Privacy Policy for Great Lakes Sailing Co.

At Great Lakes Sailing Co., accessible from greatlakessailingco.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Great Lakes Sailing Co. and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Great Lakes Sailing Co.. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website. Our Privacy Policy was created with the help of the TermsFeed Privacy Policy Generator.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information we collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our website
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
  • Send you emails
  • Find and prevent fraud

Log Files

Great Lakes Sailing Co. follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Great Lakes Sailing Co. uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

For more general information on cookies, please read “Cookies” article from the Privacy Policy Generator.

Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Great Lakes Sailing Co..

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Great Lakes Sailing Co., which are sent directly to users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that Great Lakes Sailing Co. has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Great Lakes Sailing Co.’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.

Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.

Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Great Lakes Sailing Co. does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Privacy Policy REgarding the Use of E-Signature Services

Use of E-Signature Services

We provide e-signature functionality to facilitate the generation, signing, and storage of contracts through our service, powered by Docuseal. This functionality is designed to ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 

Personal Data Collected

When using the e-signature functionality, we may process the following personal data:

• Names

• Email addresses

• Digital signatures

Purpose of Processing

We process this data solely for the following purposes:

• To generate, send, and manage electronic contracts.

• To facilitate legally binding e-signature workflows.

• To store signed contracts for record-keeping purposes.

Legal Basis for Processing

The legal basis for processing this data is:

• Contractual necessity: Processing is required to fulfill the contractual obligations of the e-

signature service.

• Legitimate interests: Ensuring the integrity and functionality of contract workflows.

Data Retention

E-signature data will be retained for a period of 10 years to comply with legal obligations or until the

contract is terminated, whichever is longer. After this period, data will be securely deleted unless

retention is required by law.

Third-Party Processors

We use Docuseal as a third-party service provider to facilitate the e-signature functionality. Docuseal

processes personal data on our behalf in accordance with GDPR and other applicable data

protection laws. For more information about their data practices, please refer to Docuseal’s privacy

policy at https://www.docuseal.com/privacy.

Data Transfers

E-signature data may be transferred and processed in jurisdictions outside of your country of

residence. We ensure that all data transfers comply with GDPR and are protected by appropriate

safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

Your Rights

Individuals whose data is processed as part of the e-signature service have the following rights:

• The right to access, correct, or delete their personal data.

• The right to object to processing or request restrictions.

• The right to withdraw consent, where applicable.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at glsc@greatlakessailingco.com.

Security Measures

We and our partners implement industry-standard measures to secure personal data, including

encryption and access controls, to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of all data processed

through the e-signature functionality.