Privacy Policy

ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 BY THE MCEDD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Terms and Conditions
Thank you for visiting the Mid-Columbia Economic Development (“we” or “us” or “our”) website www.mcedd.org. The following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to inform you, as a user of the Website, about the types of information we may gather about or collect from you in connection with your use of the Website. It also is intended to explain the conditions under which we use and discloses that information, and your rights in relation to that information. Changes to this Privacy Policy are discussed at the end of this document. Each time you use the Website, however, the current version of this Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, each time you use the Website you should check the date of this Privacy Policy (which appears at the beginning of this document) and review any changes since the last time you used the Website.

By using or accessing the Website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Personally identification information
The MCEDD website does not collect personal identification information. At times, users can click through to polls, contests, surveys, or to subscribe to the newsletter and may be asked for name, address, phone number, and/or email address. MCEDD may periodically link to surveys that request information about your interests and activities, your gender, age, and other demographic or relevant information as determined by us from time to time. MCEDD does not store this information and any use for surveys would be disclosed at that time. You may always choose not to provide information.

Aggregated and Non-Personally-Identifying Information
We may share aggregated and Non-Personally Identifying Information about users whenever they interact with our Website. We gather from users of the Website Non-Personally-Identifying Information of the sort that Web browsers, depending on their settings, may make available. That information includes but it not limited to the User’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, operating system, browser type, and the locations of the websites the user views right before arriving at, while navigating and immediately after leaving the Website.

Although such information is not Personally-Identifying Information, it may be possible for MCEDD to determine from an IP address a user’s Internet service provider and the geographic location of the visitor’s point of connectivity as well as other statistical usage data.

Cookies
We do not use cookies on our Website. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a website visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our Website and identify repeat visitors to our Website.

Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyze how users use the website. The information collected may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand online activity.

If you do not want any information to be collected and used by Google Analytics, you can install an opt-out in your web browser (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) and/or opt out from Google Analytics for Display Advertising or the Google Display Network by using Google’s Ads Settings.

Social Media
We may use hyperlinks on the Website which will redirect you to a social network if you click on the respective link. However, when you click on a social plug-in, such as Facebook’s “Like” button, Twitter’s “tweet” button or the Instagram button, that particular social network’s plugin will be activated and your browser will directly connect to that provider’s servers. If you do not use these buttons, none of your data will be sent to the respective social network’s plugin provider. For example, when you click on the Facebook’s “Like” button on the Website, Facebook will receive your IP address, the browser version and screen resolution, and the operating system of the device you have used to access the Website. Settings regarding privacy protection can be found on the websites of these social networks and are not within our control.

Collection and Use of Information by Third Parties Generally
Users may find content on our Website that links to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Website. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information provided to or gathered by the third parties that operate them. Before vising a third party or using a third-party application, and before providing any Personally-Identifying Information to any such third party, users should inform themselves of the privacy policies and practices of the third party responsible for that website or application and should take those steps necessary to protect their (the users’) privacy.

Privacy Policy Changes
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. When it does, we will revise the updated date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account. It is the User’s responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and be aware of any updates.

Children
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) protects the online privacy of children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or maintain Personally-Identifying Information from anyone under the age of 13, unless or except as permitted by law. Any person who provides Personally-Identifying Information through the Website represents to us that he or she is 13 years of age or older. If we learn that Personally-Identifying Information has been collected from a user under 13 years of age on or through the Website, then we will take the appropriate steps to cause this information to be deleted. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 13 who has become a member of the Website or has otherwise transferred Personally-Identifying Information to the Website, please contact us using our contact information below to have that child’s account terminated and information deleted.

Contact
If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
Attn: Finance and Operations Manager
802 Chenowith Loop Road
The Dalles, OR 97058
Email: mcedd@mcedd.org
Phone: (541) 296-2266