Who We Are
Our website address is: https://eugenesaturdaymarket.org. We are dedicated to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This policy governs your use of our services and explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it.
Personal Data We Collect
We collect and process various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our services to you.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and the browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
We use the Akismet Anti-Spam plugin to help us fight spam. This service automatically checks visitor comments and contact form submissions against a global database of spam to protect our site. The data collected by Akismet typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and site URL (along with other information directly submitted by the commenter like their name, email address, and the comment itself).
Media and Uploads
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Member Directory Data
For members who voluntarily participate in our online business directory, we collect and display the information they provide, which may include their:
Business Name
Business Description
Contact Information (e.g., phone number, email, website link)
Business Category
Photos/Images
Social Media Links
By submitting this information, you agree that it may be publicly displayed on our website for the purpose of promoting your business and the Eugene Saturday Market community.
Forms and Communication
We use Gravity Forms to handle contact forms, surveys, and other user submissions. When you submit a form, we collect the data you provide (such as your name, email, and the content of your message) to respond to your request. This data is stored for administrative and customer service purposes.
We use Easy WP SMTP to send emails from the website (like password resets or form notifications). While this plugin manages the email delivery process, the content of the emails may pass through the plugin’s service.
Paid Memberships
If you are a member and use the Paid Memberships Pro plugin, we collect personal information necessary to manage your membership, including your name, email address, and billing information. This data is securely processed and stored to manage subscriptions, payments, and member access.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles and pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) provided by the Elementor page builder and other sources. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that external website.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience and provide site functionality. We use the Cookie Yes GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to manage and record your preferences regarding our use of cookies.
| Purpose | Description | Duration |
| Comments | If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. | 1 year |
| Login/User | If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. Upon logging in, cookies save your login information and screen display choices. | Login: 2 days Screen Options: 1 year “Remember Me”: 2 weeks |
| Editing | If you edit or publish an article, a temporary cookie is saved with the post ID. | 1 day |
Third-Party Cookies
Our use of Google Analytics and other integrated services (see Section 4) will also set cookies on your browser.
Analytics and Security
Google Site Kit and Google Analytics
We use Google Site Kit and Google Analytics to understand how our website is used. This service collects data such as:
Your IP address (anonymized where possible)
The pages you view
The time you spend on the site
Your browser type and operating system
This data helps us improve the structure and content of our website. We do not merge this data with personally identifiable information. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
WordPress and Wordfence Security
Our site is built on the WordPress platform, which may collect necessary technical data (like IP addresses for security) for its core functionality. We use the Wordfence Security plugin to protect our website from malicious activity. Wordfence collects and processes data, including IP addresses, usernames, and email addresses during login or brute force attacks, to maintain a safe and secure service. This information may be sent to the Wordfence servers for analysis to identify and block security threats.
Who We Share Your Data With
We only share your data with trusted third-party service providers to facilitate our services, such as:
Payment Processors (for Paid Memberships Pro)
Spam Detection Services (Akismet)
Security Services (Wordfence)
Analytics Providers (Google Analytics)
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security and verification purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
| Data Type | Retention Period | Reason |
| Comments & Metadata | Indefinitely | To automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue. |
| User Profile Data | Indefinitely | For registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile until the user requests deletion. |
| Security Log Data | Varies (e.g., 90 days) | To maintain site security and analyze threats. |
Your Privacy Rights
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you have the following rights:
- Right to Access: You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
- Right to Rectification: You can edit or correct the personal information in your user profile at any time (except your username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
Please Note: This right does not include any data we are legally or administratively obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes (e.g., transaction records or security logs).
Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments are checked through an automated spam detection service (Akismet). Data collected by security services (Wordfence) may be transferred to and processed on their external servers. We take reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.