Privacy Policy

This Compensation Disclosure is provided for your protection and to fully disclose any relationship between this site's product or service recommendations and the owners of those products or services. The owner of this website is required by the FTC to inform you that a relationship exists between the website and some of the products or services it reviews, recommends, or promotes. This site makes use of affiliate relationships with merchants for monetization.

This means that when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, it can result in a commission that is credited to this site. Some affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, Amazon.com, Google, and other merchants.

The opinions expressed here are those of myself as an individual and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of any merchants I am affiliated with.

I have chosen to only recommend products and services that I use or have thoroughly researched. I earn a full-time living as an affiliate marketer, so it is essential that I maintain my credibility.

The traffic to this site is increasing monthly, and many people come here for advice, help, and support. I take my responsibility as an affiliate and subject matter expert very seriously.

Third-Party & Sponsor Ads

Text and image ads that appear on this site are provided by third-party ad agencies such as Google Adsense and Amazon.com.

If you have questions about any affiliations on this website, please do not hesitate to contact us. We’ll be more than happy to clarify or provide additional details if necessary.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collected on this site. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Privacy is important to us and we have added this privacy page to explain a few quick things about the site and what information we collect, which is not much at all.

What Info Do We Collect and Why?

Whenever you comment on this blog, you will be required to leave your email address. We only collect this so we can email you about your comment if necessary. However, if you leave your name and email in the opt-in form box, you will then be sent a confirmation email from Aweber. If you click that, your email will be moved to our Aweber email marketing list, so we can send you important updates. We will never sell your contact info or give it away to anyone, period!

Cookies

This blog uses a technology known as "cookies" and web server log files to collect information, such as the date and time of your visit, what pages you looked at, and the time you spent on each page.

What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that site’s computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.

Browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function as effectively when viewed by users. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer viruses.

Under no circumstance can any content on this website be copied or reproduced in any way. This includes any of the reviews and videos that are hosted on the domain, pontoonyboats.com. If any person or company uses the content from this website without getting written consent from the site owner, then legal action may be undertaken against the offending parties.

How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?

As you visit and browse our Website, the site uses cookies to differentiate you from other users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from having to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server’s log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Website and which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us gather feedback to constantly improve our Website and better serve our clients. Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal information about you and we do not intentionally store any personal information that your browser provided to us in your cookies.

Google DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our website. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based on their visit sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy.

Our Advertising Partners

Some of the advertisers on our website may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has its own Privacy Policy for its policies on user data. For easier access, we have hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.

• Google

Please review these policies to understand how your data is being used and how you can manage your preferences regarding the use of cookies and personal data.

If you have any questions about our cookie policy or the privacy practices of our advertising partners, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are more than happy to clarify or provide additional details if necessary.

Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Pontoonyboats.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Pontoony, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content you see on websites you visit.

Note that PontoonyBoats has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.

IP Addresses

IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP address is a number used by computers on the network to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic and profile data known as traffic data so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.

Sharing and Selling Information

We do not share, sell, lend, or lease any of the information that uniquely identifies a subscriber (such as email addresses or personal details) with anyone except to the extent necessary to process transactions or provide services you have requested.

How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?

You may request access to all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain in our database by emailing us at the usual address.

What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information?

We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights. We may also disclose account information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or to protect the safety of our users and the public.

What About Other Websites Linked to Our Website?

We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Website or the information or content contained therein. Often, links to other websites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our Website.

Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Website to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites that have a link on our Website, are subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.

Your Consent

By using our Website, you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time with or without notice.

Our Commitment To Data Security

Please note that your information will be stored and processed on our computers in the United States. The laws on holding personal data in the United States may be less stringent than the laws of your country of residence or citizenship. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out

This site allows visitors to unsubscribe so that they will not receive future messages. After unsubscribing, we will discontinue sending the particular messages as soon as technically feasible.

A Special Note About Children

Children are not eligible to use our services unsupervised, and we ask that children (under the age of 14) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you can use this service only with permission and guidance from your parents or guardians.

Acquisition or Changes in Ownership

In the event that the website (or a substantial portion of its assets) is acquired, your information would be considered part of those assets and may be part of those assets that are transferred.

Policy Modifications

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If/when changes are made to this privacy policy, we will email users who have given us permission to do so. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in the future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy without your prior consent.

Last Edited August 2024

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