Privacy Policy

Thank you for reviewing the Privacy Policy for BurgerBoat.com, your web portal into Burger Boat Company and Shipbuilders of Wisconsin, Inc. (“Burger”). Burger is sensitive to the issue of confidentiality in online dealings and is committed to protecting and preserving your privacy. This Privacy Policy is intended to inform users about the general approach Burger uses in collecting, using, and disseminating user information via BurgerBoat.com. The Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability set forth below are important to your enjoyment and utilization of our website.

What data do we collect automatically and why? When you visit BurgerBoat.com and you have not otherwise identified yourself, our web server automatically recognizes your domain name, but not your e-mail address. We collect the domain name and monitor general website use and traffic patterns to best prevent malware, timely discover misuse and to improve our website. Burger uses web server logs to collect data for metric purposes. Examples of the types of data collected on the logs are IP addresses, referral pages, as well as date and time of BurgerBoat.com access. We may also use collected data to customize the content and/or layout of our pages for each individual visitor.

Do we use Cookies or Tracers? Cookies are small data files placed on your hard drive by a server when you visit. BurgerBoat.com may use cookies for tracking purposes or to make the website easier to use. Cookies are currently the only way to effectively identify a unique anonymous visitor and understand how they navigate our website. An anonymous visitor to our website remains anonymous in all cases. We do not attempt to identify visitors if they do not voluntarily submit personal information to us. With most internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored.

Do we collect personal information? In some cases, Burger requests personally identifiable information from you in order to satisfy the underlying purpose of your accessing BurgerBoat.com. Examples of personally identifiable information include names, e-mail addresses, mailing addresses and the like. Please note that we do not consider aggregated information, from which personally identifiable information has been removed, to be private.

When would we disclose your information? We do not rent, sell, or trade or otherwise intentionally provide any personally identifiable information about you (e.g., e-mail addresses) to third parties. In order to cooperate with legitimate governmental requests, subpoenas, or court orders, to protect Burger and/or Burger's systems and customers, or to ensure the integrity and operation of Burger and/or Burger's business and systems, Burger may with lawful purpose and methods access and disclose any information it considers necessary or appropriate under the circumstances.

What if data is transmitted internationally? If you are one of our international guests, we realize that you may want to know whether your personal information will be transferred out of your country of origin. Please be aware that when you access a Burger website, your personal data may be transferred to computers in the United States in order to process your request.

What about external links? For the convenience of our website visitors, Burger may provide links to third party websites that are external to Burger. These websites are not operated or controlled by Burger, and Burger is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content or safety of such external websites.

Explanation of Third-Party Data Sharing. All instances of third-party data sharing must be fully explained in your Privacy Policy and you should provide links to those third-party companies’ policies as well.

How do we keep current? From time to time, Burger may revise this Privacy Policy at its discretion. We set forth the date of this Privacy Policy below, so you know when it was last updated. Burger advises you to check back periodically to review the Privacy Policy, as users of the website will be prospectively bound by the then-current version of this Privacy Policy.

Disclaimers
“AS IS” BASIS. THIS WEBSITE AND ALL OF THE MATERIALS OF ANY KIND OR SOURCE CONTAINED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, DATA, OR SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED BY, DOWNLOADED, OR ACCESSED FROM OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, IS AT YOUR SOLE DISCRETION AND RISK.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. BURGER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AS TO THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT, SERVICES, AND PRODUCTS ON THE WEBSITE, WHETHER DIRECT OR BY ANY LINKS PROVIDED. BURGER CANNOT AND BURGER DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE. BURGER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS RELATING TO PRICING, TEXT, OR PHOTOGRAPHY. WHILE BURGER ATTEMPTS TO ASSURE YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE WEBSITE IS SAFE, BURGER CANNOT AND DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Burger reserves the right to change or remove or add to any and all content contained on this website at any time, without notice. Reference in any form including, but not limited to, direct links to third-parties are provided strictly for your convenience and any reference to products, services, processes, or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply affiliation, endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation thereof by Burger.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL BURGER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN, OR ACCESSED THROUGH, THIS WEBSITE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF BURGER (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF BURGER'S WEBSITE EXCEED $5.00 OR THE COMPENSATION YOU PAID BURGER, WHICHEVER IS LESS.

The laws of certain sates, territories or countries do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, then some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions, or limitations may not apply to you and you may have additional rights to those contained herein.

Construction and Brokerage Agreements
IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT, SERVICES, OR PRODUCTS ON THIS WEBSITE MODIFY, ALTER, OR CHANGE ANY TERMS, WARRANTIES, OR AGREEMENTS CONTAINED IN ANY OF BURGER’S CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR OR VESSEL SERVICE AGREEMENTS OR ANY BURGER BROKERAGE AGREEMENTS THAT MAY BE EXECUTED BETWEEN BURGER AND YOU.

Applicable Law and Venue
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, applicable to agreements made and entirely to be performed within the State of Wisconsin, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions shall be filed only in a state or federal court located in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding in any way arising out of or related to these terms and conditions or over your visit to or use in any way of this website.

Termination
Notwithstanding any of these terms and conditions, Burger reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use the Website and to block or prevent your future access to and use of the Website.

Severability
If any provision of this Privacy Policy or any of these Website Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then only that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Official Business Name/Contact Information

The official business name of the company is Shipbuilders of Wisconsin, Inc. It is a corporation organized and doing business at its principal address of 1811 Spring Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220. The company conducts business under the trade or commercial name of Burger Boat Company, and sometimes, depending on the communication, it is simply referred to as Burger Boat or Burger. For all additional information, questions or issues related to this Privacy Policy or the company website, the designated contact person on behalf of the company is: Thomas Connor, Sr. Vice President & CFO, Shipbuilders of Wisconsin d/b/a Burger Boat Company, 1811 Spring Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220. tconnor@burgerboat.com +1 920.686.5111.

Revised October 2020.