Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Privacy Policy applies to www.saltwaterguidesassocation.org, and American Saltwater Guides Association Inc. (ASGA) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to American Saltwater Guides Association Inc include www.saltwaterguidesassocation.org and ASGA. The ASGA website is a news, education and ecommerce site. By using the ASGA website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with products and services offered, ASGA may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

• First and Last Name
• Mailing Address
• E-mail Address

If you purchase ASGA’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Use of your Personal Information

ASGA collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.

ASGA may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from ASGA and its affiliates.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

ASGA does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

ASGA may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to ASGA, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

ASGA may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on ASGA or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of ASGA; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of ASGA, or the public.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by ASGA. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the ASGA website.

Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

• Delete your personal information from our records; and
• Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:

• Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide goods or services requested by you or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
• Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
• Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
• Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
• Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
• Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

Children Under Thirteen

ASGA does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of eighteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, ASGA may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from ASGA or click on a link therein.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from ASGA, you may opt out of such communications by Chose the unsubscribe option at the bottom of any email or contact us at info@saltwaterguidesassociation.org.

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

Changes to this Statement

ASGA reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

ASGA welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that ASGA has not adhered to this Statement, please contact ASGA at:

American Saltwater Guides Association Inc
P.O. Box 20482
Floral Park, New York 11002

Email Address:
sue@saltwaterguidesassociation.org

Telephone number:
5163691452

Effective as of June 01, 2022