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Privacy Policy

How Portico Investments collects, uses, and protects personal information.

Effective Date: September 25, 2026
Last Updated: September 25, 2026

Portico Investments ("Portico," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect information when you visit our website, inquire about a rental property, request or schedule a tour, communicate with us, submit information through our website, or otherwise interact with our services.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through Portico's website and related communications. It does not replace any separate privacy notices, disclosures, authorizations, or agreements that may apply when you submit a rental application, sign a lease, or become a tenant.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

You are not required to provide all requested information. However, if you choose not to provide information necessary for a particular service, we may not be able to provide that service.

Information Collected Automatically

When you use our website, we or our service providers may automatically collect certain information, such as:

The District itself recognizes IP addresses, cookies, and similar information as common categories of information collected by websites.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information we collect to:

Where required, we will obtain appropriate consent before using your information for marketing communications.

3. Text Messages and SMS Communications

If you affirmatively opt in to receive text messages from Portico, we may send text messages to the mobile number you provide regarding your rental inquiry, available rental properties, tours, leasing, and related rental services.

Messages may be sent using automated technology.

Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of renting, purchasing, or receiving services from Portico.

Opting Out

You may opt out of Portico text messages at any time by replying STOP or UNSUBSCRIBE to a Portico text message.

You may request assistance by replying HELP or by contacting Portico using the information at the end of this Privacy Policy.

The FCC recognizes reply messages including STOP, QUIT, END, REVOKE, OPT OUT, CANCEL and UNSUBSCRIBE as reasonable means of revoking consent to receive covered text messages.

After an opt out request, Portico may send a single nonmarketing message confirming that the request has been processed, as permitted by applicable law.

SMS Information and Consent

Portico does not sell or rent your mobile telephone number or SMS consent information to third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

We may disclose information to service providers that assist us in delivering text messages and operating our communications systems, but only as reasonably necessary for them to provide services to Portico or as otherwise permitted by law.

Wireless carriers are not responsible for delayed or undelivered messages.

4. Rental Applications

If you decide to apply for a Portico property, additional personal information may be collected directly by Portico or through third party application, screening, payment, or property management providers.

Depending on the application process, this information may include:

The application process may be governed by additional disclosures, authorizations, terms, and privacy policies.

Submitting an inquiry through the Portico website does not constitute a rental application.

5. How We Disclose Information

We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide rental and property management services.

Service Providers

We may provide information to vendors and service providers that perform services on our behalf, including providers of:

We provide these parties information as reasonably necessary for them to perform services for us.

Property Owners and Authorized Representatives

Where appropriate, we may disclose information to the owner of a property, an owner's authorized representative, or another party involved in managing or leasing the property in connection with your inquiry, application, lease, or tenancy.

Legal and Regulatory Purposes

We may disclose information if required or permitted by law, regulation, legal process, subpoena, court order, or governmental request.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to protect Portico, our clients, tenants, prospective tenants, employees, service providers, or others, or to establish, exercise, or defend legal rights.

Business Transactions

Information may be transferred in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or transfer of some or all of Portico's business or assets, subject to applicable law.

No Sale of SMS Consent

We do not sell or share SMS opt in consent information with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

6. Cookies, Analytics and Similar Technologies

Portico's website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

Some third party services integrated with the website may use their own cookies or similar technologies and may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

You may be able to control certain cookies through your browser settings or other tools made available on the website.

7. Third Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to or integrate with third party websites and services, including services used for:

Third party websites and services operate under their own terms and privacy practices. Portico does not control the privacy or security practices of independent third parties.

We encourage you to review the applicable privacy policy before providing personal information to a third party.

8. Data Security

Portico uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, alteration, loss, or disclosure.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or information storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or maintained by us.

District law includes requirements concerning security breach notification when certain personal information of D.C. residents is compromised.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and for legitimate business and legal purposes, including to:

Different categories of information may be retained for different periods.

Where a person withdraws consent or opts out of marketing communications, we may retain sufficient information to record and honor that preference.

10. Your Communication Choices

You may unsubscribe from marketing email communications by using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the communication, where available.

You may opt out of Portico marketing text messages by replying STOP or UNSUBSCRIBE.

Opting out of marketing communications does not necessarily prevent Portico from contacting you about a rental inquiry, application, lease, maintenance request, payment, legal notice, or other transaction or service when the communication is otherwise permitted by applicable law.

11. Children's Privacy

Portico's website and rental inquiry services are intended for adults seeking housing and are not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

12. Fair Housing

Portico is committed to complying with applicable federal and District of Columbia fair housing requirements.

Information collected through our website will not be used to unlawfully discriminate against prospective tenants, applicants, tenants, or other persons based on characteristics protected by applicable law.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or legal requirements.

When we update the Privacy Policy, we will post the revised version on this website and update the "Last Updated" date above.

Material changes will be communicated in an appropriate manner when required by applicable law.

14. Governing Law

To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Privacy Policy and matters relating to Portico's privacy practices shall be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to conflict of laws principles.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to waive or limit rights or protections that cannot lawfully be waived under applicable federal, District of Columbia, state, or local law.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, Portico's privacy practices, or your personal information, please contact:

Portico Investments, LLC
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, #1100
Washington, DC 20013
Email: welcome@portico-investments.com
Phone: 202-883-7733