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PRIVACY POLICY

The Oregon Coast Guide is a business directory, travel, and community information service owned and operated by Map It Media LLC, a marketing and consulting business owned by Kirsten Jensen. References to “we,” “us,” or “our” in this policy mean Map It Media LLC as the operator of The Oregon Coast Guide.

Effective Date: July 29, 2026
Last Updated: July 29, 2026

1. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to The Oregon Coast Guide. We operate the website located at www.theoregoncoastguide.com (the “Site”), offering comprehensive travel guides, curated recommendations, local tips, interactive community features (including user-submitted content, community posts, anonymous confessions, and missed connections), and related services (collectively, the “Services”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site or use our services. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site or use our Services.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways when you use our Site:

A. Personal Information You Provide to Us

  • Account and Contact Information: When you sign up for our newsletter, create an account, submit a community post, participate in interactive features (such as anonymous confessions or missed connections), or contact us directly, we may collect your name, email address, username, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.
  • User-Generated Content: Content you voluntarily submit to the Site, including comments, reviews, photos, community board posts, anonymous confessions, and missed connections. Please note that information you post publicly may be viewed by other users.

Business listings and membership information

We may create Basic listings using business information gathered from multiple publicly available websites. A listing does not mean that the business submitted, approved, or endorsed its inclusion or has a paid relationship with us. Information may be incomplete or outdated; confirm important details directly with the business. Business owners or authorized representatives can contact us to request a correction or removal without purchasing a membership. We may request reasonable information to verify your authority before making changes.

Membership purchases and listing claims may involve billing and transaction information, business contact details, and information used to verify your authority to manage a listing. We use that information to administer listings, subscriptions, payments, and support.

B. Automatically Collected Information

  • Device and Usage Information: When you access the Site, our servers automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, pages viewed directly before and after accessing the Site, and links clicked.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and store certain information. For more details, please refer to Section 5 (“Cookies and Tracking Technologies”) below.

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the information we collect for various business and operational purposes, including to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve our Site and Services;
  • Personalize your experience and deliver tailored travel recommendations and content;
  • Process and manage newsletter subscriptions, communications, and promotional materials;
  • Moderate, review, and manage user-generated content, including community submissions, anonymous confessions, and missed connections, in accordance with our Community Guidelines and Content Removal policies;
  • Respond to customer service inquiries, comments, and legal requests;
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services;
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access, and other illegal activities; and
  • Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

4. SHARING OF YOUR INFORMATION

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for monetary consideration. However, we may share information in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf (e.g., hosting providers, email delivery services, analytics providers, payment processors, and form and customer support tools).
  • Legal Obligations and Safety: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, prevent fraud, protect the personal safety of users or the public, or protect against legal liability.
  • Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
  • With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

5. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and track information and improve our services.

  • Types of Cookies: We may use session cookies (temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (cookies that remain on your device until deleted or expired) for authentication, preference remembering, and analytics.
  • Analytics: We use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to help analyze how users use the Site. These tools may use cookies and device identifiers to collect usage information. Such information is not necessarily anonymous.
  • Your Choices: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that removing or rejecting cookies could affect the availability and functionality of our Site.

6. USER-GENERATED CONTENT & MODERATION

Our Site features community interaction spaces, including user submissions, anonymous confessions, and missed connections.

  • Public Nature: Any content you submit to these sections may be publicly visible.
  • Moderation: We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to monitor, review, edit, or remove any user-generated content, anonymous confessions, or missed connections at our sole discretion, particularly if content violates our Community Guidelines, infringes copyright, or poses safety risks.
  • Disclaimer: We assume no liability for any user-generated content posted on the Site. Users interact with and rely upon user-generated content at their own risk.

7. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on your place of residence (such as California under the CCPA or Oregon under the OCPA), you may have specific rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Know / Access: You have the right to request confirmation of whether we process your personal information and request access to specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you.
  • Right to Correction: You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your personal information.
  • Right to Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of personal information you have provided to us or that we have collected, subject to certain legal exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in our emails or by contacting us directly.

To exercise privacy rights, contact us using the details in Section 11 below. Rights depend on applicable law and may include access, a portable copy, correction, deletion, and opting out of covered sales, targeted advertising, or certain profiling. Where applicable, you may appeal a denied request by replying to our response and stating that you wish to appeal. We may need to verify your identity or an authorized representative’s authority. We respond within the periods required by applicable law. You may also contact your state privacy regulator, including the Oregon Department of Justice. Marketing email preferences can be changed through the unsubscribe link or by contacting us.

8. DATA SECURITY

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Site and services are not directed to individuals under the minimum age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the applicable age without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

10. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time at our sole discretion. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Effective Date” at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

11. CONTACT US

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

  • Company Name: Map It Media LLC — operator of The Oregon Coast Guide; owner: Kirsten Jensen
  • Website: www.theoregoncoastguide.com
  • Email: info@theoregoncoastguide.com
  • Address: 967 Inlet Loop, Coos Bay, OR 97420

Contact Map It Media LLC — The Oregon Coast Guide at info@theoregoncoastguide.com or through our contact page. Include the relevant page or listing link so we can help. Please do not email passwords or full payment-card details.