Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

The Fredericksburg Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is dedicated to making your visit to our website a pleasurable experience in a trusted environment. This notice describes how we collect, protect and share information gathered from you, as well as terms of use for how information you may gather on this site may and may not be used.

Your privacy is our top priority; therefore we will not sell, rent, or give away your name or address to outside organizations. Cookies are used for measurement, ads and optimization. By continuing to use our site you agree to this privacy and security policy.

Information We Collect
When you give us your name, e-mail address or mailing address, we use it to fulfill your request for materials or to supply you with future information that you have indicated that you wish to receive. If you participate in a contest or other promotional feature, we may ask for your name, address, cell phone number, social media account name and/or e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners. We know e-mail addresses and other personally identifying data about visitors to this site only when voluntarily submitted or posted to us.

How We Use the Information
We maintain strict security over all the information about the activity of visitors to this site. We use the information you share with us to improve our site and our individual and group travel products. We monitor website visitor traffic patterns to guide our further development and improvement of the site itself. We do not share your information with other organizations or businesses.

Opting Out 
You can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to take advantage of Fredericksburg CVB services, or to receive more information about Fredericksburg, Texas. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please contact us by telephone at 830.997.6523 or email us at communications@fbgtx.org with "Remove from your mailing list" in the subject line. All emails sent through our newsletter lists have an unsubscribe link at the bottom.

Security of Information 
We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.

IP addresses
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Fredericksburg CVB site, track movement throughout the site, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Remarketing/Retargeting Policy

This website uses the Google AdWords remarketing service to advertise on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our site. It could mean that we advertise to previous visitors who have not completed a task on our site or visited key pages, for example requesting a visitors guide. This could be in the form of an advertisement on the Google search results page, or a site in the Google Display Network. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Fredericksburg CVB website. Of course, any data collected will be used in accordance with our own privacy policy and Google’s privacy policy. You can opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page. 

Demographic Data
On this website we collect demographic data from Google's Interest-based advertising with Google Analytics. Visitors can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using the ads setting.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, this page will be updated to reflect the changes so our site visitors are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

LEGAL NOTICE:
Information on this web site is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. While every effort has been made to provide the most accurate information we advise that Information on this web site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The Fredericksburg CVB may at any time and without notice make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or the programs described in this information.

This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the Fredericksburg CVB is not responsible for the content or practices of other sites, and that a link should not be considered an endorsement of that site. We encourage our site visitors to be aware when they leave our site and to understand that it is independent from the Fredericksburg CVB.

In no event will the Fredericksburg CVB be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages for any use of this web site, or on any other hyperlinked web site, including, without limitation, any lost profits, business interruption, loss of programs or other data on your information handling system or otherwise, even if we are expressly advised of the possibility of such damages.

Personal and Non-Commercial Use Limitation
This website is strictly for your personal and non-commercial use. In the absence of the Fredericksburg CVB's express prior written consent, you may not modify, copy, transmit, distribute, display, publish, or reproduce this website or any part thereof for any purpose other than your own personal and non-commercial use.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use
As a condition of your use of this website, you agree that you will not use this website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions of Use. Actions that you agree not to take include, but are not limited to: (1) taking or attempting to take any action that grants you access to the website to an extent greater than authorized by the Fredericksburg CVB; (2) taking or attempting to take any action that results in unauthorized modification, addition, or deletion to the website; (3) taking or attempting to take any action that violates the security of the website; (4) taking or attempting to take any action that would impose an unreasonable or excessively large load on the website's infrastructure; and (5) knowingly providing false or misleading information to the Fredericksburg CVB.

Terms of Use Ownership Notice
Unless otherwise noted, this website and all of the materials contained herein, including the HTML code, source code, and any other code used to generate any portion of this website, are the copyrighted property of the Fredericksburg CVB or of third parties who have licensed us to use their property. None of the content or data found on this website may be reproduced, republished, distributed, sold, transferred, or modified without express written permission. However, users may reproduce a single copy of any webpage for their personal use.

In addition, the trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on this website (collectively the "Trademarks") are registered and common law trademarks of the Fredericksburg CVB and/or third party service providers. Nothing contained on this website should be construed as granting any license or right to use any of the Trademarks without the written permission of the Fredericksburg CVB and/or the appropriate third party service providers.

Please direct any questions on this policy to us at:

Fredericksburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
302 East Austin Street
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
830.997.6523
communications@fbgtx.org