Privacy Policy

Ferry Sloops, Inc. is committed to protecting the privacy of our website users. This Privacy Policy is a statement that discloses how our website collects, uses, discloses, and manages the data of its visitors and customers.

What Information Is Collected?

We receive, collect, and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect:

Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet
Login details, email address, password, computer and connection information, and transaction history
Session information measured using software tools (including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and browsing methods)
Personally identifiable information (including name, email address, communications, payment details, comments, feedback, reviews, recommendations, and personal profile)

Note: You do not have to provide us with personal information to browse the website. However, if you choose not to provide required information, certain features of the website may not be available to you.

How Do We Collect Information?

When you complete and submit a form on our website (such as requesting information or submitting an inquiry), we collect the personal information you provide, such as your name, address, and email address. Your personal information will be used for these specific reasons only.

Why Do We Collect Personal Information?

We collect Non-Personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:

To provide and operate our Services;
To create aggregated statistical data and non-personal information to help us or our partners improve services;
To process transactions initiated through the website, answer questions, or enter you into promotions;
To track and aggregate usage data via IP addresses;
To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.

Do We Use Cookies?

Yes. When you visit our website, one or more cookies are placed on your hard drive to make your interaction with the website easy and meaningful. A cookie assigns your computer a unique, random identifier that acts as an anonymous ID. Standing alone, cookies do not personally identify you—they identify the device you use to access the site.

Cookies enable us to recognize your browser, remember your settings, pre-fill forms, and compile aggregate traffic and interaction data to offer better tools and experiences in the future.

Managing Cookies: Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change your browser settings to decline cookies or notify you when a new cookie is received. Disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features on our website.

Third-Party Cookies and Analytics

We may contract with third-party service providers to help us better understand website usage and analyze site activity. These third parties are provided only with Automatically-Collected Information (not your direct personal details) and are required to keep this data confidential and use it solely to help us conduct and improve our services.

Do We Disclose Information to Outside Parties?

We do not sell, rent, trade, share, or otherwise transfer your Personal Information to third parties for their own commercial uses.

Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party agents who assist us in operating our website, conducting business, or serving you. These parties are required to keep your information confidential.
Business Transfers: In the event of a sale, merger, or transfer of organizational assets, user information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
Legal Requirements: We may release your information without prior notice when reasonably necessary to comply with the law, court orders, legal proceedings, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of Ferry Sloops, Inc. or others.

Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include links to third-party websites or services on our site. Third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We have no responsibility or liability for the content or practices of linked sites, though we welcome feedback to help protect our site's integrity.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA Notice)

If you are a resident of California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) provide you with specific rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Know / Access: You have the right to request information about what personal data we have collected, used, and disclosed about you over the past 12 months.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain legal exceptions.
Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale / Sharing: Ferry Sloops, Inc. does not sell or share your personal information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

To submit a request under your California privacy rights, please contact us at info@ferrysloops.org.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This online Privacy Policy applies strictly to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Security & Legal Disclaimer

We employ commercially reasonable physical, technological, and administrative security measures (including firewalls and vulnerability monitoring) to safeguard your data. However, no internet data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot warrant complete security against unauthorized access.

Retention and Storage

We retain Personal Information and Automatically-Collected Information in our systems for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and enforce our agreements.

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes and clarifications take effect immediately upon posting to the website. Material updates will be noted here so you remain aware of what information we collect and how we use it.