Last updated April 9, 2026
Who we are
We are Kim Barton Group LLC, a residential real estate group based in Maryland associated with the brokerage Keller Williams Legacy. Our website address is: https://kimbarton.net. Our physical office is located at 1300 Bellona Ave, Unit D, Timonium, MD 21093. Kim Barton is our owner and primary realtor and can be reached by phone at 443-418-6491 or by email at kim@kimbarton.net. Keller Williams Legacy can be contacted by phone at 443-660-9229.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Personal data collected from general site visitors is only for use, location analytics and to mitigate data breaches caused by malicious bots. IP addresses may be collected for security purposes. Data can be collected through cookies, forms, registration pages and link clicks.
Personal data collected from registered users is submitted by the consumer from user sign ups and contact form submissions. Registered users are submitting their information through a third party service, IDX Broker, to save and view listings directly from our regional MLS (Multiple List System) where all advertised listings are required to be posted by licensed and registered realtors. The IDX Broker Privacy Policy can be found here: https://ww.idxbroker.com/privacy . Contact form submissions are through a third party service, Gravity Forms, collecting data such as but not limited to phone number(s), email address, home address and other details to help us serve you in residential real estate. IP addresses may be collected for security purposes as well. The Gravity Forms privacy policy can be found here: https://www.gravityforms.com/privacy/ . By submitting your email and requesting more information from Kim Barton Group LLC you are signing up to receive marketing emails. Users are provided the opportunity to opt out of marketing emails through our emails. We do not spam our clients and use marketing emails to share information about opportunities and events available to our clients and community and may at times included a quarterly e-newsletter providing home tips, upcoming events and featured small businesses from our community.
This website utilizes Google ReCAPTCHA collecting data such as but not limited to google accounts (when logged in), referrer URL, IP address, operating system, cookies, mouse and keyboard behavior, data and language settings, JavaScript objects, for spam prevention primarily by bots. Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of service can be found here: https://cloud.google.com/terms/cloud-privacy-notice .
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
View our full cookie policy here: https://www.kimbarton.net/cookie-policy/ .
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Analytics
This website utilizes Google Analytics to monitor website traffic, analyze user behavior and improve website functionality. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies (e.g., _ga and _gid) to store non-personally identifiable information, such as whether you are a returning visitor, what pages you visited, and how long you stayed.
Plugin Policies
Really Simple Security and Really Simple Security add-ons do not process any personal identifiable information, so the GDPR does not apply to these plugins or usage of these plugins on your website. You can find our privacy policy here.
This website uses the Privacy Suite for WordPress by Complianz to collect and record Browser and Device-based Consent. For this functionality, your IP address is anonymized and stored in our database. This service does not process any personally identifiable information and does not share any data with the service provider. For more information, see the Complianz Privacy Statement.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Contact forms when submitted share data with our email service provider, Google Workspace. Contact forms are through a third party service, Gravity forms, who may collect user data, their privacy policy can be found here: https://www.gravityforms.com/privacy/ .
This website utilizes Google ReCAPTCHA.
Kim Barton Group LLC uses a third party CRM (Customer Relationship Management) KW Command operated by Keller Williams Realty LLC. This is utilized to store contact information and data about client & contact interactions to help us better serve you including opt out requests, data is stored indefinitely. The privacy policy of Keller Williams Realty LLC can be found here: https://legal.kw.com/privacy-policy .
Contact information ma be shared by request in relation to our services regarding residential real estate transactions. Such examples are but not limited to clients or potential clients requesting contact by a known & trusted lender, clients needing/requesting a referral to a realtor in another area or when clients are seeking home professionals for services regarding their home such as but not limited to pressure washing and painting.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How we protect your data
We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorized access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.
The security measures we use consist of, but are not limited to:
- Vulnerability Detection
- TLS / SSL
- Site hardening features
