Website Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is effective as of January, 2016 and is only for information collected by the Port of Hood River through the website www.portofhoodriver.com. It does not govern information collected by the Port through off-line sources or from third parties. The privacy policy stated below is subject to the requirements of State and Federal law and may be amended at any time to comply with applicable statutory requirements. Notice of any changes will be posted on this website. Enactment or changes of laws which affect the Port’s privacy policy will not be considered an amendment that requires customer notice.
General Policy
The Port of Hood River will control the exchange, storage, and use of selected personal information about site visitors as described in this policy. Anonymous information in the nature of site usage statistics may be shared with others for any purpose.
The Information Collected
The website collects and retains two kinds of information about site visitors: anonymous information that is collected automatically and does not identify any specific user, such as log on time and pages on the site that are visited, and certain personally identifiable information about users, such as their names, addresses and e-mail addresses that are submitted voluntarily. Both types of information are collected in order to improve user access, navigation, communication, and services. This information may be collected and retained automatically and voluntarily in databases.
The Reasons Information is Collected
Information gathered is intended to help the Port to serve site visitors. Except as described in this policy, information about a user will not be collected without the user’s knowledge.
The collection of anonymous or non-personal information about users occurs mostly through standard analysis of the Web-server log files. This information is used to closely monitor which areas of the website are used most and to determine which areas need improvement. This information is used exclusively in aggregate form so that the site can continue to be improved.
Google Analytics
The Port of Hood River Uses Google Analytics to obtain non-personal visitor data such as the number of visitors to our website, onsite behavior and usage information, device and software identifiers, referring and exit URLs, usage and purchase history and other similar information. This allows the Port of Hood River to provide useful and accessible content and improve and maintain our Site and Services. No personally identifying data is included in this type of reporting.
To provide website visitors the ability to prevent their data from being used by Google Analytics, the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on is available here.
If you want to opt-out, download and install the add-on for your web browser. The Google Analytics opt-out add-on is designed to be compatible with Chrome, Internet Explorer 8-11, Safari, Firefox and Opera. In order to function, the opt-out add-on must be able to load and execute properly on your browser. For Internet Explorer, 3rd-party cookies must be enabled. Learn more about about the opt-out and how to properly install the browser add-on here.
Personally identifiable information is only used to fulfill the purpose of the user’s interaction with the Port of Hood River, or to provide users with services or products requested by the user. If the purpose of the user’s interaction with the Port of Hood River is to provide information to a specific third party, the Port will use the information as directed by the user. Information may also be compiled and used to keep users informed of upcoming events, send users subscription information, customize user’s visit to this website, and offer new products and services that may be of interest to users.
Limited Use of Information Outside the Port
The Port of Hood River will not disclose personally identifiable information to third parties, other than service providers who are bound to use the information only to assist us in such areas as data storage and order processing, except in accordance with this policy. Users should be aware that the Port of Hood River is a public agency and personal information provided to the Port may be subject to disclosure in accordance with public records laws. In exceptional cases the Port may disclose personally identifiable information to the extent necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be intentionally or unintentionally causing injury to or interference with the rights or property of the Port of Hood River, a user, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities.
Security
The Port will take commercially reasonable precautions to safeguard personal information through physical, electronic and procedural means. The Port will treat user information confidentially and request third party service providers who receive information from the Port to do the same. However, given the nature of the Internet and the fact that network security measures are not infallible, we cannot guarantee that electronically-stored user information will never be stolen, hacked or viewed by unauthorized persons. We maintain notification procedures as part of our information security policy, to be used in the event of a data security breach. If we are required to provide notice to you of a data security breach, the notice will be provided in electronic form to the e-mail address you have provided to us.
Cookies and Log Files
This site uses cookie technologies to provide simplified access to a few areas of its website by allowing users to save their details on their own computers. Cookies can be disabled or controlled by setting a preference within the user’s Web browser. Log files record internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track a user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. Information collected through log files is not linked to personally identifiable information of a user.
Traffic analysis
The use of Website traffic analysis software to analyze traffic to this Website may be used. The software does not create individual profiles of visitors, but collects only aggregate data.
Links to other Websites
The website includes links to other websites as a convenience to users. When these links are used to access outside sites, the user is no longer within this site’s web environment and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of the other sites. We encourage all users to be aware when they leave this site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.
Correcting, Updating, Deleting and Deactivating Personal Information
If your information changes, you may contact us to correct, update or delete and deactivate our records. Oregon public records retention requirements may require that we retain a copy of a document containing your personally identifiable information, even when your personally identifiable information has been removed from our working database.
Changes in the Port’s Privacy Policy
The privacy policy may change in the future. We will notify you, using the e-mail address you have supplied to us, about any changes that materially decrease the protection of your personal information.
If you have questions about this policy, please contact the Port of Hood River.
