Website & Resident Privacy Policy
Last Updated: August 10, 2026
Patriot Development ("Patriot Development," "we," "our," or "us") respects the privacy of our prospective residents, applicants, residents, website visitors, and others who interact with our communities.
This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit one of our property websites, submit an inquiry or application, communicate with our team, or use services associated with one of our communities, including our online leasing and resident portal services.
Information We May Collect
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Current or previous address
- Desired move-in date and housing preferences
- Employment and income information
- Rental history
- Identification information
- Information submitted as part of a rental application
- Payment or billing information
- Communications with our leasing or management team
- Maintenance requests and resident communications
- Website usage information, including IP address, browser/device information, cookies, and similar technologies
Additional information may be collected when necessary to process a rental application, verify eligibility, complete resident screening, process payments, administer a lease, or provide property-management services.
How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected from you to:
- Respond to leasing inquiries and requests for information.
- Schedule property tours.
- Process rental applications.
- Conduct applicant screening and verification.
- Prepare leases and other rental documents.
- Manage resident accounts.
- Process rental payments and other authorized transactions.
- Manage maintenance and work-order requests.
- Communicate important property and resident information.
- Provide customer service.
- Improve our websites, marketing, and leasing experience.
- Measure website traffic and marketing effectiveness.
- Protect our properties, residents, employees, and business.
- Detect or prevent fraud or misuse.
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, or other legal obligations.
Entrata & Resident Portal
Patriot Development utilizes Entrata and related technology platforms to assist with property management, online leasing, applications, payments, resident communications, maintenance requests, and other property-management functions.
Information submitted through an Entrata-powered property website, online application, or Resident Portal may be processed by Entrata on behalf of Patriot Development or the applicable property ownership/management entity.
Entrata states that it generally acts as a service provider for property-management clients when processing resident and applicant information, while the property client is responsible for its privacy practices concerning that information. (Entrata Legal)
Residents may use Entrata's ResidentPortal for functions such as rent payments, maintenance requests, property communications, and accessing documents. (Entrata)
Cookies, Analytics & Website Technology
Our websites may use cookies and similar technologies to help operate the website, remember preferences, understand website traffic, measure advertising effectiveness, and improve the user experience.
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by a web browser that can allow websites to recognize a device and understand website activity over time. (Federal Trade Commission)
We may also utilize third-party analytics and advertising services, including services such as Google Analytics, to better understand how visitors find and interact with our websites.
Depending upon the technology used on a particular website, visitors may be able to control certain cookies or tracking technologies through their browser settings or through a cookie-management tool provided on the website.
Communications, Email & Text Messages
If you provide your telephone number or email address, we may use that information to respond to your inquiry and communicate with you regarding:
- Apartment availability
- Tours
- Applications
- Leasing
- Move-in information
- Resident accounts
- Maintenance
- Property announcements
- Other matters related to your relationship with the property
Where required, marketing text messages or other communications will be sent only in accordance with applicable consent requirements.
Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of purchasing or leasing housing where prohibited by law.
You may opt out of marketing text messages by following the opt-out instructions contained in the message. You may also unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe option provided in the communication, where applicable.
Sharing Information With Service Providers
We may disclose information to third-party companies that perform services on our behalf or assist us in operating our properties, including providers involved with:
- Property-management software
- Website hosting and development
- Applicant screening
- Payment processing
- Resident communications
- Insurance-related services
- Maintenance and property operations
- Marketing and analytics
- Information technology
- Fraud prevention and security
- Legal and professional services
These providers may receive information as reasonably necessary to perform services for us.
We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Patriot Development, our residents, applicants, employees, or others.
We Do Not Sell Resident Information
Patriot Development does not sell resident or applicant personal information for monetary compensation.
Information may, however, be provided to service providers and other parties as described in this Privacy Policy to operate our properties, process applications and transactions, provide requested services, conduct analytics or advertising activities where permitted, and comply with legal obligations.
Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to safeguard personal information.
However, no website, electronic transmission, database, or information-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Third-Party Websites
Our websites may contain links to third-party websites or services.
Patriot Development is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites that we do not control. Visitors should review the privacy policies of those websites before submitting personal information.
Fair Housing
Patriot Development is committed to providing housing opportunities in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local fair housing laws.
Personal information collected through our websites and leasing processes will not be used to unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or resident on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law.
Children's Privacy
Our property websites and leasing services are intended for adults seeking housing and are not directed toward children.
We do not knowingly solicit personal information directly from children through our websites for marketing purposes.
Data Retention
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, administer our business and properties, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and satisfy applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
Privacy Requests & Questions
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how information submitted to one of our communities is handled, please contact:
Patriot Development
Email: Jennifer@pd.group
Phone: 478-322-0028
Please include enough information for us to identify the property or community associated with your request.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services, legal requirements, or property operations.
When changes are made, the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy will be revised.