Last updated: August 21, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Tammy Patten, operating the HoustonExplored.com website under the Houston Explored name, collects, uses, discloses and protects personal information. It also explains the choices available to Website visitors.
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Houston Explored,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Tammy Patten, the individual who operates HoustonExplored.com under the Houston Explored name. “You” refers to an individual who accesses or uses the Website.
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you contact us, submit an inquiry or subscribe to the Houston Explored Weekend Forecast. This information may include:
Please do not submit Social Security numbers, bank account information, payment-card information, government identification numbers or other sensitive financial information through a general website form, email or text message.
Certain information may be collected automatically when you use the Website. This may include:
This information helps us understand Website use, maintain security and improve Website performance.
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Website, remember visitor preferences, maintain security and understand how visitors use the Website.
Cookies may be either session cookies, which generally expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.
These cookies support essential Website operation, security and cookie-preference functions. The Website may not function properly without them.
CookieYes administers cookies that remember whether visitors have accepted, rejected or customized optional cookies through our cookie-consent banner.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Website. Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, session activity, approximate location, browser and device information, and identifiers stored in cookies or similar technologies. Google processes this information on our behalf.
Additional information about Google’s privacy practices is available through the Google Privacy Policy.
You can manage optional cookies through the cookie-consent banner displayed on our Website. You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings, although disabling essential cookies may affect certain Website functions.
We may use personal information to:
If you subscribe to the Houston Explored Weekend Forecast, we will use your email address to send the requested forecast and related Houston Explored updates.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe instructions in an email or by contacting us. Subscribing is voluntary and is not required to use the Website.
A Weekend Forecast subscription does not constitute consent to receive separate Jade Realty EHS or mortgage marketing.
We may disclose information to vendors that help us operate the Website, including website hosting, analytics, security, spam prevention, form processing, email delivery and cookie-consent providers.
These providers may process information only as needed to perform services for us or as otherwise permitted by law.
If you submit a real-estate inquiry, the information may be handled by Tammy Patten in her capacity as a licensed real-estate agent sponsored by Jade Realty EHS. The information may be shared with the brokerage when reasonably necessary to respond to the inquiry or meet professional, regulatory and legal obligations.
We may disclose personal information for another purpose when you have specifically requested or consented to that disclosure.
Houston Explored does not sell or rent personal information. We do not use personal information for targeted advertising and do not knowingly sell sensitive personal information.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. The retention period depends on why the information was collected.
We may retain inquiry and correspondence information as needed to respond, maintain appropriate business records, meet professional or legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements and policies.
Usage and analytics information is retained according to our settings and the practices of the applicable service provider. We may retain information longer when reasonably necessary for security, fraud prevention or compliance with applicable law.
Personal information may be processed by Tammy Patten and by service providers that help operate the Website. These providers may process or store information on servers located outside your state or country, where privacy laws may differ.
We take reasonable steps to select reputable service providers and protect personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
You may contact us to request access to, correction of or deletion of personal information you have provided.
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request, and we may retain information when required or permitted by law.
We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to:
The security of personal information is important to us. We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
No method of Internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security.
The Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact us so we can review and delete it as appropriate.
The Website may contain links to websites that we do not operate. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies or practices of third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will post the revised policy on this page and update the “Last updated” date.
Material changes may also be communicated through an additional Website notice when appropriate. Changes become effective when posted on this page.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to submit a privacy request, contact:
Houston Explored
Attn: Tammy Patten
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://houstonexplored.com/
Telephone: 346-280-6133