Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://forbesbutler.com

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

We use contact forms to collect your information you willing provide. Your information will be used solely for making contact with you.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We collect analytics data via Google Analytics, this data is only used to help us fine tune our website to better server our customers.

Who we share your data with

We do not share you data.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

Contact us at info@forbesbutler.com or calling us direct at 903.753.2098.

Additional information

If you require additional information, please contact us today at info@forbesbutler.com

How we protect your data

We utilize secure passwords and wpengine hosting to protect your data and our site.

Log In Here

If you are a client of ours, please call Shelly at the office for login information. 

Jerrad Parsons

Web / Designer
jerrad@forbesbutler.com

About Jerrad

Education:
Texas Tech University
BA in Advertising 2010

Community Involvement:
Great Texas Balloon Race Media Committee

Family:
Amber (Wife)
Jack (Son)

Other Interests:
Mountain Biking, Dirt Biking, Running, Photography / Video, Coffee

shelly butler

Office Manager
shelly@forbesbutler.com

About shelly

Education:
University of North Texas
BBA Marketing, 1989

Community Involvement:

  • Junior League of Longview Sustainer
  • LISD Foundation
  • ArtWalk Longview
  • The Parents Association for the University of Texas at Austin

Family:
Jason (Husband), Lindsey and Morgan (Daughters)

Other Interests:
Spending time with friends and family, and cooking

Whitney Pickett

Whitney Pickett

Digital Media Marketing Manager
whitney@forbesbutler.com

About Whitney

Education:
Texas Tech University
BA in Advertising, 2016

Community Involvement:
Double T Varsity Club
Texas Tech Alumni Association
Celebration Church, Dream Team
Longview Longfellows

Family:
Blake (Husband)
Preston (Son)

Other Interests:
Spending time with friends and family, Painting/Crafts

Jim Tilley

Jim Tilley

About Jim

Education:
Baylor University
BFA Studio Art, 2005
Emphasis Graphic Design

Community Involvement:

  • ArtWalk Longview
  • Great Texas Balloon Race
  • Measuring Team
  • Longview Arboretum – Board of Directors


Family:
Amanda (Wife), Logan (Son)

Other Interests:
Photography, Mountain Biking, Ceramics, Woodworking

Holly Forbes

Partner / Designer
holly@forbesbutler.com

About holly

Education:
Baylor University
BFA Communication Design, 1984

Community Involvement:

  • ArtWalk Longview
  • ARTS! Longview Cultural District Board
  • Junior League of Longview Sustainer
  • Longview 2020 Board Member
  • Longview Museum of Fine Arts Board
  • Baylor Alumni Network
  • Baylor Foundation

Family:
Scott (Husband), Abby and Bonnie (Daughters​)

Other Interests:
Reading, Gardening, Painting

Jason butler

Partner / Designer
jason@forbesbutler.com

About Jason

Education:
University of North Texas
BFA in Advertising Design, 1991

Community Involvement:

  • Leadership Longview Class of 2003
  • Longview Museum of Fine Arts Board of Trustees 2003-2008
  • Longview Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow
    and Foundation Sustaining Member
  • ArtWalk Longview
  • Community Connections Board of Directors 2015-2016
  • Longview Main Street Board of Directors
    2015-Present
  • Gregg County Historical Museum Board of Directors 2018-Present

Family:
Shelly (Wife), Lindsey and Morgan (Daughters)

Other Interests:
In 2018 Jason took up the fine art of screen printing. Check his work out on Instagram.