Privacy Policy

Atlantic Bulk Carrier, Inc. Privacy Policy

Atlantic Bulk Carriers, Inc. (“we,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you when you visit our websites and domains, including www.AtlanticBulk.com, or otherwise use our services. This Privacy Policy also describes how we use the information we collect, with whom we share it, and the choices we offer you regarding our collection and use of such information.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information about you, meaning information that can uniquely identify you, from various sources, such as:

Directly from you through information you provide as part of our driver application, MVR release form, office application, rate request, request for contact, or otherwise access certain features or content on our website; Social networks through which you may access our websites or otherwise interact with us; Our affiliates, service providers, business partners, and other third parties. The information we may collect about you may include, without limitation: Contact information, such as name, postal address, email address, and phone number; Demographic information, such as age, date of birth, gender, job information, and postal code; Additional information that may be gathered through an employment application or MVR release may include prior addresses, prior employment, education, DOT information, CDL information, references, and your social security number.

When you access our website, we may also collect certain information by automated means, such as cookies and web beacons. A “cookie” is a text file that websites send to a visitor’s computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser. A “web beacon,” also known as an Internet tag, pixel tag, or clear GIF, is used to transmit information about actions of the user opening the page or email containing the beacon back to a web server. Certain features of our webpage may use local shared objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and how you interact with the Services. We may also use third-party analytics tools that collect information about use of the Services and user traffic. The information we may collect by automated means may include, without limitation:

Information about the devices you use to access the Services (such as the IP address and the type of the device, operating system, and web browser); Dates, times, and duration of use of the Services (including whether you are a repeat or first-time visitor); Information on actions taken when using the Services (such as page views and website navigation patterns).

This information helps us to improve and personalize our services for you.

You may choose to accept or decline cookies found on our website. Disabling cookies may limit options and your experience on our website.

2. How We Use the Information We Collect

We may use information we obtain about you to:

Process applications, releases, or complete other transactions you have requested using our page and provide you with information you request; Respond to your questions and comments and provide customer support; Communicate with you about our products, services, offers, and promotions; Operate, evaluate, and improve our business and the products and services we offer; Analyze and enhance our marketing communications and strategies; Analyze trends and statistics regarding use of our services and requests conducted using this page; Protect against and prevent fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims, and other liabilities, and manage risk exposure, including by identifying potential hackers and other unauthorized users; Enforce our Terms of Use and other agreements; Comply with applicable legal requirements and industry standards.

We also may use the information we obtain about you in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection.

3. Disclosure of Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual user, without restriction. We may disclose personal information about you: To third parties we use to support our operations and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them; To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to a government or regulatory request; To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements; If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Atlantic Bulk Carrier, Inc., users of our services, or others; Otherwise with your consent.

We also reserve the right to transfer your personal information to a buyer or other transferee in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, sale, or other transfer of some or all of our assets. Should such a sale, merger, or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use your personal information in a manner that is consistent with our Privacy Policy.

4. Data Security

We have implemented electronic and managerial procedures intended to protect your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure. Please note that the electronic transmission of information is not completely secure. We cannot guarantee that the security measures we have in place to safeguard personal information will never be defeated or fail, or that such measures will always be sufficient or effective. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.

5. Your Choices

We offer you the following choices about the information we collect from you and how we communicate with you:

Cookies

Most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. You can find out more about this by visiting www.aboutcookies.org. Flash cookies operate differently than browser cookies and cookie management tools available in a web browser may not remove Flash cookies.

To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all of the features of our website.

Promotional Communications

If you do not want us to use your email address/contact information to promote our products or services, you can opt out at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions contained in our emails. By completing an employment application, release, rate request, or request for contact, you agree to receive email communications with the information you requested, as well as promotional emails.

6. Your California Privacy Rights

California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of our website who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please call us 800-966-0030, contact us on our website, or write us at: Atlantic Bulk Carriers, Inc., P.O. Box 112, Providence Forge, VA 23140.

7. Links to Other Websites

AtlanticBulk.com may contain links to outside websites. We are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such websites. Outside websites are not governed by this privacy policy.

8. Children Under the Age of 13

Our services are not directed to, and Atlantic Bulk Carriers, Inc., does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from, children under the age of 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under the age of 13, please call us 800-966-0030, contact us on our website, or write us at: Atlantic Bulk Carriers, Inc., P.O. Box 112, Providence Forge, VA 23140.

9. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. In the event we make a material change to how we use your personal information; we will provide this notice on our website. The date this Privacy Policy was last revised is found on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to check for any updates or changes.

10. Data Transfers

Atlantic Bulk Carrier, Inc., is based in the state of Virginia in the United States. If you live outside of the United States, it will be necessary for us to transfer, process, and store such information outside of the country in which you reside, including in the United States. By using this website, you consent to the transfer to and processing and storage of your information in countries possibly outside of your country of residence, which may have different data protection laws than those in the country where you reside.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our information practices, please call us 800-966-0030, contact us on our website, or write us at: Atlantic Bulk Carriers, Inc., P.O. Box 112, Providence Forge, VA 23140.