Privacy policy

Effective Date: May 8, 2026

The Tugnuts (“TugNuts,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is operated by Fluid Motion LLC. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how information is collected, used, and shared when you use our website, forum, and related services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how it may be disclosed, and the choices and rights available to you.

Operator:
Fluid Motion LLC
506 44th St NW
Auburn, WA 98001
United States

Privacy Contact:
info@rangertugs.com

Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly, information collected automatically through the operation of the site, and information generated through your use of the forum.

Information You Provide

When you register for an account, create or update a profile, participate in the forum, contact us, or use site features, we may collect information such as:

• Username or display name.
• Email address.
• First and last name.
• Mailing address, including city, state/province, and ZIP/postal code.
• Contact phone number, if provided.
• Date of birth, if provided.
• Profile information, including location, website, biography/about information, avatar, profile banner, custom title, and user preferences.
• Forum posts, replies, private messages/conversations, reactions, signatures, uploaded files, attachments, images, PDFs, and embedded media.
• Mailing list preferences and email communication preferences.

We may also collect boating- and vessel-related information you provide, including:

• Fluid Motion model.
• Non-Fluid Motion model.
• Vessel name.
• Hull Identification Number (HIN).
• MMSI number.
• Ownership status or interest in Ranger Tugs, Cutwater Boats, Solara Boats, or other boats.
• How you first heard about Ranger Tugs, Cutwater Boats, or Solara Boats.

Some fields may be marked as private within the site interface. Private fields are not intended to be publicly displayed, but they may be visible to site administrators, moderators, or service providers as needed to operate the site.

Public Profile and Forum Information

TugNuts is a community forum. Information you choose to post publicly may be visible to other users, visitors, and search engines.

Depending on your profile privacy settings, other users or visitors may be able to see certain information, such as:

• Your username.
• Avatar or profile banner.
• Profile details.
• Forum posts and replies.
• Uploaded or embedded content.
• Online status.
• Current activity.
• Day, month, year of birth, or age, if you choose to show it.
• User identities and selected profile details.

You can adjust certain visibility options in your account privacy settings. You should avoid posting sensitive personal information in public areas of the site.

Automatically Collected Information

When you use TugNuts.com, certain information may be collected automatically through forum software, server logs, cookies, and similar technologies. This may include:

• IP address.
• Browser type and version.
• Device type and operating system.
• Referring pages or links.
• Pages viewed.
• Dates and times of visits.
• Login/session information.
• Cookie identifiers.
• Security, spam-prevention, moderation, and abuse-prevention records.
• Activity logs, including account actions and site interactions.

This information helps us operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the site.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

TugNuts.com uses cookies and similar technologies for site functionality, security, login sessions, preferences, and forum operation.

Cookies may be used to:

• Keep you logged in.
• Remember preferences.
• Support account and forum functionality.
• Help prevent spam, fraud, and abuse.
• Maintain site security.
• Understand site traffic and usage, where analytics tools are enabled.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

We do not currently use a cookie consent banner. If we add Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, or similar analytics tools, we intend to add a cookie consent banner at that time where appropriate.

More information about cookies used by this site may be available on this page.

Analytics

TugNuts.com may use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, to help us understand site traffic, usage patterns, and performance.

When analytics tools are enabled, they may collect information such as pages visited, device and browser information, approximate location derived from IP address, referring pages, and interaction data. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies.

Analytics data is used to improve the site, understand community usage, and troubleshoot performance issues. TugNuts.com is not used for third-party display advertising or behavioral advertising.

Email Communications and Mailing List

We may use your email address to send:

• Account-related notices.
• Password reset or security messages.
• Forum activity summaries, if enabled.
• News and update emails, if enabled.
• Administrative or community-related announcements.

Email communications may be sent through XenForo or through an email service provider such as Brevo.

You can adjust certain email preferences in your account settings. Marketing or newsletter-style emails, where used, will include an unsubscribe or opt-out option where required.

Private Messages and Moderation

TugNuts.com allows private conversations or direct messages between users. These messages are not publicly visible, but they are stored as part of the forum system and may be accessible to site administrators or moderators in limited circumstances, such as troubleshooting, enforcing rules, responding to abuse reports, complying with legal obligations, or protecting the safety and integrity of the site.

Moderators and administrators may also access account details, moderation history, warnings, IP logs, reported content, and other records necessary to operate and protect the forum.

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and maintain TugNuts.com.
• Create and manage user accounts.
• Provide forum and community features.
• Display public profile and forum content according to user settings.
• Process profile, privacy, and email preferences.
• Respond to inquiries and support requests.
• Send account, security, administrative, and community-related communications.
• Send news or update emails where permitted or requested.
• Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.
• Enforce forum rules and site policies.
• Troubleshoot technical issues.
• Analyze site usage and improve the site.
• Comply with legal obligations.

How We Disclose Information

We may disclose information in the following circumstances:

Public Forum Disclosure

Information you post publicly, or make visible through your profile settings, may be visible to other users, visitors, and search engines.

Service Providers

We may disclose information to vendors and service providers that help us operate the site, such as hosting providers, forum software providers, email service providers, analytics providers, security tools, and spam-prevention services.

These providers may process information on our behalf or as necessary to provide their services.

Legal, Safety, and Security

We may disclose information if we believe it is reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law, legal process, or government requests.
• Enforce our policies or terms.
• Protect the rights, safety, or property of TugNuts, Fluid Motion LLC, users, or others.
• Investigate or prevent spam, fraud, abuse, or security issues.

Business Transfers

If TugNuts.com or Fluid Motion LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

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Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information for money.

TugNuts.com is not used for third-party display advertising or behavioral advertising. We do not knowingly disclose personal information to third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising.

However, privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act may define “sale” and “sharing” broadly. Some third-party analytics, security, or service-provider tools may process identifiers, cookies, IP addresses, or similar technical information as part of providing services to us.

Where legally required, we will provide applicable choices regarding the sale or sharing of personal information.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act. These may include the right to:

• Know what categories of personal information we collect, use, disclose, sell, or share.
• Access specific pieces of personal information we maintain about you.
• Request deletion of personal information.
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Opt out of sale or sharing of personal information, where applicable.
• Limit the use or disclosure of sensitive personal information, where applicable.
• Not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights.

To make a California privacy request, please contact us or email info@rangertugs.com.

We may need to verify your identity before completing your request.

Rights for Users Outside California

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of personal information.
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Request a copy of your personal information.

To make a privacy request, please contact us or email info@rangertugs.com.

Account Deletion

Users may request account deletion by contacting us at info@rangertugs.com or by contacting a site administrator or moderator.

Account deletion, deactivation, or anonymization may require moderator or administrator action. After a valid deletion request is verified, we will delete, deactivate, or anonymize personal information associated with the account as required by applicable law, subject to legal, security, backup, moderation, recordkeeping, and community-integrity exceptions.

Because TugNuts.com is a community forum, public posts, replies, quoted content, and discussion threads may remain visible after an account is deleted, deactivated, or anonymized in order to preserve the continuity and integrity of public discussions. Where required by applicable law, we will remove, delete, or anonymize personal information contained in public content.

Some information may remain in backups, server logs, security logs, moderation records, and administrative records for a limited period or as otherwise reasonably necessary for site operations, legal compliance, dispute resolution, security, fraud and abuse prevention, and disaster recovery.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate TugNuts.com, maintain community functionality, provide support, enforce rules, protect the site, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain backups and records.

Because TugNuts.com is a community forum, some public content may remain available for as long as the forum remains active. Server logs, security logs, moderation records, backup data, and administrative records may be retained for periods necessary for site operations, security, legal compliance, and disaster recovery.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or misuse.

However, no website, forum, transmission method, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Children’s Privacy

TugNuts.com is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

International Users

TugNuts.com is operated from the United States. If you access the site from outside the United States, your information may be processed and stored in the United States or in other locations where our service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws in your country or region.

Acceptance of This Policy

Continued use of our site signifies your acceptance of this policy. If you do not accept this policy, please do not use this site. When registering, we may request your explicit acceptance of the privacy policy.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Your continued use of TugNuts.com after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy, unless additional consent is required by law.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy request, contact us at:

Fluid Motion LLC
506 44th St NW
Auburn, WA 98001
United States
info@rangertugs.com

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