Website Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 1, 2025

1. Introduction / Who We Are

Montavilla Market (“we,” “us,” or “the Market”) is a community-driven organization

based in Portland, Oregon. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use,

and protect personal information of users of montavillamarket.org.

2. Information We Collect 

Analytics 

  • This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

    • Information about your browser, network, and device

    • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

    • Your IP address

  • This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

    • Clicks

    • Internal links

    • Pages visited

    • Scrolling

    • Searches

    • Timestamps

  • We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Cookies

  • This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

  • These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you. 

Form Submissions

  • When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us. We also share this information with Mailchimp for newsletter sign up storage, Brevo for text message sign up storage, and Give Butter for donations.

Website Visitors

  • This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

    • Information about your browser, network and device

    • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

    • Web pages you view while on this website

    • Your IP address

  • Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

Share Buttons

  • This website includes share buttons which enable you to share pages or other content from this site to the following third party services: Facebook, Instagram, and X. If you click a share button, these third parties may receive your personal data, including:

    • Information about your browser, network and device

    • Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share

    • Your IP address

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Respond to inquiries or support requests

• Send you updates, newsletters, or event announcements (if you subscribe)

• Ensure the security and integrity of our site

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, we may share information with trusted third parties who help us operate our website or send out communications (for example, analytics providers or email platforms). These third parties are bound to keep your information secure.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you

• Ask us to correct or delete your information

• Opt out of receiving marketing communications from us

To exercise these rights, you can contact us at: director@montavillamarket.org.

7. Security

We take reasonable measures (technical and organizational) to protect your data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Nevertheless, no system is completely foolproof. This website may link to websites maintained by others. Please be aware that these third-party websites are governed only by their own privacy policies. We cannot be responsible for these policies.

8. Legal Obligations

We may disclose your information if required by law (for example, in response to a subpoena or other legal process).

9. Children

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

10. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to change this policy at any time. Any material changes to the policy will be published on this website. By your continued use of the website, you consent to the terms of the revised policy. The version posted on this page will include a “Last Updated” date. If we make material changes, we will alert you by posting a notice on our site.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this policy, please contact us at: director@montavillamarket.org

Address: PO Box 16238, Portland, OR 97292