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Barefoot Sailing Club Privacy Policy

1) Privacy Commitment

a) Barefoot Sailing Club is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to its Web sites ("Sites"). To accomplish this, Barefoot Sailing Club has implemented a comprehensive Online Privacy Policy that governs all information collected on or submitted to the Barefoot Sailing Club site. This Online Privacy Policy is available by links located on Barefoot Sailing Club's homepage and at every point where personal information may be requested.

b) Any person accessing, browsing, or otherwise using, either manually or via an automated device or program, to the extent permitted hereunder, is a "User" for purposes of this Online Privacy Policy and may be referred to as "User," "Users" or "You" in this Online Privacy Policy. You are bound by the terms of this Online Privacy Policy. By accessing, browsing or using any of the Barefoot Sailing Club site, you acknowledge that You have read, understand, and agree to the terms and conditions of this Online Privacy Policy. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED AND/OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY AND ALL OF ITS PROVISIONS, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.

c) Barefoot Sailing Club may be accessed in some countries that have implemented data privacy laws and in others that do not have such laws regarding the processing of Personal Information (defined below). Barefoot Sailing Club endeavors to protect Users' Personal Information according to the world's most rigorous standards which are set forth in the European Union ("EU") Data Protection Directive. The EU directive establishes common rules to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals in respect of personal data.

d) To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, Barefoot Sailing Club has put in place what Barefoot Sailing Club believes are commercially reasonable and sufficient physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information Barefoot Sailing Club collects through on its site, including Personal Information. However, Barefoot Sailing Club cannot guarantee and has no control over the public, in certain cases, or third party network through which You may send Personal Information to the Barefoot Sailing Club site.

e) This Online Privacy Policy is subject to change. Any changes to Barefoot Sailing Club's Online Privacy Policy will be posted on this Site. All information submitted through Barefoot Sailing Club's Site(s) to Barefoot Sailing Club is subject to the terms and conditions of this Online Privacy Policy, as amended. This Online Privacy Policy was last updated on March 15, 2009.

2) Information Which May Be Collected and How It May Be Used

a) Non-Personal and Aggregated Information Collected Automatically. When You visit the Barefoot Sailing Club site, Barefoot Sailing Club may log general data, such as Your domain name (e.g., barefootsailing.org), the name of the Web page from which you entered the Barefoot Sailing Club Site, which pages You visit on the Barefoot Sailing Club Site, and how much time You spend on each page. We may use this information to continually monitor and improve the Barefoot Sailing Club Site and for internal analyses. We may use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Site, track Users' movement, and gather information for aggregate use.

b) Submission of Personal Details. Barefoot Sailing Club collects information which Users may submit to Barefoot Sailing Club on a form such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and other information ("Personal Information"). Any Personal Information you submit on this Site will be treated and processed by Barefoot Sailing Club only in accordance with this Online Privacy Policy. Any time You submit personal information for a specific purpose using the Site, Your information is used for that purpose only, unless You consent otherwise or as required by law. By submitting any Personal Information on this Site, You consent to Barefoot Sailing Club holding and processing that information, both electronically and manually, and You also consent to the transfer, storage and processing of such data as needed by the administrators of Barefoot Sailing Club. 

c) Cookies. The term "cookie" refers to files that are transferred from a Web site to Your computer's hard drive. See http://www.cookiecentral.com for information about cookies.

i) Some (usually newer) versions of Web browsers allow You to decide whether or not to accept cookies and some programs notify You when a Web site is about to deposit a cookie on Your hard drive. If You decide not to accept cookies, You may not be able to successfully navigate some portions of Barefoot Sailing Club's Sites.
ii) Barefoot Sailing Club may use cookies for the customized presentation of Web pages. We do not use cookies to retrieve information from Your computer that was not originally sent in the cookie, nor does Barefoot Sailing Club use information transferred through cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes, except as expressly set forth in this Online Privacy Policy or as You may otherwise agree.

3) Sharing Information.

a) Unless Barefoot Sailing Club has Your permission or is required by law, Barefoot Sailing Club only shares the personal information You provide through Barefoot Sailing Club's Sites with internal resources, affiliates and/or business partners which are acting on Barefoot Sailing Club's behalf. Barefoot Sailing Club makes every reasonable effort to ensure that such Barefoot Sailing Club affiliates and business partners, including those in the U.S. and/or any other countries, protect Your personal information consistent with this Online Privacy Policy.

b) We may share non-personal, aggregated information with Barefoot Sailing Club members, partners, and advertisers. Aggregated information is not linked to any personal information that can identify an individual person.

4) Children's Privacy Commitment

Protecting the privacy of children is especially important. For that reason, no part of Barefoot Sailing Club's Sites are structured to attract anyone under 13 and Barefoot Sailing Club abides by the United States' Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requirements and does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children under the age of 13.

5) Opt Out Policy

You may request not to be contacted by Barefoot Sailing Club in connection with any new services, updates, promotions, news, or system outages. Such "opt out" requests should be sent to the address indicated on any such material or by replying to such material.

6) Linked Internet Web Sites

Barefoot Sailing Club's Sites may provide hyperlinks which, when clicked, take You to another place within the document, to another document altogether, or to other Web sites not controlled by Barefoot Sailing Club. These hyper-linked Web sites may contain privacy provisions that are different from those provided herein. Barefoot Sailing Club is not responsible for the collection, use or disclosure of information collected through these Web sites.

7) Correcting, Amending, or Deleting User Information

Barefoot Sailing Club honors requests from You and/or allows You to correct, amend, or delete Your account information (for example, Your name, address, or billing information). You may verify that appropriate corrections have been made. To correct, amend or delete account information, click here. To protect Your privacy and security, Barefoot Sailing Club will also take reasonable steps to verify Your identity before granting access or making corrections.

Contacting Barefoot Sailing Club:
If You have any questions about this Online Privacy Policy, the practices of Barefoot Sailing Club's Site, or Your dealings with this Site, You can email bfscyeoman@gmail.com.

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