Privacy Policy

We take precautions to protect your information. When you make a payment through our site, we collect credit card or bank account information, names, addresses, and other data related to your transaction. We use this information to process your payment. We do not sell, share, or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity. We also do not send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. These policies apply to all information received by OARS, both online and offline, on any platform, including OARS’ website and mobile applications, and any electronic, written, or oral communications. All donations are handled with respect and confidentiality. Restricted donations are solely used for the purpose they were given.

When you provide personal information, such as your name, address, or email address, to OARS, we may use this information to send newsletters, event invitations, fundraising materials, and other details about OARS and our work. You may unsubscribe from OARS mailings, emails, and eBlasts anytime by contacting us. All Constant Contact emails from OARS include an unsubscribe link at the bottom.

This website is hosted by Peapod Design and built on a WordPress Platform. WordPress collects personal data when you visit this website, including information about your browser, network, and device, web pages you visited before coming to this website, web pages you view while on this website, and your IP address. WordPress needs data to run this website and protect and improve its platform and services. WordPress analyzes the data in a de-personalized form. In addition to the information listed above, this website may collect details about your use of this website, including clicks, internal links, pages visited, scrolling, searches, and timestamps. We share this information with WordPress, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity. We use this information to improve our marketing and outreach strategies and for some grant reporting on the success of outreach efforts. This website uses cookies, similar technologies, and small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. To view the cookies dropped on your device, visit the WordPress Cookies Guide. When you submit information to this website via web form, we collect the data you submit to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with WordPress, Constant Contact, and Bloomerang.

**OARS’ Privacy Policy may be amended occasionally; please check this page for the most up-to-date version. For questions, email us at office@oars3rivers.org or call us at 978 369 3956.**

~30%

of the SuAsCo rivers watershed is wetlands, crucial for wildlife habitat and water quality

~30%

of water samples in the SuAsCo rivers watershed contain PFAS, leading to increased monitoring and remediation by local authorities and environmental groups

~70%

of dams in the SuAsCo watershed are over a century old, requiring extensive upkeep and presenting obstacles to river restoration and fish passage

>40%

of the land within the watershed is publicly accessible, offering recreational opportunities such as hiking, boating, and birdwatching to the community

~15%

of the land in the SuAsCo rivers watershed is covered by impervious surfaces such as roads, rooftops, and parking lots. This contributes to stormwater runoff and water pollution issues

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**OARS’ Privacy Policy may be amended occasionally; please check this page for the most up-to-date version. For questions, email us at office@oars3rivers.org or call us at 978 369 3956.**