Hudson Valley Sojourner Statement of Privacy

Last Updated: August 01, 2026

Protecting your private information is a Hudson Valley Sojourner priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to https://www.hudsonvalleysojourner.com and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Hudson Valley Sojourner include https://www.hudsonvalleysojourner.com. By using the Hudson Valley Sojourner website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information
Hudson Valley Sojourner may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name and email address, if you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter. We also collect general, anonymous traffic and demographic statistics (such as general geographic locations or popular articles) to understand how readers interact with our content. However, this statistical data is fully aggregated and anonymized; it does not contain personally identifiable information and is not unique to you.

Privacy-First Website Analytics
To maintain the quality of our service and monitor site performance, we use Simple Analytics for website analytics. To ensure your digital privacy, our analytics tracking is strictly configured with the following safeguards:

  • Anonymized Data: Your IP address is masked and anonymized instantly at the moment of collection. We do not store or view full IP addresses.
  • No Tracking Cookies: Our web analytics software operates completely cookieless. It does not place tracking cookies on your device or monitor your cross-website behavior.
  • No Profiling: Your visits are aggregated into general traffic trends to help us improve our regional magazine content, rather than tracking you individually.

Use of your Personal Information
Hudson Valley Sojourner does not sell, rent, trade, or lease its newsletter subscriber lists or any other reader data to any third parties.

Use of Cookies
The Hudson Valley Sojourner website operates as a cookieless platform for standard browsing and web analytics, meaning you will not see intrusive cookie consent banners here. If you choose to interact with specific premium features—such as signing up for our email newsletter—temporary session cookies may be utilized by our newsletter provider (Mailchimp) solely to manage active form submissions and prevent duplicate pop-up displays.

Third-Party Embedded Services & Data Blocking
We strive to respect your privacy and limit tracking on our website wherever possible. However, our website embeds third-party content and features to improve your user experience. These include video players, social media widgets, and interactive maps. 
Because these external networks operate independently, loading their elements may allow them to collect your IP address, browser information, and place cookies on your device. 
To protect your privacy, we utilize script-blocking and data-restriction methodologies for the following platforms:
  • Meta Platforms (Facebook & Instagram): We block standard behavioral tracking scripts. Interacting with our integrated Facebook or Instagram feeds or share links will subject you to Meta’s Privacy Policy. 
  • Google Maps: Map visuals are isolated. Loading interactive map features shares localized network signals with Google in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy. 
  • YouTube: All embedded YouTube videos are loaded using strict privacy-enhanced domains (youtube-nocookie.com) or code-level wrapper scripts to block YouTube from installing profiling marketing cookies unless you actively play the video. [1]
  • Vimeo: Embedded Vimeo videos are configured with privacy parameters (such as dnt=1) to block the player from tracking your viewing activity or passing session data to third-party analytics networks.

Hudson Valley Sojourner will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback, as well as evolving privacy regulations. Hudson Valley Sojourner encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Hudson Valley Sojourner is protecting your information.

Contact Information
Hudson Valley Sojourner welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Hudson Valley Sojourner has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Hudson Valley Sojourner.