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To our users and visitors:

We are excited to share an enhanced new website and interactive experience for SoutheastTexas.com, the largest online marketplace for Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana for over twenty years.

The redesign is intended to offer a cleaner look and allow our users to buy, sell and trade more efficiently and conveniently from any computer or mobile device. The enhanced SoutheastTexas.com website will continue to offer free 30-day listings with our unique review and verification service that validates listing authenticity and provides added trust and confidence during transactions.

Website users will notice easier navigation, improved search capabilities, faster site speed, and live chat function for real-time customer service. New listings can now include video, up to fifteen images and maps for real estate.

Advertisers have new options and opportunities to share their message with a broader audience and manage their campaigns more effectively with enhanced audience targeting and reporting capabilities.

We hope you enjoy the new site experience and look forward to continuing to deliver a superior marketplace for our residents and businesses in the communities we serve.

Sincerely,

Clarice Touhey
Publisher and President
Texas Community Group, Hearst Newspapers

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE SOUTHEASTTEXAS.COM.

ADVERTISING ACCEPTANCE POLICY:

Ads will be rejected from the site if the ad:

• Is written in ALL CAPS
• Attempts to offer more than one product or service in a single ad
• Contains video or pictures not exclusively associated with the content of the ad
• Is not placed in the proper category
• Is submitted more than once in the same category
• Contains a description exceeding 500 characters
• Solicits recruits for network or multi-level marketing programs
• Violates our general terms of use policy (See TERMS below)
• Violates any local, state or federal laws
• Contains inappropriate content
• Does not register with a valid email address (cannot contain spaces)
• Contains an email address in the body of an ad
• Contains a phone number in the body of the ad
• Contains HTML or other code
• Contains an image file that is too large or does not display properly (file name can not contain spaces)
• Redirects traffic to another website
• Is submitted by professionals who are not allowed to post free ads that pertain to their profession. These professionals include, but not limited to, Real Estate and other housing professionals, automobile dealers and employment placement and staffing services.

A Photo or video used in an ad will be rejected from the site if it:

• Attempts to offer more than one product or service
• Contains video, audio or pictures not exclusively associated with the content of the ad
• Displays or contains phone numbers, email addresses, weblinks or embedded code
• Violates our general terms of use policy (See TERMS below)
• Is produced for use on radio, television, newsprint or any other advertising media and does not have our prior, expressed written consent
• Contains music tracks or snippets from copyrighted material (See "TERMS - 3. Restrictions on Use" below)

Decisions made by SoutheastTexas.com management regarding ad placement and acceptance are final. SoutheastTexas.com reserves the right to reject any ad at any time for any reason.

TERMS:

General. This SoutheastTexas.com site is owned and operated by Hearst Newspapers, LLC. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. has the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the site, including, without limitation, the content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use of the site.

1. Equipment. You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of the site and all charges related thereto.
2. Restrictions on Use.
   • You shall use this site for lawful purposes only. You shall not post or transmit through the site any material which:
     • Violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others;
     • Is unlawful;
     • Is threatening;
     • Is abusive;
     • Is defamatory;
     • Is invasive of privacy or publicity rights;
     • Violates any copyright or trademark law;
     • Is vulgar;
     • Is obscene;
     • Is profane, harassing or constitutes stalking;
     • Which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense;
     • Which gives rise to civil liability or otherwise violates any law;
     • Anything that is deemed inappropriate, competitive or conflictive.
   • Mass solicitation replies to ads or singles club profiles on this site is strictly prohibited.
   • Hearst Newspapers, LLC. retains the right, at any time and with reasonable notice to the advertiser, to charge a rate deemed suitable by Hearst Newspapers, LLC. for advertisements placed in the "classified" section. If there is notice given to you of a rate change, and you decide that you do not wish to continue to advertise, then you will have no further obligation and no other actions need be taken by you. If after notice of a rate change you do not agree to pay the rate, then Hearst Newspapers, LLC. will remove your ad from the "classified" section at no cost or charge. You also agree that any advertisements you post in the "classified" section will not violate any of the terms set out in paragraph 3A above. Any conduct by you that in Hearst Newspapers, LLC.'s discretion restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying this site will not be permitted. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. retains the right to withdraw advertising from the "classified" section of SoutheastTexas.com at any time without notice.
   • Whether placed free of charge or at cost, you shall not post advertising or transmit email or any other responses to advertising through this site which contains advertising, promotion or solicitation for any online information service, newspaper or any other medium which is competitive with this site.
   • No postings shall be displayed nor shall any account be created on this site (free or otherwise) by competitors of SoutheastTexas.com or its owner, Beaumont Enterprise, or sister company MediaCorp, Inc. or Chargois Communications without prior written permission of the management of Beaumont Enterprise
   • The site contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including, without limitation, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the contents of the site are copyrighted under the United States copyright laws. You may not modify, publish, transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express written permission of Hearst Newspapers, LLC. and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.
   • You shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on the site any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by copyright rests with you. You shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting material to any public area of the site, you automatically grant, or warrant that the owner of such material has expressly granted Hearst Newspapers, LLC. the royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, display, translate and distribute such material (in whole or in part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form media or technology now known or hereafter developed. You also permit any other user of the site to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that user's personal use. You grant Hearst Newspapers, LLC. the right to edit, copy, display, publish and distribute any material made available on the site by you.
   • The foregoing provisions of Section 3 are for the benefit of Hearst Newspapers, LLC., its affiliated partners and its third party content providers and licensors and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.
3. Disclaimer of Warranty - Limitation of Liability
   • YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER Hearst Newspapers, LLC., ITS AFFILIATED PARTNERS NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITE, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE.
   • THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE.
   • THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INACCURACY, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF THIS SITE, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY), NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT Hearst Newspapers, LLC. IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
   • IN NO EVENT WILL Hearst Newspapers, LLC., OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SITE OR THE CONTENT INCLUDED THEREIN, BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING FOR ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, LOSS OF USE OR SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL USE OF AND CONTENT ON THE SITE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL Hearst Newspapers, LLC.'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.
   • Indemnification. You agree that for any information that you place with SoutheastTexas.com and Beaumont Enterprise, including but not limited to advertising, that SoutheastTexas.com and Hearst Newspapers, LLC. are not responsible to indemnify you, defend you or hold you harmless for any liability arising out of the advertising or advertising content supplied by you. You specifically agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SoutheastTexas.com and Beaumont Enterprise against all claims or demands by anyone for any loss, liability, action, claims, demands, injury, damage and/or expense arising out of or resulting from the publication, production, broadcast or any other transmission of your advertisement or content of your advertisement of whatever kind or nature, including but not limited to claims for copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement, libel, slander or any other claim that in any way arises out of the publication, production, broadcast or any other transmission of the advertisement or advertising content. You agree that this indemnity agreement will apply regardless of whether the claim or demand being made is based on the negligence or gross negligence of SoutheastTexas.com and for Beaumont Enterprise and regardless of whether the negligence is the sole, joint or concurrent negligence of SOUTHEASTTEXAS.COM. or Hearst Newspapers, LLC..
4. Monitoring. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. shall have the right, but not the obligation or duty, to monitor the content of the site [including chat rooms and forums], to determine compliance with these conditions of use and any operating rules established by Hearst Newspapers, LLC. and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the site. Without limiting the foregoing, Hearst Newspapers, LLC. shall have the right to remove any material that Hearst Newspapers, LLC., in its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable.
5. Privacy. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. is a strong advocate of email and personal information privacy. As such, all email addresses and personal information posted on SoutheastTexas.com will be protected. Use of SoutheastTexas.com by unauthorized third parties is expressly forbidden. Any unauthorized use of email or personal information by any parties not affiliated with SoutheastTexas.com will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. This includes, but is not limited to, the unauthorized solicitation via email or phone with personal information obtained from any of the ads placed on SoutheastTexas.com. Any party or parties involved in such abuse will also be billed $100 (one hundred dollars) per email or phone number per usage or attempted usage.
6. Trademarks. Hearst Newspapers, LLC., SoutheastTexas.com, each of their logos and the phrase "The Local Legend" with accompanying graphics, are trademarks of Beaumont Enterprise. All rights are reserved. All other trademarks appearing on the site are the property of their respective owners, whether the owner be Hearst Newspapers, LLC., SoutheastTexas.com or some other entity.
7. Third Party Content. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers and users, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of Hearst Newspapers, LLC.. In many instances, the content available through the site represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information provider or user. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on the site by anyone other than authorized Hearst Newspapers, LLC. employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities.
8. 9. Changed Terms. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. has the right at any time to change or modify any of the terms and conditions applicable to use of the site, or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions, including, without limitation, adding fees and charges for use. Except for the terms found in Paragraph 3B, any such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means including, without limitation, posting on the site, or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means. Any use of the site by you after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of such changes, modifications, additions or deletions
9. Email Usage. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. reserves the right at any time to notify you via email of special announcements and or offers whether directly related to SoutheastTexas.com or a SoutheastTexas.com partner. By using the services provided, you are agreeing to receive above stated. Request to be removed from the email list for such above stated offers will result in all AD usage of Souhteasttexas.com to be suspended. By entering an ad at any time on SoutheastTexas.com, you are agreeing to receive such email.
10. Miscellaneous. These terms of use constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. These terms of use shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.
11. Refusal of Service. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. has the right to refuse or suspend service to any person or business entity in violation with our terms, conditions or standards without notification.

Your ad will be rejected from SoutheastTexas.com if it:

• Is written in ALL CAPS
• Attempts to offer more than one product or service in a single ad
• Contains video or pictures not exclusively associated with the content of the ad
• Is not placed in the proper category
• Is submitted more than once in the same category
• Contains a description exceeding 500 characters
• Solicits recruits for network or multi-level marketing programs
• Violates our general terms of use policy (https://www.southeasttexas.com/disclaimer.cfm)
• Violates any local, state or federal laws
• Contains inappropriate content
• Does not register with a valid email address (cannot contain spaces)
• Contains an email address in the body of an ad
• Contains HTML or other code
• Contains an image file that is too large or does not display properly (file name can not contain spaces)
• Redirects traffic to another website
• Is submitted by professionals who are not allowed to post free ads that pertain to their profession. These professionals include, but not limited to, Real Estate and other housing professionals, automobile dealers and employment placement and staffing services.

A Photo or video used in an ad will be rejected from the site if it:

• Attempts to offer more than one product or service
• Contains video, audio or pictures not exclusively associated with the content of the ad without our prior, expressed written consent
• Displays or contains phone numbers, email addresses, web (URL) links or embedded code
• Violates our general terms of use policy (https://www.southeasttexas.com/disclaimer.cfm)
• Is produced for use on radio, television, newsprint or any other advertising media and does not have our prior, expressed written consent
• Contains music tracks or snippets from copyrighted material (See "TERMS - 3. Restrictions on Use" https://www.southeasttexas.com/disclaimer.cfm)

Decisions made by SoutheastTexas.com management regarding ad placement and acceptance are final.

SoutheastTexas.com is committed to protecting your privacy.

Community Internet web sites exist to allow for and promote interaction. In that interaction, users may provide information either anonymously or purposely about themselves, either statistically or personally. SoutheastTexas.com is such a site.

Visits to are monitored for the accumulation of statistical information, including, but not limited to, the number of visits to the site, the pages people visit, from which domains the visitors come from and the browsers people use to visit the site. Such information is important to allow us to evaluate the effectiveness of the services it is providing, to monitor its own performance and to make it easier for other visitors to use the site.

What Is Covered Under This Privacy Policy?

All personal information you provide directly to us covered under this privacy policy. This may include, but not be limited to, your name, address, date of birth, phone number, email address, credit card and other financial information, and other personally identifying information.

SoutheastTexas.com has its own, proprietary email notification system in order to protect your privacy. It is our policy to disallow all email addresses and Instant Messengers from being posted directly in the body of your ad or profile. If you voluntarily disclose personal information to the public, that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. SoutheastTexas.com is not responsible for the disclosure of your information under these circumstances and such disclosure is not covered under this privacy policy.

When credit cards are involved, the information is encrypted through secure server software (SSL - Secured Socket Layer). We use industry recommended standards and make diligent attempts to protect all data located on our servers against unauthorized access. However, SoutheastTexas.com (like any other company) cannot and does not guarantee in any way absolute protection from unauthorized access or theft of such data.

Postings by users on any web log, blog, bulletin board, or chat room are not protected under this privacy policy and not considered confidential information or confidential communication. SoutheastTexas.com shall have the right , but not the obligation, to monitor the content of its web logs, blogs, bulletin boards and chat rooms to determine compliance with policies and terms of use and any other operating rules established for SoutheastTexas.com. SoutheastTexas.com shall have the right in its sole discretion, and without prior notice, to edit, refuse to post, or remove any materials submitted to or posted to its bulletin boards, forums, or chat rooms.

Additionally, advertisers and vendors hosted on our site, or who link to our site, may collect information about you if you click on their ads, visit their web sites, or make a purchase from them. Information collected by vendors or advertisers hosted on our site, or who link to our site, is not covered under this privacy policy.

Finally, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.

What kind of personal information does SoutheastTexas.com collect?

Some personal information is gathered when you register on our site for contests, promotions, chats, classifieds, jobs, auctions, access to community sites or when you register for any other reason. During registration, SoutheastTexas.com may require you to provide your name, date of birth, gender, zip code, country of residence and email address. Additionally, SoutheastTexas.com will ask you to voluntarily provide other information about yourself. The more information you volunteer, the better able we are to understand who our users are and the better able we are to improve and customize our site for you. Once you register on our site for any reason, you no longer are anonymous to SoutheastTexas.com.

In addition to information obtained through registration, SoutheastTexas.com obtains personal information about you when you make a purchase on our site. That information may include, but not be limited to, your name, address, email address and what you have purchased.

From time to time, SoutheastTexas.com will conduct surveys on its site for research purposes. When you participate in a survey, the information you provide about yourself and the responses to the questions will be collected by SoutheastTexas.com.

If you contact SoutheastTexas.com, we may keep a record of your identity and your correspondence.

SoutheastTexas.com also tracks and collects your computer's IP address to help with system administration and to compile information about traffic patterns on the site. IP addresses also may appear in outgoing SoutheastTexas.com web mail message headers. Your computer IP address identifies your computer and the network or Internet service provider to which your computer is connected.

How SoutheastTexas.com uses Cookies

A cookie is a small amount of data that is transferred from a web server through your browser and stored on the hard drive of your computer. The data in a cookie vary, depending on the reasons for the cookie. For example, if you have a special user name and password to log into a part of the SoutheastTexas.com site, the cookie may contain your user name and password so that when you log on, the web server recognizes you. SoutheastTexas.com may use cookies to gather general information about its audience and store, measure traffic patterns on the site, and track information about you and the way you use the site. As SoutheastTexas.com improves its service and offers its users more ability to customize their experience and the content they view, cookies may be used to assist in that personalization process.

Advertisers on SoutheastTexas.com may also use their own cookies.

You do not have to permit the use of cookies. You can, through the options in your web browser, choose to accept all cookies, choose to reject all cookies or choose to receive notification when a cookie is being delivered so that you can make a decision whether to accept each cookie on a case-by-case basis. If you refuse all cookies, or refuse particular cookies, you will not be able to use some of the features of SoutheastTexas.com.

How is personal information used by SoutheastTexas.com?

Personal information collected from you at SoutheastTexas.com, as well as information about traffic patterns and user behavior on the site, is used primarily for these purposes:

1. To conduct internal research. We constantly are assessing who is using our site and how they are using it. This assists us in making decisions about how to improve the site and to better serve our users. Research data are aggregated and do not include data about specific individuals. We may share aggregated research (but not individual user information) with our advertisers or business partners. Additionally, SoutheastTexas.com may, at some time, use your personal information to contact you and ask if you would be willing to participate in a focus group, survey, or some other type of research effort.

2. To customize or personalize your experience at SoutheastTexas.com. As SoutheastTexas.com improves its service, it will offer users more opportunities to customize content and other aspects of the site. Personal information provided by you will be used to assist in the customization process.

3. To tailor advertising efforts. Most of the information and services available to you at SoutheastTexas.com are free. In order to continue providing services free of charge, SoutheastTexas.com sells advertising. Advertisers prefer to target their efforts toward to audiences who more likely will be interested in their product. Your personal information helps us tell advertisers in general terms how many people are using our site and the demographic attributes of the people using different parts of our site. This helps the advertisers and SoutheastTexas.com make a better decision about where to most effectively place advertising on the site. We never provide information about individual users to advertisers. However, if you choose to make a purchase from an advertiser on our site, that advertiser may collect personal information about you during the purchase process.

Does SoutheastTexas.com share personal information with other entities?

SoutheastTexas.com will strive to maintain the confidentiality of all personal user information and communications which are transmitted directly to SoutheastTexas.com. However, SoutheastTexas.com reserves the right to disclose any of your personal information under special circumstances. These circumstances include:

1. When we believe in good faith that the law requires such disclosure.

2. When disclosing such information is necessary to identify, contact or initiate legal action against someone violating SoutheastTexas.com's Terms of Use, or someone who is causing injury to or interference with SoutheastTexas.com's rights or property, other SoutheastTexas.com users, or anyone else who can be harmed by such activities.

3. When we must disclose such information for administrative and other purposes necessary to maintain and improve our product and services.

4. When asked to cooperate with any law enforcement agency once such agency has provided us with proper identification and is acting in accordance with applicable local, county, state and/or federal laws.

When you provide personal information on SoutheastTexas.com, it is being used by SoutheastTexas.com alone, unless specifically stated otherwise. In some cases, we may be providing a service to you or a promotion that is being made available with the assistance of another company. If that is the case, there may be instances when we must share your information with our partner company to facilitate the co-branded service or promotion. If your information is to be shared with a partner company, you will be notified prior to the transfer of that information to the partner company and you will be given the option of not permitting the transfer of your information to that partner company.

When SoutheastTexas.com conducts research about the use of its site, it may hire a professional research firm to assist in that process. Information about you may be shared with that research firm and that firm may contact you to ask your opinions about SoutheastTexas.com or to see if you are interested in participating in a research activity for SoutheastTexas.com, such as a focus group or survey. The research firm will be bound by its contract with SoutheastTexas.com to use your information strictly for SoutheastTexas.com research purposes, to keep your information confidential, and to adequately secure or destroy its records of your information when the research is complete so that information cannot be obtained by others.

Once again, please be aware that advertisers and vendors hosted on our site, or who link to our site, may collect information about you through their own cookies if you click on their ads or if you make a purchase from them. This includes the purchase of classified or personal advertisements. Information collected by vendors or advertisers on our site, or who link to our site, is not covered under this privacy policy.

Various web sites collect user information and create lists and/or databases of this user information. These lists or databases are sometimes sold to third parties under contractual agreements that place limits on how the purchasing parties can reuse the information. Currently, SoutheastTexas.com does not sell information about its users to third parties for any reason. If SoutheastTexas.com chooses to do so in the future, it will notify users of SoutheastTexas.com of its intentions and give users the option to exclude their information from any such lists or databases sold to third parties.

Southeasttexas.com is a strong advocate of email and personal information privacy. As such, all email addresses and personal information posted on Southeasttexas.com will be protected. Any unauthorized use of email or personal information by any parties not affiliated with Southeasttexas.com will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. This includes, but is not limited to, the unauthorized solicitation via email or phone with personal information obtained from any of the free ads placed on Southeasttexas.com. Any party or parties involved in such abuse will also be billed $100 (one hundred dollars) per email or phone number per usage or attempted usage.

Contacting SoutheastTexas.com

If you have any questions about our privacy policy or the privacy practices of this site, please contact us at support@SoutheastTexas.com. We will be happy to answer your question.