Purpose
Grenada Bluewater Sailing is committed to protecting the privacy of those accessing its website. The purpose of this policy is to inform those accessing our website about the collection and use of the personally identifiable information of its users. Any information you provide will be considered private and will never be given, sold or leased to other companies or agencies unless clearly stated on the page on which the information is requested.
Anonymous Information Collected
The following information may be automatically collected and retained if you look or search through our web pages, or download information:
- The Internet domain and Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using to access our site;
- The type of browser and operating system used to visit our site;
- The date and time of when you access our site; and
- Which portions of the website you visit.
The data collected serves as part of our statistical analysis about the use of our website so we may better design online services and improve access to them. We do not attempt to gain personally identifiable information about individual users and associate it with IP addresses. Grenada Bluewater Sailing does not use the information automatically collected to ascertain your personally identifiable information.
Cookies
Cookies are simple text files stored on your web browser to provide a means of distinguishing among users of this website. The use of cookies is a standard practice among internet websites. To better serve you, we occasionally use “session cookies” to enhance or customize your visit to this web site. Session cookies can be created automatically on the device you use to access this state agency website, and generally do not contain personal information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We may use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on the device you use to access this website. Depending upon your system settings, session cookies may be erased during operation of your browser or when your browser is closed. Using web browser settings, you can refuse the cookies or delete the cookie file from your computer by using any of the widely available methods. Some features of www.grenadabluewatersailing.com will not function properly if you disable cookies.
Personal Information Collected
During your visit to this website you may send an e-mail or booking form to Grenada Bluewater Sailing. Your e-mail address and the contents of your message will be collected. Your e-mail address and the information included in your message will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to improve this web site, or to forward your message to other relevant parties for appropriate action. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial purposes and the Grenada Bluewater Sailing is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose your e-mail address for commercial purposes.
During your visit to this website you may complete a transaction such as a registration, booking, or contact form. The information, including personal information, volunteered by you in completing the transaction is used by Grenada Bluewater Sailing to operate our booking systems, which include the provision of services. This information is confidential and will not be passed on.
Grenada Bluewater Sailing does not knowingly collect personal information from children. Users are cautioned, however, that the collection of personal information submitted in an e-mail will always be treated as though it was submitted by an adult or with parental approval and supervision. Grenada Bluewater Sailing strongly encourages parents and teachers to be involved in children’s internet activities and to provide guidance whenever children are asked to provide personal information online.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Grenada Bluewater Sailing is 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 website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to www.grenadabluewatersailing.com.
Disclaimer
Grenada Bluewater Sailing makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information provided about any linked business. Any correspondence or business dealings between any user of this website and any linked business are solely between the user and the linked business. Grenada Bluewater Sailing shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind as a result of any such business dealings or the linking of a business on this website.
RYA Online Courses
To enable access to your online course we need to share some of your personal data with the RYA via your user profile in www.ryainteractive.org. This learning management website is hosted and maintained by a third party called Learning Pool, who will not use your personal information for any reason other than enabling your course.
Your name and email address will be entered on www.ryainteractive.org in order to create your user account. On your first access to the site, you will be asked to enter your address and date of birth. You will have access to the site for one year in order to complete your online course. During this period, your personal information will be held on the website by Learning Pool and be available to this training centre and the RYA for the purpose of managing your course.
Instructional support will be provided by this training centre for a period of 30 days from the date of your course booking.
On completion of your course, your name, email, date of birth and address will be transferred to the RYA’s central database for the purpose of recording details of the course and any certification you gain as a result of it. This information allows the RYA to record your certification, to update any records they may already hold about you or your qualifications and to verify your certificate if required.
After one year from the date of your enrolment on a course, your user account will be removed from www.ryainteractive.org.
Full details of how the RYA will deal with your personal information will be displayed when you first access www.ryainteractive.org.
For the duration of your access to the site, your data will be held in accordance with the RYA Interactive Data Policy, Terms and Conditions.
If you receive a digital certificate downloaded from the RYA Interactive site on completion of your course, your name, address, date of birth and certificate details will be transferred to the RYA database and held in accordance with the RYA’s Privacy Policy.