Privacy Policy

Effective on: 20-Dec-2024

 

TexasRanches.com, a Texas corporation, operates the TexasRanches.com website where real estate information, business information and event information is available to visitors, business operators, event organizers, and licensed realtors/brokers. TexasRanches.com provides information in relation to the sale of real estate, business services, and events in rural parts of the State of Texas. This Privacy Notice describes our policies and practices regarding your information that you provided to TexasRanches.com or that we collect from you, and describes information we collect, process, and use through TexasRanches.com. Upon your use of TexasRanches.com, including by accessing or using TexasRanches.com or activating an account on TexasRanches.com, you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your information pursuant to this Privacy Notice. By using TexasRanches.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Notice and the Terms of Use of TexasRanches.com. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Notice and the Terms of Use, immediately cease using TexasRanches.com.

Information We Collect

We collect and log the following forms of information through your access and use of TexasRanches.com:

 

Personal information you submit: If you register for an account on TexasRanches.com, we collect the account information you submit, including your email address, first name and last name, address, telephone number(s), date of birth, image, username, password, and any other information that you provide. We do not collect or preserve other sensitive or special categories of personal data.

 

IP address. We may collect your internet protocol address to operate our site.

 

Cookies. When you visit TexasRanches.com, we may use cookies, and you are consenting to our use of cookies. The use of cookies helps us optimize our website operation, including by identifying information corresponding to your preferences, tracking usage patterns, or storing information for your convenience. You may adjust the settings on your web browser at any time to reject cookies. Please be advised that disabling cookies will impede the operability of many features of TexasRanches.com. In addition, web beacons may be present on TexasRanches.com for tracking the number of webpage visitors.

 

Third-party cookies. We work with service providers and advertisers to track website activity and manage cookie information for visitors to TexasRanches.com. These third-party advertisers may provide you with advertisements that you may see on TexasRanches.com or on other affiliated websites. To optimize advertisement relevance and efficacy, advertisers may use cookies, web beacons, browsing data, or similar mechanisms to track your activity on TexasRanches.com and better understand your preferences for requested information and webpages visited. The privacy policies of our service providers and advertisers are governed by their respective privacy policies and notices, and not our own.

Information Use

We use information we collect to provide real estate information, business and event information, and website services, to contact you, and to verify your identity. We may share your information with third party service providers, including providers of applications, communications services, information technology services, and other technology services, for these and other business purposes as well. In the event of a transaction, sale, merger, acquisition, reorganization or termination of TexasRanches.com, we may disclose, transfer, sell or assign your information.

 

We may also provide access to your information to law enforcement if requested, or required by law. We may provide access to information that may help in the prevention, investigation or resolution of violations of our Terms of Use or other misconduct, or to protect our services, users, or third-party service providers. Information provided in complaints or concerns may be shared with the subject of the communication and disclosed to the public.

 

We will keep your information while you maintain an active account on TexasRanches.com for as long as needed to fulfill one of our information use purposes described herein. The subsequent use, management or disclosure of any information collected by or provided to third parties is subject to their privacy policies and practices. If you wish to cancel your account with TexasRanches.com or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services, please contact us at privacy@TexasRanches.com.

Options

TexasRanches.com offers you the opportunity to edit your Account Information at any time. To withdraw your consent for our use of your Account Information, you may delete your account at any time. Deleting your account will not affect the use of your Account Information prior to that point. Please email privacy@TexasRanches.com with any concerns, to request a copy of information from your account, or if you need assistance to edit or delete your information from TexasRanches.com.

Data Security

The security of your data is very important to us. We employ various measures and safeguards to protect the data within our electronic systems. We cannot guarantee, however, that information we receive from you or that communications with you will not be subject to unauthorized access by third parties. You provide information to TexasRanches.com at your own risk.

External Sites

TexasRanches.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites which are linked to TexasRanches.com. TexasRanches.com does not take responsibility for, or make any representations or warranties, regarding the content or data collection practices of any other website, and we refer you to their privacy policies.

 

Notice to Residents of TEXAS, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Oregon, Virginia, and Utah

In addition to the collection of personal data as described in the Privacy Notice, TexasRanches.com processes de-identified data, and takes reasonable measures to ensure that de-identified data cannot and will not be associated with a natural person. Further to rights described in the Privacy Notice, TexasRanches.com respects the right to nondiscrimination in providing you services and the right to opt out of the sale and/or processing of your personal data. TexasRanches.com will not charge you additional costs, nor deny services or reduce the quality of services available to you for exercising rights guaranteed to you by applicable law. Requests for personal information collected about you over the prior year may be sent to privacy@TexasRanches.com. Opt-out requests may be sent to privacy@TexasRanches.com and/or by visiting the opt-out pages of the National Advertising Initiative and/or the Digital Advertising Alliance.

Additional Issues

TexasRanches reserves the right to make changes to its Privacy Notice at any time without notice. Your use of TexasRanches.com constitutes your acceptance of any changes to the Privacy Notice. Your continued use of our website following the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes. If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Notice or the practices of TexasRanches.com, you can send an email to privacy@TexasRanches.com.