Policies

Shipping and Handling

Shipping and Handling Charges: Shipping and handling charges are based on total price of your order. Oversized or heavy items may have an additional shipping cost. This charge may not be calculated until the order is being prepared.

We will notify you if there is an increase in the shipping charge for your order prior to billing and shipping.

Shipment By UPS: We ship via UPS Ground or US Postal Service in the continental US. Shipments to Alaska & Hawaii and International orders will have an additional shipping cost applied.

Delivery Time: Allow 4-10 business days for delivery of non-backordered items in the continental US. Allow additional time for shipments to Alaska, Hawaii and International Orders.

Consolidated Shipments: Entire orders will be shipped together if possible.

Returns and Exchanges

General: All returns must be postmarked no later than 30 days from the original customer shipment date. Returns and exchanges must be in new condition and must include all instructions and original packing material. Customer pays all return shipping charges. Include a copy of your packing list with all returns.

Original shipping and handling charges are not refundable. Returns must be preauthorized by us and are subject to a 15% re-stocking fee. These amounts will be deducted from the original amount billed and the remaining balance will be credited to the original credit card.

Incorrect Item: If you received an incorrect item no extra charges will be incurred. We will replace incorrect items and pay the additional shipping charge.

Incorrect Size: No charge for exchange. We will exchange customer orders that do not fit, if the customer requests the same item in a different size. Customer pays all shipping charges.

Customer Order Error: Incorrect customer orders can be exchanged for any other item without paying the restocking charge. However, the customer will pay the additional shipping and handling charge. The replacement item must be at least 75% of the value of the original item.

Return Shipping Instructions: Return via prepaid UPS or US mail. Insure shipment for full value of purchase. Use original packaging. We are not responsible for packages lost during return shipping.

Return/Exchange Instructions: Enclose a copy of your packing list or E-mail Invoice along with detailed return/exchange instructions. Send exchanges and returns to dealership.

Sales Tax

Sales tax is charged on instate orders if required by law.

Payment Methods

Orders accepted via secure online order form only. Most major credit cards are accepted. Credit card purchases verified for your protection.

Backorders Items

Backorders: If an item is backordered, we will notify you via e-mail. Shipments scheduled more than 30 days after the order date: We will notify you via email and give you a cancellation option. Filling backorders: Backorders will be filled before new orders when the backordered items become available.

Secured Online Shopping

We guarantee your order's privacy and security over the web, with all transactions utilizing an SSL secure server connection. Verisign, Inc., provides our Secure Server Certificate through Dealer Spike, LLC.

Policies

Individual product descriptions are claims of the manufacturer and/or distributor and are not guaranteed accurate. Prices subject to change without notice. Mistakenly posted prices and/or options on the website do not obligate us to those incorrect prices and/or options. We reserve the right to refuse to sell to anyone for any reason.

Cookies Policy

This cookie policy (“Policy”) describes what cookies are and how they’re being used by [Company URL] website (“Website or “Services”) and any of its related products and services (collectively, “Services”). This Policy is a legally binding agreement between you (“User”, “You” or “Our”). If you are entering into this policy on behalf of a business or other legal entity you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this policy, in which case the terms “User”, “You” or “Your” shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the terms of this policy, you must not accept this policy and may not access and use the website and services. You should read this policy and the privacy statement policy carefully so you can understand the types of cookies we use, the information we collect using cookies, and how that information is used. It also describes the choices available to you regarding accepting or declining the use of cookies. For further information and more details on how we use, store, and keep your personal data, see our Privacy Policy.

 

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to https://www.germainemarine.com/, and Germaine Marine and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to the Company include https://www.germainemarine.com/. The Company's website is a Marine Industry. By using the Company website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
 

Collection of your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with products and services offered, the Company may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
 
First and last name, mailing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, employer, job title, gender, age range, income, LinkedIn profile, location, your industry, department/seniority level, company name, contact person, URL, LinkedIn, company revenues, number of employees, industry SIC code, and size.
 
If you purchase the Company's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
 
 

Use of your Personal Information

The Company collects and uses your personal information in the following ways: 
 
-to contact you through phone, email, text, and LinkedIn about products/services of the company.
-to operate and deliver the services you have requested
-to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us
-to provide you with notices about your account
-to carry out the Company's obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered between you and us, including for billing and collection
-to notify you about changes to our https://www.germainemarine.com/ or any products or services we offer or provide through it
-in any other way we may describe when you provide the information
-for any other purpose with your consent.
 
The Company may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from the Company and its affiliates.
 

Sharing Information with Third Parties

The Company does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
 
The Company may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis.
 
The Company may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Company or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Company; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Company, or the public.
 

Tracking User Behavior

The Company may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within the Company, in order to determine what the Company services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within the Company to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
 
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Automatically Collected Information

The Company may automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Company's website.
 

Use of Cookies

The Company's website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
 
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize the Company's pages, or register with Company's site or services, a cookie helps the Company to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Company's features that you customized.
 
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Company's services or websites you visit.
 
 
 

Security of your Personal Information

The Company secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. The Company uses the following methods for this purpose:
 
 -          SSL Protocol
 
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
 
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet that are beyond our control; and (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be guaranteed.

 
Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
 
-Delete your personal information from our records; and
-Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
 
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
 
-Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, and provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
-Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
-Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
-Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
-Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
-Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
-Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
-Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
-Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
-Ongoing online marketing campaigns such as phone, email text, and LinkedIn.
 

Children Under Thirteen

The Company does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
 

Communications

The Company may contact you via phone, email, post mail, text, and LinkedIn for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from the Company or click on a link therein.
 
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications from the Company, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the unsubscribe button or texting the word “Stop.” Or contact us using any of the options below.  
 

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third-party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
 

Changes to This Statement

The Company reserves the right to change this Policy from time to time. For example, when there are changes in our services, changes in our data protection practices, or changes in the law. When changes to this Policy are significant, we will inform you. You may receive a notice by sending an email to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our Germaine Marine and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
 

Contact Information

The Company welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Policy. If you believe that the Company has not adhered to this Policy, please contact the Company at:
 
9730 E MAIN ST
MESA, Arizona 85207-8914
United States
 
(480) 655-9055
 
Effective as of:  12 May 2024