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Effective Date: December 13, 2023
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how SaferBoater, LLC and its affiliates, service providers, and partners (collectively, “Company,” “us,” “our,” and “we”) use your information and applies to all who use Saferboater.org and the supporting platform – including applications, products, platforms, services, and/or online activities we own, control, or make available through Saferboater.org (collectively, the “Application”). For terms that govern the use of the Application, please review the Application’s Terms of Use located on http://www.saferboater.org. By using our website and/or the Application, you acknowledge you have read the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not want your information handled as described in this Privacy Policy, please do not provide us with your information or interact with the Application and/or our website. We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email (sent to the email address specified in your account) or by means of notice on our website or through the Application prior to the change becoming effective. You can determine when this Privacy Policy was last revised by referring to the "Effective Date” above.
1. Types of Information We Collect
Depending on the nature of our relationship, we may collect different types of information, as described below. In general, Company collects information when you interact with us, when you use our products or services, or when you visit our website. The collection of your personal information shall be made in accordance with this Privacy Policy where processed in connection with our website and/or the Application and as permitted by applicable data protection laws of relevant jurisdictions. Here are some sources from which we gather your information:
● Information Given to Us: You may provide us with certain personal and geographic information about you in relation to the Application, including, but not limited to, your name, postal addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, other addresses at which you are able to receive communications, information collected from you as needed to process Company vouchers or other products or services that you buy, or as provided by you to administer your participation in certain services and programs.
● Automatic Information: Certain types of information are automatically obtained by us when you interact with our website or the Application, such as information about your browsing behavior, search history, and interactions with websites, including data from cookies. ● Other Sources of Information: We may receive information about you from other sources such as boat manufacturers and/or dealers, boat captains, motor vehicle agencies, financial institutions, social media platforms, and other public sources.
2. How Company Collects Information
We may collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, including:
From you: We collect information that you submit to us. For example, when you use the Application or our website; register to redeem a voucher through the Application; or interact with us in other ways. We will collect any information you voluntarily provide, and we may also request optional information to support your use of the Application. If you send an e-mail to us, we will collect your e-mail address and the full content of your e-mail, including attached files and other information you choose to provide to us.
● From your device: When you use our website or the Application, we may collect information about the devices you use to access the Application, including hardware model, operating system and version, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, and other unique device identifiers, mobile network information, and information about the device’s interaction with our website or the Application. We also collect information about how you use our website or the Application, including your access times, browser types, and language. This type of data enables us to understand how often individuals use parts of the Application so we can analyze and improve it. To collect this information, we use cookies and web beacons, and other similar technologies. Note that this Privacy Policy covers only how we use information collected via cookies; it does not cover the use of such information by third parties.
● Location information: We may collect different types of information about your location, including general information, such as the city, state, and/or zip code associated with your IP Address. You may be able to disallow our collection of certain location data through your device or browser settings.
● Cookies: Like most websites today, we use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that a web server transfers to an individual's computer for functionality and recordkeeping purposes while visiting that site. We use cookies and other technologies to improve your user experience and the overall quality of our services, and to facilitate your ongoing access to and use of our site, among other things. Cookies may also convey information to us about how frequently you access the services and allow us to evaluate usage of the services over time. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies, or to be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer of a particular cookie, or cookies from a particular web site. However, please note that the use of cookies is required for our site to function properly.
3. How Company Uses Information
We may use information collected as described in this Privacy Policy to:
● Operate, maintain, and improve our website or the Application and other programs, features, and functionality related to our website or the Application, and to continue to develop and expand the products and services we offer;
● Provide you with communications and offers for products and services from us and our business partners;
● Facilitate and fulfill voucher redemption, including tracking course completion;
● Process and confirm bookings with our partners;
Answer your questions and respond to your requests, including resolving any customer issues, informing customers of improvements or updates to our services, and providing general customer support;
● Perform analytics and conduct customer research;
● Communicate and provide additional information that may be of interest to you about Company and our business partners, sometimes by combining your information with information we obtain from other sources;
● Send you reminders, technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages, service bulletins, marketing messages, and requested information, including on behalf of our business partners;
● Manage our everyday business needs, such as administration of our website or the Application, fulfillment, analytics, fraud prevention, and enforcement of our corporate reporting obligations and Terms of Use located on http://www.saferboater.org or to comply with the law;
● Promote to you and allow you to sign up for offers from our affiliated companies, our business partners, or other companies;
● Verify your requests made pursuant to this Privacy Policy; and
● Enhance other information we have about you to help us better understand you and determine your interests.
In certain cases, we have a legal obligation to collect, use, or retain your personal information. We may also use and disclose information about you if we believe in good faith that that the law requires it for purposes of security, fulfilling our legal obligations (such as subpoenas or court orders), law enforcement, or other issues of public importance. We may also share information about you, where there are legal grounds to do so, if we determine that disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce our Terms of Use or protect our operations or customers. This could include providing information to public or governmental authorities. We also may use information collected as described in this Privacy Policy with your consent or as otherwise required or permitted by law. If you use any features on our website or in the Application to send information about a product or service to another person, we will also collect the personal information of that other person to the extent disclosed by you and may contact them using the information you provided us.
4. When and Why Company Discloses Information
We may share your personal information as follows:
● as required to comply with the law or legal obligations, such as to comply with legal orders and government requests, or as needed to support auditing, compliance, and corporate governance functions
● in response to a subpoena, or similar legal process, including to law enforcement agencies, regulators, and courts in the United States and other countries where we operate, or to enforce an agreement that we have, or to defend ourselves in litigation;
● as may be necessary to protect our rights, property or safety, or the rights, property or safety of our employees, or others;
● with our vendors who perform a variety of services and functions for us, such as data storage, data analytics, order fulfillment, transmitting emails, payment processing, marketing and sales support, training, and managing customer relationships and digital content. We may share your information with such vendors subject to confidentiality obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and on the condition that the service providers use your information only on our behalf and pursuant to our instructions;
● with our third-party partners to provide you with the services you request, including to process and confirm bookings or to schedule a course with a third-party instructor;
● in the event we go through a business transition such as a merger, acquisition by another company, bankruptcy, reorganization, or sale of all or a portion of our assets (as described below);
● to combat fraud or criminal activity, and to protect our rights, users, and business partners, or as part of legal proceedings affecting Company;
● with our affiliates and subsidiaries who may only use the personal information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy;
● if the information has been aggregated, de-identified, or otherwise does not identify you personally; and
● otherwise with your consent. We may disclose your personal information to the following categories of third parties:
● Company Partners, including affiliates, certain boat manufacturers, dealers, and/or captains
● Vendors
● Co-marketers
● Distributors
● Resellers
● Payment Applications Providers
● Internet Application Providers
● Data Analytics Providers
● Operating Systems and Platforms
● Government or Law Enforcement Entities
● Fraud Protection and Prevention Providers
● Application Providers
We may disclose the following categories of personal information for our own business and operational purposes:
● Identifiers;
● Demographics;
● Commercial information;
● Location information;
● Financial information; and
● Internet and network activity information.
We may disclose certain personal information in exchange for services, insights, or other valuable consideration. These disclosures may involve:
● Identifiers;
● Demographics;
● Commercial information;
● Location information;
● Financial information; and
● Internet and network activity information