Mad Mariner respects your privacy. Our site is accessible without providing any information, but we do ask for some basics when you sign up for a free trial, register or subscribe. This information is for internal use and it will not be shared with other companies or outside parties.

The information we request - some optional, some required - includes your name, email address, home address, phone number and a description of your boat. We do this so we can better understand our readers. If we know who you are, we can write stories that address your needs. We also operate public forums, and to do so responsibly, we need to know who is posting.

Many readers also want to hear from us when new stories are published, when their subscription is ending, when we give away things or when we do reader polls and surveys. Your personal information allows us to communicate, and you are consenting to do so when you fill out our forms.

We do not spam our readers, engage in telemarketing or knowingly collect information from children under 13 years of age. If we inadvertently receive such information, it will be deleted as soon as we are notified. While we request credit card information in order to process subscriptions and sell advertising, this information is not kept on file or stored in our computers.

Like many other web sites, Mad Mariner does use "cookies" and other technologies to recognize you, provide personalization and determine which parts of the site are most popular. We do this to provide you with a better magazine and a smoother web site experience. If you do not accept Mad Mariner's cookie, or if it is deleted, you will not be able to take full advantage of the features on the site.

Mad Mariner also uses "served" advertising programs such as Google's AdSense to provide advertising on the site, as well as selling advertising directly. While Mad Mariner will block advertisements that do not conform to our Advertising Policy when notified of their presence, we do not have access to the privacy and technology practices in use by each advertiser who comes to our site through served advertising programs. We cannot vouch for their practices or guarantee that you will find them acceptable.

Nevertheless, we are committed to maintaining Mad Mariner as a safe and ethical web site, and so we ask you to help us do the right thing. If you see something that does not look right, that makes you uncomfortable or that obviously violates our policies, please let us know. We are also available to answer any questions you may have about privacy and ethical practices.

To reach Mad Mariner, you can call 888-256-5011 and speak to a staff member between 9 a.m. PST and 8 p.m. EST. After hours, you can leave a message and it will be returned the next day. You can also send email to information@madmariner.com.