Privacy Policy



 

PRIVACY POLICY

"SMS opt-in or phone numbers for the purpose of SMS are not being shared with any third party or affiliate

company for marketing purposes."

We have adopted a Privacy Statement that you should refer to in order to fully understand how we collect and use

your information.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When you visit this Site, or send us emails, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive

communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on this Site. You

agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically

satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.

COPYRIGHT

Images of people, places, and/or products posted on this Site are either the property of the Company, or are used

herein with express permission of the Company. Unless otherwise noted, all content included on this Site, including

images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, and written and other materials, is the property of the

Company or its suppliers, partners, or affiliates and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.

The compilation of this Site is the exclusive property of the Company and is protected by United States and

international copyright laws. Any unauthorized use of any content or materials on this Site is strictly prohibited and

may violate copyright and trademark laws and/or the laws of privacy, publicity, and/or communications regulations

and statutes. Any use of the materials or content on this Site can be made only with the prior written and express

authorization of the Company. For further information on how you may obtain authorization to use any materials or

content on this Site, please contact the Company at the "Contact" section of this Site.

TRADEMARKS

All trademarks, trade dress and service marks and their respective designs and/or logos on this Site are trademarks or

registered trademarks of the Company or its affiliates. The Company's and its affiliate's trademarks and/or trade dress

may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the Company. In

addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts are trademarks and/or trade dress of the

Company, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the

Company. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos used in this Site

are the property of their respective owners. You may not use any trademarks, trade dress, service marks or intellectual

property of the Company or its affiliates, nor may you place any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing the

Company's or its affiliate's names, trademarks, or product names without our express written consent.

LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS

We grant you a limited license to make personal use only of the Site. Such grant does not include, without limitation:

(a) any resale or commercial use of this Site or any of the contents of this Site; (b) modification, adaptation,

translation, reverse engineering, decompilation, disassembly or conversion into human readable form any of the

contents of this Site not intended to be so read, including use of or directly viewing the underlying HTML or other

code from this Site except as interpreted and displayed in a web browser; (c) copying, imitating, mirroring,

reproducing, distributing, publishing, downloading, displaying, performing, posting or transmitting any of the

contents of this Site (including any Company trademarks) in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to,

electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise; (d) the collection and use of any product listings or

descriptions; (e) making derivative uses of the Site and any of the contents of the Site; or (f) use of any data mining,bots, spiders, automated tools or similar data gathering and extraction methods, directly or indirectly, on the

contents of the Site or to collect any information from the Site or any other user of the Site.

YOUR ACCOUNT

If you use this Site and such use requires setting up an account and/or password(s), you are solely responsible for

maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password(s) and for restricting access to your computer, and you

agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. We reserve the right to

refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in our sole discretion. If you register on

the Site, you agree that any information you provide to us will be current, accurate and complete. The Company will

not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with

or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by the Company or another party

due to someone else using your account and/or password either with or without your knowledge. You agree to notify

the Company immediately of any unauthorized use of your account and/or password(s), or other breach of security.

USE OF COOKIES

In common with many websites, we use "cookies" to help us gather and store information about visitors to our Site. A

cookie is a small data file that our server sends to your browser when you visit the Site. The use of cookies helps us to

assist your use of certain aspects of this Site. You can delete cookies at any time or you can set your browser to reject

or disable cookies. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue

cookies when you log on to the Site. We may use information from cookies for the following purposes: Traffic

monitoring, for example, the IP address from which you access the Site, the type of browser and operating system

used to access this site, the date and time of your access to this site, the pages you visit, and the Internet address of

the website from which you accessed our Site; To recognize repeat visitors for statistical/analytical purposes; or

Anonymous tracking of interaction with online advertising, for example, to monitor the number of times that a

banner ad is displayed and the number of times it is clicked. We may connect the information that we collect through

cookies with other Personal Information that you provide to us. Such purposes are: To customize or personalize your

experience of this Site; for example, so that we can greet you on the site by name; For transactional purposes, such as

credit/debit card sales; or To monitor your use of this Site in order to make our communications with you as relevant

as possible; for example, by sending you email communications relevant to the parts of the Site that you visit most

often or by letting you know about features of this Site that you have not accessed previously. We may compile and

report to third parties (such as advertisers) aggregate statistics about our users in terms of numbers, traffic patterns

and related site information. If you choose not to receive cookies, you may still use most of the features of our

website, including the ability to purchase items.

MATTER YOU MAY SUBMIT TO THE COMPANY

From time to time the Company may make available on this Site bulletin boards, chat rooms, comment areas,

billboards, forums, news groups, postings sections or similar communications facilities. In such instances, the

Company welcomes your comments regarding our merchandise and services, including our Site. However, any notes,

messages, billboard postings, ideas, suggestions, or other material which you submit to the Company must not

harass, slander, malign, libel, defame, threaten, or otherwise violate any rights of any third-parties and must not

include any profanity, obscene, indecent, pornographic, defamatory or unlawful material. Any and all notes,

messages, billboard postings, ideas, suggestions, or other material which you submit to the Company will become,

upon your submission, the sole and exclusive property of the Company and the Company shall be and is entitled to

use any kind and nature of material which you submit for any type of use in perpetuity, and including in any and all

media whether now known or hereafter devised. By submitting material to this Site, you are agreeing and you do

agree that the Company has the right to publish any such material for any type of use as outlined above including for

promotional and advertising purposes, without compensation of any kind to you. As a result, we must ask that you

do not send us any original creative materials such as stories, product ideas, catalog ideas, or original artwork.However, if you choose to do so, you are forever assigning all rights in such original creative materials to the

Company. By submitting any materials of any kind to the Company, you represent and warrant that you hold all

necessary right, title and license to such materials and that your submission of such materials to the Company does

not and will not violate or infringe the rights of any third-parties. The Company has no obligation to monitor the

bulletin board services, chat rooms, postings sections, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or

communication facilities. However, the Company reserves the right at all times and in its sole and absolute discretion,

to disclose any information deemed by the Company necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process

or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part. You

acknowledge that communications to or with bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities

and/or other message or communication facilities are not private communications, therefore others may read your

communications without your knowledge. You should always use caution when providing any personal information

about yourself or your children. The Company does not control or endorse the content, messages or information

found in any bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or

communication facilities and, specifically disclaims any liability with regard to same and any actions resulting from

your participation. To the extent that there are moderators, forum managers or hosts, none are authorized Company

spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of the Company. Any communication or material you

transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like

is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary, except as otherwise may be stated in our Privacy

Policy. Anything you transmit or post may be used by the Company or its affiliates for any purpose, including, but not

limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. Furthermore, the Company is

free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site for

any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such

information. You agree to fully indemnify the Company, its shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents,

distributors, vendors, and affiliates from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs or

expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your breach of any of these terms and conditions,

including, but not limited to, any allegations, damages or claims relating to any of your postings or communications

in any forums or facilities on the Site, or for infringement or violation of any third-party rights.

RISK OF LOSS

All items purchased from the Site are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title

for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

HYPERLINKS

The Company makes no claim or representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for, the quality, content,

nature or reliability of web sites accessible by hyperlink from this Site, or web sites linking to this Site.

CHILDREN

This Site is designed for and intended for use by adults. If you are under 18, you may use this Site only with

involvement of a parent or guardian. If you are a parent or legal guardian, you must monitor and supervise the use of

this Site by children, minors and others under your care. You agree to be responsible for their use of this Web site.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

This site and all contents of the site are provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or

implied the company disclaims any and all warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without

limitation implied and/or express warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-

infringement with respect to the site and materials, content, services and products on this site. The company makes

no representations or warranties that this site and/or its contents are accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. The company is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions relating to pricing, text, photography or

any other contents on this site. The company makes no representations or warranties that this site or its server(s) are

free of viruses or other harmful components. The foregoing disclaimers apply even if the company or its authorized

representatives have been advised of the possibility of any damages arising out of or related in any way to this site

and/or its contents. By using this site you expressly agree that all use you may make of this site, including all use of

associated content, data or software distributed by, downloaded or accessed from or through this site, is made solely

at your own risk. In no event shall the company, its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates be liable for any direct, special,

punitive, exemplary, indirect or consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind, including but not limited

to loss of use, loss of profits, or loss of data, whether in an action in contract, tort (including but not limited to

negligence), or otherwise, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or inability to use this site or the

materials contained in, or accessed through, this site. In no event shall the aggregate liability of the company, its

parent, subsidiaries or affiliates (whether in contract, warranty, tort (including but not limited to negligence), product

liability, strict liability or other theory) arising out of or relating to the use of this site exceed the lesser of $5, or the

total amount you paid to the company. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the

exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions, or

limitations may not apply to you, and you may have rights additional to those contained herein.

TERMINATION

Notwithstanding any of these Site Terms, we reserve the right, without notice or attendant liability, and in our sole

discretion, to terminate your license to use this Site, and to block or prevent future access to and use of this Site for

any reason or no reason. Upon termination, these Site Terms will still apply.

APPLICABLE LAW

By accessing, browsing or using this Site, you agree that the laws of the State of California, without regard to

principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Site Terms and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you

and the Company or its affiliates. Regardless of where you access this Site, you agree that any action at law or in

equity arising out of or relating to these Site Terms shall be filed and adjudicated only in the federal or state courts

located in Los Angeles County, California and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the

exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding between you and the Company or

any of its affiliates.

SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY

We reserve the right to make changes to this Site, our Privacy Statement, and these Site Terms at any time. If any of

these Site Terms shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that term shall be deemed severable

and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining term or condition.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Site Terms constitute the entire agreement between the user and the Company with respect to this Site and

supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written with

respect to this Site. A printed version of these Site Terms and of any notice given in electronic form shall be

admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Site Terms to the same extent

and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in

printed form. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

SOFTWARETo the extent applicable, software from this Site is further subject to United States Export Controls. No software from

this Site may be downloaded or exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) any other country to which the

United States has embargoed goods; or (ii) anyone to the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially

Designated Nations or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. If applicable, by downloading or using

software on this Site, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or

resident of any such country or any such list.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding these terms and conditions, please contact us at: Smith’s

Opticians 4313 Austin St. Houston Texas 77004 Phone: 713-524-8884 info@smithsopticians.com

SMS Terms And Conditions

1. SMS For Consent Communication: The phone numbers obtained as part of the SMS consent process will

not be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

2. Types of SMS Communications: If you have consented to receive text messages from Smith's Opticians,

you may receive text messages related to: Appointment reminders, meetings, and follow-up on cases. For

Example: "Hello, thank you for contacting Smith's Opticians, how can we help you? Reply STOP to opt-out at

any time. Message and data rates may apply. For assistance, text HELP or visit our SMS Policy and Terms of

Service."

3. Message Frequency: Our SMS message frequency will be from 50 to 1000 text messages daily across all

users.

4. Potential Fees for SMS Messaging: Many carriers charge a fee for each message sent or received. This can

vary depending on the carrier's pricing structure and whether the message is sent domestically or

internationally.

5. Opt-In Method: Customer will Opt-In for SMS verbally by confirming agreement to receive conversational

text messages from Smith's Opticians. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. For

assistance, text HELP or visit our website at smithsopticians.com. To opt out at any time, text STOP. Visit

www.smithsopticians.com for our privacy policy.

6. Opt-Out: Customer will be able to opt out of SMS messaging from Smith's Opticians by replying STOP at

any time to any received SMS message. Once opted-out, they will receive no further SMS communication.

They can Opt back In at any time by replying START

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding these terms and conditions, please contact us at:

Smith’s Opticians 

4313 Austin St.  Houston Texas 77004

Phone: 713-524-8884

info@smithsopticians.com

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4313 Austin St.
Houston, TX 77004

established 1968

Store Hours

M-F 10:30 to 6
Sat 11 to 4
Sun closed

Phone

713-524-8884

Arrive

@ the corner of Austin & Wheeler
Light Rail: Wheeler Station, Red Line, 2 blocks from The Ion

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