Privacy Policy

Maritime Association shares your concerns about privacy on the Internet. In order to better protect your privacy, Maritime Association has provided this notice explaining its online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used on the Site.

Maritime Association's Collection and Use of Your Information
In the course of using the Site, Maritime Association may ask you for your name, e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, fax number as well as other relevant information. Maritime Association also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit many of our web pages such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows '98 or Mac OS), the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink), aggregate data about the number of visits to the Site and/or aggregate data about the pages visited.

How Maritime Association Uses the Information
Maritime Association uses the non-personally identifiable information ("Aggregate Data") to improve the design and content of the Site and to enable Maritime Association to personalize your Internet experience. Maritime Association may use the Aggregate Data to analyze Site usage as well as create services and/or products to fit your needs. Also, Maritime Association shares this Aggregate Data with Maritime Association's related entities, advertisers, partners and/or other third party vendors. Maritime Association shall own such Aggregate Data and maintain copies of such as part of its records.

Except as otherwise indicated, Maritime Association uses the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") you provide about yourself: (a) to respond to any of your inquiries or questions about our products and/or services; (b) for internal marketing purposes; (c) to provide you additional and updated information, materials and other advertisements regarding Maritime Association's products and/or services; (d) to offer you other materials and/or information that Maritime Association believes may be of interest to you; (e) to cooperate with government officials or parties in litigation under process of law, or as otherwise required by law; (f) to protect the security or integrity of the Site; (g) to protect against a threat of safety or destruction of property; and/or (h) to protect against legal liability. In all cases, however, Maritime Association's agents, employees and contractors who have access to Personal Information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, Maritime Association encourages all its business partners to adopt and adhere to standards of protection consistent with this Privacy Policy. Maritime Association will not use the Personal Information, except as set forth herein, without your permission; provided, however, Maritime Association shall own all such Personal Information and maintain copies of such as part of its records. If you do not wish to receive any such information or to allow Maritime Association the right to use your personally identifiable information as described, please contact Maritime Association in the manner identified in the "Opt-Out" section below. The Aggregate Data and Personal Information may be transferred, distributed or sold as part of Maritime Association or its assets.

Opt-Out
You may choose not to receive such information and/or to allow Maritime Association to use your information in the manner described above by simply notifying Maritime Association directly at themaritimeassoc@erols.com. Upon receipt and processing of an "opt out" request, Maritime Association will, within its commercially reasonable amount of time, remove your information from any future marketing communications.

Security - No Liability
Maritime Association has implemented security measures to help protect against the risk of loss, misuse and alteration of any information under Maritime Association's control. Nevertheless, such security measures may not prevent all loss, misuse or alteration of information on the Site, and Maritime Association is not responsible for any damages or liabilities relating to any such security failures. You understand that unauthorized third parties when communicated over the Internet may access data and communications, including e-mail and other electronic communications. Furthermore, the Site contains links to other web sites. Maritime Association is not responsible for nor can Maritime Association ensure the privacy practices or content of such other sites.

IP Addresses and Cookies
Like other web sites; Maritime Association uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with Maritime Association's servers, to administer the Site and for security purposes.

"Cookies" are pieces of data sent from a Web server through a Web browser, which writes a file on your local PC. This file enables a Web server to identify users that visit a site hosted by that server. Maritime Association may use Cookies in order to identify you to our site so that Maritime Association can provide more customized information and services to you. In addition, our site may contain advertisements that may contain Cookies. In general, if you choose, you can disable the use of Cookies by reviewing your browser's preferences and options. If you disable the use of Cookies, it will make some portions of our site inoperable.

Modification of Privacy Policy
Maritime Association may change this Privacy Policy at any time, consistent with the terms set forth in the Terms and Conditions of Use, by posting the changed or amended Privacy Policy on the Site. Your continued viewing of or use of this Site following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy will signify your assent to any such changes or amendments.