Privacy Policy

At Visit Big Bend, we value the trust you place in us when planning your journey to our region. This policy outlines how we handle your information with transparency and respect.

1. Information We Collect

• Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.

• Media: If you upload images to the website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other visitors can download and extract this information.

• Cookies: * If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name and email for convenience.

  • Login cookies are used to maintain your session and display preferences, lasting from two days up to one year depending on your settings.

2. Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, maps, or social feeds). This content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited those sites directly. They may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

3. Data Retention & Your Rights

• Retention: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profiles.

• Your Rights: If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or ask us to erase any data we hold. This excludes data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your data. Your information is only shared when necessary for site operations (e.g., password reset requests include your IP address) or via automated spam detection services.