The Howell Hotel · Updated October 9, 2026

Privacy policy

Who to contact

The Howell Hotel is a private guesthouse on Howell Farm in Black Hawk, South Dakota, United States. The Airbnb listing is hosted by Rainey, with Bill as co-host. Privacy questions: howellfarmfamily@gmail.com.

Information this website handles

This site has no booking form, account registration, mailing-list signup, or payment checkout. It does not ask for payment details, identification documents, or health information. Our website code does not add advertising pixels, visitor analytics, or marketing cookies.

The hosting and delivery providers process ordinary technical requests, which can include IP address, browser information, requested pages, timestamps, and security logs. Provider-controlled security or delivery cookies may be used. We do not have a verified provider-wide retention period or inventory of those logs.

Messages and bookings

If you email us, we receive your email address, your name if included, and the message you choose to send. We use those details to answer your inquiry and arrange a requested conversation. Please share only the information needed for your inquiry; do not send payment card numbers, identification documents, or sensitive personal information by email.

Bookings, payments, reservation messages, and guest account information are handled on Airbnb under its Privacy Policy. Instagram messages and any external film viewing are handled by those services under their own policies. The Press + Film hero also loads an embedded Vimeo player when that page opens. It uses Vimeo’s DNT parameter to limit session tracking; Vimeo still receives technical requests and may use essential security cookies or existing cookies. Other external services load when you choose to visit them. Their policies are separate from this website.

Use, sharing, and retention

We use inquiry information for the requested response and related administration, not to add you to a marketing list. Relevant messages may be shared with the family members handling your inquiry and our communication service providers, or where disclosure is required by law. We retain relevant correspondence as needed to handle the inquiry, agreed project, required records, or a dispute, then delete information no longer needed. We do not sell inquiry information.

Your choices

You can ask us to correct or delete inquiry information by emailing the address above. We may need enough information to identify the relevant correspondence and may retain records required by law or necessary for an existing dispute. Contact the relevant external service for information it holds directly. This site is not intended to collect personal information from children.