Privacy Policy

Welcome aboard. This Privacy Policy describes how the AWOOGA Notification System (“AWOOGA”, “we”, “us”) handles the information you share with us when you visit our website or sign up for vessel activity notifications.

When you sign up for SMS trip notifications, we collect your mobile phone number. That’s it. We don’t ask for your name, your home port, or anything else. Your phone number is used solely to send you notifications when AWOOGA gets underway and is stored securely in our systems.

When you visit our website, standard web server logs may record your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit. This is routine navigational data that helps us keep the site running smoothly.

Your phone number is used for one purpose only — to send you SMS notifications when AWOOGA connects and is active. We will never use it to send you marketing messages, promotions, or anything unrelated to vessel activity.

We will not share your opt-in to an SMS campaign with any third party for purposes unrelated to providing you with the services of that campaign. We may share your Personal Data, including your SMS opt-in or consent status, with third parties that help us provide our messaging services, including but not limited to platform providers, phone companies, and any other vendors who assist us in the delivery of text messages.

By subscribing to our notifications, you agree to receive SMS messages from AWOOGA. Message frequency varies depending on vessel activity — typically one message per voyage. Standard message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier.

You can drop anchor and unsubscribe at any time by:

• Replying STOP to any message you receive from us
• Using the unsubscribe option on our website portal

Once you unsubscribe, you will receive no further messages. If you wish to re-subscribe, you may do so at any time through the website.

We use Telnyx and Twillio to deliver SMS notifications. Your phone number is transmitted to Telnyx or Twillio solely for the purpose of message delivery. Telnyx’s and Twillio’s own privacy policy governs their handling of that data. We do not authorize Telnyx, Twillio, or any other party to use your information for any other purpose.

We retain your phone number in our subscriber list for as long as you remain subscribed. When you unsubscribe, your record is marked as opted out. You may request complete removal from our records at any time by contacting us directly.

We take reasonable technical measures to protect your information from unauthorized access. However, no system is completely watertight, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Our website and notification service are not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from minors.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of our services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to be removed from our records, you can reach us through the AWOOGA  website at awoogatug.com.