Privacy Policy

Revised 01.30.2015

The Catamarans.com Website ("Site") is owned and operated by Catamaran Sales, Inc. d/b/a The Catamaran Company ("The Catamaran Company", "Catamarans.com", "We", "us", "our"). The Site offers services to (i) a consumer or an individual who visits the Site ("Site Visitor"); and (ii) brokers and dealers (and their employees, agents or representatives).

The following privacy statement describes the practices of the Site with respect to the collection, maintenance and disclosure of information received from Site Visitors only. This privacy statement also does not apply to our off-line receipt or collection of information.

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, please contact policies@Catamarans.com for more information.

Privacy Policy

The Catamaran Company is committed to respecting the privacy rights of our customers and all visitors to our website. We take privacy very seriously, and have put into place policies and procedures to ensure that information about you is safeguarded. You can use our website and request to be contacted and remain assured that your personal information is protected.

Contacting us or Providing Your Personal information is Your Consent to Our Collecting and Using Information about You

As a condition to using The Catamaran Company website, we require your approval to collect personal information or data. By visiting The Catamaran Company or providing your personal information you agree that we may collect and use this information as stated in our Privacy Policy. If we change our privacy policy, we will post the changes on this page so you are always informed about what information we collect, how we use, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Your use of our website or services constitutes your consent to the processing of information about you.

Our Promise

The Catamaran Company website provides a simply way of researching, shopping, and ultimately contacting us about purchasing the catamaran or boat of your dreams. Your privacy throughout this process is important to us, which is why we at The Catamaran Company believe in an active approach to safeguarding your privacy on-line. You can interact with us and remain assured that you are protected by confidentiality and security rules, and your individual right to change your mind. To this end, our Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use information about a site visitor and whether the information is kept confidential or shared with or sold to other firms, researchers or sellers. The Privacy Policy applies to the site The Catamaran Company and subdirectories.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact Privacy Officer by email at policies@Catamarans.com, by phone at 954.727.0016 or by writing Privacy Officer, Catamaran Company, 4005 N. Federal Highway, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308; Phone: 954.727.0016; Fax: 954.727.0024.

The Catamaran Company Security Statement

At The Catamaran Company, we've taken important measures to keep the information you share with us safe and secure.

Why are we providing you with this Privacy Policy?

Because The Catamaran Company is a firm believer and active participant in maintaining consumer privacy, we prepared these policies so that website visitors such as yourself gain an understanding and receive our full disclosure about how we use information about you so you can make an informed decision whether to provide us with information about yourself. The Catamaran Company believes in improving your online shopping experience through the responsible and secure collection and use of data or information you provide.

What information does The Catamaran Company collect?

If you choose and ask to be contacted by us, our General Inquiry form requires you to provide your first and last name and email address, and your telephone number and address as an option. In some instance other inquiry forms on the website require your address and country. By registering your information at our site you get unrestricted, free access to all content on the site, including images, videos, full specifications of every catamaran listing, and you receive all our newsletters and weekly updates.

We may use the information you provide for marketing research and other marketing and service related purposes like sending brochures or other information you request and keeping in touch by e-mail. Any personal information you choose to share with us will not be disclosed to anyone outside of The Catamaran Company, our related companies, or our business partners who help with this site unless required by law. We will never exchange or sell your personal information to any other company.

What principles govern The Catamaran Company’s use of collected information?

We want to be clear about our privacy policy and to provide you comprehensive information about the defining principles for how we handle personal data. As a primary governing principle, we store information or gain access to information already stored in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user only on the condition that the subscriber or user has given informed consent. To this end we ensure that:

• Personal information or data is requested and processed fairly and lawfully.

• Personal information or data is collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes identified in the respective website inquiry forms and includes information you provide in support of your inquiry about a particular aspect of the products or services offered on the website; the information or data is not further processed in a way incompatible with these purposes.

• Personal information that you provide is adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purposes for which the information and data are collected and/or further processed.

• Personal information or data is provided and controlled by you and should therefore be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.

• Personal information or data is kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data were collected or for which they are further processed.

Does The Catamaran Company collect cookies?

The Catamaran Company makes limited use of "cookies". Cookies are text files sent by Web servers to Web browsers and are stored on the user’s computer or mobile device. If the browser is loading a page and the server requests the information stored in the cookie, the cookie is sent back to the server. Cookies contain data about the user’s activities on the website, and can be used by Web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website, and to identify users returning to a website. Cookies may be either "persistent" or "session" cookies. A persistent cookie will remain valid until its set expiration date (unless deleted by the user). A session cookie will expire at the end of the user session, when the Web browser is closed.

In most cases, you can set your web browser to prompt you when a cookie request is being made from a web page, such as The Catamaran Company web page, and you have the option to accept or not. If you accept or do not reject the cookie, then your browser adds the text in a small file, which will expire in 90-days. Accepting cookies does not give us access to your computer or personal information about you. The Catamaran Company uses cookies as a way to gather information to make your online visit easier and more productive. Technically, cookies are harmless, occupying just a few bytes on your hard drive. Note that personal information is often contained in or linked to a cookie (such as email address, zip code, etc.). The only time that The Catamaran Company receives such information is if you freely provide it by filing out one of the inquiry forms at the site. We use the personal information that you provided solely so we can respond to your inquiry.

How you can control cookies

You can use your web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer) to:

• delete all cookies

• block all cookies

• allow all cookies

• block third-party cookies

• clear all cookies when you close the browser

• open a ‘private browsing’ session

• install add-ons and plug-ins to extend browser functionality

Browser – Where to find information about controlling cookies

• Internet Explorer –http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835

• Chrome – https://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en-GB/more/privacy.html

• Firefox – http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History

• Safari – http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042

• Opera – http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/

International Use

We are headquartered in the United States of America and you explicitly acknowledge and consent to the fact that personal information stored or processed in the United States will be subject to the laws of the United States as more fully described in the Terms and Conditions governing your use of the website. In this regard, we also give this additional notice to UK and European Users: we prepared this privacy policy to meet the obligations of the E-Privacy Directive -- under Art. 10 of EC Directive n. 95/46/EC, and under the provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC, as revised by Directive 2009/136/EC, on the subject of Cookies.

Is there any other technology similar to cookies that may be used?

Web beacons, clear GIFs, page tags and web bugs

These are all terms used to describe a particular form of technology implemented by many sites in order to help them understand and analyse how the site is being used and to the extent we use this technology it is solely used to improve your experience on the website. These technologies may also be used to target advertising on the web page you are viewing.

A web beacon (or similar) usually takes the form of a small, transparent image, which is embedded in a web page or an email. A web beacon is used in conjunction with cookies and send information such as your IP address, when the page or email was viewed, from what device and which geo-location etc.

Opting out

As a web beacon forms part of a web page, it is not possible to ‘opt-out’ as such but you can render it ineffective by opting out of the cookies the web beacon sets.

Does The Catamaran Company track my visits?

We collect anonymous information about every visit to our site by tracking Internet Protocol (IP) addresses on an aggregate basis, including information about which areas of our site receive the most visits and user’s visit history. This is done by the placement of a cookie on your computer. We do not link IP addresses to personal information associated with a particular visitor. We use this information only to determine how to make future visits more convenient and productive site users. We also collect browser type, access time, and the URL where a user is entering or exiting the site.

The data is analyzed, generating several different types of reports showing different views on the data collected. We do not capture any information about a particular individual's use of the site -- rather only aggregate data is captured. Our third-party metrics provider is bound by strict confidentiality restrictions and is not permitted to sell or use The Catamaran Company's aggregate site data for any purpose other than for providing The Catamaran Company with the metrics information. The Catamaran Company, does not share, sell or provide any of this aggregate data with outside companies, with the exception noted above. Furthermore, The Catamaran Company does not track where you go on the Internet.

Does The Catamaran Company share any information it collects with outside parties?

At The Catamaran Company, we consider the information you choose to share with us personal and confidential. We will not rent or sell your name, address, e-mail address, or other personal information to any third party without your permission, except as may be required by law. We may provide your information to third party service providers (subject to confidentiality agreements) that perform services on our behalf. Each of these service providers has its own Privacy Policy governing use on the respective sites found at the provider’s website.

Sharing of Information among affiliates

Our affiliates are other companies under The Catamaran Company corporate umbrella. In addition to using affiliates to perform various services, we may share your information with them.

Does The Catamaran Company provide a way to update or remove personal information?

If you wish to change, update, or remove personal information you may do so by contacting our Privacy Officer by email at policies@Catamarans.com, by phone at 954.727.0016 or by writing Privacy Officer, Catamaran Company, 4005 N. Federal Highway, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308; Phone: 954.727.0016; Fax: 954.727.0024, at any time, expressing your desire to change, update, or remove personal information.

Changes in this Privacy Statement

If we decide to change our privacy policy materially, we will post those changes in the Privacy Policy, on our homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are made aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

Links

Though our site contains links to other sites, we are not responsible for the content, links or privacy on any of those sites.

How is email used on The Catamaran Company?

Email is used to respond to inquiries initiated by you. Where our website requests an email address or other personal information from you, you are voluntarily providing that personal information in order to communicate with and to receive information and follow-up information, or to establish a relationship with The Catamaran Company.

We collect email addresses from those who contact us via email, and ask for information such as your email address and name when you inquire and sign up to receive information from us. The information we collect is not distributed or sold to a third party. We only use the information to communicate with you about your transaction or to send you materials you requested, such as MULTIHULLS MAGAZINE. Email you receive from us will contain an opt-out link which can be used in the event that you no longer wish to receive communications from us.

Legal Disclaimer

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our website.

Our Security Procedures

Keeping your information secure is very important to us and we take a number of steps to safeguard it. Among other things, we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard non-public personal information about you. We limit access to personal or other information to employees or agents who assist us in providing products or services to you. Employees who fail to follow our established security procedures and standards are subject to disciplinary action. We also require any third party to whom we disclose nonpublic personal information to adhere to this Privacy Policy and to establish information security procedures. Please note, data transmissions and communications over the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot ensure the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.

How This Policy Applies to You

This Privacy Policy applies to our website users and this Privacy Policy replaces our previous disclosures to you about our information practices.

ADDITIONAL NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

Your Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of California, under the California Civil Code, you have the right to request from companies conducting business in California a list of all third parties to whom the company has disclosed personal information during the preceding year for direct marketing purposes. Alternatively, the law provides that if the company adopts a policy to only disclose your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes if you have either given your affirmative consent or you have not indicated that you wish to prevent such a disclosure, the company may instead provide you with information on how to exercise your disclosure choice options.

Our services qualify for the alternative option; when we collect information from you, we enable you to opt-out from or opt-into the disclosure of your personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. If you have any concerns please contact Privacy Officer by email at policies@Catamarans.com.

How we respond to Do Not Track settings

California Business & Professions Code Section 22575(b)(as amended effective January 1, 2014) provides that California residents are entitled to know how a website operator responds to "Do Not Track" (DNT) browser settings. DNT is a feature offered by some browsers which, when enabled, sends a signal to websites to request that your browsing is not tracked, such as by third party ad networks, social networks and analytic companies. However, a uniform standard has not yet been adopted to determine how these signals should be interpreted and what actions should be taken by websites and third parties.

At the present time, we do not respond to DNT signals. We will continue to review DNT and other technologies and may adopt a DNT standard once available. In the meantime, you may opt-out of certain types of tracking on this website, including analytics and tailored advertising, by changing your cookie settings.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Our website, products and services are not directed to persons under 13. We do not knowingly collect, maintain or use personal information from our website about children under age 13

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact: Privacy Officer by email at policies@Catamarans.com, by phone at 954.727.0016 or by writing Privacy Officer, Catamaran Company, 4005 N. Federal Highway, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308; Phone: 954.727.0016; Fax: 954.727.0024.