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Privacy Policy

Effective date: 2026-08-02

PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: August 2, 2026
Last Updated: August 2, 2026

Walter Marine I LLC, doing business as ReefMaker (“ReefMaker,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when you visit reefmaker.com, submit an inquiry, request information or a quote, subscribe to communications, or otherwise interact with us.

  1. SCOPE

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through:

• reefmaker.com and pages operated under that domain;
• website contact, consultation, quote, and project-inquiry forms;
• newsletter and marketing subscriptions;
• email, telephone, and other business communications initiated through the website; and
• related online services that link to this Privacy Policy.

This policy does not govern information processed exclusively under a separate customer, vendor, employment, or project agreement when that agreement provides different privacy terms.

  1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Depending on how you interact with ReefMaker, we may collect the following categories of information.

A. Contact and identity information

This may include your:

• name;
• business or organization name;
• email address;
• telephone number;
• job title or professional role; and
• mailing or business address, if supplied.

B. Project and inquiry information

When you contact ReefMaker about a potential project, we may collect:

• subject and message content;
• project type or area of interest;
• proposed project location;
• desired or target start date;
• preferred contact method;
• site, environmental, engineering, deployment, or permitting information you choose to provide; and
• supporting documents, photographs, plans, specifications, or other materials you submit.

Do not submit confidential, export-controlled, classified, legally privileged, or sensitive personal information unless ReefMaker has specifically requested it and an appropriate confidentiality arrangement is in place.

C. Communication and marketing information

We may collect:

• records of communications with you;
• your newsletter or marketing subscription preferences;
• the date and method of consent;
• email delivery, opening, and link-interaction information when enabled by our communications provider; and
• unsubscribe or suppression records.

Agreeing to be contacted about a specific inquiry does not automatically enroll you in general marketing communications. Marketing enrollment should be based on a separate, optional choice.

D. Device and usage information

When you use the website, our systems or service providers may automatically receive:

• Internet Protocol address;
• browser type and version;
• device and operating-system information;
• referring and exit pages;
• pages viewed and approximate timestamps;
• general geographic information derived from an IP address;
• diagnostic, security, and error information; and
• cookie identifiers and related interaction data where permitted.

E. Information from third parties

We may receive information from:

• your employer, agency, municipality, organization, contractor, consultant, or project partner;
• publicly available government, corporate, professional, or project records;
• service providers supporting website operation, communications, security, or analytics; and
• referral sources or business partners.

If you provide information about another person, you represent that you are authorized to provide it for the relevant purpose.

  1. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

We may use personal information to:

• respond to questions, inquiries, and quote requests;
• evaluate potential artificial reef, coastal protection, marine habitat, or related projects;
• communicate about products, services, consultations, deployment planning, and project requirements;
• prepare proposals, estimates, contracts, and project documentation;
• manage customer, contractor, government, and stakeholder relationships;
• send newsletters or marketing communications when you have opted in or when otherwise permitted by law;
• operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website and systems;
• understand website performance and visitor interaction where analytics consent is required and obtained;
• detect spam, fraud, misuse, security incidents, or other harmful activity;
• maintain business, consent, transaction, and compliance records;
• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims;
• comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, insurance, and reporting obligations; and
• complete a business transaction such as a merger, financing, reorganization, acquisition, or sale of assets.

We will not use personal information for materially different purposes without providing any notice or consent required by law.

  1. LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING

Where applicable law requires a legal basis, ReefMaker may process personal information because:

• processing is necessary to respond to your request or take steps toward a contract;
• processing is necessary to perform a contract;
• you have provided consent;
• processing supports our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving our business, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights; or
• processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or protect legal rights.

You may withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn or processing supported by another lawful basis.

  1. HOW WE DISCLOSE INFORMATION

We may disclose personal information to the following recipients when reasonably necessary.

A. Service providers

We may use companies that provide:

• website hosting and content delivery;
• database and form processing;
• email and communication delivery;
• customer relationship management;
• analytics, subject to applicable consent requirements;
• information security and spam prevention;
• cloud storage and document collaboration;
• professional, accounting, legal, insurance, and technical services; and
• project logistics and operational support.

These providers may process information only for contracted purposes and subject to applicable confidentiality, privacy, and security requirements.

B. Project participants

When necessary to evaluate or perform a requested project, information may be disclosed to engineers, contractors, consultants, transportation or deployment providers, laboratories, permitting professionals, government agencies, project sponsors, or other authorized project participants.

Project-specific disclosures may also be governed by a separate agreement.

C. Legal and safety disclosures

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• comply with a law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or lawful government request;
• investigate or prevent fraud, security incidents, unlawful conduct, or threats to safety;
• protect ReefMaker’s rights, property, personnel, customers, or the public; or
• establish, exercise, or defend a legal claim.

D. Business transactions

Information may be disclosed in connection with an actual or proposed merger, financing, restructuring, acquisition, sale, bankruptcy, or transfer of all or part of ReefMaker’s business or assets. Recipients will be expected to handle the information consistently with applicable law.

  1. SALE AND TARGETED ADVERTISING

Based on ReefMaker’s current website practices, ReefMaker does not sell personal information for money.

ReefMaker also does not knowingly disclose personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If these practices change, we will update this policy and provide any legally required opt-out method before engaging in the new practice.

Ordinary disclosures to service providers that process information on ReefMaker’s behalf are not treated as sales when applicable legal requirements are satisfied.

  1. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

The website may use cookies, local storage, pixels, or similar technologies to:

• provide essential website functionality;
• remember cookie and interface preferences;
• protect forms and systems from abuse;
• measure website performance where permitted; and
• evaluate marketing attribution when a user has provided any consent required by law.

Nonessential analytics or marketing technologies should remain disabled until the visitor makes an applicable cookie choice.

Additional information is available in ReefMaker’s Cookie Policy and through the website’s cookie settings.

  1. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

You may receive promotional email from ReefMaker if you have opted in or if another lawful basis permits the communication.

You can unsubscribe by:

• using the unsubscribe link in the message; or
• contacting ReefMaker using the information at the end of this policy.

ReefMaker may retain a minimal suppression record after an unsubscribe request so that it can honor the request. You may still receive non-promotional communications concerning an inquiry, transaction, project, contract, safety issue, or legal notice.

  1. DATA RETENTION

ReefMaker retains personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including to:

• respond to and document inquiries;
• evaluate and administer business or project relationships;
• satisfy contractual, accounting, insurance, tax, warranty, permitting, and legal obligations;
• maintain consent and unsubscribe records;
• protect systems and investigate incidents; and
• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

The applicable retention period depends on the nature of the information, the relationship, legal requirements, operational needs, and the sensitivity and risk associated with continued retention.

When information is no longer required, ReefMaker will delete, anonymize, or securely isolate it as appropriate, subject to backup cycles and legal holds.

  1. INFORMATION SECURITY

ReefMaker uses administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

No website, email system, network, or storage platform can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should use appropriate care when transmitting confidential information and should not send highly sensitive materials through a general website form.

If ReefMaker becomes aware of a qualifying security breach, it will provide notices as required by applicable law.

  1. INTERNATIONAL ACCESS AND TRANSFERS

ReefMaker is based in the United States. If you access the website or provide information from another country, your information may be processed in the United States or another jurisdiction where ReefMaker’s service providers operate.

Where required, ReefMaker will use an appropriate legal mechanism or other safeguard for international transfers.

  1. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on your location and the law applicable to ReefMaker, you may have the right to:

• request access to personal information about you;
• request correction of inaccurate information;
• request deletion of certain information;
• obtain a portable copy of certain information;
• restrict or object to certain processing;
• withdraw consent;
• opt out of marketing communications;
• opt out of a sale, targeted advertising, or qualifying profiling if ReefMaker ever engages in those activities; and
• appeal a decision concerning a privacy request where applicable.

These rights are subject to legal limitations and exceptions. ReefMaker may need to verify your identity and authority before completing a request. ReefMaker will use information submitted with a request only to verify and respond to that request.

An authorized agent may submit a request when permitted by law. ReefMaker may require proof of authorization and may separately verify the request with the individual.

ReefMaker will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.

  1. STATE-SPECIFIC PRIVACY NOTICE

Residents of states with comprehensive privacy laws may have additional rights under their state’s law.

If ReefMaker is subject to such a law, it will process verified requests and recognize applicable browser-based opt-out preference signals as required. Because ReefMaker does not currently sell personal information or use it for cross-context behavioral advertising, an opt-out signal may not change the website’s current information practices.

Nothing in this section represents that a particular state privacy statute applies to ReefMaker when the statute’s applicability thresholds have not been met.

  1. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The website is intended for business and professional audiences and is not directed to children under 13. ReefMaker does not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13.

If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information through the website, contact ReefMaker so that the information can be reviewed and deleted as appropriate.

  1. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

The website may link to government agencies, technical resources, social networks, project participants, news outlets, or other third-party websites.

ReefMaker does not control the privacy or security practices of those parties. Their privacy notices govern information they collect directly from you.

  1. AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING

ReefMaker does not currently use information collected through the website to make decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects through solely automated processing.

  1. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

ReefMaker may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in its services, technology, legal obligations, or information practices.

The revised policy will be posted with an updated “Last Updated” date. When legally required, ReefMaker will provide additional notice or request consent before a material change takes effect.

  1. CONTACT REEFMAKER

Questions, privacy requests, or complaints may be directed to:

Walter Marine I LLC
Doing business as ReefMaker
22605 Andrews Lane
Orange Beach, Alabama 36561
United States

Email: david@reefmaker.com
Telephone: +1 (251) 979-2200

Please use “Privacy Request” in the email subject line and describe the nature of your request. Do not include sensitive identity documents in your initial email.

If you are not satisfied with ReefMaker’s response, you may have the right to contact the privacy or consumer-protection authority in your jurisdiction.