Site Policies

These Site Policies govern your use of hometownsc.com (the “Site”), which is operated by HomeTown Realty. By using the Site, you agree to these policies. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

The Site is intended for people who are at least 18 years old and are using it for lawful, personal purposes. Separate written agreements control any brokerage, representation, purchase, sale, lease, or other real estate services.

Site content is provided for general informational and property-research purposes. Viewing the Site, sending an inquiry, saving a search, or receiving an alert does not create a broker-client, fiduciary, agency, or other professional relationship. A relationship is created only through an appropriate written agreement.

Nothing on the Site is legal, tax, lending, insurance, appraisal, inspection, engineering, or other professional advice. You should consult qualified professionals and independently verify information that matters to your transaction.

Property information may come from sellers, brokers, public records, the Lowcountry Regional MLS, and our IDX provider, iHomefinder. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. Price, status, availability, measurements, school assignments, taxes, flood zones, insurance availability, fees, restrictions, and other details can change or contain errors.

• Verify material facts with the appropriate source before relying on them.
• Listing information is for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use to identify properties they may be interested in purchasing.
• Do not scrape, systematically download, republish, resell, or use listing data to build a competing product or database.
• A property’s appearance on the Site is not an offer, guarantee of availability, or representation that HomeTown Realty is the listing broker.

HomeTown Realty supports the Fair Housing Act and equal housing opportunity. We provide real estate services without discrimination based on any status protected by federal, state, or local law. Neighborhood and community content is descriptive only and is not intended to steer, rank residents, or express a preference about who should live in any area.

Mortgage calculators, valuation tools, affordability figures, and similar estimates are illustrative only. They are not an appraisal, loan application, loan approval, commitment to lend, or guarantee of a sale price, interest rate, payment, tax, insurance cost, or closing cost. Actual results depend on your circumstances and third-party requirements.

If you ask us to contact you or sign up for listing alerts, we and the real estate professionals assisting with your inquiry may respond using the contact information you provide. Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of buying or selling property.

If you separately opt in to text messages, message frequency varies and message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to a message to opt out and HELP for assistance. Carriers are not responsible for delayed or undelivered messages. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link in the message or contact us directly.

You may not use the Site to:

• break the law, violate another person’s rights, or submit false or misleading information;
• probe, bypass, disable, or interfere with security, access controls, or normal operation;
• introduce malicious code, overload the Site, or use automated tools in a way that harms the Site or its providers;
• impersonate another person, harvest contact information, send spam, or use Site content for unlawful discrimination; or
• copy or exploit Site or listing content except as expressly permitted by these policies or applicable law.

We may restrict access to protect the Site, our users, our providers, or others.

The Site’s design, branding, original text, graphics, photographs, and other content are owned by or licensed to HomeTown Realty and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. MLS and third-party content remains subject to the rights and rules of its respective owner.

If you believe material on the Site infringes your copyright, send a written notice identifying the copyrighted work, the material and its location, your contact information, a good-faith statement that the use is unauthorized, a statement under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate and you are authorized to act, and your physical or electronic signature. Send the notice to HomeTown Realty, Attn: Copyright, 182 D Sea Island Parkway, Beaufort, SC 29907, or begin through our contact page.

The Site uses or links to third-party services, including iHomefinder for IDX property search, saved searches, alerts, and related lead tools. Third parties control their own services, availability, terms, and privacy practices. A link or integration does not mean we endorse every statement, product, or practice on that service. Review the applicable third-party terms before using it.

Our Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, disclosed, and retained, including the role of cookies and iHomefinder. It is incorporated into these Site Policies by reference.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not promise that the Site will always be available, secure, complete, current, or error-free.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, HomeTown Realty and its owners, personnel, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, lost profits or data, or losses arising from reliance on Site content or from inability to use the Site. These limits do not exclude liability that cannot lawfully be limited.

We may update these policies by posting a revised version and changing the effective date. Your continued use after an update means you accept the revised policies. Material changes apply prospectively unless the law requires otherwise.

South Carolina law governs these policies, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute not subject to a separate written agreement will be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Beaufort County, South Carolina. If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

Questions about these policies may be sent through our contact page, by phone at (843) 522-0066, or by mail to HomeTown Realty, 182 D Sea Island Parkway, Beaufort, SC 29907.