Privacy Policy

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Information You Choose to Give Us

Depending on the form or feature you use, you may choose to provide information such as your name, email address, phone number, business or organization name, event details, garage sale details, addresses or locations, corrections, community announcements, advertising inquiries, messages, and other information you submit.

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Information Collected Through Normal Website Use

WordPress.com, our website infrastructure, and other service providers may process technical information when you use the website. This can include an IP address, browser and device information, referring pages, pages viewed, dates and times of visits, cookies, and similar technical identifiers.

We may use this information to operate the website, maintain security, prevent spam and abuse, understand how the site is being used, and improve Our Town.

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How We Use Information

We may use information you provide to respond to messages, process local submissions, publish information that was intentionally submitted for public display, send newsletter communications, manage business or advertising inquiries, correct or update local information, protect the website, prevent spam or misuse, maintain appropriate records, and comply with legal obligations.

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Newsletter and beehiiv

Our Town uses beehiiv for newsletter subscriptions and newsletter delivery. If you subscribe, information needed to manage your subscription, such as your email address and any other information requested on the signup form, may be processed through beehiiv.

Newsletter emails include an unsubscribe option. You can use that link at any time to stop receiving Our Town newsletter emails.

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Public Submissions

Some Our Town forms are specifically designed to collect information for possible public use. Examples include garage sales, events, fundraisers, business information, community announcements, corrections, and other local updates.

If you submit information for publication, information you identify for public display may appear on Jacksonville TX: Our Town, our maps, our newsletter, our Facebook community, or another Our Town publication.

For example, an address submitted for a garage sale or public event may be displayed publicly because the location is part of the information being shared.

Only submit information about another person, organization, property, business, or event when you have the right or permission to provide it.

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Service Providers and When Information May Be Shared

We may use service providers to operate the website and related Our Town services. These can include WordPress.com and Automattic for website infrastructure, beehiiv for newsletter services, CookieYes for cookie consent management, WordPress plugins and form tools, email services, spam prevention tools, and other vendors that help us operate the site.

Information may be provided to these services when reasonably necessary to perform the service you requested or to operate and secure the website.

We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, or a valid government request, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, or security of Our Town, our users, or others.

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Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website and the services that support it may use cookies and similar technologies for normal site operation, security, preferences, analytics, advertising, and other website functions.

We use CookieYes to manage cookie consent on the website. When you first visit Our Town, you may be given the option to Accept All cookies, Reject All non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences by category.

Necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for the website and essential features to operate properly. Non-essential cookies, including analytics and advertising cookies, are controlled according to the consent choices you make through CookieYes.

You can change your cookie preferences later by using the Cookie Settings button available on the website. Changing your preferences applies to future cookie use according to the settings you select.

You can also control or remove cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may cause some website features or third-party services to work differently or not work correctly.

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How Long We Keep Information

We keep personal information only as long as reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate business records, resolve issues, protect the site, or meet legal obligations.

Information submitted for public posting may remain available as part of an Our Town page, map, newsletter, directory, or local information archive unless it is removed or updated.

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Your Choices and Privacy Requests

You can review and change your cookie consent choices through the Cookie Settings button available on the website.

You can unsubscribe from newsletter emails by using the unsubscribe link included in the email.

You may also contact us to ask about personal information we control about you, request a correction, request deletion where appropriate, or raise a privacy concern.

We will review requests and respond as required or appropriate under applicable law.

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Children’s Privacy

Jacksonville TX: Our Town is a general community information website and is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly ask children under 13 to provide personal information through our website. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, contact us so we can review the situation.

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External Links and Third-Party Websites

Our Town links to government agencies, schools, businesses, Facebook, community organizations, and other websites.

We do not control the privacy or security practices of those outside websites. When you leave Our Town, the privacy practices of the website or service you visit apply.

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Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information under our control, but no website, email system, or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

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Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, services, or legal obligations change.

When we make changes, we will update the date shown at the top of this page.