The Indiana Homeowner Assistance Fund (IHAF) has closed its application portal to new applications. Applications can no longer be completed or submitted. Applications that were completed and submitted on or after 10/21/23 are being reviewed in the order in which they were received. Any future program awards are subject to the availability of funding. If you have already applied, you may check the status of your application. If you have already received notice of funding, your assistance will not be impacted.

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Privacy Statement

877-GET-HOPE is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the 877-GET-HOPE website and governs data collection and usage. By using the 877-GET-HOPE website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of Your Personal Information

877-GET-HOPE collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. 877-GET-HOPE also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by 877-GET-HOPE. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by 877-GET-HOPE for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the 877-GET-HOPE website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through 877-GET-HOPE public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: 877-GET-HOPE does not read any of your private online communications.

877-GET-HOPE encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from 877-GET-HOPE so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. 877-GET-HOPE is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the 877-GET-HOPE and 877-GET-HOPE family of websites.

Use of Your Personal Information

877-GET-HOPE collects and uses your personal information to operate the 877-GET-HOPE website and deliver the services you have requested. 877-GET-HOPE also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from 877-GET-HOPE and its affiliates. 877-GET-HOPE may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

877-GET-HOPE does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. 877-GET-HOPE may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, 877-GET-HOPE may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to 877-GET-HOPE, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

877-GET-HOPE does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

877-GET-HOPE keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within 877-GET-HOPE, in order to determine what 877-GET-HOPE services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within 877-GET-HOPE to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

877-GET-HOPE websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on 877-GET-HOPE or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of 877-GET-HOPE; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of 877-GET-HOPE, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The 877-GET-HOPE Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a webpage server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize 877-GET-HOPE pages, or register with the 877-GET-HOPE site or services, a cookie helps 877-GET-HOPE to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same 877-GET-HOPE website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the 877-GET-HOPE features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the 877-GET-HOPE services or websites you visit.

Security of Your Personal Information

877-GET-HOPE secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. 877-GET-HOPE secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to This Statement

877-GET-HOPE will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. 877-GET-HOPE encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how 877-GET-HOPE is protecting your information.

Contact Information

877-GET-HOPE welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that 877-GET-HOPE has not adhered to this Statement, please contact 877-GET-HOPE at ifpn@ihcda.in.gov. We will use all reasonable efforts to address and remedy the issue.