SoakOregon.com Privacy Policy
Effective: April, 2026
At Soak Oregon, accessible from soakoregon.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Soak Oregon and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
1. Log Files & Technical Data
Soak Oregon follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes:
- Internet protocol (IP) addresses
- Browser type and version
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Date and time stamps
- Referring/exit pages and number of clicks
This data is used for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking user movement and gathering demographic information. This information is not linked to any personally identifiable information.
2. Cookies and Web Beacons
We use cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences and to record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses or visits. This allows us to optimize the user experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type or other information.
3. Third-Party Analytics & Advertising
We partner with third-party vendors to analyze site performance and serve relevant advertisements:
- Microsoft Clarity: We use Microsoft Clarity to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps and session replay to improve our content.
- Google AdSense: Google is a third-party vendor on our site. It uses cookies to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to our site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings.
- Affiliate Disclosure: Some outbound links may be affiliate links (e.g., Amazon). Clicking these links may place a cookie on your browser to track sales for commissions.
4. Security & Protection
To ensure the safety of our site and its visitors, we utilize multiple server-side and client-side security applications. These services may collect and process your IP address and login attempts to identify and block malicious activity, such as brute-force attacks.
5. Performance & Caching
We use caching for site optimization. While this does not store personal data, it may process technical data to facilitate faster loading times and content delivery.
6. Communication & Subscriptions
If you subscribe to our newsletter or leave a comment:
- Comments: We collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection via Akismet.
- Newsletters: We use your email address solely to send updates. You can opt-out at any time via the “unsubscribe” link in any email.
7. CCPA & GDPR Privacy Rights
Under various data protection laws, you have the right to:
- Request Access: Request copies of your personal data.
- Request Erasure: Request that we erase your personal data (such as comments or email subscriptions).
- Object to Processing: Object to our processing of your personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Please contact us to exercise these rights.
8. Children’s Information
Soak Oregon does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information.