Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 1, 2026
The Hostess respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how The Hostess (“The Hostess,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit thehostessllc.com, submit an inquiry, or communicate with us by text message, phone, or email.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Submit a contact or inquiry form
- Request information about The Oasis at Yankee Springs
- Ask about hosting an event
- Contact us by email, phone, or text message
- Consent to receive text messages concerning a booking or event inquiry
This information may include:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Preferred contact method
- Event or booking details
- Dates you are interested in
- The contents of your message
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not submit Social Security numbers, payment card information, medical information, or other sensitive personal information through the website’s contact forms.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies. This information may include:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages viewed
- Links clicked
- Approximate geographic area
- Date and time of access
- General website interaction and performance data
We use this information to understand how visitors use the website, maintain website functionality, diagnose technical issues, and improve the visitor experience.
2. Cookies and Analytics
The website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, remember preferences, measure website traffic, and understand how visitors interact with the site.
We may use Google Analytics or similar analytics services. These services may use cookies or comparable technologies to collect information about website activity and provide aggregated reports about site usage.
Google may process information collected through Google Analytics according to its own privacy policies and terms. Visitors can learn more through Google’s resources explaining how it uses information from websites and applications that use its services.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functions.
3. How We Use Information
We may use collected information to:
- Respond to questions and inquiries
- Communicate about booking availability
- Respond to event inquiries
- Provide requested information about The Oasis at Yankee Springs
- Send booking-related or event-related text messages when consent has been provided
- Maintain records of inquiries and communications
- Operate, analyze, maintain, and improve the website
- Prevent misuse, fraud, or security incidents
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
- Protect the rights, safety, and property of The Hostess and others
We do not use text-message consent to send unrelated promotional messages unless separate consent has been obtained.
4. Text Messages
When you provide your telephone number and affirmatively consent to receive text messages, The Hostess may send you messages concerning your booking or event inquiry.
Message frequency varies depending on the inquiry. Message and data rates may apply.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by replying STOP to a text message. You may reply HELP for assistance or contact us using the information provided below.
Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of making a reservation, purchasing a service, or submitting an inquiry.
Mobile information will not be sold or shared with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. Text-message opt-in information and consent records will not be shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Information may be provided to technology and communication service providers when necessary to deliver messages, maintain communication records, provide customer support, or operate our messaging system.
5. How We Share Information
We may share information with service providers that help us operate the website and respond to inquiries, including providers of:
- Website hosting
- Online forms
- Customer relationship management systems
- Email and text-message communications
- Website analytics
- Technical support
- Data storage and security
These providers may access information only as necessary to perform services for The Hostess.
We may also disclose information:
- When required by law, court order, subpoena, or other legal process
- To investigate fraud, abuse, security threats, or unlawful activity
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of The Hostess, website visitors, guests, or others
- In connection with a sale, merger, transfer, or reorganization of the business
- When you authorize or direct us to share the information
The Hostess does not sell personal information for monetary compensation.
6. Airbnb and Other Third-Party Websites
Reservations for The Oasis at Yankee Springs are completed through Airbnb. When you follow an Airbnb link or make a reservation through Airbnb, your information is collected and processed by Airbnb under Airbnb’s own terms and privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy does not control Airbnb’s collection, use, storage, or sharing of information.
As the property host, The Hostess may receive certain reservation and guest information through Airbnb when necessary to manage a stay, communicate with guests, and fulfill host responsibilities.
The website may also contain links to Facebook, Instagram, or other third-party websites. Those websites have their own privacy policies and practices. The Hostess is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of third-party websites.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Respond to an inquiry
- Maintain communication and booking records
- Provide requested services
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce agreements
- Comply with legal, tax, accounting, or recordkeeping obligations
- Protect the business from fraud or legal claims
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
No website, electronic communication, or storage system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee that information transmitted through the website or electronically stored will always remain secure.
9. Your Choices
You may contact The Hostess to:
- Ask what personal information we maintain about you
- Correct inaccurate contact information
- Request deletion of information you submitted
- Withdraw consent to receive text messages
- Ask questions about how your information is used
We may retain certain information when required by law or when reasonably necessary for recordkeeping, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or the protection of legal rights.
To stop receiving text messages, reply STOP to any message.
10. Children’s Privacy
The website is not directed to children under 13, and The Hostess does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through the website.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the website, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when website features, communication practices, service providers, or legal requirements change.
The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the website after an updated policy is posted indicates your acknowledgment of the revised policy.
12. Contact The Hostess
Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be directed to: