Privacy

Golden State Finance Authority

Privacy Policy

Protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information is one of the highest priorities at Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA). When you visit our website, you trust us with your information. The following Privacy Statement is meant to help you understand what data we collect, why we collect it and what we do with the information.

If you have any questions in regards to the information below, please Contact Us.

The trust of our clients is our most valued asset. Therefore, we use personal information only as appropriate to provide you quality service and security.

In an indirect manner, information about your visit to our website (such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, operating system, etc.) is collected as you access and navigate the website. This information is used to help us improve our services and the content maintained on the website.

In a direct manner, we collect your personal information for the purpose of conducting business transactions specifically requested by you, such as requests for more information.

To administer and improve our website, we use a third party (Web Trends) to track and analyze website usage and volume statistical information, including page requests, form requests, and click paths. This information may also include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, operating system, Internet Service Provider (ISP), time stamps, transactions placed, products or services used, and referring domains.

We also collect information from you when conducting a transaction requested directly by you. This information may include your name, title, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, fax number, and employer name and address.

Some GSFA programs are managed by National Homebuyers Fund, Inc. (NHF). In those cases, your personal information may be shared with NHF for the sole purpose of conducting a transaction requested as directed by you, such as a request for more information about the particular GSFA programs, or a referral to a participating lender.

GSFA will not share your information with any other affiliates, alliances or partners, without your prior consent. Nor will GSFA provide your information for joint marketing agreements or with other companies, without your prior consent.

The cornerstone of our Privacy Statement is the commitment to keep our customers’ personal information confidential. GSFA does not sell, license, lease, or otherwise disclose your personal information to any third party for any reason, except as noted earlier and as described in the next paragraph.

GSFA reserves the right to disclose your personal information to third parties where required by law to regulatory, law enforcement, or other government authorities.

No. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of websites we link to and have no control of the use or protection of information provided by you or collected by those sites.

Whenever you elect to link to a third-party website or to a linked website, you may be asked to provide registration or other information. Please note that the information you are providing is going to a third party and you should familiarize yourself with the privacy policy provided by that third party.

You will always be directed to a secure web page if we request personal information in order to fulfill a direct business request from you. In addition, only a limited number of internal representatives will have access to the information collected in order to fulfill the business request.

We have made a significant investment in leading-edge security software, systems and procedures to offer you a safe and secure environment and protect your personal information. While no security system is absolutely impenetrable, we are constantly reviewing, refining, and upgrading our security technology, as new tools become available.

On our website, we also use technology to encrypt information transmitted by or to you through our website. We use VeriSign™ certificates to authenticate our website, allowing you to verify that you are connected to our website. In order to activate this technology, you need to utilize a browser like Google Chrome or Microsoft® Internet Explorer. We recommend that you choose a browser with strong encryption capabilities.

We use cookies to assist us in securing your activities and to enhance the performance of our website. (Cookies are small text files sent from the web server to your computer.) Cookies used by GSFA do not contain any personal information nor do they contain account or password information.

Cookies also may be placed by third parties when you access their sites through links from this website. We do not have access to these cookies or any information that these cookies may contain. Please contact the third-party site for more information on these cookies. Although we encourage third parties to adhere to appropriate privacy policies and standards, we are not responsible for the actions or policies of such parties.

To administer and improve our website, we may use a third party to track and analyze usage and volume statistical information, including page requests, form requests, and click paths. All data collected for this purpose is owned and used by GSFA. The third party may use cookies to track behavior and may set cookies on behalf of GSFA. These cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information.

Yes. If you want to opt out of receiving communication from GSFA, you can opt out online or send an e-mail to with the word “unsubscribe” in the subject line and your name and/or e-mail address in the body copy to . In doing so, you will be identified as a client who does not care to be contacted by us through direct communication for additional product and services offerings or inquiries.

Yes. Where applicable, personal identifying information may be reviewed, changed or corrected at any time. You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy and completeness of your personal and other information. We urge you to review your information regularly to ensure that it is correct and complete. If you would like to review your personal information, if you believe that any of your information is incorrect, if you have any questions regarding your personal information or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, Contact Us for assistance.