Privacy Policy
Effective date: October 17, 2026
Willamette News ("Willamette News," "we," "us," or "our") publishes local news, sports, and EV and technology coverage at willamettenews.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our site, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have.
If you have questions, email us at ExecDirector@willamettenews.com.
Information We Collect
Information you give us
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Newsletter signups. If you subscribe to our email updates, we collect your email address and, if you provide it, your name. We use this only to send you the newsletter and related updates from Willamette News.
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Contact form and email. If you contact us through our site form or by email, we collect your name, email address, and anything you choose to include in your message. We use this to respond to you, follow up on news tips, and correct our coverage when needed.
Information collected automatically
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Site analytics. Our site uses Wix Analytics to understand how readers use willamettenews.com, such as which pages are viewed, how visitors arrive at the site, the general location (city or region) of visits, device and browser type, and referring websites. We use this information in aggregate to decide what to cover and to improve the site.
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Cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files stored in your browser. Our site uses cookies that are needed for the site to work and to keep it secure, cookies that help us measure traffic, and advertising cookies placed by third parties as described below.
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Log information. Like most websites, our hosting provider automatically records technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and the date and time of your visit.
How We Use Information
We use the information described above to:
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Publish and deliver our news coverage
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Send newsletters you have signed up for
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Respond to messages, tips, and correction requests
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Understand our audience and improve the site
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Show advertising that helps pay for our journalism
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Keep the site secure and prevent abuse
We do not sell your newsletter email address or contact form information to anyone.
Advertising and Google AdSense
Willamette News uses Google AdSense to show ads on our site. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the internet. These may be personalized ads, which are chosen based on your interests, or non-personalized ads, which are based on general factors such as the content of the page you are reading and your general location.
Your choices about personalized ads
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You can opt out of personalized advertising from Google by visiting Google's Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com.
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You can opt out of personalized advertising from many other third-party vendors by visiting https://www.aboutads.info.
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If we work with other ad networks in the future, we will name them here along with links to their opt-out pages.
How Google uses data
To learn how Google uses information from sites and apps that use its services, including our site, see "How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services" at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland
If you visit from these regions, we will ask for your consent before personalized advertising cookies are used, and you can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the privacy settings link on our site.
Affiliate Links
Some of our articles include links to products on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, Willamette News earns from qualifying purchases. Our Amazon links contain our affiliate tag (willamettenew-20) so that Amazon can credit us for purchases made through those links. When you click an affiliate link, Amazon may set cookies in your browser and collect information about your visit and purchase under Amazon's own privacy policy. We do not receive your personal information from Amazon. We never let affiliate relationships decide what we cover or how we cover it.
Social Media Embeds and Links
Our stories may include embedded content from Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and TikTok, such as posts or videos. Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the other site directly. These companies may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged in to their services. Their use of your information is governed by their own privacy policies.
We also run Willamette News pages on social media. If you follow, message, or comment on us there, that platform's privacy policy applies.
Website Hosting
Our site is built and hosted on Wix.com. Wix stores and processes site data, including newsletter signups, contact form submissions, and analytics, on our behalf. You can read Wix's privacy policy at https://www.wix.com/about/privacy.
Managing Cookies
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. If you block all cookies, some parts of our site may not work as intended. Blocking cookies in one browser does not affect other browsers or devices you use.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep newsletter subscriber information until you unsubscribe. We keep messages sent to us for as long as they are useful for our reporting, corrections, or records. Analytics information is kept in aggregate form by our service providers according to their own retention schedules.
Unsubscribing and Updating Your Information
Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link. You can also email us at ExecDirector@willamettenews.com to unsubscribe, or to ask us to update or delete the information you have given us.
Children's Privacy
Willamette News is a general audience news site and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your Privacy Rights in Oregon, California, and Other States
Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information under state law, including the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act and the California Consumer Privacy Act.
Oregon residents may have the right to:
- Confirm whether we process your personal data, and get a copy of it
- Get a list of the specific third parties we have disclosed personal data to
- Correct inaccurate personal data
- Delete personal data
- Opt out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and certain profiling
- Appeal our decision if we decline your request
California residents may have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use and share it, to request deletion or correction, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information, which can include the use of advertising cookies for cross-context behavioral advertising.
To use any of these rights, email us at ExecDirector@willamettenews.com. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on your request. We will respond within the time required by law, and we will not treat you differently for using your rights. If we deny your request, you may appeal by replying to our response, and Oregon residents may contact the Oregon Department of Justice if they disagree with the result of an appeal.
You can also limit advertising cookies at any time using the opt-out links in the Advertising section above. Where our tools support it, we honor browser privacy signals such as Global Privacy Control.
Links to Other Websites
Security
We use reasonable measures, including the security features provided by our hosting platform, to protect the information we collect. No method of transmission or storage on the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when we add new features or advertising partners. When we do, we will change the effective date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be noted on this page.
Contact Us
Willamette News Email: ExecDirector@willamettenews.com Website: https://www.willamettenews.com