Global Privacy Notice
Last Updated: July 15, 2025
As a leading provider of information, analytics, and online marketplaces to the commercial real estate industry, CoStar Realty Information, Inc. and our affiliates (collectively, “CoStar,” “we,” or “us”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.
Notice at Collection and Summary of Our Privacy Practices
We recommend reviewing our comprehensive Privacy Notice, which is provided below, to gain a detailed understanding of our privacy practices before using our products or services. This summary is intended to offer only a brief overview.
CoStar collects various types of personal information, including contact details, account credentials, communications you send us, and data about your activities when you visit our websites, use our mobile apps, or interact with our other services, allowing us to make inferences about you and your interests. Depending on the products or services you use, we also may collect transactional, financial, and employment details, government-issued identification, geolocation data, and biometric data.
We process personal information to provide our services and operate our business. This includes security and fraud prevention, communication and customer support, business relationship management, service improvement and development, advertising and marketing, research and analytics, and compliance with legal obligations.
CoStar Marketplaces
- Apartments.com and related brands
- Homes.com and related brands
- Showcase.com
- Land.com and related brands
- Ten-X.com and related brands
- LoopNet.com and related brands
- STR.com and related brands
- BizBuySell.com and related brands
- Off Campus Partners
- Belbex.com
- OnTheMarket.com
- Bureauxlocaux.com
1. Types of Personal Information We Collect and Why
CoStar may collect the following types of personal information. The table below provides examples:
| Type of Information | Purpose / Use |
|---|---|
| Contact details | Account management, communication |
| Account credentials | Authentication, security |
| Transactional & financial data | Service provision, payments |
| Geolocation data | Personalized services, analytics |
2. How We Collect Your Personal Information
CoStar may collect personal information in the following ways:
- Directly from You (account creation, forms, surveys, etc.)
- Through Your Use of the Services (cookies, tracking, device data)
- From Others (public records, vendors, social media, referrals)
3. How We Use Your Personal Information
- Provision of Services
- Security and Fraud Prevention
- Communication and Customer Support
- Improvement and Development of Services
- Advertising and Marketing
- Research and Benchmarking
- Compliance with Legal Obligations
- Relationship Management
- Anonymization and Aggregation
4. How We Disclose Your Personal Information
CoStar may share personal information with affiliates, vendors, business partners, analytics providers, and others as described above.
5. International Transfer of Personal Information
Your personal information may be processed in the US or other countries where our affiliates or service providers operate. By using our Services, you acknowledge this transfer.
6. How We Secure Your Personal Information
CoStar implements industry-standard safeguards to protect your personal information. However, no system can guarantee full security. Report any compromised passwords to CoStarSecurity1@costar.com.