Boatzon
Privacy Policy

A. Introduction

Boatzon Holdings, L.L.C. and/or subsidiaries (“Boatzon,” “Us,” “we,” or “our”) appreciate that customers and visitors of our platform may be concerned about their privacy. For this reason, we have developed the following Privacy Policy (“Policy”). We are committed to protecting the privacy of those with whom we interact with, both online and offline. This Policy contains important details about how we collect, use, and share personal information that we obtain from and about you when you interact with us via our website(s), email, mobile application(s), and in other online and offline interactions. This Policy is a legally binding agreement between you (“user”, “you” or “your”) and Boatzon. If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this agreement, in which case the terms “user”, “you” or “your” shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the terms of this agreement, you must not accept this agreement and may not access and use the Boatzon Service. By accessing and using the Boatzon Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy. This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.

Please read this Policy carefully.

Supplemental policy materials documents that may be posted on the Platform from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to the Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Policy and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. Aside from material changes to the policy, of which you will be notified as required by applicable law, it is your responsibility to periodically review the Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised terms in this Policy by your continued use of the Platform.

Applicability as to Certain Information: While we collect information in several contexts, as described herein, this Policy does not apply to the following information:

1.      Information we collect in connection with providing individual consumers with financial products or services. The collection of such information is subject to Boatzon’s Financial Privacy Policy, which you can access by clicking here Financial Privacy Policy.

2.      Information collected by us from persons with whom we engage in business-to-business communications and transactions, such as information about Our partner’s employees and customers.

B. Sources of Personal Information

When you open the website or use the Boatzon Mobile Application, Our servers automatically record information that your browser or device sends. This data may include:

1.      Information you provide to us directly. Information you directly provide to us.

2.      Payment Information Collected by Stripe. Boatzon is integrated with Stripe Inc.’s (“Stripe”) services to allow sellers to accept credit card and other electronic payment methods for goods they list for sale on the Boatzon Service. Stripe provides these services directly to sellers pursuant to its own terms and privacy policy. When signing up to receive funds electronically, Stripe, and not Boatzon, collects some of the information provided by sellers via the Boatzon Service, including debit card numbers, Social Security numbers, government IDs, and bank account information.

3.      Information automatically collected from your online interaction with Boatzon. We automatically collect technical information about your online interactions with us, such as your IP address and browsing preferences.

4.      Information from public sources, including government entities from which public records are obtained and information you submit in public forums.

we may combine information that we receive from the various sources described in this Policy, including third party sources and public sources, and use or disclose it for the purposes identified below.

C. Types of Personal Information Boatzon Collects

The type of information that we collect from and about you (“Personal Information”) include, without limitation:

1.      Geolocation data of your device.

2.      Certain mobile device features (contacts, calendar, photo gallery, etc.), personal data and identifiers such as usernames, aliases, account names, online identifiers, social media identifiers, (Facebook name, Twitter handles, etc.), internet protocol addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, physical address country of residence, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. Demographic information, such as age, race, gender, gender identity, national origin, religion, sex, citizenship, medical condition, military or veteran status, education, or date of birth.

3.      Commercial information including records of personal property, creditworthiness, products, or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies; Geolocation information and approximate location based on your IP address or precise location with your express consent.

4.      Professional, employment, or education information such as job title, employer, business address and contact information, employment history, other professional information, or education history.

5.      Education information that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

6.      Audio, electronic, visual, such as call center recordings, or customer support chat logs.

D. How we use Your Personal Information:

we may use each category of your information described above in the following ways:

1.      To enable interactions between you and Boatzon, such as to facilitate online purchases of boats, engines, trailers, products; posting boats and products for sale; process shipping and returns; register and administer your account, provide you with and support your interactions with us; facilitate an order, download, return, or exchange; provide requested boat, engine, trailer, product information; communicate with you about your account or Our data practices; install and configure changes and updates to programs and technologies related to interactions with us; authenticate those who interact with us.

2.      For legal or security reasons, such as to comply with legal requirements; protect Our safety, Our property or rights of those who interact with us, or others; and detect, prevent, and respond to security incidents or other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity.

3.      To enable you to provide us with further information.

4.      For marketing, we may use your Personal Information to market Boatzon products or services or those of Boatzon subsidiaries or business units. We may use your Personal Information to invite you to participate in marketing surveys, questionnaires, promotions, events, or contests. We may use your Personal Information to enhance Our content and to deliver advertisements to you, including commercial emails.

5.      For any other purposes for which you provide consent.

6.      Personal Information Processing: Processing your Personal Information depends on how you interact with the Boatzon Service, where you are located in the world, and if one of the following applies: (i) you have given your consent for one or more specific purposes; this, however, does not apply, whenever the processing of Personal Information is subject to California Consumer Privacy Act; (ii) provision of information is necessary for the performance of an agreement with you and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof; (iii) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which you are subject; (iv) processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us; (v) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party. We may also combine or aggregate some of your Personal Information in order to better serve you and to improve and update Our Boatzon Service.

7.      Note that under some legislations we may be allowed to process information until you object to such processing by opting out, without having to rely on consent or any other of the legal bases. In any case, we will be happy to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Information is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

8.      Payment processors such as Stripe adhere to the latest security standards as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. Sensitive and private data exchange happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures, and the Boatzon Service is also in compliance with strict vulnerability standards in order to create as secure of an environment as possible for users. We will share payment data with the Payment Processors only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments, and dealing with complaints and queries related to such payments and refunds. Please note that the Payment Processors may collect some Personal Information from you, which allows them to process your payments (e.g., your email address, address, credit card details, and bank account number) and handle all the steps in the payment process through their systems, including data collection and data processing. Where necessary for processing future or recurring payments and subject to your prior consent, your financial information will be stored in encrypted form on secure servers of Our Payment processors. The Payment processors’ use of your Personal Information is governed by their respective privacy policies which may or may not contain privacy protections as protective as this Policy. We recommend that you review their respective privacy policies.

E. Sharing of Information

We may share your Personal Information with the categories of recipients described below:

1.      Affiliates and subsidiaries: we may share your Personal Information within Our corporate affiliates, subsidiaries, business units and other companies that share common ownership for the purposes described above.

2.      Business partners: we may provide your Personal Information or provide access to your Personal Information to Our business partners who may use it, such as supplemental product providers, including those who offer marine accessories, marine warranties etc. For legal, security, and safety purposes: we may share your Personal Information with third parties such as law enforcement or other government agencies to comply with law or legal requirements; to enforce or apply our Terms of use and other agreements; and to protect Our rights and Our property or the safety of Our users or third parties necessary to complete a transaction or request. We may disclose information to third parties to provide you with services or benefits you may request, such as shipping vendors and consumer credit reporting companies. We may also share information with third parties at your direction, such as if you direct us to send or receive information from third parties using Stripe or other payment processors.

F. Use of Cookies and Other Collected Data

Like many other websites, Boatzon employs the use of cookies. to help personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. If you choose to decline cookies, you will not be able to use and experience the full extent of Service’s features. If you change computers, devices, or browsers, or use multiple computers, devices, or browsers, and delete your cookies, you may need to repeat this process for each computer, device, or browser. Please refer to your browser’s Help instructions to learn more about how to manage cookies and the use of other tracking technologies. Please note that you have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies by default, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. The cookies we may place on your device may last only during a single session or may be persistent over multiple sessions over time. We use these technologies to remember user preferences, maximize the performance of our website(s) and services, provide you with offers that may be of interest to you, measure the effectiveness of Our email and other advertising campaigns, and to personalize online content.

In addition to cookies, Boatzon employs the use of web beacons, pixels, tags, or other tracking technologies, such as your Internet Service Provider and IP address, the date and time you access Our website(s), the pages you accessed while visiting our website(s), the Internet address from which you accessed our website(s), CPU speed, connection speed, browser type, operating system, device identifier) and geographic location of your computer, mobile or other device, as well as date/time stamp, IP address, pages visited, time of visits, content viewed, ads viewed, the site(s), application(s), destination(s), and/or service(s) you arrived from, and other clickstream data. These indicators may be used by us or third parties to monitor your activity across devices and websites over time, serve you targeted advertisements, and any other lawful business purpose.

Our Boatzon Service may include social media features, such as the Facebook and Twitter buttons, “Share This” buttons, etc. (collectively, “Social Media Features”). These Social Media Features may also collect your IP address, what page you are visiting on our Boatzon Service, and may set a cookie to enable Social Media Features to function properly. Social Media Features are hosted either by their respective providers or directly on Our Boatzon Service. Your interactions with these Social Media Features are governed by the privacy policy of their respective providers.

we offer push notifications to which you may also voluntarily subscribe at any time. To make sure push notifications reach the correct devices, we rely on a device token unique to your device which is issued by the operating system of your device. While it is possible to access a list of device tokens, they will not reveal your identity, your unique device ID, or your contact information to us. We will maintain the information sent via e-mail in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If, at any time, you wish to stop receiving push notifications, simply adjust your device settings accordingly.

we may engage in affiliate marketing and have affiliate links present on the Boatzon Service for the purpose of being able to offer you related or additional products and services. If you click on an affiliate link, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

To provide you with more relevant and interesting experiences, we may work with third party companies, including, without limitation, Facebook, Pixel, and Google Analytics, to display ads or customize the content on this website and on other digital properties and websites. These companies may use cookies and similar tracking technologies as described in this Policy to gather information about your visits to Our website(s), as well as your visits elsewhere on the Internet. These companies use this information to provide you with more relevant advertising known as interest-based advertising. For more information about third-party advertisers, please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. This is a site offered by the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") that includes information on how consumers can opt-out from receiving interest-based advertising from some or all of NAI's members. The Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) also offers a choice mechanism with respect to certain types of data collection and use by third parties available at www.aboutads.info. Opting out of interest-based advertising will not opt you out of all advertising, but rather only interest-based advertising from us or Our agents or representatives.

Some browsers incorporate a Do Not Track feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Tracking is not the same as using or collecting information in connection with a website. For these purposes, tracking refers to collecting personally identifiable information from consumers who use or visit a website or online service as they move across different websites over time. How browsers communicate the Do Not Track signal is not yet uniform. As a result, the Boatzon Service is not yet set up to interpret or respond to Do Not Track signals communicated by your browser. Even so, as described in more detail throughout this Policy, we limit Our use and collection of your Personal Information.

G. Information Security and Data Breach

we secure information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards in an effort to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification, and disclosure of Personal Information in Our control and custody. However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed.

Therefore, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, you acknowledge that (a) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond Our control; (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and the Boatzon Service cannot be guaranteed; and (c) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party, despite best efforts.

As the security of Personal Information depends in part on the security of the device you use to communicate with us and the security you use to protect your credentials, please take appropriate measures to protect this information.

In the event we become aware that the security of the Boatzon Service has been compromised or users’ Personal Information has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, including, but not limited to, security attacks or fraud, we reserve the right to take reasonably appropriate measures, including, but not limited to, investigation and reporting, as well as notification to and cooperation with law enforcement authorities. In the event of a data breach, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected individuals if we believe that there is a reasonable risk of harm to the user as a result of the breach or if notice is otherwise required by law.

H. Children’s Privacy

Our Platform is intended for use of people over fourteen (14). We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not submit any Personal Information through the Boatzon Service. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Information through the Boatzon Service without their permission. We also ask that all parents and legal guardians overseeing the care of children take the necessary precautions to ensure that their children are instructed to never give out Personal Information when online without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Information to us through the Boatzon Service, please contact us at Privacy@boatzon.com to request that we delete that child’s Personal Information from our records.

I. External Links

While interacting with us you may encounter links to external sites or other online services, including those embedded in third party advertisements or sponsor information, that we do not control. We are not responsible for the privacy practices and data collection policies for such third-party services. You should consult the privacy statements of those third-party services for details.

K. Contact Information

If you have questions regarding this Policy, please contact us at:

Note: Only inquiries involving this Privacy Policy or Boatzon ’s collection, use, and/or management of your personal information should be sent to this email and/or mailing address. No other communication will be accepted or addressed.

To opt-out of receiving promotional email messages from us, please click on the "Unsubscribe" link contained at the bottom of each email or by contacting us using the information above.

L. Your California Privacy Rights

This section applies to certain California residents and supplements (but does not replace) the Policy above. Consumers residing in California are afforded certain additional rights with respect to their Personal Information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

1.      Personal Information Collection: As described in this Policy in the information collection section above, for twelve (12) months we have collected and may have shared with third parties the categories of Personal Information listed below:

o   Personal identifiers (such as name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.)

o   Person’s characteristics (such as age, gender, etc.)

o   Biometric information (facial recognition, fingerprints, etc.)

o   Commercial information, including records of personal property, product or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.

o   Audio, visual, electronic, or other types of recordings.

o   Professional or employment information.

o   Personal information subject to the California Customer Records Act, such as signatures.

o   Internet or other electronic network activity.

o   Citizenship status.

o   Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement.

o   Purchase history.

o   Geolocation data.

o   Information we collect in connection with providing individual consumers with a financial product or service. Such information is subject instead to Our Financial Privacy Policy.

o   Information we collect from individuals with whom we engage in solely business-to-business communications and transactions, including due diligence transactions, such as information about the employees of Our business clients.

2.      Collection Sources: Collection of the categories of Personal Information identified above may occur through one or more of the following sources:

o   From you, when you engage in certain activities such as: registering and/or setting up an account/profile to access Boatzon .com, Boatzon ’s mobile applications, Boatzon ’s Insurance platform(s), Boatzon ’s Insurance platform(s), Boatzon ’s Warranty platform(s) or related Boatzon platforms and/or Service(s) and navigating and/or utilizing Boatzon ’s website(s), mobile, and/or related Service(s).

o   From identity verification partners.

o   From service providers who gather personal information from you or external parties who possess and/or process your personal information, once you grant the requisite right, power, and/or authority to those service providers to act

o   On your behalf and gather and/or provide such data to us.

o   Through Local Device Storage (placing and/or storing code or other types of

o   Information and/or devices (e.g., "cookies") on your computer, mobile or other device) or Tracking Technologies (web beacons, web bugs, clear gifs, and similar technologies).

o   The business and/or or commercial purpose(s) for which we collect the data identified above may include one or more of the following:

o   Auditing, such as auditing related to a current interaction with you and

o   concurrent transactions, including, but not limited to, counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards;

o   Debugging, such as debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;

o   The occurrence of mergers and acquisitions, including in the event Boatzon undergoes a corporate reorganization such as a merger, acquisition, sale of part or all of its business, or other related event, in which data may be collected, used, or shared for the purpose of negotiating or completing such transactions;

o   Performing or improving services, such as maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, providing consumers with requested or personalized content, communicating with you about new features, products, or services, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, tailoring the services that we offer to your needs; verifying your information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, or providing similar services on behalf of Boatzon;

o   Quality assurance, including undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Boatzon, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the Boatzon Service or a device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Boatzon;

o   Security, such as detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and/or prosecuting those responsible for that activity;

o   Short-term, transient use;

o   To communicate, advertise, and/or market Boatzon ’s goods, products, and/or services, to show you content and sponsored messaging, to engage in interest - based advertising, to gauge the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, and/or for other marketing or advertising purposes;

o   To comply with legal or compliance requirements, such as compliance training, investigating, and responding to legal claims, responding to law enforcement requests, or as otherwise required by law;

o   To conduct internal research, including undertaking internal research for technological development and/or demonstration and analyzing trends;

o   To help diagnose problems with our servers, to gather broad demographic information, track users' movements around the Service, and/or to otherwise administer the Service; and/or

o   To track geographic location, usage patterns, broad demographic information, and/or the movements of individual users.

3.      Disclosure of Personal Information: The information identified in Section XI(a) may have been or may be disclosed to one or more of the following:

o   Service providers, such as identity verification services, financial services, technical support, research, and analytics providers, etc.

o   Our subsidiaries, company divisions, and affiliates

o   Consumer credit reporting companies

o   Providers, such as those who offer marine accessories, insurance, warranties, etc.

o   Companies to whom your data is shared at your direction

o   Supplemental product

o   Entities involved in a corporate transaction

o   Public or law enforcement officials, as well as private parties involved in other legal process

All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties, excluding aggregators and providers of the Text Messaging services.

4.      Entitlement to Further Information: In addition to the rights as explained in this Policy, California residents who provide Personal Information as defined in the statute to obtain Boatzon Service for personal, family, or household use are entitled to request and obtain from us, once a calendar year, information about the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected and disclosed.

5.      Furthermore, California residents have the right to request deletion of their Personal Information or opt-out of the sale of their Personal Information which may include selling, disclosing, or transferring Personal Information to another business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration. To do so, simply contact us. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your rights under the CCPA.

6.      How to exercise your rights: Any requests to exercise your rights can be directed to us through the contact details provided in this document. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. Your request must provide sufficient information that allows us to verify that you are the person you are claiming to be or that you are the authorized representative of such person. If we receive your request from an authorized representative, we may request evidence that you have provided such an authorized representative with power of attorney or that the authorized representative otherwise has valid written authority to submit requests on your behalf. You must include sufficient details to allow us to properly understand the request and respond to it. We cannot respond to your request or provide you with Personal Information unless we first verify your identity or authority to make such a request and confirm that the Personal Information relates to you. To submit a request to know or a request to delete, please send an email to Privacy@boatzon.com

7.      we will attempt to resolve complaints and disputes and make every reasonable effort to honor your wish to exercise your rights as quickly as possible, within the timescales provided by applicable data protection laws.

All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any this parties, excluding aggregators and providers of the Text Messaging services.

If you do not agree to the terms contained in this Privacy Policy, you must immediately exit the Boatzon Service.

All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any this parties, excluding aggregators and providers of the Text Messaging services.