Privacy Policy

The information we collect varies depending on how you interact with us or others:
Information You Provide to Us. You may provide information to us online or in person for any number of reasons. In such cases, we, or our Third-Party Service Providers, collect the information you provide.

Email. If you provide your email address to us and request information from us, you will receive commercial emails from us and we will collect your email address, other information you provide, as well as Automated Information. You may revoke your consent to receive commercial emails from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” button in marketing email communications to you. Please be aware that changes to Your Privacy Choices may not be immediate. We will implement your changes as quickly as practicable, but in all cases, in accordance with timeframes required by applicable law.

Information from Third Parties. We may collect or purchase information from third parties, including marketing companies, digital advertising agencies, third-party ad servers, third-party email servers, data aggregators, analytics providers, investor relations firms or third-party advertising networks. Certain of this information may be gathered from your activity on the Internet. If you have responded to, or interacted with, third parties that share your information with us, we collect the information the third parties provide to us, including your email address.

Our Social Media Pages. Forestar maintains Social Media Pages on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. If you interact with our Social Media Pages, Forestar may collect the information about your interaction with our Social Media Pages. Information posted on our Social Media Pages may become public or may be separately collected by third-party social media sites or platforms. In addition, our Sites provide social media features like “Follow,” “Like,” “Share” and “Link” buttons that collect your IP Address, and may place Cookies on your device in order to allow the functionality to perform properly. The information you post on our Social Media Pages is subject not only to this Privacy Policy, but also the privacy policies and Terms of Use of the respective third-party social media site or platform.

Automated Information. We and our Third-Party Service Providers have automated means of collecting information from you when you visit our Sites, or otherwise interact with us online.

Information Collected by Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies. We use tracking technologies, such as Cookies and Web Beacons, to collect information about your interactions with the Sites.

We describe below the various types of Cookies and related technologies we may use and the purposes they perform. Please note the specific Cookies we may use vary depending on the specific websites and services you use.

• Essential Cookies. These Cookies are strictly necessary to provide access to our Sites, provide services and enable essential features. If you disable these Cookies, we will not be able to fulfill your requests.
• Performance and functionality Cookies. These Cookies collect information about how you use our Sites and allow us to remember the choices you make while browsing. The information these Cookies collect does not personally identify you, but allows us to optimize our Sites, and makes our Sites easier for you to use. If you disable or opt out of these Cookies, you may be unable to use certain features of our Sites, applications, and services, and it may reduce the support or information we can provide you.
• Analytics and customization Cookies. These Cookies collect information we use in aggregate form to help us understand how our Sites are being used and how effective our marketing campaigns are, and to help us customize our Sites. If you disable or opt out of these Cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of our Sites, and it may reduce the support or information we can provide you.
• Advertising Cookies. These Cookies collect information about your browsing history and are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. We may share this information with third parties to help create and deliver advertising personalized to you and your interests. If you disable or opt out of these Cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of our Sites, and it may reduce the support or information we can provide you.
• Social networking Cookies. These Cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content on our Sites through third-party social networking and other websites. These Cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.
• Flash Cookies. Flash Cookies, otherwise called Flash Local Stored Objects, personalize your visit, store your preferences or the information you have input, or collect and store Automated Information about you. Flash Cookies are different from browser Cookies and will not be affected by changes in browser settings. Please visit adobe.com/flash-player/kb/disable-local-shared-objects-flash.html to learn more about Adobe Flash Cookies and how to prevent such Adobe Flash Cookies from being stored on your computer or device. If you do not consent to the placement of Adobe Flash Cookies, you may not be able to enjoy certain of the functionality on our Sites.
• Web Beacons. Web Beacons (also known as GIFs or clear GIFs) and similar technologies are electronic images that may recognize Cookies on your browser when you view a website or an email.

Controlling and Opting Out of Cookies. To see the specific Cookies we are placing, opt-out of those you do not wish to receive, or opt back in after you have previously opted out, please visit our Cookie Consent Tool. Your browser or device also may offer settings that allow you to choose whether browser Cookies are set and to delete them. For more information about these controls and to exercise your Cookie preferences, visit your browser or device’s help material. If you choose to reject Cookies, as noted above, you may not be able to use certain features of our Sites and services. To learn more about Cookies, visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Cookies Placed by Third Parties. You may also encounter Cookies and related technologies on our Sites that are placed by third parties. We may allow third parties to place Cookies and related technologies on our Sites to track information about your online activities and/or across third-party sites or online services.

The Cookies section above does not apply to the Cookies, applications, technologies, or websites that are owned and/or operated by third parties, or such third parties’ practices, even if they use or access our technology to store or collect information. To understand how third parties use Cookies, please review their privacy and cookie policies.

We use the Personal Information we collect for the following business purposes:

Communicating with you. We may use Personal Information to prepare and perform our contracts with you, respond to and fulfill your requests, complete the transactions you have requested, and provide you with information and updates regarding our ongoing relationship. We may also use Personal Information to provide you with updates and announcements about our products and services, send information to you regarding our Sites and support direct marketing and other opportunities of Forestar and third parties as described in this Privacy Policy. In this regard, we may contact you by email, postal mail, phone or text message, including via autodialer, social media, or other means. We provide you with the opportunity to visit Your Privacy Choices to control certain types of contact.

Providing, improving, and developing our products and services. We use Personal Information to help us provide, improve, and develop our products, services, and advertising. This includes using Personal Information for purposes such as data analysis, research, and audits. Wherever such use is not strictly related to the performance of our contract with you, this processing is based on our legitimate interest in offering you products and services and for business continuity.

Offering and measuring targeted advertisements and services. We may use Personal Information to personalize your experience with our products and services, on third-party websites and applications, and to determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns.

For any of the uses of your data described above that require your consent you may withdraw your consent by visiting our Cookie Consent Tool.

Promoting safety and security. We use Personal Information to help verify user activity, as well as promote safety and security, such as by monitoring fraud and investigating suspicious or potentially illegal activity or violations of our terms or policies, and comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. Such use and processing is based on our legitimate interest in helping maintain the safety of our company and users who interact with us online.

We will retain your Personal Information for as long as needed to fulfill the above-mentioned purposes and will not further process the data in a way that is incompatible with these purposes. We use the following criteria to determine how long to retain Personal Information: the length of time that we have a relationship with you, and the services we provide to you; your requests to us regarding your information, or our services; any applicable legal, contractual, tax, or accounting purposes; and technical considerations and feasibility.

To the extent permitted by applicable law and Your Privacy Choices, Forestar discloses information including your Personal Information we collect online, as well as information we may have collected about you in person, without notice to you, to the following categories of third parties:

Forestar Affiliates. We may share your Personal Information with Forestar Affiliates, including D.R. Horton. Such sharing occurs primarily to complete transactions that you have requested. Such sharing may be for the direct marketing purposes of Forestar or its Affiliates. Forestar is the party responsible for the management of your Personal Information that is jointly used by our Affiliates.

Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your Personal Information with our Third-Party Service Providers to permit our Third-Party Service Providers to communicate with you and provide services in our communities. In return, Forestar may receive a referral fee or other monetary benefit. We may also share your information with builders in our developments, and such sharing occurs in order to respond to and fulfill your requests.

Our Third-Party Service Providers also collect Personal Information directly from you and process your Personal Information on our behalf. When Third-Party Service Providers collect and process Personal Information on our behalf, they do so subject to their own privacy policies and their contractual obligations to us. Sharing of Personal Information with Third-Party Service Providers, and their direct collection of Personal Information, is described in more detail below.

Analytics Providers. Certain of our Third-Party Service Providers assist us in analyzing Automated Information we, and they, collect regarding the online behavior of visitors to our Sites.

Interest-Based Advertising Providers. Forestar utilizes Third-Party Service Providers to deliver advertisements, including interest-based advertisements, to you based on your previous online behavior, including your browsing history and other Automated Information they have collected about you while you have visited websites and utilized applications, including our own. Our interest-based advertisements may be delivered to you on our Sites, across the Internet and across your devices.

Storage Providers. We may share your Personal Information with third parties for the purpose of helping us gather, store, and maintain data.

Other Third Parties

• Third Parties for Their Marketing Purposes. We may share your Personal Information with other third parties, so they may contact you for their marketing purposes. We may receive a referral fee or other monetary benefit from such sharing.In addition, some Forestar products and services may be promoted with other companies, including our Affiliates. If you request information about these co-branded products and services, your Personal Information will be shared by Forestar with the other company associated with the co-branded advertisement. The information will be collected, used, and shared in accordance with each company’s privacy policy and other agreements with you, including Your Privacy Choices.

Legal Matters. It may be necessary to comply with the law, legal process, litigation, or requests from public or governmental authorities within or outside your country of residence for us to disclose Personal Information. We may also disclose Personal Information if we determine, for purposes of national security, law enforcement, or other issues of public importance, disclosure is necessary or appropriate.

 We may also disclose Personal Information if we determine, in good faith, that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect our rights and pursue available remedies, enforce our terms and conditions, investigate fraud, or protect our operations or users.

To Investigate and Prevent Suspicious Activity. We may monitor your use of our Sites or use your Personal Information to identify fraudulent activities and transactions, prevent violations of our Terms of Use that govern our Sites, and prevent and prosecute misuse of our Sites. Our efforts in this regard may result in the collection and analysis of additional information about your online behavior that we may share with our Third-Party Service Providers that are assisting us in our security efforts.

Business Transactions. In the event of a potential or actual sale, spin-off, merger, or similar corporate transaction involving a business unit of Forestar, we may share your Personal Information with potential or actual buyers or other parties to the transaction and for purposes related to the transaction (e.g., pre-transaction due diligence, or transfer of the business as a result of the transaction). If we share your Personal Information as part of such a transaction, the privacy policy and practices of the buyer will apply to the collection, use, and sharing of your Personal Information going forward.

You may exercise certain controls regarding our use and sharing of your Personal Information.  Please visit Your Privacy Choices to inform us of your choices.

We and our Third-Party Service Providers may offer you the ability to receive SMS text messages, including those sent using automated means. When you provide us your phone number, you represent you are the subscriber and regular user of the phone number provided and agree to promptly inform us of any changes.  We send text messages with your consent, and they are not a condition of any purchase. Your mobile carrier’s message and data rates may apply. You may choose to stop receiving text messages from us by replying STOP or by following the instructions in the message.

Some web browsers may give you the ability to enable “Do Not Track” functionality. “Do Not Track” is a browser setting that requests web applications eliminate their tracking of you. When you choose to turn on your “Do Not Track” setting, your browser sends a signal to third-party ad servers, digital advertising networks, data aggregators and others to stop tracking you. This is different from disabling Cookies on your browser. Browsers with the “Do Not Track” functionality enabled continue to have the capability to accept Cookies. There is currently no agreement or consensus on how companies should interpret a “Do Not Track” signal.  Consequently, we do not honor “Do Not Track” signals. Instead, we allow you to exercise control over the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.  For more information about “Do Not Track,” please visit www.allaboutdnt.com.

Forestar will not disclose your Personal Information to third parties, including our Affiliates, for such third parties’ direct marketing purposes, if you have exercised an option to prevent such disclosure.

Forestar in the normal course of business, and as required by law, collects social security numbers. This information is transmitted over a secure connection that implements encryption of the Personal Information being transmitted. In addition, we prohibit unlawful disclosure and maintain other reasonable measures to protect and limit access to social security numbers to those on a need-to-know basis. We maintain reasonable procedures to destroy, erase, or make unreadable any data, computer files, and documents containing social security numbers prior to their disposal. Failure to follow these procedures by any employee may subject the employee to disciplinary action up to, and including, termination.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our Personal Information practices or as required by law. We will indicate at the top of the policy when it was most recently updated.

Your use of our Sites after changes have become effective indicates your acceptance of the latest version of this Privacy Policy.

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights described below, and regardless of where you live, you may visit Your Privacy Choices to learn more about your rights and how they may be exercised.

Your U.S. State Privacy Rights. Under some U.S. state laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CCPA)), Colorado Privacy Act, Connecticut Data Protection Act, and Virginia Consumer Data Privacy Act, residents may have certain privacy rights.

• Access/Portability. You may have the right to access your Personal Information in a portable and readily usable format. To submit an access or portability request, use the form at this link or email us at privacy@forestar.com.
• Correction. You may have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete Personal Information in certain circumstances. To submit a correction request, use the form at this link or email us at privacy@forestar.com.
• Deletion. You may have the right to request that we delete your Personal Information, though this right may be subject to exceptions, including but not limited to, data necessary to perform a contract or comply with legal obligations. To submit a deletion request, use the form at this link or email us at privacy@forestar.com.
• Sale or Share of Personal Information or Use of Personal Information for Targeted Advertising. As discussed in the preceding sections, we may engage in activity that constitutes a sale or share of Personal Information or the use of Personal Information for targeted advertising under U.S. privacy laws. You may have the right to opt out of our use of your Personal Information for these purposes. To submit an opt-out request, use the form at this link or email us at privacy@forestar.com.
• California Shine the Light. In accordance with California Civil Code section 1798.83(c)(2), Forestar, together with its Affiliates, complies with California’s “Shine the Light” law by providing California residents, with a cost-free method to opt-out of the sharing of their Personal Information by Forestar and its Affiliates with each other, and third parties including their affiliates for the direct marketing of those third parties, and by disclosing these policies in this Privacy Policy. If you are a California resident and you would like to opt-out of the sharing by Forestar and its Affiliates of your Personal Information with each other or third parties for the direct marketing of those parties, please email us at privacy@forestar.com.
• Appeal. You may have the right to appeal our decision if we decline to process your request. You may do so by sending us a statement of the reasons for your appeal via mail at Forestar Group, Inc., Attn: Corporate Counsel, 2221 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 790, Arlington, TX 76006, or by emailing us at Privacy@forestar.com.
• Non-Discrimination. If you have the right to exercise any of the rights set forth above, you have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
• Sensitive Personal Information. Because we use sensitive Personal Information only to comply with certain legal obligations or complete transactions you have requested, we do not extend the right to request that we limit processing of sensitive Personal Information.

To learn more about these rights, and to exercise those that apply to you, you may visit Your Privacy Choices, contact Forestar at Forestar Group, Inc., Attn: Corporate Counsel, 2221 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 790, Arlington, TX 76006, or email us at privacy@forestar.com. As part of your request to exercise your right to access, correct, or delete the Personal Information we maintain about you, we may request information from you to enable us to confirm your identity. We will use this information only to contact you about your request and to authenticate your request. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf.

We may provide links from our Sites, through advertisements or otherwise, to third-party websites, or applications including various social media platforms. Those websites, applications and social media platforms have their own privacy policies and practices. This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, their content, privacy policies or practices or security and safeguarding practices.  Any Personal Information you provide on these other websites, or to such other applications, will be subject to the privacy policies and practices of the third party. The inclusion of a link on any of our Sites does not imply endorsement of the linked website or application by us or any of our Affiliates. We are not responsible for the collection, usage or sharing practices or policies of other companies or platforms. Please visit those websites to review their privacy policies.

Use of Google Maps features and content on our Sites is subject to the then-current version of the: (1) Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service at https://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps.html; and (2) Google Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Our Sites contain general information not directed towards children. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16. We do not sell the information of children under the age of 16 without affirmative authorization by the child’s parent or legal guardian. If we learn that we have collected Personal Information from a child under age 16 without parental consent, we will either seek parental consent or promptly delete that information. If you believe that a child under age 16 may have provided us with Personal Information without parental consent, please contact us as specified in the “Contacting Us” section of this Privacy Policy.

Forestar has implemented reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your Personal Information from accidental, unlawful or unauthorized access, destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure, or use. However, no data security measures can guarantee security. You agree and acknowledge that we will not be liable or responsible for use or disclosure of your Personal Information that is the result of unauthorized or illegal access to our systems or those of third parties. If you believe the security of any information or data you have provided to us has been compromised, please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, you may contact us by mail at: Forestar Group, Inc., Attn: Corporate Counsel, 2221 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 790, Arlington, TX 76006, by email at privacy@forestar.com.

Account – Your personal online accounts on our Sites.

Affiliates – Our Affiliates include, among others, D.R. Horton and other affiliated entities.

Automated Information – We and our Third-Party Service Providers have automated means of collecting certain information from you when you visit our Sites, or otherwise interact with us online.

Cookies – Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on web browsers. Cookies are widely used across the Internet to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones, and other devices. We may also use other technologies, including data we store on your web browser or device, identifiers associated with your device, and other software, including Web Beacons and pixel tags, for similar purposes. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to all of these technologies as “Cookies.”

Flash Cookie – A Flash Cookie, otherwise known as a Local Share Object, or LSO, is a group of data a website running Adobe may place on a website visitor’s browser. Similar to other Cookies, Flash Cookies gather data about your Internet activity.

IP Address – An IP Address is a unique string of characters identifying each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.

Sites – Our Sites include this Website, our Mobile Applications, and our Social Media Pages.

Third-Party Service Providers – Our Third-Party Service Providers are companies that provide services to us or on our behalf, including marketing companies, digital advertising agencies, third-party ad servers, third-party email servers, website hosting services, investor relation firms, subcontractors (such as electricians and painters), equipment installers, telecom providers, data aggregators, analytics providers, advertising networks, and others.

Web Beacon – A Web Beacon is an automated method to track visitors to websites.  Web Beacons may also be used to assist with marketing to determine if an email was read or forwarded.

This Privacy Policy was last revised and is effective as of the date set forth at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.