Privacy Policy
Overview
ExploreHillsboroTexas.com is owned by the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce. This document describes our policy regarding personal information, ongoing communication, site security and overall site usage of explorehillsborotexas.com. These provisions apply solely to online activities and are not necessarily applicable to practices the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce may engage in outside of the website. Use of the website signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions of use set forth in this document. If you do not agree to these terms, you may not access or otherwise use this website.
Cookies
Like most sites, we may automatically collect non-personally identifying information through the use of “cookies”, which are small text files in the memory of your browser or device that enable a website to recognize a user’s device. Cookies allow your browser to share your IP, the website you came from, the type of mobile or other device used, to track link clicks, page opens, form submissions, and other data that helps us administer our Website, such as the date, time and page(s) you visited on our Website, the duration of your visit and other anonymous information. Some cookies we use may enable us to deliver third-party advertising based on your online activity. Most popular Internet browsers will allow you to configure the browser to reject or block cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set, by accessing the “Help” portion of the toolbar. Please refer to your browser for information on how to disable and control cookies and note that if you reject or block cookies it may affect your ability to enjoy the full functionality of our Website.
Rules of Engagement
The purpose of Explore Hillsboro Texas is to facilitate a mutual, ongoing dialogue between Explore Hillsboro, its partners and current/potential travelers. We welcome your stories, questions and comments related to travel experiences in Hillsboro, TX.
This site is moderated, and we expect our participants to treat each other, as well as our organization, with respect. We reserve the right to remove comments or ratings that contain vulgar or abusive language, personal attacks of any kind, or offensive terms. We will also remove comments that are spam, are clearly “off topic” or promote services/products.
Comments and ratings submitted will be responded to as soon as possible, which in many cases means the next business day. We look forward to our conversations and the chance to serve as your Hillsboro, Texas travel resource!
Collection of Personal Information
On occasion we ask for personal data on this website. The information is used to fulfill requests you’ve made of us, such as e-mail updates and brochures by mail or to use special features of the site. By voluntarily providing personal information, you are consenting to the collection and use of your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
You may choose not to use any service that requires the use of your personal information in a manner not described in this Privacy Policy. Your use of explorehillsborotexas.com or any other Explore Hillsboro Texas online services will be considered as your consent to the use of your personal information in the way described.
If you do not consent to the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information as outlined in this policy, please do not provide any personal information to Explore Hillsboro Texas.
Demographic Data
On this website, we collect demographic data from Google’s interest-based advertising with Google Analytics. Visitors can opt-out of Google Analytics for display advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using the ads setting.
Leisure Travelers
E-mail Addresses
As a matter of policy, your e-mail address will not be sold, rented, or shared with any other business or organization. Users that have checked one of our e-mail request buttons may receive travel information on Hillsboro. If you wish to be removed from our email lists, click on the unsubscribe link located on the bottom of the email message. Please allow one to two weeks for our list to be updated.
Meeting, Sports and Tour Planners
Information provided by meeting planners, sporting event professionals and other travel professionals is reviewed by Explore Hillsboro Texas staff to follow up on requests and develop future business. Events booked in Hillsboro are listed in the online Calendar unless that event is specifically noted to be confidential. If a meeting is confidential it is our policy not to list it on any distributed information. Explore Hillsboro Texas also uses provided information for internal purposes such as e-mail contact.
Security of Personal Information
We exercise reasonable care to protect your non-public personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. So while we strive to protect your non-public personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us or receive from us. This is especially true for information you transmit to us via e-mail. We have no way of protecting that information until it reaches us. Once we receive your transmission, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information.
We may disclose information, including non-public personal information, in special cases when we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with the legal process such as, but not limited to, situations when we are required to do so by federal, state or local laws and regulations or when we receive a subpoena or are ordered by a court to do so; (b) protect and defend our rights; or (c) act to protect the interests of our users or others. Additionally, we may, without notice to you, provide aggregate statistics about visitors to the website(s), such as volume, traffic patterns and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personal information.
Transmission of Information
All personal data provided to Explore Hillsboro Texas will be handled in accordance with the Online Privacy Practices. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this website any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law.
Third-Party Links
Explorehillsborotexas.com may contain links to other sites, including those of our business partners. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by other sites and those other sites have not agreed to our privacy policy. Visit those sites for information regarding their privacy policy prior to providing personal information.
The links we provide on explorehillsborotexas.com are there for your reference and convenience. We do not control any of these websites, nor are we responsible for their content. Explore Hillsboro Texas does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators by including these links on explorehillsborotexas.com. If you decide to access any of these websites you do so entirely at your own risk and you should be aware that upon using these links you will leave explorehillsborotexas.com.
Analytics
On the Site, we collect demographic data from Google’s Interest-based advertising with Google Analytics. Visitors can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using the Ads Settings. Google Analytics’ opt-out browser add-on is available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
Retention of Personal Data
Explore Hillsboro Texas will not retain your Personal Data for any period of time longer than is permitted by applicable law (including, without limitation, in consideration of any restrictions or requirements to destroy Personal Data after a reasonable period following the time that any such information is no longer needed for a business purpose under the SHIELD Act or any other applicable federal or state law). Generally, the Personal Data we obtain about you will be retained as long as you maintain an account with us or as long as you continue to subscribe to our emails, newsletters, updates, topics, or other communications.
Children Under the Age of 13
This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and Explore Hillsboro Texas does not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If Explore Hillsboro Texas obtains actual knowledge that it has obtained Personal Data about a child under the age of 13, that information is immediately and permanently deleted from our records.
Choice/Opt Out
If you receive communications from us that you do not want to receive, you can opt out from receiving these communications, by specifically telling us to stop sending them to you. If you wish to opt out of receiving these communications, you can select “Unsubscribe” on any email communication or you can e-mail us at memberservices@hillsborochamber.org. We will generally be able to give effect to your withdrawal on 30 days’ notice.
Copyright Notice
All of the content on the www.explorehillsborotexas.com web site, including, for example, all of the page headers, images, illustrations, graphics, audio clips, video clips and text, are protected by trademark, service mark, trade dress, copyright and/or other intellectual property rights or licenses held by the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce, Explore Hillsboro Texas, or by third parties. All rights reserved. The Explore Hillsboro Texas logo is a trademark of the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce. The entire content of this web site is copyrighted as a collective work under U.S. copyright laws by the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce.
The content of this web site, and the site as a whole, is intended solely for personal, noncommercial use by the users of our site. You may download, print and store selected portions of the content, provided you (1) only use these copies of the content for your own personal, non-Commercial use, (2) do not copy or post the content on any network computer or broadcast the content in any media, and (3) do not modify or alter the content in any way, or delete or change any copyright or trademark notice.
No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading. Explore Hillsboro Texas reserves complete title and full intellectual property rights in any content you download from this web site.
Except as noted above, you may not copy, download, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, transmit, transfer or create derivative works from the content without first obtaining written permission from the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce.
Correction of Errors and Inaccuracies
The information on this web site may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. We therefore reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.
California Privacy Rights
Explore Hillsboro Texas is not subject to regulation under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”). Therefore, even if you are a California resident and Explore Hillsboro Texas may have personal information about you that is the type of information that is subject to the CCPA, the CCPA is not applicable to Explore Hillsboro Texas or to Explore Hillsboro Texas’ relationship with you.
Users in the European Union, European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland
Data Controller
Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce is the data controller of the Personal Data you provide on our Site.
You may contact us by either mail or email.
By Mail
Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Explore Hillsboro Texas
115 N. Covington
Hillsboro, TX 76645
By Email
memberservices@hillsborochamber.org
Contact Us
Should you have any further questions or suggestions regarding the protection of your Personal Data processed in connection with the use of our websites, please contact us by mail or email.
By Mail
Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Explore Hillsboro Texas
115 N. Covington
Hillsboro, TX 76645
By Email
memberservices@hillsborochamber.org
Modifications to Our Privacy Policy
We regularly review and revise this Policy. We make changes to the Policy available on this page and note that the Policy has been updated. If we make material changes to how we treat your Personal Data, we will notify you by either e-mail to the primary e-mail address specified in your account or through a notice on our home page.