Privacy Policy

Welcome to Boat Sport Shop (“we”, “us”, or “our”). At boatsportgear.com, we’re committed to protecting your privacy as seriously as we protect our outdoor gear. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or make purchases for your hunting, fishing, camping, and boating adventures.

1. Information We Collect

Just as you carefully select your outdoor equipment, we carefully handle your personal data. We collect:

• Personal Identification: Name, email, shipping address, phone number when you create an account or place orders for items like ammunition boxes or air guns.
• Payment Information: Credit card details (processed securely through our PCI-compliant system), PayPal email when purchasing camping gear or archery products.
• Device & Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system when you browse our hunting attractants or boat accessories.
• Usage Data: Pages visited, products viewed (like BB guns or canoes), time spent on site to improve your shopping experience.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your data responsibly to fuel your outdoor adventures:

• Process orders for your camping fuel, ammunition, or fishing bait
• Provide customer support for your boating water toys or air gun inquiries
• Improve our website and product offerings (like our camping furniture selection)
• Send order confirmations and shipping updates for your archery products
• Prevent fraud, especially for regulated items like BB & air guns
• Comply with legal requirements regarding ammunition and outdoor equipment sales

3. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We treat your data like valuable expedition supplies – we don’t share unnecessarily:

• Service Providers: Trusted partners who help with payment processing (Visa/MasterCard), shipping (for coolers or canoes), and website operations.
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, especially for regulated items like air guns or ammunition.
• Business Transfers: In case of merger or acquisition, similar to how you might transfer camping gear to a new owner.
• Never Sold: We don’t sell your data to third parties for marketing.

4. International Data Transfers

While we ship globally (except certain Asian/remote regions), your data may be processed in the US with appropriate safeguards.

5. Data Security

We protect your data like premium ammunition boxes protect their contents:

• 256-bit SSL encryption for all transactions
• PCI-DSS compliant payment processing
• Regular security audits of our systems
• Limited employee access to sensitive data

6. Your Rights

You have rights to:

• Access, update, or delete your account information
• Opt-out of marketing communications
• Request data portability
• Withdraw consent (where applicable)
• Lodge complaints with data protection authorities

7. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies like carefully placed trail markers to enhance your experience:

• Essential Cookies: For cart functionality when selecting camping accessories
• Analytics Cookies: To understand how adventurers navigate our site
• Preference Cookies: To remember your favorite fishing bait choices
• Advertising Cookies: For relevant promotions on outdoor gear

You can manage cookies through your browser settings.

8. Children’s Privacy

We don’t knowingly collect data from children under 16, especially for age-restricted items like BB guns.

9. Policy Updates

We may update this policy as regulations change – check back periodically, just like you’d check your gear before an expedition.