Website Privacy Policy

This notice discloses the privacy practices for the website, offtheboatlobsters.com. You will learn what information is collected from you through the website and how it is used. This notice applies to the website only.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

Cookies

  • Function & Performance: The Off the Boat Lobsters website employs cookies for functionality, performance, and security purposes.
  • Tracking: This website does not collect any information from you through comments or forms, nor does it employ any third-party tracking or data collection services like Google Analytics.
  • Instagram Feed: Our Instagram Feed is powered by Elfsight. Elfsight uses minimal cookies for functionality and performance but their widget does not use Instagram cookies.
  • YouTube Video: The video that is being streamed on our homepage is streamed through YouTube’s nocookie (privacy enhanced) option to prevent use of targeted advertising cookies.

Gift Up! Gift Certificates

We employ Gift Up! as a third-party vendor for processing gift certificate orders. When a customer purchases a gift certificate, Gift Up! collects the necessary data to complete the transaction. Here are the details of what they collect:

  • Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, and billing/shipping address.
  • Payment Details: Processed securely through Gift Up!'s payment gateways.
  • Usage Data: IP address and browser type for security and fraud prevention

How Your Information is Used: The data collected by Gift Up! is used to:

  • Process and deliver gift certificate purchases.
  • Provide customer support regarding orders.
  • Prevent fraud by monitoring for suspicious activity.

Data Sharing and Retention: Your data is shared and stored with Gift Up! solely as a service provider.

  • Data Processor: Gift Up! acts as a data processor, processing data only to fulfill services.
  • Retention: Data is retained by Gift Up! only as long as necessary to comply with legal obligations or to fulfill the purchase.
  • You can read their full policy on the Gift Up! Privacy Policy page.

We then use the information collected to mail you your gift certificate! We also keep track of the balance, of course. Off the Boat Lobsters would never share your information with anyone outside of the company unless legally mandated.

Inquiries

If you have questions about this Website Privacy Statement, our practices, or your information, contact Off the Boat Lobsters via:

Mail: PO Box 1146 York Harbor 03911
Telephone: (207) 337-8885