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Privacy and Security Policy
To improve the usefulness of our Web site, we collect traffic information from our site's server logs. This information does not identify the visitor individually. The information we collect consists of:
- The name of the domain from which the visitor accesses the Internet (for example, "aol.com," if the visitor is connecting from an America Online account).
- The Internet Protocol number.
- The date and time that the page was visited.
Some pages use cookies to maintain sessions or to automate navigation. We do not use cookies or any other similar technology to collect information about our visitors.
Some pages use Javascript to measure the performance of our servers and network. These scripts do not collect any information about our visitors.
We collect the e-mail addresses of those individuals who communicate with us via e-mail or who give us their e-mail address.
We collect information that those individuals who communicate with us via e-mail or who submit forms on our Web site voluntarily provide.
We use e-mail addresses and volunteered information to send news, notices of upcoming events, and tax information to those who request it.
We will not market the information we collect.
The information that we collect will be retained and maintained as required by Texas records retention laws (Government Code Section 441.180 et seq.) and rules. Different types of information are required to be kept for different periods of time.
The information we collect may be subject to public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act.
With few exceptions, you are entitled on request to be informed about the information that we collect about you. Under Sections 552.021 and 552.023 of the Government Code, you are also entitled to receive and review this information. Under Section 559.004 of the Government Code, you are entitled to have us correct any information about you in our possession that is incorrect.
All Web-based forms that collect transaction payment or personally identifiable information are encrypted using appropriate privacy and security safeguards such as a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) session or equivalent technology.
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