Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 3, 2026By The Wayside Bar & Live Music (“By The Wayside,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and shared when you visit our website, contact us, join our mailing list, submit a form, or otherwise interact with us online.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Information submitted through contact, event inquiry, musician submission, newsletter signup, membership, or other forms
Information you provide when communicating with us by email, text message, or other means
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through our website forms unless specifically requested.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies. This may include:
IP address
Browser and device information
Pages viewed
Referring website or source
Approximate location derived from your IP address
Date and time of visits
Interactions with the website
We may use this information to operate the website, understand how visitors use it, improve the guest experience, measure website performance, and support marketing efforts.
How We Use Information
We may use information collected through the website to:
Respond to questions and requests
Process reservation or private-event inquiries
Review musician and artist submissions
Administer membership-related communications
Send newsletters, event announcements, and other communications you have requested
Provide information about events, programming, food, beverages, and other offerings
Improve our website, marketing, programming, and guest experience
Protect the security and integrity of our website and business
Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information for money.
Email and Marketing Communications
If you choose to join our mailing list or otherwise opt in to marketing communications, we may send you information about upcoming shows, events, pop-ups, programming, and other news from By The Wayside.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those communications.
Cookies and Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the site function, understand website traffic and usage, remember preferences, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing.
Some of these technologies may be provided by third-party services used to operate or analyze the website.
Your browser may allow you to control or disable certain cookies. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.
Third-Party Services
Our website may contain links to, integrations with, or embedded content from third-party services, such as reservation platforms, membership platforms, Google Maps, Google Forms, social media platforms, email marketing providers, analytics providers, and other services.
When you interact with a third-party service, information you provide to that service is governed by that provider’s own privacy policy and terms. We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information.
How We Share Information
We may share information with service providers that help us operate our website and business, such as website hosting, analytics, email, reservation, membership, event-management, and form-processing providers.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to legal process, protect our rights or the safety of others, investigate suspected fraud or misuse, or protect the security of our business and website.
We do not authorize our service providers to use personal information we provide to them for purposes unrelated to providing their services to us.
Data Security
We take reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect the information we maintain. However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to operate our business, maintain appropriate records, and comply with applicable legal obligations.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13.
Your Privacy Choices
You may contact us to ask questions about the personal information you have provided to us or request that we update or delete information we maintain about you, subject to applicable law and legitimate business or legal recordkeeping requirements.
You may also unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe link contained in those messages.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our website, services, or legal obligations change. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at:
By The Wayside Bar & Live Music
5644 Navigation Blvd.
Houston, TX 77011
Email: cheers@barbythewayside.com
Text/Phone: (832) 225-6487
