LEGAL

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 2, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Salty Sea + Sunlight Family Retreat (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, protects, and handles personal information when you visit or interact with this website.

This website is operated in connection with the vacation rental property Salty Sea + Sunlight Family Retreat in Pirates Beach, Galveston, Texas.

We respect your privacy and aim to collect only the information reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, manage reservations, provide guest services, operate the website, and meet applicable legal obligations.

1. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with this website, we may collect information such as:

Information You Provide

When you contact us, submit an inquiry, request information, or make a reservation, you may provide:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Requested travel dates
  • Number of guests
  • Reservation information
  • Messages or other information you voluntarily submit
  • Information necessary to respond to your request or manage your stay

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through a general contact form unless specifically requested and appropriate.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting provider, security tools, analytics services, or other technologies used on the site.

This information may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser and device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages viewed
  • Approximate geographic information
  • Referring website
  • Date and time of visits
  • Website usage information
  • Technical information necessary for website security and operation

The exact information collected depends on the services and technologies installed on the website.

2. How We Use Personal Information

We may use information we collect to:

  • Respond to questions and inquiries
  • Communicate with guests and prospective guests
  • Process or facilitate reservations
  • Provide information about the property and stay
  • Manage guest communications
  • Provide customer support
  • Improve the website and guest experience
  • Maintain website security
  • Detect, prevent, or investigate fraudulent or unauthorized activity
  • Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
  • Protect our rights, property, guests, and business

We do not use personal information for purposes that are materially different from those described here without providing additional notice where required.

3. Reservation and Payment Information

If you make a reservation through a third-party booking platform or payment service, your information may be processed directly by that provider.

For example, a booking button or reservation feature on this website may direct you to a third-party booking platform.

Those third-party services may have their own privacy policies, terms, security practices, and data-processing procedures.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party booking or payment service before submitting personal information.

4. How We Share Information

We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to operate the property and website, including to:

  • Website hosting providers
  • Booking or reservation service providers
  • Payment processors
  • Website security providers
  • Email or communication service providers
  • Website maintenance or technology providers
  • Professional advisers where appropriate
  • Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies when legally required
  • Other parties when necessary to protect the rights, safety, property, or security of guests, the property, or others

We do not sell personal information as part of the ordinary operation of this vacation-rental website.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Keep the website functioning properly
  • Remember certain preferences
  • Understand how visitors use the website
  • Improve website performance
  • Support website security
  • Support third-party services integrated into the website

The specific cookies and technologies used may change as website functionality changes.

Where required by applicable law, visitors may be provided with additional choices regarding cookies and certain types of tracking technologies.

6. Analytics

The website may use analytics or similar tools to understand website traffic and improve the user experience.

These services may collect technical and usage information such as pages visited, approximate location, device information, and interactions with the website.

The specific analytics services used on the website should be reflected in the website’s current configuration and their respective privacy policies.

7. Communications

If you provide your contact information when contacting us, we may use it to respond to your inquiry or communicate with you regarding a reservation or stay.

If you voluntarily subscribe to marketing or promotional communications, you may receive those communications in accordance with your subscription preferences.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe mechanism included in the applicable communication or by contacting us.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

  • Respond to inquiries
  • Manage reservations
  • Provide guest services
  • Maintain business and transaction records
  • Resolve disputes
  • Maintain security
  • Comply with legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory obligations

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

For this reason, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.

10. Third-Party Websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites, including booking platforms, social media platforms, maps, tourism resources, or other services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those websites before providing them with personal information.

11. Children's Privacy

This website is intended for general audiences and is not directed specifically at children.

We do not knowingly request or intentionally collect personal information from children through the website.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us through the website, please contact us so that the information can be reviewed and, where appropriate, deleted.

12. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on applicable law and the circumstances in which we process your information, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.

These may include the ability to request information about personal data we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate information, request deletion where applicable, or object to or restrict certain processing.

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

13. Texas and United States Privacy Rights

Privacy rights can vary depending on where you live and the nature of the information involved.

If you are a Texas resident or another U.S. resident with rights under applicable privacy law, you may have additional rights depending on whether and how those laws apply to the business.

Any applicable request will be handled in accordance with the law that applies to the request and the business’s actual data-processing practices.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When changes are made, the revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact us through the website’s Contact page or using the contact information provided by the property owner.

Salty Sea + Sunlight Family Retreat
Pirates Beach, Galveston, Texas
Galveston Vacation Rental No. GVR-15871

16. Important Notice

This Privacy Policy describes the intended privacy practices for this website. The policy should be updated if the website begins using additional services that collect or process personal information, including booking systems, payment processors, analytics platforms, advertising technologies, email marketing services, or other third-party integrations.