Effective Date: 01.01.2025
Who we are
Our website address is: https://thecollectionhouston.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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 at: 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). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from such images.
Contact forms
When you fill out a contact form, we collect the information you provide (such as name, phone number, email address, and message) for customer service purposes. We do not use the information submitted through contact forms for marketing without explicit consent.
Cookies
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 you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and log in to this site, a temporary cookie will be set 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 set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
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 third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We may use third-party analytics tools to better understand visitor behavior on our website. These tools may collect information such as IP address, browser type, referring URLs, and actions on the site. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share data with trusted service providers that help operate the website (such as hosting, analytics, or spam detection services), only as necessary and under confidentiality obligations.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view 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 an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, excluding data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Email: info(at)thecollectionhouston(dotted)com
Phone: 832.265.9390
Address: 525 Woodland Square Blvd #240, Conroe, TX 77384, USA
Additional information
How we protect your data
We implement security measures such as SSL encryption, access restrictions, and routine monitoring to help protect your data.
What data breach procedures we have in place
In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and the appropriate authorities as required by law.
What third parties we receive data from
We may receive information from third-party platforms that you interact with via embedded content or analytics tools, subject to their respective privacy policies.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
We do not perform any automated decision-making or profiling that significantly affects users.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
We comply with applicable laws and industry regulations regarding the collection and handling of personal information.
