Introduction

Welcome to Harris County Utility ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, utilize our property tax estimation tools, or browse our municipal permitting directories.

Information We Collect

• Voluntary Information: We do not require user registration or accounts to browse our public utility maps, permit guides, or FAQ matrices. If you contact us via email, we collect your email address and any information you choose to provide.
• Property Search Data: When you utilize our internal search tools or lookup configurations to review public valuation, parcel, or zoning metadata, these public queries are processed locally to serve the requested information and are not tied to personal identities.
• Automated Log Data: Like most standard directories, our servers automatically collect network log data, including your IP address, browser type, referring pages, and timestamp markers.

Third-Party Metrics and Monetization (AdSense Disclosure)

• Google AdSense & Cookies: This site intends to serve contextual advertisements managed through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other sites on the internet.
• DART Cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by reviewing choices at https://www.aboutads.info.

External Links Policy

Our portal contains direct outbound hyperlinks to external state and local government municipal networks (including https://owners.hcad.org, https://www.powertochoose.org, and https://www.tceq.texas.gov). We do not control, oversee, or accept statutory liability for the data privacy frameworks, cookies, or tracking arrays deployed by these external third-party servers.