Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 7, 2026

Bill Taute Homes (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit https://billtautehomes.com, contact us, or opt in to receive text messages from us.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://billtautehomes.com

Information We Collect

We may collect information you voluntarily provide to us, including:

– Your name
– Email address
– Phone number
– Project details or message content you submit through our contact forms or other communications

We may also collect certain information automatically when you use our website, such as:

– IP address
– Browser type
– Device information
– Referring website
– Pages viewed and general usage information
– Cookie and similar tracking data

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

– Respond to inquiries and provide customer service
– Communicate with you about your project or requested services
– Improve our website, services, and user experience
– Monitor and protect the website against spam, abuse, and security threats
– Send text messages if you have provided consent to receive them
– Analyze website traffic and visitor behavior

Contact Forms

If you submit a form through our website, we collect the information you provide so we can respond to your inquiry, provide requested information, and follow up regarding our services. We may retain contact form submissions for customer service, business recordkeeping, and follow-up purposes.

We do not sell the personal information you submit through our contact forms.

Text Messaging / SMS Privacy

If you provide your mobile phone number and consent to receive text messages from Bill Taute Homes, we may send you informational and promotional SMS messages related to our services.

By opting in, you agree to receive text messages from Bill Taute Homes. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message. You can reply HELP for assistance.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Information sharing to subcontractors in support services, such as customer service, is permitted. All other use case categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent. This information will not be shared with any third parties, except as necessary to deliver text messaging services.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve site functionality, remember preferences, analyze traffic, and support security and performance.

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for up to one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie may be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

If you log in, we may set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies may last for two days, and screen options cookies may last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies will be removed.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and to improve site performance and user experience. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time on site, and interactions with the website. Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect this information.

We do not use Google Analytics to intentionally collect personally identifiable information.

You can learn more about how Google collects and processes data by visiting:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can also opt out of Google Analytics by using Google’s browser opt-out tools where available.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we may collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Akismet Anti-Spam

We use Akismet to help detect spam in comments and form submissions where applicable. The information collected may include the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, site URL, and other information directly provided, such as name, email address, and comment content.

Akismet’s privacy policy is available at:
https://akismet.com/privacy/

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images on the website.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, maps, articles, or social media content. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content.

Caching and Performance Services

This site uses caching to improve performance and user experience. Caching may store a temporary copy of website pages and assets.

We may use LiteSpeed Cache and QUIC.cloud services to process and temporarily cache website content for faster delivery and improved performance. Cache files are temporary and typically expire automatically or may be manually purged by the site administrator.

For more information, please visit:
https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your information only with service providers or technical partners who help us operate the website, communicate with you, prevent spam, analyze website traffic, or deliver services you have requested. These providers may include website hosting providers, analytics providers, anti-spam services, caching/CDN providers, and SMS delivery platforms.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties, except with messaging vendors, aggregators, or providers as necessary to deliver text messages you have requested or consented to receive.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

If you submit a contact form, we may retain that submission for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry, maintain business records, and support legitimate business operations.

For users that register on our website, if any, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have submitted personal information to us, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase personal data we hold about you, subject to any legal, administrative, security, or recordkeeping obligations.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments and certain form submissions may be checked through automated spam detection services.

Analytics data may be processed by Google Analytics.

Cached site content may be processed through LiteSpeed Cache and QUIC.cloud services.

Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect the information we collect and maintain. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, you may contact us at:

Bill Taute Homes
2152 Sage Creek Loop
Austin, TX 78704
Phone: (512) 940-0666
Email: info@billtautehomes.com
Website: https://billtautehomes.com