This Privacy Policy describes how the non-profit USA Shipbuilding Coalition (“the Coalition,” “we,” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes information about you. This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect when you access or use our website (“Site”) and when you otherwise interact with us, such as at events or through email.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
The information we collect about you depends on how you interact with us. In this section, we describe the categories of information we collect and the sources of this information.
Information You Provide to Us
We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information directly from you when you communicate with us via email. The types of information that we collect directly from you may include your name, email address, phone number, postal address, and any other information you provide.
Information We Collect Automatically
We automatically collect information about your interactions with us or our Site, including:
Device, Usage, and Activity Information. The company that hosts our Site (Teal Media) may collect and store certain information that your computer, mobile device, or other hardware device sends when connecting to its servers, including but not limited to network and connectivity information, device identifiers, advertising identifiers, language preferences, user settings, software and operating system names and versions, hardware models, and IP address, time stamps, as well as other information about your use of our Site.
Information Collected by Cookies. Our Site host (Teal Media) may utilize automated data collection technologies such as cookies via Google Analytics to collect data from users of our Site. These technologies are used by Teal Media to monitor the Site for internal reporting on platform usage, performance, and to optimize Teal’s platform of our Site and other hosted websites. We may receive associated information from Teal on an aggregated basis.
USE OF INFORMATION
We use the information we collect to provide information and foster discussions about ways to spur investment in and the revitalization of America’s shipbuilding capacity. To help us fulfill this mission, we may use the information we collect to:
Provide, maintain, and improve our Site;
Personalize your experience with us;
Send technical notices, security alerts, support messages, and other transactional or relationship messages;
Send outreach communications;
Detect, investigate, respond to, prosecute, and help protect against security incidents and other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and help protect the rights and property of the Coalition and others; and
Comply with our legal and financial obligations.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
We may disclose information about you as otherwise described in this policy and in the following scenarios:
Vendors and Service Providers. We make personal information available to our vendors, service providers, contractors and consultants who perform services on our behalf, such as companies that assist us with web hosting, outreach/marketing, and event planning and management.
Law Enforcement Authorities and Individuals Involved in Legal Proceedings. We disclose personal information in response to a request for information if we believe that disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulation, or legal process, including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
To Protect the Rights of the Coalition or Others. We may disclose personal information if we believe that your actions are inconsistent with our policies, if we believe that you have violated the law, or if we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of the Coalition, our users, the public, or others.
Professional Advisors. We may disclose personal information to our legal, financial, insurance, and other professional advisors where necessary to obtain advice or otherwise protect and manage our business interests.
Corporate Transactions. We may disclose personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, certain corporate transactions, including a merger, sale of Coalition assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.
Affiliates. Personal information may be disclosed between and among the Coalition, and our parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and other entities under common control and ownership.
With Your Consent or at Your Direction. We may make personal information available to third parties when we have your consent or you intentionally direct us to do so.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES OR SERVICES
The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services, such as YouTube. We do not control, and are not responsible for, third-party content or privacy practices. Such third parties may independently collect and use information about you on their sites and services. Any information you provide to them is not covered by this privacy policy. These third parties have their own policies and practices about data. For example, by clicking on a link to a YouTube video from this Site, you agree to the YouTube Terms of Service and your data in connection with your visit to YouTube is subject to the YouTube Privacy Policy.
YOUR CHOICES
Requests Concerning Data Provided to Us
Depending on your state of residency, you can request to access, correct, and delete the personal information you have provided to us by emailing us at info@usashipbuilding.com, and may appeal a decision or revoke prior consent.
Cookies
The Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies, as described above. You can usually adjust your browser settings to remove or reject browser cookies. You can also reject Performance and Analytics cookies by clicking on the Cookie Preference module available on the Site.
Communications Preferences
You may opt out of receiving text messages or outreach emails from the Coalition by following the instructions in those communications.
CONTACT US
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@usashipbuilding.com.