The sites may include facts, views, or opinions of individuals or organizations not affiliated with TxDOT. TxDOT does not endorse, guarantee, or warrant the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of these facts, views, or opinions. TxDOT specifically disclaims any and all liability for any claims or damages that may result from facts, views, or opinions of individuals or organizations not affiliated with TxDOT appearing on these sites. The sites may contain links to other Internet sites maintained by third parties which TxDOT believes may be of interest or use to users of the sites but for which TxDOT has no responsibility. TxDOT makes no effort to independently verify information on Internet sites outside of the houstontranstar.org domain, nor does it attempt to exert editorial control over such information. TxDOT makes no representations or warranty of any kind as to the accuracy or any other aspect of the information contained on such Internet sites. TxDOT specifically disclaims any and all liability for any claims or damages that may result from information on Internet sites outside of the houstontranstar.org domain.

Except as otherwise expressly authorized in this site, no copying, reproduction, or distribution of the information contained in this site is permitted without the prior written permission of the Texas Department of Transportation. No part of this web site, whether complete or otherwise, may be set within a "frame" of another web site, without the express written consent of TxDOT. External framing or linking to specific images or graphics is prohibited without the express written consent of TxDOT.

The material presented on this Web site cannot be guaranteed as to accuracy and timeliness. Those relying on information presented on this site do so at their own risk and TxDOT shall not be liable for either the accuracy of the information nor any actions taken based on the information. All information on this Web site is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

This policy establishes how TxDOT will use information we gather about you from your visit to this Site. Regardless of the information being transmitted to TxDOT, we will protect all such information consistent with applicable law. The privacy of our customers is of utmost importance to TxDOT. We collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, we collect and store certain information automatically. Here is how we handle information about your visit to our website.

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit: The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website; The type of browser and operating system used to access our site; The date and time you access our site; The pages you visit; and If you linked to our website from another website, the address of that website. We use the information we collect to count the number and type of visitors to the different pages on our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors like you.

You may choose to provide us with personal information, as in e-mail with a comment or question. We use the information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. Sometimes we forward your e-mail to other government employees who may be better able to help you. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share our e-mail with any other outside organizations.

Any personal information you provide for Houston TransStar Traffic Alerts is protected and not released to any outside organizations. The only thing we will use your information for is to provide you with the service you've registered for.