Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 13, 2026
Last Updated: August 13, 2026
At Panhandle Marina & Boatyard ("Panhandle Marina & Boatyard," "we," "us," or "our"), we respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, disclosed, and protected when you visit or interact with our website (the "Website"), which is hosted through Squarespace.
By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
Information You Voluntarily Provide
You may voluntarily provide information when you:
Submit a contact form
Request information about our marina or boatyard
Request a quote or service
Submit a service inquiry
Contact us by email or telephone
Provide vessel or project information
Otherwise communicate with us through the Website
Depending on how you interact with us, this may include your name, email address, telephone number, vessel information, service details, and other information you choose to provide.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Website, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically through Squarespace, Google Analytics, cookies, and similar technologies.
This may include:
IP address
Browser and device information
Operating system
General geographic information
Pages visited
Website interactions
Referring websites or traffic sources
Date and time of visits
Approximate session information
Other technical information associated with your Website visit
We use this information primarily to operate, maintain, secure, analyze, and improve our Website.
2. SquareSpace Hosting
Our Website is hosted through Squarespace.
Squarespace may collect and process certain visitor and technical information as part of providing its website-hosting, security, analytics, and related services.
Squarespace states that its platform may use necessary cookies as well as analytics and performance cookies to understand how visitors interact with websites hosted on its platform.
Squarespace also provides website owners with tools to manage cookie consent and restrict certain non-essential cookies.
For more information regarding Squarespace's privacy practices, please review the Squarespace Privacy Policy.
We do not control Squarespace's independent privacy or data-processing practices and are not responsible for practices outside our control.
3. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 ("Google Analytics") to help us understand how visitors use our Website and to evaluate website traffic and performance.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
Pages viewed
How visitors arrived at our Website
Approximate geographic information
Device and browser information
Website interactions
Session information
General traffic and engagement information
We use this information for internal business and marketing purposes, including to:
Understand website traffic
Determine which pages and content are most useful
Understand how visitors find our Website
Measure Website performance
Identify opportunities to improve the Website
Evaluate our marketing efforts
Improve the overall customer experience
Google explains that Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to measure audience engagement and website usage. Google also states that the Google Analytics _ga cookie is used to distinguish visitors for analytics purposes.
We do not use Google Analytics for the purpose of intentionally identifying individual visitors by name.
Google may process information collected through Google Analytics in accordance with its own privacy policies and terms.
For more information, please review Google's privacy practices.
4. Google Analytics Cookies
Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about Website usage.
These technologies may help distinguish individual visits, understand traffic sources, measure engagement, and provide Website performance statistics.
Where applicable, we use Squarespace's cookie and privacy controls in connection with Google Analytics.
Squarespace currently supports Google Consent Mode when Google Analytics is connected through its built-in integration and the Website's cookie banner is enabled.
Visitors may be able to manage or disable cookies through their browser settings and, where available, through our Website's cookie controls.
Disabling or restricting analytics cookies may affect the accuracy or functionality of certain analytics features.
5. Cookie Consent
Our Website may display a cookie banner or other privacy controls that allow visitors to manage certain non-essential cookies.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may be able to:
Accept analytics cookies
Decline non-essential cookies
Manage certain cookie preferences
Squarespace notes that its cookie banner can be configured to restrict non-essential cookies, including certain analytics cookies, until a visitor provides consent.
Some cookies necessary for the operation, security, and functionality of the Website may still be used.
6. Information We Do Not Sell
Panhandle Marina & Boatyard does not sell your personal information.
We may, however, permit third-party service providers such as Squarespace and Google Analytics to process certain information as necessary to provide Website hosting, analytics, security, or other business-related services.
The use of these third-party services does not mean that Panhandle Marina & Boatyard sells your personal information.
7. Third Party Services
Our Website may use third-party services, including:
Squarespace, for Website hosting and related Website functionality
Google Analytics, for Website traffic and analytics
Google, for domain-related services and potentially other services integrated into the Website
Other third-party services that may be added to the Website from time to time
Third-party providers may collect or process information independently in accordance with their own privacy policies.
We do not control the privacy or security practices of third-party providers and cannot guarantee their practices.
Squarespace specifically notes that third-party integrations may collect visitor information depending on how those integrations are configured.
8. How We Use Information
We may use information collected through the Website to:
Respond to inquiries
Provide requested information
Coordinate requested marina or boatyard services
Respond to service or quote requests
Understand Website traffic
Analyze Website performance
Improve our Website
Improve our services and customer experience
Evaluate marketing effectiveness
Maintain Website security
Prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity
Maintain appropriate business records
Comply with applicable law
Protect our rights and property
9. dATA sECURITY
We take reasonable measures designed to protect information maintained by us.
However, no website, electronic transmission, database, server, or storage system is completely secure.
Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security, confidentiality, or integrity of information transmitted through the Website.
You acknowledge that any information submitted electronically is transmitted at your own risk.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Panhandle Marina & Boatyard shall not be responsible for unauthorized access, interception, alteration, loss, disclosure, or destruction of information resulting from circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including security incidents or failures involving third-party service providers.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits any rights or protections that cannot legally be limited.
10. Third-Party Websites & Links
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, mapping services, booking services, or other external websites.
We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.
Your interactions with third-party websites are governed by those providers' own terms and privacy policies.
11. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes, including providing requested services, maintaining records, responding to inquiries, resolving disputes, complying with legal requirements, and protecting our legal interests.
Analytics information may be retained according to the settings and retention policies established within Google Analytics.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include requesting:
Access to certain information
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of certain information
Information about how personal information is collected or used
Withdrawal of consent where applicable
Opt-out of certain data practices where required by law
Requests may be submitted using the contact information below.
We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy creates rights beyond those provided under applicable law.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our Website, business practices, technology, third-party services, or applicable law.
When changes are made, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page.
14. Contact Us
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy or privacy-related requests may be directed to:
Panhandle Marina & Boatyard
101 N Church Ave.
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 481-0556
chelsea@panahndlemby.com
Privacy Contact: crystal@icecontractor.com
15. Important Notice
This Privacy Policy describes the privacy practices associated with our Website and is not intended to create a contractual obligation beyond what is required by applicable law.
Panhandle Marina & Boatyard does not guarantee that the Website or any information transmitted through the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, completely secure, or free from unauthorized access.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Panhandle Marina & Boatyard disclaims responsibility for privacy or security practices of third-party providers, including Squarespace and Google, except to the extent that applicable law provides otherwise.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to waive, restrict, or limit any right or protection that cannot legally be waived or limited.