Blue Star Royalty ("Blue Star Royalty," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you interact with our website at www.bluestarroyalty.com and our forms, how we use that information, and the choices you have.
Our commitment: We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with third parties for their marketing purposes. The information you provide is used solely to evaluate your mineral interests, communicate with you about a potential transaction, and operate our business.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information you provide
When you submit our inquiry or offer-request forms or contact us by phone or email, you may provide:
- Contact details — your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
- Mineral interest details — the county and state where your interests are located, lease names, well or RRC numbers, and any supporting documents (such as division orders, deeds, or check stubs) you choose to upload.
- Reason for inquiry — context you provide about why you are contacting us (for example, estate planning, generating liquidity, simplifying ownership).
- Correspondence — the contents of emails, voicemails, and other communications you send to us.
1.2 Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, our hosting provider and service providers may automatically collect limited technical information, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, the pages you view, and the date and time of your visit. This information is used to operate, secure, and improve the site.
1.3 Cookies
Our site uses a minimal set of cookies and similar technologies necessary for the site to function. We do not use third-party advertising cookies or sell information about your browsing activity.
1.4 Analytics and visitor tracking
We use our own first-party analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This relies on a randomly generated visitor identifier stored in your browser (using cookies and browser local storage) together with a log of the pages you view, the time of each visit, and basic technical details such as your browser, language, and screen size. We also use Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google, for aggregate reporting; Google Analytics does not provide us with your IP address. Where you have identified yourself to us (for example, by submitting one of our forms or by following a personalized link we sent you), this visitor activity may be associated with your existing business contact record so we can better respond to you. As stated above, we do not sell your personal information. You can limit or opt out of this tracking by enabling a "Do Not Track" or similar setting in your browser, by clearing your browser's cookies and site data for this site, or by contacting us using the details in Section 11.
1.5 Location
When you visit our website, your browser may ask whether you are willing to share your location with us. If you allow it, we receive your approximate location (latitude and longitude, rounded to roughly 100 meters) along with the accuracy your browser reports. We use it to understand where our visitors are and, where it falls near a property or mailing address in our records, to better respond to mineral and royalty owners who may be visiting our site. Sharing your location is optional: you can decline the prompt, and you can change or withdraw permission at any time in your browser settings. We do not request location if your browser sends a "Do Not Track" or Global Privacy Control signal. We may also estimate a general location, such as your city or ZIP code, from your IP address. Precise location data is retained for no longer than 30 days.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and evaluate your mineral interests for a potential purchase offer;
- Prepare, negotiate, and consummate a transaction, including drafting purchase agreements, conveyance documents, and related paperwork;
- Communicate with you by phone or email about your inquiry, offer, or transaction;
- Verify your identity, ownership of the interests, and compliance with applicable law;
- Operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website and services; and
- Comply with our legal, tax, and regulatory obligations.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with third parties for those third parties' own marketing purposes. We share information only in the following limited circumstances:
- Service providers. We use a small number of vetted providers to operate our business — for example, Microsoft Azure for website hosting and file storage, and Azure Communication Services for email delivery. These providers process information on our behalf and are contractually required to protect it and use it only for the services they provide to us.
- Title, escrow, and recording. If we move forward with a transaction, we share necessary information with title companies, escrow agents, county clerks, and similar parties to complete and record the conveyance.
- Professional advisors. We may share information with our attorneys, accountants, auditors, and insurers as needed.
- Legal compliance and protection. We may disclose information when required by law, court order, or legal process, or when reasonably necessary to enforce our terms, protect our rights, or protect against fraud or harm.
- Business transfers. If Blue Star Royalty is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to this Privacy Policy.
4. Data Retention
We retain the information you provide for as long as is reasonably necessary to evaluate your inquiry, perform any resulting transaction, and meet our legal, tax, accounting, and recordkeeping obligations. Records related to completed transactions are typically retained for the periods required by applicable law (often several years). If you ask us to delete information that we are not legally required to retain, we will do so on a reasonable timeline.
5. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the information we hold, including encrypted transport (HTTPS/TLS) for our website and forms, access controls on our hosted environments, and limited internal access on a need-to-know basis. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Your Choices and Rights
You can:
- Decline to provide information. Submitting a form is voluntary; however, we may be unable to evaluate your interests or make you an offer without it.
- Ask us to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you by contacting us using the details in Section 11. We will respond on a reasonable timeline, subject to our legal recordkeeping obligations.
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable privacy law (for example, the California Consumer Privacy Act). To exercise any such rights, contact us using the information in Section 11, and we will respond as required by applicable law.
7. California Residents
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") and California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA") give you certain rights, including the right to know what personal information we collect about you, the right to request deletion, and the right to opt out of "sales" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not sell or share personal information in those senses, and we do not knowingly process the personal information of California residents under 16 without consent. To exercise your California rights, contact us using the details in Section 11.
8. Children's Privacy
Our website and services are directed to adults and to owners of oil, gas, and mineral interests. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and our forms are not designed for use by children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may link to third-party sites that we do not control. This Privacy Policy applies only to Blue Star Royalty. We encourage you to review the privacy practices of any third-party sites you visit.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, our services, or applicable law. When we update it, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Material changes will be communicated more prominently where required by law.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise a privacy right, or want to ask how we handle your information, please contact us:
Blue Star Royalty
PO Box 470249
Fort Worth, TX 76147
Email: info@bluestarroyalty.com
Phone: 817-566-2954