City of Horseshoe Bay
Official Website of the City of Horseshoe Bay, Texas

Privacy Policy

This policy is to inform visitors to the City of Horseshoe Bay website of its data gathering methods and use of such data. The City of Horseshoe Bay collects many types of data throughout its web site and the degree to which this data is used will be specified below. The City of Horseshoe Bay may change this policy at any time at its sole discretion and without notice.

Logs and Activity Reports

The City of Horseshoe Bay web site collects data each time a visitor enters the web site or moves from one page to the next within the web site. This information is used to gather statistics about visitors as a whole and in no way points to individuals. Personal information is not gathered in the City of Horseshoe Bay web site log files. The information gathered falls into these categories.

Time of day.

Day of the week.

Which URL was visited prior to coming to the City of Horseshoe bay web site.

Which file you are viewing at the City of Horseshoe Bay web site.

What browser and version of browser you use.

Which operating system you use.

The above information is processed and analyzed to keep the City of Horseshoe Bay web site up to industry standards. Portions of the web site's design and functionality are influenced by the data collected.

Collection and Use of Information

The City of Horseshoe Bay does not sell or lease personal information. Information submitted to the City of Horseshoe Bay web site may be subject to the Texas Public Information Act. Information about the Texas Public Information Act is available from the Office of the Texas Attorney General.

For more information regarding specific City of Horseshoe Bay web pages or web applications, contact the Web Manager at: webmaster@horseshoe-bay-tx.gov.

Often personal or business information is requested by a City of Horseshoe Bay web site online service. The request of information, storage of that information and the dissemination of that information will vary based on the department and/or service.

In each instance, clear indications of whether or not the information is required or optional will be marked.

The City of Horseshoe Bay web site may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities. We reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful.

Security

This site uses a secure server for conducting online services. All credit card and other payment information that you transmit to us will be protected by 128-bit encryption technology; provided your browser is properly configured and your computer is operating properly. Security technology requires that you are using a reasonably current browser that is capable of 128-bit encryption. Current browsers provide visual cues to the visitor that the online service is secure. In the bottom of the browser you should see a key or lock. If the key is not broken or the lock is locked, then you are on a secure site. If not the site is not secure, you should not trust the transmission of personal information to the site.

Personal information is secured and only those employees that monitor the status of the computers, or perform routine maintenance are allowed access. For more information regarding the security of personal or business information, you can contact Web Manger at webmaster@horseshoe-bay-tx.gov.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on the visitor's hard drive in order to place certain information regarding the transaction. A session ID, along with time date and other information may be gathered. In order for the transaction to take place, cookies must be enabled by your browser.

The City of Horseshoe Bay web site uses cookies in some of its online services. Visitors to the web site will be informed of when and where these cookies are present.

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