Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 7/21/2026

Saltwater Inc. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates saltwaterinc.com] (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors, job applicants, and clients. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our Site and how we use it.

1. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with our Site. This includes:

• Contact & Inquiry Forms: Name, email address, phone number, company/vessel name, and any messages you send us.
• Employment Applications: Resumes, cover letters, contact details, and certifications submitted when applying to be a fisheries observer or technical specialist.
• Automated Log Data: IP addresses, browser types, pages visited, and time spent on our Site, collected via cookies or basic website analytics tools.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected on this Site strictly to:

• Respond to your questions, service inquiries, or requests for quotes.
• Process employment applications and evaluate candidates for observer and technical placements.
• Maintain, secure, and improve the performance of our website.

This information, especially related to job applications, may be kept indefinitely.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or lease your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only under the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: With trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website or processing job applications (e.g., website hosting, applicant tracking systems), subject to strict confidentiality. See service provider list below.
• Legal Compliance: If required by law, subpoena, or to comply with official regulations related to our federal contracting obligations.

4. Data Security

We implement industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.

5. Your Rights and Choices

You may opt-out of non-essential cookies, change your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie settings, and/or configure your browser to refuse cookies.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or request the deletion of the personal information you have submitted through this Site.

6. Children’s Privacy

Our website is directed to a professional audience and is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

7. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Saltwater Inc.
733 N Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone (907) 276-3241

*Third Party Service Providers

A. Website Tools

Service	Where it’s used	What it does / collects
Google Analytics (GA4)	Site-wide (gtag.js, ID G-3D4BCQDP4Y)	Sets _ga and _ga_3D4BCQDP4Y cookies; tracks visitor behavior/traffic
Google reCAPTCHA v2	Connect/Contact page form	Loads scripts + iframes from google.com/recaptcha and gstatic.com; anti-spam verification, processes some browsing data
Gravity Forms	Contact Us form (/connect/)	Collects name, email, phone, message, and file attachments (up to 50MB) submitted by visitors. Self-hosted (data lands in your own WP database), but still worth naming since it’s the mechanism handling personal data submissions
CookieYes (Cookie Law Info plugin)	Site-wide cookie banner	Sets a cookieyes-consent cookie recording each visitor’s consent choices
Cloudflare	Site-wide (detected via cdn-cgi/challenge-platform requests)	Bot-protection/CDN layer sitting in front of the site; processes visitor IP/traffic data before it reaches your server
DataTables (cdn.datatables.net)	Job Openings	External CDN-hosted JS library that powers the sortable jobs table — a third-party resource request, minor but technically an outside host receiving visitor IP
BrightCove	Seaweed	Video hosting
Vimeo	EM Systems	Video hosting
Formsite	Job Openings (Observers)	Collects information related to applying for a job as a fisheries observer.
ADP Workforce	Job Openings	Job applicants referred to ADP, which has its own privacy policy.

B. Independent Contractors

Saltwater Inc. grants backend website access or shares technical web traffic data with trusted external service providers who assist us in operating our business. These providers generally fall into the following categories:

• Technical Infrastructure & Development: Independent contractors and developers who manage our website’s code and technical optimizations.
• Webmaster Services: External specialists responsible for daily website maintenance, content updates, and site design.
• Marketing & Analytics Optimization: External professionals who analyze aggregated web traffic data to evaluate our business performance, measure marketing campaign effectiveness, and improve our services.
• Cybersecurity & IT Operations: External consultants and security vendors who monitor our traffic to protect our systems against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

Contractual Protection: All such third parties are contractually obligated to maintain strict data confidentiality. They are permitted to access technical data (such as IP addresses or traffic analytics) solely to perform their designated operational tasks. They are legally barred from using, sharing, or selling this data for other purposes.

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