Privacy Policy

The Aquaculture Accountability Project (AAP) protects the privacy of visitors to our website. The following policies extend to all sites created by AAP.

What information does AAP collect?

We do not collect personal information from our visitors other than what is supplied to us on a voluntary basis.

How does AAP use the information gathered from the above sources?

We use your information to send you details about our programs and activities, and to capture funds donated via our website.

AAP also uses information gathered on our website to improve the functionality and features of our site. We analyze our web traffic in order to measure interest in and use of various areas of our site and use this information to make our site more user-friendly and improve our content.

Does AAP rent, sell, or trade my information?

Your information will not be exchanged with organizations, companies or individuals who are not affiliated with AAP or our fiscal sponsor, Farm Forward.

Does AAP use cookies on its site?

Our site uses “cookies” on some pages. A cookie is a small piece of data that is placed on a visitor’s hard drive when specific areas of our site are accessed. These cookies do not contain or capture any personal information and pose no threat to your computer’s hardware or software. We use cookies to enhance the user experience. Visitors can configure their browsers to be alerted when a site is attempting to send a cookie and refuse the cookie, though some Farm Forward pages may not function properly without accepting cookies.

How is information used in the AAP newsletter?

You will only receive e-mail newsletters from us if you have expressly signed up to receive them. The information that we gather from subscribers to our mailing lists is never shared with other organizations or companies not affiliated with AAP. While we may send out e-mail messages that include information about these like-minded organizations and companies, we do not provide them with access to any personal information that you have provided.

In order to provide you with better and more relevant information, we compile information about e-mail response and website usage. This information helps us to better understand site usage patterns and also what types of content and information may help improve your user experience on the AAP site.

All e-mail messages sent to e-mail newsletter subscribers contain a link to unsubscribe. You may subscribe to or unsubscribe from all e-mail communication from AAP at any time.

If you have any questions about the AAP newsletter, please e-mail [email protected].

How does AAP protect your information?

Our site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of the information under our control. Our servers are located in a locked, secure environment.

When you contribute to AAP online, we use a secure server and encryption to protect your financial and other personal information during transmission.

Additional questions?

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information that we have collected from you online, the practices of, or your interactions with this site, please e-mail [email protected].