Privacy Policy

At Yacht Charter Advisor LLC we understand that submitting personal information and making purchases online requires an element of trust on your part. We sincerely appreciate this trust and take our part in it very seriously. At YCA we make it our highest priority to ensure the security and confidentiality of the personal information you provide to us. Please read below to learn more about our privacy practices. By visiting our U.S. based website, www.YachtCharterAdvisor.com, you are accepting of the practices as described below.

About the information we collect:

As a Rule YachtCharterAdvisor.com will store any information you enter on our Web site or give to us in any other way, this is standard practice. This includes information which can be used to identify you ("personal information"), including your first and last name, telephone number(s), postal and e-mail address(es), and, in the case of YCA subscriptions, billing information such as credit card number, cardholder name, and expiration date. We also may request information about your yacht charter preferences, including qualifications, provisioning, and booking options. You can choose not to provide information to us, but some information about you is required in order for you to register as a member; purchase products or services; complete a Voyage Planner report; participate in a Survey or contest; ask us a question; or initiate other transactions on our site.

YCA Member Information - When you use the YCA Voyage Planner to make a yacht charter plan you may include information about someone else through YCA, we will NOT request personal information about that individual, simply a name will do. However, you should obtain the consent of other folks prior to providing their name and yacht charter preferences as any access to view or change their information will be available only through your account.

Automatic Internet Information . We automatically collect some information about your computer when you visit YachtCharterAdvisor.com. Like your IP address, Web browser software type, and referring Web site. We also may collect information about your online activity, such as reports viewed and surveys completed. One of our goals in collecting this automatic information is to improve The Site and help customize your experience.

Cookies and Other Web Technologies . When you visit YachtCharterAdvisor.com, we may try to assign your computer a "cookie" (a distinctive identifier text file). For example, whenever you sign in as a YCA member, we record your member ID and the name on your member account in the cookie file on your computer. We also may record your username and/or password in this cookie file, if you checked the box entitled "Save this username/password for automatic sign-in." Note that member IDs, passwords, and any other account-related data included in such cookies are encrypted for security purposes. You can always choose not to receive a cookie file by enabling your Web browser to refuse cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie. Please note that if you refuse to accept cookies from YachtCharterAdvisor.com, you may not be able to easily access many of the chartering tools offered by The Site.

How we use your information:
YachtCharterAdvisor.com uses sensitive billing information (such as cardholder name, credit card number, and expiration date) for the purpose of completing the Subscription information on The Site. We use other information about you for the following general purposes: to provide you with the products and services you request; to provide you with charter information and updates; to manage your account, including processing bills and providing notifications; to communicate with you in general; to respond to your questions and comments; to measure interest in and improve our products, services, and Web site; to notify you about special offers and products or services that may be of interest to you; to otherwise customize your experience with The Site; to reward you as part of any reward and recognition program you choose to join; to solicit information from you, including through surveys; to resolve disputes, collect fees, or troubleshoot problems; to prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities; to enforce our Terms of Use; and as otherwise described to you at the point of collection.

How we share (or don’t share) your information:
YachtCharterAdvisor.com is committed NOT to share your information with any business or person without your explicit permission.
In a pinch, we may be forced to share your information:

Other than as set out above, you will be notified when personal information about you will be shared with third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to have us share such information. We also may share aggregate or anonymous information with third parties, including investors. For example, we may tell our investors the number of visitors a Web site receives or what are the most popular sailing destinations. This information does not contain any personal information and is used to develop content and services we hope you will find of interest.

How to access and modify your information
You can access your information from the ‘My Account’ page on The Site, where you can view, update, or change your personal information. On this page, you also can change your password; elect to have an automatic password sign-in when logging on to The Site; update or correct your name, phone number, and emergency contact; and update your preferences. You can close your YachtCharterAdvisor.com account by selecting the Close Account option. We will send you an e-mail confirming your request to close your account to the e-mail address contained in your member profile. Please note that after you close an account, you will not be able to sign in or access any of your personal information. However, you can open a new account at any time. Please also note that we may retain certain information associated with your account for analytical purposes as well as for recordkeeping integrity.

Your information is fully protected
We want you to feel confident about using YachtCharterAdvisor.com, so we are committed to protecting the information we collect. While no Web site can guarantee information security, we have implemented suitable administrative, technical, and physical security actions to help protect the personal information you provide to us. For example, only authorized YCA employees are permitted to access personal information, and they only may do so for permitted business functions.

Privacy for children
YachtCharterAdvisor.com does not sell services for purchase by children. Should a child whom we know to be under 14 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal information.

External links
In many cases there is a direct pathway from YachtCharterAdvisor.com to other Web sites, those Web sites do not operate under this Privacy Policy. We recommend you examine the privacy statements posted on those other Web sites to understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information.

Affect of changes to this Privacy Policy
YachtCharterAdvisor.com may update this Privacy Policy in the future. We will notify you about changes to this Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the e-mail address you provided to us or by placing a prominent notice on our Web site.

How to contact YCA
If you have questions about this Privacy, please contact us using our support and feedback form.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 1, 2008.