Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 1, 2022

Pacific-Gulf Marine, Inc. (PGM) is committed to your internet privacy and information security. This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our website (for purposes of the Privacy Policy, the “Service”) and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

We use your personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this privacy policy, do not access or use our Service.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personal identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personal identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, email address, first and last name, phone number, physical address, and/or usage data.

Usage Data

Usage data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage data may include information such as your device’s internet protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We can use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. The technologies we use may include:

Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. 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 parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our Service may use cookies.
Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Service may use local stored objects (or Flash Cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences or your activity on our service. Flash Cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as those used for Browser Cookies.
Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as Web Beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

Use of Your Personal Data

All data collected will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. PGM does not publish, share, trade, or sell any of the information or data provided through the service. The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage your account, to manage your registration as a user of the Service. The personal data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to you as a registered user.
To contact you, to contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide you, with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.
To manage your requests, to attend and manage your requests to us.
For other purposes, we may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, services, marketing, and your experience.

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers, we may share your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
For business transfers, we may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
With Your consent, we may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

PGM will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

PGM may also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a short period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at PGM’s offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

PGM will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, PGM may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of PGM, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service, protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public, and/or protect against legal liability.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of your Personal Data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Linking to Another Website

Our website may contain links to websites that are controlled by third parties. Please be aware that other websites have their own privacy policies, and their data gathering practices may be different from ours. You should carefully review the privacy policies of each website you visit to understand how each website collects and uses information as we have no control or responsibility for third-party sites.

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 and applicable date 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, you can contact us:

By email: info@pac-gulf.com
By phone number: 504-362-8121

Notice of Privacy Rights to California Residents

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) provides you with certain privacy and data protections

Right to Know

California consumers have the right to request that we inform you of (1) the categories of California Personal Information we have collected about you, (2) the categories of sources from which the California Personal Information is collected, (3) the business or commercial purpose for collecting the California Personal Information, (4) the categories of third persons to whom we disclosed each category of California Personal Information for a business purpose, and (5) the business or commercial purpose for which we disclosed the California Personal Information. You also have the right to request that we inform you of the specific pieces of California Personal Information we have collected about you. We have the right to deny your request in certain circumstances.

Right to Request Deletion of California Personal Information

California consumers have the right to request that we delete California Personal Information that we have collected from you. We have the right to deny your request to delete in certain circumstances. You may submit a request to know or a request to delete California Personal Information by calling 504-362-8121.

Before we can grant your request to know or delete California Personal Information, we will verify your identity.

A related partner may call you at a telephone number that is known to us, to confirm that you have submitted a request.
If you submit a request to know categories or specific pieces of California Personal Information that we have collected about you, we will verify your identity to a reasonably high degree of certainty. This means that we will match at least three pieces of personal information provided by you with personal information maintained by us, together with a signed declaration under penalty of perjury from you stating that you are the individual whose personal information is the subject of the request.
If you submit a request to delete California Personal Information we have collected from you, the manner in which we will verify your identity will depend on the sensitivity of the personal information and the risk of harm to the individual by its unauthorized deletion. If the personal information is not sensitive, we will match at least two pieces of personal information provided by you with personal information maintained by us, which we have determined are reliable. If the personal information is sensitive, we will match at least three pieces of personal information provided by you with personal information maintained by us, together with a signed declaration, under penalty of perjury, that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request.

We are not obligated to respond to a request to know California Personal Information submitted by the same individual more than twice in 12 months.
If we cannot verify that the person submitting a request to know California Personal Information is the person about whom we have collected information, we are not obligated to provide information in response to the request to know.
In responding to a request to know specific pieces of California Personal Information, we will not disclose an individual’s Social Security number, driver’s license number or other government-issued identification number, financial account number, health insurance or medical identification number, account password, or security questions and answers.
If we cannot verify that the person submitting a request to delete California Personal Information is the person from whom we have collected information, we will deny the request to delete.

Right to Nondiscrimination

California consumers have the right to not be discriminated by companies because they have exercised their rights under CCPA. You have the right to not be denied goods or services, charged different prices, and/or provided a different level of quality of goods or services because you have exercised your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Notice of Privacy Rights to Virginia Residents

Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) provides you with certain privacy and data protections

Individual Rights

Virginia consumers have five specific rights over their personal data. The consumer may invoke their rights at any time by submitting a request to the Company in writing. These rights include:

You have the right to request access to your personal information collected;
You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information;
You have the right to request deletion of personal information;
You have the right to obtain copy of personal information in a usable format; and
You have the right opt out of processing personal data for purposes of targeted advertising or sale of personal data.

Personal Data Collection

Virginia consumers have the right to know what type of personal data is collected.

While using our Service, we may collect some of your personal information. We may ask you to provide us with certain personal identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personal identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, email address, first and last name, phone number, physical address, and/or usage data. We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the service by or through a mobile device.

Purpose of Collection & Personal Data Usage

Virginia consumers have the right to know the purpose of collecting their personal information and how it is used.

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage your account, to manage your registration as a user of the Service. The personal data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to you as a registered user.
To contact you, to contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide you, with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.
To manage your requests, to attend and manage your requests to us.
For other purposes, we may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, services, marketing, and your experience.

Third Party Sharing

Virginia consumers have the right to know if PGM will share their personal information with third parties.

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers, we may share your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
For business transfers, we may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
With Your consent, we may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Sale of Data

Virginia consumers have the right to know if PGM will sell their personal data.

PGM does not publish, share, trade, or sell any of the information or data provided through our service.