Privacy Policy

OutboardMotorCenter.com (“Outboard Motor Center” and “we”) created this Privacy Statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following policy discloses Outboard Motor Center’ information collecting, use, and disclosure practices for our Web site. Our employees are required to follow our privacy policies.

Those employees who violate our privacy policies are subject to disciplinary measures up to and including termination.

We reserve the right to revise our Privacy Statement at any time at our discretion. Changes to our Privacy Statement will become effective upon posting to our Web site. We will endeavor to notify current registered users of our services of changes in our Privacy Statement by sending an email to their last known email address. Changes with respect to current registered users will become effective upon transmission of the email notifying them of such statement. If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Statement and policies or your dealings with our Web site, please contact us as follows:

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USAGE
Like many Internet Web sites, we collect different types of information in connection with the rendering of our services, the selling of our products and the administration of our Web site. We will not voluntarily disclose or sell any information we gather about you (“Personal Information”) to third parties for solicitation or other reasons unless you consent, and except as otherwise provided below.

We will not sell your information to any third party. We do not SPAM, and adhere to strict Anti-SPAM policies. We may from time to time approach you regarding product, service, and other information, or offers which we feel, based on your Personal Information, may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive such information, you can contact us in the manner provided above. In addition, Personal Information may be released to third parties (i) if we are required by law to comply with a legal requirement, such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or court order; (ii) if release of such information is required in connection with the maintenance and administration of our site; (iii) in the very rare circumstance in which we believe in good faith there is a threat to the physical security of you or others. Although it is OutboardMotorCenter.com’s policy to attempt to require our third parties to whom we provide Personal Information to comply with our privacy policies, we cannot guarantee their compliance.

Our additional practices and policies with respect to our collection and usage practices are addressed as follows.

ONLINE SURVEYS
From time to time, OutboardMotorCenter.com’s Users may answer online surveys through the Outboard Motor Center’ web site. Our online surveys may ask visitors for contact information (such as their email address) and demographic information (such as their zip code, age, or income level). Our surveys are designed to obtain broad demographic information regarding our services and the desires and concerns of our customers and visitors.

CONTESTS
From time to time, OutboardMotorCenter.com’s users may participate in contests through the Outboard Motor Center’ web site. We run contests on our site in which we ask visitors for contact information (such as their email address) and demographic information (such as their zip code, age, or income level).

OUTSIDE AD COMPANY
We may use an outside advertising or marketing company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While we use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with banner ads are collected by our marketing company, and we do not have access to this information. (For more information on our use of cookies, see the “Cookies” section below.) In addition, our site may contain links to other Web sites. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the content of third-party Web sites accessed through our site or for any privacy practices with respect to such sites.

PUBLIC FORUMS
Our Web site may contain chat rooms, forums, message boards, or news groups available to Users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information, and that you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your Personal Information. Representation information should not be disclosed in public forums.

USAGE TRACKING
Our Web site automatically tracks certain information from Users. This information includes the URL that the User came from, what browser the User is using, and the User’s IP address. Many Web sites automatically collect this information. We gather and use such information to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site.

COOKIES
We may uses cookies on certain pages of our service. Cookies are small pieces of information that your Web browser places on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies can help us personalize our Web site and provide information that is targeted to the interests of individual Users (so you don’t see the same advertisements repeatedly). We may use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password so you don’t have to reenter it each time you visit our site, and for other purposes. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change this feature in your browser. The User is always free to decline our cookies if his or her browser permits, although in that case the service may be largely unusable.

CORRESPONDENCE
If a User sends us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, we may collect such information into a file specific to that User. This is for our records only, so that we may service you effectively, should the need arise.

REGULATORY ISSUES
Due to the existing regulatory environment, we cannot ensure that all of a User’s private communications and other Personal Information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy Statement. By way of example (without limiting the foregoing), we may be forced to disclose information to the government or third parties under certain circumstances, or third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications. Further, we can (and you authorize us to) disclose any information about you to law enforcement or other government officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate. Therefore, although we believe we use industry standard practices to protect our Users’ privacy, we do not promise that their personally identifiable information or private communications can remain private.

CHOICE TO OPT OUT
Users have the opportunity to opt out of receiving any other future emails regarding announcements, new-feature notifications, and special offers from Outboard Motor Center. Users can also, at any time, opt out of receiving other future emails by contacting us in the manner provided above.

CORRECTIONS AND UPDATES
Each User has the option to correct or change his or her registration profile by reregistering on the Web site or emailing us at outboardmotorcenter@gmail.com.