Legal

  • Commitment to Fair Tenant Screening

    At Ellis Thomas Properties, we uphold a steadfast commitment to equal opportunity in housing, in full compliance with the Fair Housing Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Our tenant screening process is designed to ensure fairness and nondiscrimination. We firmly stand against denying applications based on any protected class, including: (gender identity and sexual orientation) Additionally, we rigorously adhere to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, ensuring responsible and lawful use of credit reports during our screening process.

    Access to Tenant Screening Policy

    For legal professionals seeking detailed insights into our tenant screening policy, a copy is available upon request. Please direct your inquiries to legal@ellisthomasproperties.com

  • Effective Date: March 05, 2024

    Welcome to www.ellisthomasproperties.com, a website owned and operated by Ellis Thomas Properties, LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"). These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our website and its related services (collectively, the "Website"). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, you must not use our Website.

    1. Acceptance of Terms

    By accessing the Website, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms. If you are using the Website on behalf of an organization or entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such organization or entity to these Terms.

    2. Use of the Website

    (a) Permitted Use: The Website is provided for your personal and non-commercial use. You are permitted to use the Website subject to these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations.

    (b) Prohibited Use: You agree not to use the Website in a manner that:

    Violates any local, state, national, or international law or regulation.

    Infringes on the rights of others, including but not limited to intellectual property rights.

    Is harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

    3. Intellectual Property Rights

    All content on the Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of the Company or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. You agree not to duplicate, reproduce, distribute, or exploit any Website content without our express written permission.

    4. Links to Other Websites

    The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Company. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused by the use of any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.

    5. Disclaimer of Warranties

    The Website is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. The Company disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

    6. Limitation of Liability

    In no event shall the Company, its affiliates, or its directors, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (a) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Website; (b) any conduct or content of any third party on the Website; (c) any content obtained from the Website; and (d) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content.

    7. Indemnification

    You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from your use of and access to the Website, or from or in connection with any violation of these Terms.

    8. Changes to the Terms

    We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. By continuing to access or use our Website after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

    9. Governing Law

    These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of South Carolina, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

    10. Contact Information

    If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

    Ellis Thomas Properties, LLC

    1328 Glenview Lane

    Rock Hill, SC 29730

  • Effective Date: March 05, 2024

    Ellis Thomas Properties, LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies on our website www.ellisthomasproperties.com ("Website"). By using our Website, you consent to the use of cookies. Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Website, your choices regarding cookies, and further information about cookies.

    1. What are cookies?

    Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Website or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Website more useful to you.

    2. How does Ellis Thomas Properties, LLC use cookies?

    When you use and access the Website, we may place several cookie files in your web browser. We use cookies for the following purposes:

    To enable certain functions of the Website

    To provide analytics

    To store your preferences

    To enable advertisements delivery, including behavioral advertising

    We use both session and persistent cookies on the Website and use different types of cookies to run the Website:

    Essential cookies. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.

    Analytics cookies. We use analytics cookies to track information on how the Website is used so that we can make improvements. We may also use analytics cookies to test new advertisements, pages, features, or new functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them.

    3. Third-party cookies

    In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Website, deliver advertisements on and through the Website, and so on.

    4. Your choices regarding cookies

    If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.

    Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

    5. More information about cookies

    You can learn more about cookies and the following third-party websites:

    All About Cookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

    Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/

    6. Contact Us

    If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy, please contact us at:

    Ellis Thomas Properties, LLC

    1328 Glenview Lane

    Rock Hill, SC 29730

    Email: contact@ellisthomasproperties.com

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 5, 2024

Ellis Thomas Properties, LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to safeguarding the personal information you share with us when using our services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you text us to request rental applications or interact with us via SMS ("Services"). By texting our provided number or otherwise engaging with our Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

(a) Personal Information
When you text our phone number to request an application or inquire about a property, we collect:

  • Your mobile phone number.

  • Message content, including any information you voluntarily provide in your messages.

(b) Automated Data
We may collect non-personal data related to your interactions with our SMS platform, such as message timestamps and delivery statuses.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected to:

  1. Respond to your SMS inquiries about property listings or rental applications.

  2. Provide you with requested rental application forms and related information.

  3. Send operational or transactional text messages, such as updates about your application.

3. Sharing and Selling Information

No Sale or Sharing of Mobile Information
No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

(a) Service Providers
We may share your information with trusted vendors that facilitate SMS communication and application processing (e.g., SMS gateways like Twilio), solely to perform these services.

(b) Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or court orders, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users and the Company.

4. SMS Messaging Terms

(a) Message Frequency and Charges
By texting our number, you consent to receive SMS communications from us. Message frequency depends on your interactions with us. Standard message and data rates may apply.

(b) Opt-Out
You may opt out of receiving SMS communications at any time by replying “STOP” to any text message. After opting out, you will no longer receive SMS messages unless you opt back in.

(c) Help and Support
For assistance, reply “HELP” to any message or contact us directly using the information below.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information, including:

  • Encrypting sensitive data during transmission.

  • Restricting access to systems used to manage SMS communications.

Despite these efforts, no system can guarantee complete security. You acknowledge that you share your information at your own risk.

6. Data Retention

We retain your SMS communication data only as long as necessary to fulfill its intended purpose, comply with legal obligations, or resolve disputes.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Services are intended for individuals 18 years or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as needed to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. The updated policy will include a new “Effective Date.” Your continued use of our Services after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

9. Contact Information

For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our SMS practices, contact us at:

Ellis Thomas Properties, LLC
1328 Glenview Lane
Rock Hill, SC 29730