• Verify ownership;
• Evaluate property characteristics;
• Evaluate fire, smoke, water, structural, electrical, or other damage;
• Estimate property values;
• Estimate repair expenses;
• Estimate acquisition, holding, closing, and resale expenses;
• Determine whether we or another prospective purchaser may be interested;
• Match homeowners with prospective buyers;
• Route property opportunities to appropriate buyers or licensed real estate professionals;
• Prepare or communicate potential offers;
• Contact property owners;
• Schedule calls, appointments, walkthroughs, or evaluations;
• Conduct due diligence;
• Facilitate potential transactions;
• Coordinate with buyers, attorneys, title companies, closing providers, contractors, inspectors, lenders, insurers, and other participants;
• Maintain business and transaction records;
• Follow up concerning property inquiries;
• Provide customer support;
• Operate and improve the Website;
• Conduct analytics;
• Measure marketing performance;
• Advertise our services;
• Prevent fraud and abuse;
• Protect our systems;
• Maintain tax, accounting, legal, and compliance records;
• Enforce agreements;
• Comply with law; and
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

7. Lead Generation and Buyer Matching

Illinois Fire House Buyer operates within the real estate investment and property-buyer marketplace.

When you submit information concerning a property, we may evaluate it ourselves or provide information concerning you and the property to prospective purchasers or other transaction participants.

Recipients may include:

• Affiliated real estate businesses;
• Independent cash buyers;
• Real estate investors;
• Local property buyers;
• Licensed real estate brokers;
• Property-acquisition companies;
• Contract purchasers;
• Wholesalers;
• Investment groups;
• Redevelopment businesses;
• Contractors interested in acquiring property;
• Acquisition partners; and
• Other prospective purchasers.

They may use information to:

• Research the property;
• Evaluate its condition;
• Estimate repairs;
• Determine whether they are interested;
• Prepare an offer;
• Contact you;
• Conduct due diligence;
• Negotiate transaction terms; or
• Facilitate a transaction.

Independent recipients may operate separately from us and maintain their own privacy policies.

Submitting information does not guarantee an offer or completed transaction.

8. Illinois Real Estate Licensing and Lead Referrals

Illinois law regulates specified real estate brokerage activities.

Depending on how a lead-generation, buyer-matching, referral, assignment, or wholesaling arrangement is structured, real estate licensing requirements may apply.

Where legally required:

• Regulated brokerage activity will be performed through appropriately licensed persons or entities;
• Required agency or non-agency disclosures will be provided;
• Compensation and referral practices will comply with applicable law; and
• Property information will be handled consistently with applicable professional obligations.

This Privacy Policy does not represent that every buyer or referral recipient is our agent.

9. How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to:

Service Providers

Including providers of:

• Website hosting;
• Website forms;
• CRM systems;
• Lead management;
• Telephone services;
• Call tracking;
• Text messaging;
• Email delivery;
• Marketing automation;
• Advertising;
• Analytics;
• Property research;
• Data enrichment;
• Cloud storage;
• Cybersecurity;
• Document processing;
• Accounting;
• Legal services; and
• Transaction support.

Prospective Purchasers and Real Estate Partners

Including:

• Cash buyers;
• Investors;
• Contract purchasers;
• Wholesalers;
• Acquisition companies;
• Licensed brokers; and
• Acquisition partners.

Transaction Participants

Including:

• Buyers;
• Sellers;
• Attorneys;
• Title companies;
• Closing agents;
• Inspectors;
• Contractors;
• Engineers;
• Appraisers;
• Lenders; and
• Insurance professionals.

Affiliates and Business Transactions

We may transfer information among affiliates or in connection with a:

• Merger;
• Acquisition;
• Financing;
• Reorganization;
• Sale of assets;
• Bankruptcy; or
• Similar transaction.

Legal and Safety Purposes

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with law;
• Respond to legal process;
• Investigate fraud;
• Protect users;
• Protect property or systems; or
• Establish or defend legal rights.

10. Sale, Sharing, and Targeted Advertising

Our business may involve transferring property-owner leads to affiliated or independent prospective purchasers.

Depending on the law applicable to a particular consumer and arrangement, a lead transfer may constitute:

• A sale;
• Sharing;
• A referral;
• A marketing disclosure;
• A business transfer; or
• Another regulated disclosure.

We may also use advertising technologies that disclose identifiers, Website activity, or advertising information to analytics and advertising providers.

Where an applicable privacy law provides a right to opt out of:

• Sale;
• Sharing;
• Targeted advertising;
• Profiling; or
• Another regulated processing activity,

we will process qualifying requests as required by that law.

11. Illinois Consumer Privacy Law

As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, Illinois does not have a generally applicable comprehensive private-sector consumer privacy statute equivalent to comprehensive state privacy laws enacted in states such as California, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, or Virginia.

Various comprehensive privacy proposals have been introduced in Illinois, but introduction of legislation does not itself create consumer rights.

Illinois does, however, maintain important subject-specific privacy laws, including laws governing:

• Biometric identifiers;
• Personal-information security;
• Security-breach notification;
• Electronic communications;
• Medical information;
• Genetic information; and
• Other categories.

Where applicable law provides a right, we will comply with it.

12. Voluntary Privacy Requests

Even where Illinois law does not provide a general statutory right, you may contact us to request:

• Access to information associated with you;
• Correction of inaccurate contact information;
• Deletion where reasonably practicable;
• Removal from promotional communications;
• Restrictions on future marketing contact; or
• Information regarding our privacy practices.

We may honor voluntary requests where reasonably practicable and consistent with:

• Legal obligations;
• Transaction records;
• Accounting and tax requirements;
• Fraud prevention;
• Litigation;
• Security;
• Legitimate business needs; and
• Rights of other persons.

Providing a voluntary process does not create a statutory right where one does not otherwise exist.

13. Residents of Other States

Residents of other states may have additional privacy rights where another state’s privacy law applies.

Those rights may include:

• Confirmation of processing;
• Access;
• Correction;
• Deletion;
• Portability;
• Sale opt-out;
• Targeted-advertising opt-out;
• Profiling opt-out;
• Sensitive-data protections;
• Authorized-agent rights; or
• Appeal rights.

Availability depends on the applicable statute, thresholds, exemptions, and processing activity.

14. Illinois Biometric Information

Illinois has a specific Biometric Information Privacy Act.

Our standard property-inquiry process is not designed to collect:

• Fingerprints;
• Retina or iris scans;
• Face geometry;
• Voiceprints used as biometric identifiers; or
• Other biometric identifiers regulated by applicable Illinois law.

We do not intend to use seller information submitted through ordinary Website forms to create biometric identifiers.

If we introduce technology that collects information regulated by Illinois biometric law, any legally required:

• Written policy;
• Notice;
• Purpose disclosure;
• Retention schedule;
• Written consent; and
• Destruction procedures

will be implemented before that collection occurs.

15. Browser Privacy Signals

Browsers or devices may transmit privacy preference signals such as Global Privacy Control.

Illinois does not presently impose a generally applicable universal opt-out requirement on every private Website.

However, where another applicable law requires us to recognize a qualifying signal, we will process that signal as required by law.

16. Telephone Communications

If you provide a telephone number, we may use it to respond to your inquiry and communicate concerning:

• Your property;
• Your requested offer;
• Property research;
• Scheduling;
• Buyer matching;
• Follow-up;
• Potential transactions; and
• Related services.

Where legally required, additional consent will be obtained before regulated automated, prerecorded, artificial-voice, or marketing communications are made.

You may request that calls stop.

17. Recording of Telephone Calls

Illinois’s eavesdropping law contains strict rules concerning surreptitious recording of private conversations.

Where Illinois law applies to a private telephone conversation, we will not rely on silent or concealed recording.

If we or a service provider records a private call:

• Appropriate notice will be provided; and
• Consent from all parties will be obtained where required.

Use of the Website or submission of a form does not constitute blanket consent to undisclosed recording of future private telephone calls.

Because calls may involve persons located in other jurisdictions, any stricter applicable recording requirement will also be followed.

18. Text Messages

If you provide a mobile number and applicable consent, we may communicate by text concerning:

• Your inquiry;
• Your property;
• Scheduling;
• Offers;
• Buyer matching;
• Follow-up;
• Potential transactions; and
• Related services.

Where legally required, additional consent will be obtained before regulated automated or marketing texts are sent.

Consent to marketing communications is not a condition of receiving an offer or selling property where prohibited by law.

Message and data rates may apply.

Message frequency may vary.

Reply STOP to request that applicable text messages stop.

Where supported, reply HELP for assistance.

19. Email Communications

We may use your email address to:

• Respond to inquiries;
• Communicate regarding your property;
• Provide potential-offer information;
• Schedule calls;
• Follow up;
• Communicate regarding a transaction; and
• Send marketing communications where permitted by law.

Applicable promotional emails will provide an unsubscribe mechanism.

20. Security and Illinois Personal Information Protection

We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized:

• Access;
• Acquisition;
• Use;
• Disclosure;
• Alteration;
• Loss; and
• Destruction.

Safeguards may include appropriate:

• Authentication;
• Access controls;
• Encryption;
• Secure transmission;
• Vendor oversight;
• Security monitoring; and
• Incident-response practices.

No electronic system can be guaranteed completely secure.

21. Security Breach Notification

If a qualifying security incident involves information protected by Illinois law, we will investigate and provide legally required notifications in accordance with applicable Illinois breach-notification requirements.

22. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for purposes described in this Policy.

Relevant factors may include:

• Active property inquiries;
• Buyer interest;
• Follow-up needs;
• Transactions;
• Contractual obligations;
• Legal requirements;
• Tax and accounting obligations;
• Fraud prevention;
• Disputes; and
• Legitimate business recordkeeping.

Property inquiries may be retained for future follow-up or buyer matching unless continued retention is prohibited by law or no longer reasonably necessary.

23. Sensitive Information

Standard Website forms are not designed to collect unnecessary highly sensitive information such as:

• Social Security numbers;
• Bank passwords;
• Payment-card security codes;
• Medical diagnoses;
• Genetic information;
• Biometric identifiers;
• Religious beliefs; or
• Other sensitive information unrelated to property evaluation.

Please do not submit unnecessary sensitive information through standard forms.

Information needed for an actual closing may be collected separately by appropriate transaction professionals.

24. Children’s Privacy

The Website is intended for adults involved in real estate matters.

We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 through our standard property-offer forms.

If we learn that such information was collected contrary to applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

25. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Website may link to third-party websites or services.

We are not responsible for third-party:

• Privacy practices;
• Security;
• Content;
• Products;
• Services; or
• Business practices.

Your interaction with third parties is governed by their respective policies.

26. Information About Other People

If you submit information concerning another:

• Owner;
• Co-owner;
• Heir;
• Family member;
• Representative;
• Tenant; or
• Other person,

you represent that you have authority or another lawful basis to provide that information.

27. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.

When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date.

Where law requires additional notice or consent concerning a material change, we will provide it.

28. Contact Us

Questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Illinois Fire House Buyer
500 W Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60661
United States

Phone: 779-223-1446
Website: illinoisfirehousebuyer.com