Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Florida Yachtmasters (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website to support yacht brokerage, valuation, and captain‑services activities. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal data more generally.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit. They allow the site to recognize your device, remember your preferences, and understand how you use our pages (for example, which yacht listings you view).
Cookies may be:
• Session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or
• Persistent cookies, which stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
They may also be:
• First‑party cookies, set directly by our website, or
• Third‑party cookies, set by service providers such as analytics or embedded video platforms.
3. How we use cookies on the Yachtmasters site
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
1. Strictly necessary cookies
• Provide core site functionality (page navigation, security, load balancing, form submissions, account logins if any).
• Remember your cookie choices so the banner does not reappear every time.
2. Performance and analytics cookies
• Help us understand how visitors find and use our site (for example, which yacht listing pages are viewed most often, or how many users open the valuation form).
• Typically provided by services such as Google Analytics or similar tools; data is aggregated and used to improve our content, navigation, and marketing decisions.
3. Functionality cookies
• Remember certain choices you make, such as preferred contact method or form details you allow your browser to save, so returning visits are smoother.
4. Marketing and social media cookies (if enabled)
• Used by advertising and social networks (for example, Meta/Facebook, Google, YouTube, Instagram) to build audiences for yacht and marine‑service campaigns and to measure the effectiveness of our ads.
• May track browsing across other sites that use the same services; you can usually manage these in each platform’s own settings.
If we add or remove categories in the future (for example, enabling remarketing pixels), this Cookie Policy and the settings in our cookie banner will be updated accordingly.
4. Examples of cookies we may use
Depending on the tools active at any time, our site may set cookies such as:
• Core WordPress/Divi cookies to keep you logged in (if accounts are offered), maintain security, and remember that you closed pop‑ups or banners.
• Analytics cookies to generate anonymous statistics on page views, traffic sources, time on page, and conversions (for example, completion of a “Request Valuation” form).
• Embedded media cookies from services such as YouTube or Vimeo if we place marina or yacht‑walkthrough videos on our pages; these providers may set their own cookies when you play or view the content.
A more detailed list of active cookies, their providers, and retention periods may be presented in our cookie banner or preference center when you visit from certain regions (for example the EU/UK).
5. Legal bases and regional information
• For visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and similar jurisdictions, we rely on consent for analytics and marketing cookies; strictly necessary cookies are used based on our legitimate interest in operating a secure, functional website and providing requested services.
• For visitors in the United States, our use of cookies is governed by applicable state privacy laws (for example, California’s CCPA/CPRA) and federal guidance; residents of certain states may have additional rights described in our Privacy Policy.
Nothing in this Cookie Policy creates contractual rights; it is intended to explain our practices and will be updated as laws or our services change.
6. How to manage or refuse cookies
You have several options to control cookies:
1. Cookie banner or preference center
• Where required by law, you will see a cookie banner the first time you visit our site from certain locations.
• You can use this banner or preference center to accept all cookies, reject non‑essential cookies, or customize your choices.
2. Browser settings
• Most browsers let you block or delete cookies, or configure them on a site‑by‑site basis.
• Instructions are available in each browser’s help pages (for example, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge).
• If you block strictly necessary cookies, some parts of our site may not function correctly (forms, login areas, saved settings).
3. Third‑party opt‑outs
• Some analytics and advertising providers offer their own opt‑out mechanisms (for example, Google’s Ads Settings or opt‑out browser add‑ons).
• Links to these tools, where relevant, may appear in our Privacy Policy.
7. Third‑party sites and services
Our site may link to other websites (for example, marina partners, yacht listing portals, financing or insurance providers) or embed third‑party content. These sites and services have their own privacy and cookie practices, which we do not control; we encourage you to review their policies directly before providing any personal information or accepting their cookies.
8. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example when we add new services, install new analytics tools, or when applicable laws change. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of the policy and, where required, present the cookie banner again so you can review your choices.
9. Contact us
If you have any questions about how Florida Yachtmasters uses cookies or about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us at:
• Company name: Florida Yachtmasters (Yachtmasters Brokerage)
• Email: office@floridayachtmasters.com
• Postal address: 2700 Harbortown Dr. Merritt Island, FL 32952