Privacy Policy

WE CARE ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY

At Gulf Marine, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of the Gulf Marine web site (the “Site”); By using this site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. We believe everyone has the right to enjoy the internet without fear of attacks and our website is safe from such abuse. This site is for everyone to enjoy at any age and all reproduction of our material in any way must meet our standards and written approval. It is our wish for you to surf our site hassle free and without concern as to foul content or malware. All material is written in-house, by us and for you. All material, slogans, names, and styles of our sites have exclusive rights retained by Gulf Marine, Inc.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will collect personal information if you choose to register as an e-mail participant or any information you submit to us. If you submit information including any of the following: name, address, telephone number, business name, and e-mail address, we may retain this for the purpose of helping us change this site to fit you better, however this information will never leave our files. Our servers are not used for any third party marketing purposes of any kind. Should you receive unsolicited or improper contact with our name attached, you should forward a copy to us to use for legal action against the abuser.

The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site. None of this information is personally-identifiable or permanently retained. This information is used to help improve the Site, analyze trends, and administer the Site.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal information we collect will be used to provide the service(s) or carry out the transaction(s) you have requested or authorized. This may include using your personal information to request additional information on feedback that you provide about the product or service that you are using; to provide critical updates and notifications regarding your e-mail account; to improve the product or service, for example updating help articles to include your type of problem but never would we reveal any personal information you submit to us.

We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of email, postal mailings and performing statistical analysis of our services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service, if required. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of that information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose and agree to these terms.

Gulf Marine may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Gulf Marine or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Gulf Marine and our web sites, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Gulf Marine employees or agents, users of Gulf Marine products or services, or members of the public.

Personal information collected on the Site may be stored and processed in the United States, Canada or any other country in which Gulf Marine or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.

CONTROL OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Except as otherwise described in this statement, personal information you provide on the Site will not be shared outside of Gulf Marine and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates without your permission. Please be aware that this privacy statement and any choices you make on the Site will not necessarily apply to personal information you may have provided to Gulf Marine in the context of other, separately operated, products or services.

SECURITY & ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your personal information may be updated/cancelled or added by using our contact us page. You may request us to purge your web use  from our records and all traces of your existence within our company will be erased. Gulf Marine is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computers that are properly secured and with limited access. Our work computers & web storage servers are not connected. Additionally, we use several other ways to secure this data, which we can not disclose.

COOKIES

If we do use cookies on the Site, it is to ensure the integrity of the registration process and to personalize the Site, and they will be with our name and will expire when you log off. We may also use tracking cookies to advertise our products to you. We do not use anything that creates a security risk or malware of any kind. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of web sites you visit.