Effective date: August 6, 2026
Oregon Security Guide (“we,” “us,” or “this site”) publishes independent information about private security training, certification, employers, jobs, and equipment in Oregon. This policy explains what information we collect when you visit oregonsecurityguide.com, why we collect it, and what choices you have.
Oregon Security Guide is operated as a sole proprietorship based in Portland, Oregon. You can reach us at oregonsecurityguide@gmail.com with any question about this policy.
Information You Give Us Directly
We only receive this information when you choose to send it:
- Email newsletter. If you subscribe, we store your email address in order to send updates. You can unsubscribe from any email.
- Contact and listing forms. Our contact form, training provider listing form, and employer submission forms collect the details you enter, such as your name, email address, business name, and message.
- Job listing submissions. If you submit a job posting, we collect the contact and company information you provide so the listing can be reviewed and published.
- Comments. If you comment on a post, we collect your comment, name, email address, and IP address.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, we and our service providers automatically record certain technical information when you visit: your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring page, the pages you view, and the dates and times of your visits. This is used to understand traffic patterns and keep the site working properly.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This site uses them for essential functions (such as remembering that you left a comment), for analytics, and in connection with affiliate links.
Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking cookies will not prevent you from reading the site, though some features may not work as expected.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics and Google Search Console (through Google Site Kit) and Jetpack Stats to measure how the site is used — which pages are visited, how visitors arrive, and how content performs. These services process data on our behalf and may set their own cookies. We use this information in aggregate; we do not use it to identify individual readers.
Affiliate Links and Advertising Disclosure
Oregon Security Guide participates in affiliate programs and earns commissions from qualifying purchases. Some links on this site — particularly in equipment and gear articles — are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.
Oregon Security Guide is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. We also participate in other affiliate programs with retailers of security and tactical equipment.
When you click an affiliate link, the destination retailer typically sets a cookie that allows it to attribute a later purchase to this site. That cookie is controlled by the retailer, not by us, and is governed by that retailer’s own privacy policy. We do not receive your payment details, card numbers, or shipping address from these purchases.
Commissions never determine our recommendations. Products are selected on their merits for security work, and training providers, employers, and job listings are included in our directories at no charge and are not paid placements.
How We Use Information
- To operate, maintain, and improve the site and its content
- To respond to your messages, listing requests, and questions
- To send the newsletter, if you have subscribed
- To review and publish submitted job listings and directory entries
- To detect and prevent spam, abuse, and security problems
- To understand aggregate traffic and reader interests
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your email address with training providers, employers, or advertisers.
Service Providers We Rely On
We share limited information with the providers that make the site function. Each has its own privacy policy:
- Automattic — hosting, Jetpack Stats, newsletter delivery, and Akismet spam filtering. Akismet receives comment and form submission data (including IP address) to determine whether it is spam.
- Google — Analytics and Search Console.
- Affiliate retailers — including Amazon, when you click an affiliate link.
We may also disclose information if required by law, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of the site or its readers.
Links to Other Sites
This site links extensively to training providers, employers, retailers, and government resources such as DPSST. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any site we link to. Review their policies before providing personal information.
Your Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, ask that it be corrected or deleted, or object to certain processing. Regardless of whether those laws apply to a site of this size, we will honor reasonable requests. Email oregonsecurityguide@gmail.com and we will respond as promptly as we can.
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in any email, and you can control cookies through your browser settings.
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up replies can be recognized. Newsletter subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe. Form and listing submissions are kept as long as needed to handle your request and maintain our records.
Children’s Privacy
This site is intended for adults researching security careers and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we hold, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) across the site. No method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the site changes. The effective date at the top will always show when it was last revised. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.
Contact
Questions about this policy or about information we hold: oregonsecurityguide@gmail.com.