Privacy Policy

Information we collect

We may collect information you provide directly, including your name, email address, mobile telephone number, city, form responses, promotion-entry information, and messages you send to us. We may also collect records of your SMS-consent choices, including the date, time, form or page used, and the disclosure language shown when you consented.

How we use information

We use information to operate Hill Country Visitor Magazine and Shop Local First, respond to inquiries, administer promotions, provide requested services, improve our websites and communications, protect against misuse, and send communications you have agreed to receive.

SMS and mobile information

SMS enrollment for this program occurs only when a person enters their own mobile number on the Shop Local First newsletter and optional SMS signup form and actively selects its separate, unchecked SMS-consent checkbox. The mobile number and SMS choice are optional; signing up for email does not enroll you in text messages. Consent is not a condition of purchase. We do not use purchased, rented, shared, paper, verbal-only, or partner-provided SMS consent lists for this program.

If you voluntarily opt in, we may send recurring marketing text messages about local deals, special offers, giveaways, and event promotions. This SMS program does not send transactional, account, order, delivery, or other informational messages. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. For help, reply HELP or contact us using the information below.

We do not share, sell, or provide your mobile phone number or messaging consent data to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. This includes SMS opt-in data and consent. We may use service providers only to operate services on our behalf, such as hosting, communications delivery, security, or customer support, under appropriate safeguards; they may not use mobile information or messaging-consent data for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

How we share information

We do not sell personal information. We share information only as needed to operate our services, comply with law, protect rights and safety, or complete a transaction or request you have authorized. We do not share SMS opt-in consent with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional use.

Promotions and sweepstakes

When you enter a promotion, we use the information submitted to administer the promotion, contact potential winners, verify eligibility, and meet legal obligations. Marketing consent, if offered, is optional and is not required to enter or win.

Data retention and security

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described here, including administration, dispute resolution, legal compliance, and security. We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards, but no online service can guarantee absolute security.

Your choices

You may request access, correction, or deletion of personal information, subject to applicable law and legitimate recordkeeping requirements. You may unsubscribe from marketing email through the unsubscribe link in the message and from SMS by replying STOP.

Third-party links

Our websites may link to third-party websites. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, not this policy.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our practices or legal requirements change. We will post the updated version here and revise the date above.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, email editor@hcvmagazine.online.