McAllister Website Privacy Policy

IMPORTANT: Before accessing, using, or downloading or using any part of any Website (as defined below) owned or operated by McAllister Towing and Transportation Company, Inc. or one of its affiliates or subsidiaries (collectively, “McAllister”), you should read this privacy policy carefully, as it governs how personal information of yours is handled.

YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. Introduction. Welcome to the mcallistertowing.com website (together with other sites operated by or for McAllister and any other online interfaces, this “Website”). This Website is primarily provided to assist prospective customers and business partners with learning about McAllister’s fleet, ports, capabilities, tariffs, history, current news, job opportunities, and our contact information, as well as the different services offered by McAllister such as offshore and contract towing, ship docking, LNG services, and LNG bunkering. Certain other uses are discussed below. The Website is not offered for any other purpose.

We are committed to respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes our policies and practices on the collection, use, disclosure, and storage of Personal Information and the steps we take to protect it from unauthorized use or disclosure when you or your computer interact with our Website.

By using this Website, you consent to the collection, use, storage, and processing of your Personal Information in the United States and its Territories and in any country to which we may transfer your Personal Information in the course of our business operations.

2. Terms. The terms “McAllister” and “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to McAllister Towing and Transportation Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. The terms “User” or “you” refer to the person visiting and/or utilizing this Website.

3. Agreement. By accessing this Website, you acknowledge and fully understand the terms and conditions in this Privacy Policy and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Policy. By accessing or using this Website or by contacting McAllister staff, you agree that this Privacy Policy (as then in force) shall apply. If you do not so agree, then you should discontinue use of this Website and you should not inquire about any services through this Website. Your use of the Website shall signify and constitute your agreement to be legally bound to these terms and conditions.

4. Contact Information. By providing us your address, phone number, e-mail address, social media handles, etc. you are giving permission for us and our agents, representatives, and affiliates to contact you for any reason relating to your inquiry or otherwise assisting with questions concerning our capabilities and service offerings, employment (as applicable), or other related inquiries to us.

5. Notice of Information We Collect and How We Use It. McAllister collects certain information from and about Users in two ways: with “cookies” and from the User.

In many cases, the data we collect using cookies and other tools is only used in a non-identifiable way, without any reference to Personal Information. However, under some privacy and data protection laws, this data could be considered Personal Information. This Privacy Policy governs how we use this data when it is considered your Personal Information.

We define Personal Information as information that can (directly or indirectly) identify, locate, or be used to contact you or communicate with you, such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, characteristics, or descriptions (such as gender and date of birth), and other similar and associated information (“Personal Information”).

Cookies

McAllister may use “cookies” to personalize or enhance your user experience. A “cookie” is a small 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. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a website, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and log-in information as well as providing personalized functionality.

More specifically, our jobs site uses essential cookies, and our file sharing site uses cookies to track e-mail, first name, last name, and company.

McAllister reserves the right to share aggregated site statistics with partner companies but does not allow other companies to place cookies on our Website unless there is a temporary, overriding customer value (such as merging a site that relies on third-party cookies into our Website).

Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings, then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on this Website.

Information from Users

In most cases, Personal Information is collected directly from you. Visitors to this Website can contact us to learn more about our services and offerings at the various ports where we operate. You may also contact us concerning any inquiry to our company as it relates to the services we offer. When you send us an inquiry, we may request some information such as name, address, e-mail, telephone number or facsimile number, and other relevant information. For other types of inquiries, we may ask for relevant information. You may also be asked to disclose personal information to us so that we can provide assistance and information to you.

Portions of this Website provide certain other functionality, such as a contact form with text input, file transfer functionality, and an application portal for employment candidates. You might provide Personal Information through such functionality.

How We Use Your Information

McAllister may use your Personal Information for its business, operational, and legal purposes, including:

To respond to your specific inquiry or request, and to provide you with information and access to resources that you have requested from us;

- To provide, operate, and maintain the Website;

- To improve the navigation and content of the Websites and for system administration and security;

To manage our prospect and customer relationships, including to respond to inquiries and comments;

To provide our services; and

For employment candidacy purposes (as applicable).

Note, however, that nothing in above is intended as a promise or assurance that we will respond or provide services in any particular fashion, or at all.

When We Might Disclose Your Personal Information

We will not disclose Personal Information we collect from you to third parties without your permission except: (A) to respond to your inquiries about us or our services; (B) to protect ourselves from liability; (C) to respond to legal process or comply with law; (D) to protect against fraud; (E) in connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company; (F) to those you have authorized us to disclose the information and others as permitted or required by law; (G) to other parties with which we have joint marketing agreements; and (H) to other parties with which we jointly provide services or products.

How We Protect Your Information

Consistent with applicable laws and requirements, we have put in place reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards designed to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse, alteration, theft, unauthorized access, and unauthorized disclosure consistent with legal obligations and industry practices. However, as is the case with all websites, applications, products, and services, we unfortunately are not able to guarantee security for data collected the Website.

How Long We Retain Your Information

We retain information as long as it is necessary and relevant for our business, operational, and legal purposes. In addition, we retain Personal Information to comply with applicable law, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigation, enforce our User Terms and Conditions, and other actions permitted by law. When your Personal Information is no longer needed for McAllister’s business, operational, and legal purposes, we dispose of it subject to applicable law.

6. Accessing Personally Identifiable Information. We will provide you with a reasonable opportunity to access your Personal Information that we have collected, correct it if inaccurate, or delete it as appropriate. Reasonable access means, for example, that requests for access are made during normal business hours, that you provide requested identification, and that requests are not excessive in number. You may review this information by contacting us by sending an e-mail to legal@mcallistertowing.com.

7. Third-Party Sites. This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites not operated by us. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy or other practices of such websites. Related services and offerings with links from this Website, including vendor sites, may have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each respective website. Parties who participate in McAllister services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy. However, since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy policies of third parties before you provide any personal information or complete any transaction with such parties.

8. Other Terms and Conditions. If you decide to order towing or other services we offer, then additional customer terms and services will apply. You should also review our Website User Terms and Conditions. Please further note that The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company operates its own site.

9. Applicable Law. McAllister’s privacy and data practices are intended to be compliant with all applicable laws and regulation, and this Privacy Policy shall be construed as such.

10. Revisions. McAllister may update, amend, or otherwise revise this policy at any time without advance prior notice and revised versions shall be effective upon being posted. Your continued use of the Website after revisions are posted to the Website shall automatically constitute your acceptance of and agreement to the revised terms and conditions. You should review the terms and conditions in this policy from time to time, and you are permitted to and encouraged to copy and store versions of this policy and you may contact us to request copies.

11. Contact. If you have any questions or comments about these terms and conditions, then feel free to contact us by electronic mail to legal@mcallistertowing.com. or by hard copy:

McAllister Towing and Transportation Company, Inc.
Attention: General Counsel
17 Battery Place, 
Suite 700 
New York, New York 10004