NAR page detailing information regarding the VOW settlement with the U.S. Departement of Justice.  This page contains copies of the NAR VOW policy and model MLS rules related to the policy.  The Q&A document is very thorough and should answer most common questions.

 

VOW Clearinghouse (by Larson/Sobotka Business Advisors)

Extensive and detailed explanation of every element of the NAR VOW policy and rules.  This site is provided by an independent consulting company; PAR does not endorse or guarantee the explanations or information provided on the site.  Members are advised to consult counsel before making any business decisions based on this information.

 

MLS Tesseract Blog (by Brian Larson)

Blog covering MLS issues, with heavy emphasis on VOW topics.

 

Privacy Policies 

Any Web site that collects any information about users should have a privacy policy governing the use of that data, and the NAR VOW policy now requires that all VOW sites must have a privacy policy for users.  Because the terms of a privacy policy are completely dependent on how information is gathered and used, it is difficult for PAR to draft a sample policy that would be usable by members.  Find information about privacy policies at the PAR Data Security Resources page on this website.