Privacy & Trust
How we handle your information
This page is maintained by Stay Palm Getaways to answer common privacy and security questions about this booking site. It describes our current practices in plain language and is not an independent certification or audit.
What this site is
This is the direct-booking site for a single short-term rental — our Midtown Houston home. You can browse photos, amenities, and location, then submit a request for specific dates. We reply by email to confirm availability and send a payment link.
What we collect
When you submit a booking request, you provide:
- Your name and email address
- Phone number (optional)
- Requested check-in and check-out dates and number of guests
- Any message you choose to include
We also receive standard request information (such as your IP address and browser user-agent) when you load the site, and aggregated, privacy-friendly analytics about page visits. You can opt out of analytics from your browser on our opt-out page.
How we use it
- To respond to your booking request and arrange your stay
- To send the payment link and check-in instructions
- To answer questions you send us by email
We do not sell your information, and we do not use it for advertising. We only contact you about your inquiry or stay.
Who can see your data
Booking requests are stored in our managed database and are accessible only to Stay Palm Getaways. We use a small number of third-party services to operate the site — for hosting, the database, and to deliver our reply emails. These providers process data only on our behalf to run the service.
Payments
We don't take payment on this site. When we confirm your dates, we'll send a payment link from our payment processor and the transaction happens on their secure checkout page. We never see or store your full card number.
Security practices
- The site is served only over HTTPS.
- Database access is restricted by row-level security so that guest-submitted booking requests can be created from the form but are not publicly readable.
- Administrative access to bookings requires authentication.
- We keep the platform and dependencies updated and rely on our hosting and database providers for infrastructure-level protections.
Retention
We keep booking requests for as long as needed to manage your inquiry and stay, and afterwards for a reasonable period for tax, accounting, and dispute-resolution purposes. You can ask us to delete your information at any time using the contact below.
Your choices
- Ask what information we have about you.
- Ask us to correct or delete it.
- Opt out of analytics in your browser.
- Unsubscribe from any non-essential email we send you.
Contact
Questions about this page, your data, or a security concern? Email staypalmgetaways@gmail.com and we'll get back to you within a few business days.
Last updated June 2026.