Privacy Policy for North Star Anglers
North Star Anglers is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose information when you visit our site or use our services related to sustainable commercial fishing operations, seafood processing and distribution, marine vessel maintenance and repair, fishing gear supply and custom net fabrication, cold storage solutions, seafood market analysis, and export services.
Information We Collect
We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our services to you.
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Personal Information: While using our site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Contact details (e.g., name, email address, phone number)
- Business information (e.g., company name, industry, vessel details)
- Any other information you choose to provide (e.g., inquiries about our services)
- Usage Data: We may also collect information on how our site is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our site.
How We Use Your Information
North Star Anglers uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our services, including commercial fishing, seafood processing, marine vessel services, and gear supply.
- To notify you about changes to our services.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our site when you choose to do so.
- To provide customer support and respond to your inquiries.
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our services.
- To monitor the usage of our site.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
- To fulfill our contractual obligations or for pre-contractual measures.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose your personal information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation or respond to lawful requests by public authorities.
- Protect and defend the rights or property of North Star Anglers.
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with our services.
- Protect the personal safety of users of our services or the public.
- Protect against legal liability.
We will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential and comply with data protection laws.
Security of Data
The security of your data is paramount to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We implement robust technical and organizational measures to safeguard your information.
Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & Other Laws)
Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We will respond to your request within the legally required timeframe.
Links to Other Sites
Our site may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- North Star Anglers
- 2847 Water Street, Unit 2B,
- Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, B0J 2C0
- Canada