Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 7, 2026

BoatingWorld.com (“BoatingWorld,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy
and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when you
visit BoatingWorld.com, use our Marine Pros directory, request quotes or
information from marine service providers, submit reviews, create or claim a
business listing, subscribe to communications, or otherwise interact with our
website and services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when
we disclose it, and the choices and rights available to you.

By using BoatingWorld.com, you acknowledge the practices described in this
Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information you provide directly to us as well as information
collected automatically when you use the website.

Information You Provide

Depending on how you interact with BoatingWorld.com, we may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• City, state, ZIP code, or other location information
• Information about a boat, project, repair, service, rental, charter, or other marine-related need
• Quote request information
• Reviews, ratings, comments, and other content you submit
• Business name, business address, telephone number, website, service categories, hours, and other information associated with a Marine Pros listing
• Account and login information
• Communications you send to us
• Newsletter or marketing preferences
• Any other information you voluntarily provide

Please do not submit sensitive personal information that is not necessary for
the service you are requesting.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you access BoatingWorld.com, we and companies that provide technology,
analytics, advertising, and related services to us may automatically collect
certain information, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Approximate geographic location
• Referring website
• Pages viewed
• Links clicked
• Date and time of visits
• Search activity
• Interaction with advertisements or affiliate links
• Cookie identifiers and similar online identifiers

We may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, analytics technologies, and
similar tools to collect this information.

3. Information From Other Sources

We may receive information from other sources, including marine businesses,
advertising and analytics providers, publicly available sources, business
websites, data providers, social media platforms, and other third parties.

Information appearing in our Marine Pros directory may include publicly
available business information or information obtained from third-party
sources. A business owner or authorized representative may be able to claim a
listing and update or correct certain information.

4. How We Use Information

We may use personal information to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve BoatingWorld.com
• Provide articles, product information, reviews, directories, and other website content
• Process quote and service requests
• Connect consumers with marine businesses and service professionals
• Respond to questions and customer-service requests
• Create and administer accounts
• Allow businesses to claim and manage Marine Pros listings
• Publish and administer ratings and reviews
• Send requested newsletters and communications
• Send service-related communications
• Send marketing communications where permitted by law and consistent with your choices
• Personalize website content
• Understand website usage and performance
• Measure advertising and marketing effectiveness
• Detect fraud, abuse, security incidents, and other prohibited activity
• Maintain and protect our systems
• Enforce our Terms and Conditions
• Comply with legal and regulatory requirements
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
• Complete a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale, or other business transaction

We may also use information in aggregated or de-identified form where the
information cannot reasonably be associated with an identifiable individual.

5. Quote Requests and Marine Service Professionals

BoatingWorld.com allows users to request quotes, pricing, availability, or
other information relating to marine services.

When you submit a quote request, we may disclose information included in your
request, such as your name, telephone number, email address, location, and
project details, to the marine business you selected and/or other marine
service professionals that may be able to assist with your request, consistent
with the disclosure presented to you when you submit the request.

Those businesses are independent companies and may have their own privacy
practices. Once your information has been provided to an independent service
professional, that business’s use of your information may also be governed by
its own privacy policy.

BoatingWorld.com does not control the privacy practices of independent Marine
Pros.

6. Telephone Calls and Text Messages

If you provide your telephone number and affirmatively consent to receive
telephone calls or text messages, BoatingWorld.com and/or the service
providers identified or described at the point of collection may contact you
as permitted by your consent and applicable law.

Calls or messages may include communications about a quote request, marine
services, your inquiry, or marketing offers where you have provided the
necessary consent.

Consent to receive marketing calls or text messages is not a condition of
purchasing any product or service.

Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out of marketing text messages by replying STOP.
You may request assistance by replying HELP where supported.
You may also communicate a request to stop calls or messages through any
reasonable method permitted by applicable law.

Opting out of marketing communications does not necessarily prevent us or a
service professional from contacting you regarding an existing transaction,
request, account, or other non-marketing matter where legally permitted.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

BoatingWorld.com may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes
including:

• Essential website functionality
• Remembering preferences
• Website analytics
• Security
• Measuring traffic and performance
• Advertising
• Affiliate tracking
• Understanding how visitors interact with the website

Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies. Disabling certain
cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

Where required by applicable law, we may provide additional cookie controls
or an option to opt out of certain advertising-related technologies.

8. Advertising and Affiliate Links

BoatingWorld.com may display advertisements and may participate in affiliate
marketing programs.

Articles, gear reviews, product pages, or other content may contain links to
third-party retailers or websites. If you click an affiliate link and make a
purchase, BoatingWorld.com may receive a commission or other compensation.

Third-party advertisers and retailers may use cookies or similar technologies
in accordance with their own privacy policies.

BoatingWorld.com does not control the privacy practices of these third
parties.

9. How We Disclose Information

We may disclose personal information to:

Marine Service Professionals.
We may provide information associated with a quote or service request to
marine businesses and other service professionals as described at the time
the request is submitted.

Service Providers.
We may use vendors that provide hosting, analytics, email delivery,
communications, security, website development, customer support, data
processing, and other services.

Advertising and Analytics Providers.
We may disclose online identifiers, device information, and website activity
to advertising and analytics companies.

Affiliated Companies.
Information may be shared with companies under common ownership or control
with BoatingWorld.com for legitimate business purposes.

Business Transfers.
Information may be disclosed in connection with a merger, acquisition,
financing, restructuring, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or similar transaction.

Legal and Safety Purposes.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with
applicable law, legal process, court orders, government requests, protect our
rights, investigate fraud, enforce our agreements, or protect the safety of
users and others.

At Your Direction.
We may disclose information when you request or authorize us to do so.

10. Public Information

Reviews, ratings, business listings, business descriptions, usernames,
locations, comments, photographs, and other information submitted for public
display may be visible to anyone using the Internet.

You should not include information in a public review or listing that you do
not want publicly available.

11. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

BoatingWorld.com does not sell personal information for money in the
traditional sense.

However, certain privacy laws define “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted
advertising” broadly enough that the use of advertising cookies, analytics
technologies, or disclosure of certain online identifiers to advertising
partners may qualify as a sale or sharing of personal information.

Where applicable law provides the right to opt out of such activity, we will
provide a method for exercising that right.

Where required by law, we will also recognize qualifying browser-based
opt-out signals, such as the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”).

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and the laws applicable to BoatingWorld.com, you
may have the right to:

• Confirm whether we process personal information about you
• Request access to personal information
• Request a copy of certain personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Request deletion of personal information
• Opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information
• Opt out of targeted advertising
• Limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information where applicable
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Appeal certain decisions concerning a privacy request
• Receive equal service and not be discriminated against for exercising applicable privacy rights

These rights are subject to exceptions and limitations under applicable law.

13. California Privacy Rights

If the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended (“CCPA”), applies to
BoatingWorld.com and your personal information, California residents may have
rights including the right to know, delete, correct, opt out of the sale or
sharing of personal information, limit certain uses of sensitive personal
information, and receive non-discriminatory treatment.

During the preceding 12 months, depending on your interaction with the
website, we may have collected the following categories of personal
information:

Identifiers: such as name, email address, telephone number,
IP address, account identifiers, and online identifiers.

Customer-record information: such as contact information and
information associated with service requests.

Commercial information: such as marine service interests,
quote requests, product interests, and interaction with retailer or affiliate
links.

Internet or electronic network activity: such as browsing
activity, pages viewed, clicks, device information, and interactions with the
website.

Geolocation information: such as approximate location
derived from an IP address or location information you voluntarily submit.

Professional or business information: such as information
associated with Marine Pros businesses and representatives.

User-generated information: including reviews, ratings,
comments, project descriptions, photographs, and other content submitted to
the website.

We collect these categories from users, browsers and devices, service
professionals, public sources, service providers, and other third parties.

We use and disclose these categories for the business and commercial purposes
described in this Privacy Policy.

BoatingWorld.com does not knowingly sell or share personal information of
consumers we know are under 16 years of age.

14. Exercising Privacy Rights

To exercise an applicable privacy right, contact us at:

Email:
[email protected]

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests. We
will use information submitted for verification only as necessary to evaluate
and respond to the request.

Where permitted by law, an authorized agent may make a request on your
behalf. We may require evidence that the agent has authority to act for you.

If your state provides a right to appeal a privacy decision, you may submit
an appeal using the same contact information and clearly identify the request
as a “Privacy Appeal.”

15. Email Marketing

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails by following the unsubscribe
instructions contained in those emails.

Even after unsubscribing from promotional communications, we may continue
sending non-promotional communications regarding your account, an inquiry, a
quote request, security matters, or other transactions.

16. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill
the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing services,
maintaining business and transaction records, resolving disputes, preventing
fraud, enforcing agreements, complying with legal obligations, and protecting
our legal rights.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and purpose
for which it was collected.

17. Information Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures
designed to protect personal information.

However, no Internet transmission, website, network, or electronic storage
system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of
information transmitted to or stored by BoatingWorld.com.

18. Children

BoatingWorld.com is intended for a general audience and is not directed to
children under 13 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children
under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a
child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable
steps to delete it.

19. Third-Party Websites

BoatingWorld.com contains links to businesses, retailers, advertisers, marine
service providers, social media services, and other third-party websites.

We are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of
third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies
before providing personal information.

20. Business Listings

Information relating to marine businesses may be obtained from the business
itself, publicly available sources, third-party data providers, or other
sources.

If you own or represent a business appearing in the Marine Pros directory and
believe information is inaccurate, you may contact us or use available
listing-management features to request a correction.

21. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our
practices, technology, services, or legal requirements.

When we update the policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top
of this page. Material changes may be communicated through additional notices
where required by law.

Your continued use of BoatingWorld.com after an updated Privacy Policy becomes
effective constitutes acknowledgment of the updated policy to the extent
permitted by law.

22. Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices may be directed
to:

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