How information is collected, used, and protected on this website.
Effective date: June 26, 2026
This statement discloses the privacy policy for the Garrett Potz website at garrettpotz.com (the “Website”). Garrett Potz is a licensed mortgage loan originator (NMLS #631592) with Affinity Home Lending LLC (NMLS #1181151). In this policy, “I,” “me,” and “my” refer to Garrett Potz operating under Affinity Home Lending. By using the Website, you accept the practices described here. Questions may be directed to the contact information at the end of this policy.
I collect personal and non-personal information when you provide it in the course of using the Website. Personal information may include your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and financial information you choose to share when requesting a quote, starting an application, or contacting me. Non-personal information may include your browser type, the website you visited before this one, your operating system, the date and time of your visit, the pages you viewed, and your Internet Protocol (IP) address. Unless the Website asks for specific personal information in order to respond to a request or register you for a service, only non-personal information is collected, and it is used for statistical purposes and to improve the Website.
If you communicate with me regarding the Website or my services, I collect the information you provide during that communication. I may use analytics and reporting technologies to record non-personal information, and may work with third parties to help manage, monitor, and improve the Website and measure the effectiveness of communications. Web beacons and cookies (described below) may be used for this purpose.
I use your personal information primarily for internal purposes — providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the Website and the mortgage services I offer, and providing customer support. I use non-personal information to understand how the Website is used and to improve it. Unless you ask me not to, I may contact you by email or text about loan programs, updates, or changes to this policy.
I will disclose your personal information to protect or enforce legal rights, or where I believe in good faith that I am required to do so by law (such as to comply with a subpoena or court order). I may work with third parties who help operate the Website and deliver my services — for example, analytics providers, my online loan application platform, and tools used to collect or display reviews — and those parties may access personal information only to perform their services. Information collected on the Website is used only for the purposes stated at the time of collection, and is not sold, rented, or shared with unrelated third parties for their own marketing without your consent.
A cookie is a small file placed on your device. Like most websites, this Website may use cookies to understand how the site is used and to provide a more personalized experience. Cookies may be “persistent” (stored on your device with an expiration date) or “session” (used only during a single browsing session and removed when you close your browser). A web beacon is a small, often invisible graphic placed on a web page or in an email to help understand how visitors use the site or interact with a message. Cookies and web beacons used here are not linked to your personal information.
This Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to help me understand how visitors use the site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect non-personal information such as the pages you view, time spent on the site, and general (non-precise) location, reported to me only in aggregate. You can read how Google uses this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and you can opt out of Google Analytics across websites using Google’s browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
This Website does not respond to or honor “Do Not Track” signals from web browsers.
Protecting your information is important to me. Where sensitive information is transmitted, industry-standard encryption (such as SSL) is used. However, no method of transmitting or storing information over the Internet is 100% secure. While reasonable, commercially acceptable measures are used to protect your information, absolute security cannot be guaranteed, and I am not responsible for the unauthorized acts of third parties beyond my reasonable control.
As a mortgage professional, any nonpublic personal financial information you share is handled in accordance with applicable financial-privacy laws, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). When you formally apply for a loan, Affinity Home Lending, as the lender, provides its own privacy notice describing how your financial information is collected, used, and protected during the loan process. This policy covers information collected on this Website; the lender’s GLBA notice covers your loan application.
I keep personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to provide the services you requested, and to meet legal, regulatory, or other compliance obligations. When information is no longer needed, it is deleted or de-identified.
Regardless of where you live, you may contact me to request access to the personal information I hold about you, ask that inaccurate information be corrected, or request that your information be deleted or deactivated. To protect your information, you may be asked to verify your identity before a request is fulfilled. I will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. If you no longer wish to receive communications, you may opt out at any time by contacting me.
The Website may link to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites. I cannot control how third parties use information you share with them, so please review the privacy policy of any third-party site before using it or sharing your information. I am not responsible for the content or practices of those sites.
The Website and my services are intended for adults seeking to buy or refinance a home. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 17, and I will delete any information I learn originates from a child under 17. If you are between 13 and 17, you, your parent, or your legal guardian may request that I deactivate your information or opt you out of communications by contacting me.
If you provide your mobile or cell phone number through a form on this Website, you consent to receive text messages from me related to your inquiry or loan, such as updates and reminders. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message, and reply HELP for help. Opting out of texts will not affect your ability to work with me by phone or email.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Information may be shared with subcontractors or service providers solely to support customer service and operational functions. Text-messaging opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties.
This Privacy Policy is subject to change from time to time and may be updated without notice. Your continued use of the Website after changes become effective means you agree to the updated policy. If you do not agree to the updated terms, please discontinue use of the Website.
Questions or comments about this Privacy Policy? Contact:
Garrett Potz · Affinity Home Lending LLC
(770) 401-1759 · gpotz@affinityhomelending.com
Garrett Potz NMLS #631592 · Affinity Home Lending NMLS #1181151