Privacy Policy

Houston Press, LP

Last Updated: September, 2025

Houston Press (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the http://www.houstonpress.com website (the “Service”). For users located in the European Economic Area, and to the extent applicable, Houston Press is the data controller and is responsible for the Personal Data (as defined below) of EEA users of the Services.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from https://www.houstonpress.com.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Where we need to collect Personal Data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to provide the Service or perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we collect certain personally identifiable information that can be used (either alone or in combination with other information) to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). We collect and use your Personal Data for the purposes set out below. The Personal Data we collect includes:

Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Usage Data (including data obtained from the use of cookies or similar technologies)
Location Data
Cookies Data

When you sign in to our Service using a social media account, you give permission to the social media platform to share with us Personal Data.

When you post information on a discussion board or comment publicly on an article on our Service, the information you post and your username are publicly accessible. This information can be viewed online and collected by other people. We are not responsible for the way these other people use this information. When contributing to a discussion, we strongly recommend you avoid sharing any personal details, and especially information that can be used to identify you directly.

Usage Data

We may also collect information about how you use and access the Service (for example, the duration of a page visit and your browsing journey, including where you entered the Service from and where you go when you exit) (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data includes information such as your device’s Internet Protocol address (i.e. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”) by setting your device to allow for location tracking/data or by opting in to browser prompt that asks for location tracking. We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service, such as:

Content that is around your specific location
Business location/listings around your location

You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time, through your device settings.

Tracking Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information (“Cookies Data”). You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being set. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Please see our Cookies Policy for further information.

Use of Data

Houston Press uses the data it collects for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service and the services you sign up for;
To notify you about changes to our Service;
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so;
To provide customer support, including to respond to your queries and resolving complaints;
To use data analytics to improve our Service, products/services, marketing, customer relationships and experiences;
To monitor the usage of our Service;
To administer and protect our business and the Service (including for accounting and records, troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data);
To deliver personalized Service content and advertisements to you (including using third party service providers) and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we (or such third parties) serve to you;
To sell advertising space on the Service;
To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information;
To comply with applicable laws and regulations.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. For more information on Google’s privacy practices, please see Google’s Privacy and Terms.

You can opt-out of having your data used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Marketing

In relation to marketing communications, we may provide you with an “opt in” or “opt-out” mechanism depending on where in the world you are located. An “opt-in” mechanism will provide you the opportunity to positively indicate that you would like or do not object to our sending you such further communications and we will not send you any unless you have “opted-in”. An “opt-out” mechanism will provide you the opportunity to indicate that you do not want us to send you such further communications, and if you “opt-out” we will not send you any.

Advertising

We use Google Ad Manager (GAM) to deliver advertising on our Service. GAM allows us to manage ad inventory, deliver personalized ads, and measure campaign effectiveness across our website.

Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to our Service and other websites in order to provide you with targeted advertising based on your interests.

You can manage how Google shows you ads by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of personalized advertising entirely by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Behavioral Marketing

Houston Press uses Google Ad Manager (GAM) for behavioral marketing. This means we may use information collected from cookies and similar technologies to inform, optimize, and deliver ads based on your past interactions with our Service.

The collection and use of data by Google is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

You can opt out of personalized ads at any time by visiting the Google Ads Settings page or through industry tools such as the NAI consumer opt-out page.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area, Houston Press’s legal basis for collecting and using your Personal Data, as described in this Privacy Policy, depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

Generally, Houston Press processes your Personal Data on the basis of one or more of the following legal grounds:

We need to perform a contract with you;
You have given us permission to do so;
The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights, including:
- to study how customers use the Service,
- to develop the Service and grow our business,
- to manage our business (administration, IT services, network security, fraud prevention, reorganization),
- to inform our marketing and advertising strategy;
To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

Retention of Data

Houston Press retains your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and stored on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that this information is processed in the United States.

Houston Press will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Disclosure of Data

We may share your Personal Data with the following parties:

Service Providers: Third parties who provide services on our behalf.
Business Transaction: If Houston Press is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred to the new owners.
Law Enforcement: When required by law or valid requests from public authorities.
Legal Requirements: Where disclosure is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect rights, investigate wrongdoing, protect users or the public, or defend against legal liability.
Professional Advisors: Including legal advisors and insurers.
Advertising Partners: To deliver relevant advertising in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

“Do Not Track” Signals

We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.

Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the EEA, you have certain data protection rights, including:

Right to withdraw consent
Right of access
Right to object
Right to correction
Right to erasure
Right to portability
Right to restriction

We may ask you to verify your identity before responding. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We are not responsible for the content or practices of other sites.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from anyone under 18. If we become aware we have collected Personal Data from children without parental consent, we will delete it.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date above.