Privacy Policy for Portland Local SEO
Effective Date: May 19, 2026.
You landed on portlandlocalseo.com because you want more visibility in the map pack. We operate this site to help Oregon businesses turn local searches into real paying customers. Doing that requires data. We collect information when you visit our site, read our guides, or request a Google Business Profile audit.
We wrote this privacy policy in plain English. Legal jargon creates unnecessary friction. We want you to understand exactly what we track, why we track it, and how we protect it. We run a local SEO agency. We respect data privacy. We never sell your information to lead generation networks.
The Data We Collect
We collect two distinct types of data. We collect the information you actively give us. We also collect passive technical data.
When you fill out our contact form or request a local search audit, you provide specific details. Your name. Your email address. Your phone number. Your physical business address. Your current Google Business Profile URL.
We need this information to do our jobs. We cannot audit your proximity signals or check your NAP consistency without knowing where your business actually sits in Portland. We use this data strictly to communicate with you and evaluate your current local search rankings.
When you request a local search audit, we ask for highly specific business details. We need your exact physical address to measure proximity signals. We need your primary category to evaluate your current map pack rankings. We ask for your target service areas. We ask about your current review generation process.
This is not arbitrary data collection. We use this exact information to build a baseline of your local visibility. We compare your current citations against the top three competitors in your Portland neighborhood. We map your grid rankings. We cannot diagnose a ranking drop without this granular data.
When you browse our site, our servers log standard technical information. Your IP address. Your browser type. Your operating system. The specific pages you visit. The time you spend reading our case studies. This passive data helps us separate the signal from the noise. It tells us if our website functions correctly across different devices.
How We Use Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies to make this website work. Cookies are small text files placed on your device. They remember your preferences. They keep our site secure.
We categorize our cookies into two groups. Functional cookies and analytical cookies.
Functional cookies are mandatory. They prevent cross-site request forgery on our contact forms. They remember if you dismissed a popup. They reduce the friction of a bad user experience.
Analytical cookies help us improve our content. We use Google Analytics and Google Search Console. These tools show us how visitors interact with our site. We monitor engagement rate, scroll depth, and user pathways.
If a visitor lands on our page about building local citations and leaves immediately, the data tells a clear story. The content failed to answer their question. We use this feedback loop to rewrite our guides. We strip out the fluff. We add better examples. We rely on this high-resolution data to ensure our website actually helps Oregon business owners.
We do not use invasive advertising cookies that follow you across the internet. We do not participate in third-party programmatic ad networks.
How We Use Your Information
We use your contact details to send specific communications. If you request a proposal, we email you a detailed breakdown of our local SEO strategy. We follow up to answer your questions.
If you opt into our newsletter, we send you updates on Google algorithm changes affecting local search. We send actionable advice on managing your online reputation. Every piece of communication serves a specific purpose. We respect your inbox. We do not send daily spam.
We use your business data to run technical audits. We input your business name, address, and phone number into industry-standard local SEO tools. We measure your review velocity and map pack positions. This information is already public. We simply organize it to track your campaign progress.
Third-Party Services We Trust
We cannot run an agency in a vacuum. We share necessary data with a few trusted service providers.
- Hosting Providers: Our website hosting provider processes server logs to keep the site online and secure.
- CRM Software: Our customer relationship management software stores your contact form submissions and project details.
- Email Providers: Our email service provider handles our newsletter distribution and client communications.
- Analytics Tools: Google processes our website traffic data to provide us with performance metrics.
These vendors only access the data required to perform their specific functions. They cannot legally use your information for their own marketing. We do not sell your email to third-party marketers. Zero exceptions.