Privacy Policy | Modern Sailing

Privacy Policy

Modern Sailing School & Club
Effective Date: September 8, 2026

Modern Sailing School & Club ("Modern Sailing," "we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how our website operates.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit our website, how that information is used, the third-party services that support our website, and the choices available to you.

This policy applies only to the Modern Sailing School & Club website. Registration for sailing classes, club memberships, or other services offered through third-party providers may be subject to separate privacy policies.

Information You Provide

If you choose to contact us by email, we will receive the information you include in your message, such as your name, email address, and the contents of your correspondence. We use this information only to respond to your inquiry or otherwise communicate with you.

Information Collected Automatically

Like most modern websites, our site uses analytics, advertising, and other third-party services that automatically collect certain technical information about visits to the website.

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages viewed
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Referring website
  • General geographic region
  • Website usage information

These services provide Modern Sailing with aggregated reports and statistics that help us understand how visitors use our website, improve site performance, and evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising. The information we receive is generally presented in aggregate form and is not intended to identify individual visitors.

How Information Is Used

  • Operate and maintain the website
  • Improve website content and usability
  • Understand how visitors use the site
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
  • Diagnose technical problems
  • Maintain website security
  • Respond to communications sent to us

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Modern Sailing uses a limited number of cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand how visitors use the site, and measure the effectiveness of our advertising. Some of these technologies are provided by trusted third-party services that help us operate and improve the website.

A cookie is a small text file stored by your web browser that helps websites and third-party services recognize returning browsers or remember certain information.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies support the operation and security of the website and are generally required for normal website functionality.

Analytics

Modern Sailing uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. Google Analytics automatically collects information about website visits and provides us with aggregated reports that help us understand how visitors use our website and improve its content, navigation, and performance.

Google Privacy Policy

Advertising

Modern Sailing uses advertising services provided by Google Ads and Meta (Facebook and Instagram). These services help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, understand how visitors reach our website, and improve future advertising. Google and Meta may use cookies or similar technologies in connection with these services.

Google Ads Privacy

Meta Privacy Center

Social Sharing

Our website includes social sharing tools provided by AddToAny. If you choose to share content using these tools, your interaction with the selected social media platform is governed by that platform's own privacy policy.

AddToAny Privacy

Embedded Services

Our home page includes an embedded weather display provided by Ventusky. When viewing pages containing embedded services, your browser may communicate directly with the third-party provider. Any information collected by those services is governed by their own privacy policies.

Ventusky Privacy

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to view, delete, block, or otherwise manage cookies. Disabling cookies may affect the operation of some website features or third-party services.

Advertising preferences may also be managed through your Google and Meta account settings.

Third-Party Services

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Ads
  • Meta (Facebook and Instagram)
  • AddToAny
  • Ventusky

Each provider operates under its own privacy policy and terms of service.

Third-Party Websites

Our website contains links to third-party websites. Modern Sailing is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of websites that we do not operate. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites they choose to visit.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to help protect our website and the information we receive. However, no website or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Children's Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, technology, or applicable legal requirements. The Effective Date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last updated.

Contact Us

Modern Sailing School & Club
2310 Marinship Way
Sausalito, CA 94965

Email: office@modernsailing.com
Phone: (415) 331-8250

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  • Mike, Santa Rosa, California

    All of the courses and my instructors (JT and Stan) were extremely professional and full of knowledge and experience. I found I was able to learn from their experiences beyond the scope of the courses, and look forward to future opportunities to do so. I would highly recommend Modern Sailing to anyone.

  • Warren Leiden, Member

    I try to get out on the water every week: out the Gate, around Angel, up Raccoon - I love it all. After 18 years as a member of OCSC in Berkeley, I learned to sail the bigger boats at Modern by taking ASA 103 and 104. My ASA 104 instructor Dave Russell was terrific. Also, Captain Bill Moreland has been very generous in giving informal advice whenever I’ve asked him. Thanks to Bill, I no longer have any anxiety about docking!

  • Danny Collins

    The office staff was very accommodating in meeting my availability.

  • Alisa Driscoll, Dual Site Member

    Here are some snaps of Our Saturday, August 20, 2022 Modern Sailing Expedition with Captain Robert Bivin, who was outstanding. Please convey photos and thanks to him. He is an outstanding individual, leader and sailing instructor. His knowledge and experience made us all feel safe and our Farallones Day Trip educational and just amazing. 

  • Emma & George Stubbs, Sausalito

    We just took our ASA 106 at a school in Rhode Island as we prepare for 6 months of cruising in the Caribbean. The class was great, but more than anything it made us really appreciate the quality of teaching and rigor at Modern Sailing. Even though we were the newest to sailing, the group seemed to think that we had the best fundamentals. We felt very well prepared and we see why Modern Sailing has the reputation it does.

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