Privacy notice
A guide with
a little discretion.
Effective July 22, 2026. This notice explains the limited information that may be handled when you browse The Ninth Floor.
The Ninth Floor is a personal dining guide. It is not the official website of Shearn’s Seafood & Prime Steaks, Moody Gardens, Resy, or any other business referenced here. Our recommendations reflect personal local perspective for people looking for a special Galveston dining suggestion.
What this notice covers
This Privacy Notice applies to the Ninth Floor website, including the pages at galveston-steakhouse.com. It does not apply to third-party websites or services that you may visit from our links, such as restaurant reservation platforms, business-profile maps, or the official websites of businesses we mention.
Information handled while you browse
The site may receive standard technical and analytics information generated by a visit, such as pages viewed, referring page, browser and device type, approximate region, and interaction with site links. We use that information to understand site performance and improve the guide. If you voluntarily request local recommendations, we collect your first name, email address, opt-in source, and consent timing to provide those optional notes. We do not provide visitor account profiles.
Reservations, calls, and third-party links
When you select a reservation link, call link, map link, or official restaurant link, you may leave this website or use your device’s calling tools. The third party you visit handles information under its own privacy practices. Please review its policies before providing personal, booking, payment, or account information.
Cookies and similar technologies
The site may use essential web technologies and privacy-conscious analytics to operate, measure, and improve the guide. Third-party services reached from this site may use their own cookies or similar technologies. Your browser settings may allow you to manage those technologies.
How we use and do not use information
We do not sell personal information collected through this site. We do not intentionally use browsing information to make decisions about visitors. When you explicitly opt in to Local Recommendations, we use a site-branded email delivery provider to add your contact to that optional list and deliver those notes. We do not use the opt-in feature to import, backfill, or alter contacts collected from other sources.
Independent recommendation disclosure
Businesses mentioned in the guide are referred to as part of our personal view of the Galveston dining experience. References are offered to help visitors and locals research a local recommendation; they do not mean that any mentioned business endorses, controls, sponsors, or operates this guide unless a specific disclosure says otherwise.
Updates to this notice
We may revise this notice as the guide evolves. The effective date above indicates when it was last updated. This page is general website information, not legal advice; a qualified attorney can help determine whether additional disclosures are appropriate for a specific business model or jurisdiction.