PRIVACY STATEMENT

In general, we do not share any of your information with anyone without your explicit permission.  Period.

If you want a longer disclosure, keep reading!  If you have any questions or concerns, contact M. Glenn Curran, III, directly by e-mail (or call 954-938-9922, or mail to 2400 East Commercial Blvd, Suite 208, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308)

Details on Information Collection and Use 

Information Collection

Lighthouse Yachts is the sole owner of the information collected on its websites.  Lighthouse Yachts may collect information from our users at several different points on our Web site.  

Registration

In order to use certain portions of this Web site, a user must first complete certain “registration” forms.  During registration, a user may give contact information (such as name and email address).  We use this information to contact the user about services on our site for which he has expressed interest.  In certain areas, it is optional for the user to provide some information, and unique identifiers (such as, username and password), but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience on our site.  

Order

If we request information from the user on our order form, the user must provide contact information (such as name, email, and shipping address).  This contact information is used to contact the user. 

Information Use

Our primary usage of the information gathered on this site, however, is simply to assist us in helping buyers and sellers to locate a boat to purchase or to sell.  On occasion, we may use the information for internal purposes, that is, to compile statistics which will help us be more responsive to our clients, but we never divulge the information to third parties without your permission. 

Profile

We may store information that we collect through cookies, log files, clear gifs, and/or third parties to create a profile of our users.  A profile is stored information that we keep on individual users that details their viewing preferences.  Consequently, collected information is tied to the users personally identifiable information to provide offers and improve the content of the site for the user. This profile is used to tailor a user’s visit to our Web site, and to direct pertinent marketing promotions to them.  We do not share your profile with other third parties without your express permission. 

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user.  We may use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies.  For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates.  A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user’s hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. 

By setting a cookie on our site, users would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site.  If users reject the cookie, they may still use our site.  The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site.  Persistent cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.  See the “Profile” section. 

Third Party Advertising

None of our advertisers are permitted to use cookies on our site.  If you go to an advertiser’s own site, however, you should consult their privacy statement.  

Log Files

Like most standard Web site servers we may use log files.  This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.  IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.  

Sharing, Legal Disclaimer

Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site. 

Business Transitions

In the event Lighthouse Yachts goes through a business transition, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred.  If as a result of the business transition, the users’ personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given a choice consistent with our notification of changes section. 

Choice/Opt-out

Our users are given the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for information. 

Links

This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Lighthouse Yachts, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.  We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.  This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site. 

Notification of Changes