Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Effective date: August 16, 2024

Last modified: September 14, 2025

Privacy Policy

At BigBearWaypoint.com (the “Site”, “BigBearWaypoint”, the “Company”, the “Website”, “site”, “we”, or “us”), we take online privacy seriously and we respect the concerns of our community of users. In this policy (the “Privacy Policy”) we describe our privacy practices with regard to information we collect through BigBearWaypoint to help you make informed decisions about how you share information when you visit or use the site, as well as your rights in determining what we do with the information that we collect or hold about you.

Understanding How Information Is Collected on BigBearWaypoint.com

Information You May Choose to Provide to Us

This Policy generally describes the categories of personal information we collect, how we collect it, the purposes of the collection, the categories of third parties to whom we may share or disclose that personal information, and your rights with respect to that information. This Policy applies to the following personal information collected for our members, visitors, and users through the following mechanisms:

When you access or use any website or connected social media of BigBearWaypoint on which this Policy is posted
When you access, download or use our trip planners
When you complete any contact forms on our website or social media;
When you sign up to receive our newsletters
When you register or participate in sweepstakes, contests and other promotions
When you communicate or otherwise interact with us through phone, email, or social media
When you contact us
When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services.

Information That Is Automatically Collected When You Visit The Site

When you access the Site, we and our third-party partners may automatically collect certain information about your visit using tools such as cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies. The information collected automatically when you visit the Site may include your IP address, characteristics of your operating system, information about your browser and system settings, data about the computer or mobile device you use to access the Site, unique device identifiers, clickstream data (which shows the page-by-page path you take as you browse the Site). We or our third-party partners may combine information that each of us collects automatically with other information about you, including information you choose to provide.

See the section below regarding Your choices to learn more about how you may limit or disable cookies on your computer. If you choose to disable cookies, that could affect certain features of the Site that use cookies to enhance their functionality.

We also use third-party web analytics services, such as Google Analytics, on the Site, to provide us with statistics and other information about visitors to the Site. For more information on these technologies and the data they collect see https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/4597324?hl=en. You can opt-out of this tracking by going to the Cookie Preferences link on the Websites and turning off tracking cookies.

Finally, companies that provide certain third-party apps, tools, widgets, and plug-ins that may appear on the Site (for example, social media links), also may use automated means to collect information regarding your interactions with these features. This information collection is subject to the privacy policies or notices of those providers.

Further information regarding our use of cookies and other tracking technologies is described in our Cookie Disclosure (see below).

How We May Use Information We Collect

We may use the information gathered on BigBearWaypoint for purposes listed below. For example, if you were to contact us with a question and provide your email address, we would use the email address you provided to respond to your inquiry. In addition, we use information we collect from you and through the Site to:

Provide products and services you request (such as when you sign up to receive our email newsletters);
Respond to requests, questions, and comments, and provide other types of user support;
Offer you products and services via marketing communications, or direct you to portions of this Site or other websites, that we believe may interest you;
To serve advertising, content and offers to you based on your interests and online activities, from us or third parties;
Communicate about, and administer your participation in, events, programs, contests, and other offers or promotions;
Carry out, evaluate, and improve our business (which may include developing new features for the Site; analyzing and enhancing the user experience on the Site; assessing the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising; and managing our communications);
Perform data analytics regarding usage of the Site (including market and customer research, trend analysis, and financial analysis);
Guard against, identify, and prevent fraud and other criminal activity, claims, and other liabilities; and
Comply with applicable legal requirements, law enforcement requests, and our company policies.

How We May Share Information

Our affiliates, agents, vendors, consultants, and other service providers may have access to information we collect through the Site to carry out work on our behalf. Those parties are subject to confidentiality obligations and are restricted from using personal data collected through the Site for purposes other than to provide the requested assistance. In addition, we may share information:

With our affiliates for internal business purposes;
If we are required to do so by law, regulation, or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena);
In response to requests from government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities, including to meet national security requirements;
If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity;
With respect to analytics and statistical information, to inform advertisers about the nature of our user base;
In the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including a reorganization, dissolution, or liquidation). In such an event, we will seek to provide you with commercially reasonable notice, e.g., via email and/or notice on our website, of any change in ownership, incompatible new uses of your personal information, and choices you may have regarding your personal information; and
With your consent or at your discretion.

Data Retention and Access

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes it was retained, such as to enable you to use BigBearWaypoint or to provide services or information to you. In some instances, we may retain data for longer periods in order to comply with applicable laws (including those regarding document retention), resolve disputes with any parties, and otherwise as necessary to allow us to conduct our business. All personal data we retain will be subject to this Privacy Policy and our internal retention guidelines. We respect your control over your information and, upon request, we will seek to confirm your identity and whether we hold or are processing information that we have collected from you. You also have the right to amend or update inaccurate or incomplete personal information, request deletion of your personal information, or request that we no longer use it. Under certain circumstances we will not be able to fulfill your request, such as if it interferes with our regulatory obligations, affects legal matters, we cannot verify your identity, or it involves disproportionate cost or effort, but in any event we will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and provide you with an explanation. In order to make such a request, please contact us.

Your Choices

UNSUBSCRIBE FROM EMAILS. To unsubscribe from a particular newsletter, click the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of that email newsletter. If you would like to globally opt-out from all EBigBearWaypoint email campaigns, please contact us (link below) with “Unsubscribe” in the subject line. When we send newsletters to subscribers we may allow advertisers or partners to include messages in those newsletters, or we may send dedicated newsletters on behalf of those advertisers or partners. We may disclose your opt-out choices to third parties so that they can honor your preferences in accordance with applicable laws.

BLOCKING COOKIES. Certain browsers may be configured to notify you when you receive cookies, or allow you to restrict or disable certain cookies. If you choose to disable cookies, however, that could affect certain features of the Site that use cookies to enhance their functionality.

How We Protect Personal Data.

We maintain appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal data you provide against accidental, unlawful, or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure, or use. That said, it is not possible to guarantee the security of information transmitted online, and you assume some risk with regard to the security of information you provide through any website, including this Site. If you have a data security inquiry, you may contact us (link below).

Links From BigBearWaypoint to Other Websites

On this Site, we may provide links to other websites that are controlled by third parties. Linked websites may have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly suggest you review. We are not responsible for the content, usage terms, privacy policies, or any other aspects of websites that we do not own or control.

Surveys and Quizzes

While you are visiting BigBearWaypoint, you may have the opportunity to participate in surveys, quizzes, or other interactive features that request information about you and your opinions and preferences. Your participation in these features is entirely voluntary. If you do choose to participate, please be aware that these features may be operated by a third party that is not controlled by BigBearWaypoint, and therefore the information you provide may be collected by the third party and subject to its privacy policy.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information via the website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or username you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at the contact link below.

Information for Users Outside the United States

Your personal data may be stored, transferred and processed in and to the United States and in other countries by our affiliates and/or service providers. The data protection laws in these countries may provide a lower standard of protection for your personal data than your country of residence. We take great care in protecting your personal data and have put in place adequate mechanisms to protect it when it is transferred internationally. We will transfer your personal data in compliance with applicable data protection laws and will implement suitable safeguards to ensure that your personal data is adequately secured by any third party that will access your information.

By using our website and providing personal data to us, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the collection, use, maintenance, transfer to and processing of your personal data in the United States or other countries or territories, and, unless otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we use this consent as the legal basis for that data transfer.

How We’ll Inform You About Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this online privacy policy periodically to reflect changes to our privacy practices, such as how we collect or use personal data. If we propose to make any material changes, we do so without any advanced notice. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

Privacy Policy – Jurisdiction Specific Provisions

California Privacy Notice

This California Consumer Act Privacy Notice (“CCPA Notice”) applies to “Consumers” as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). For the purpose of this CCPA Notice, personal information applies to “Personal Information” as defined by the CCPA (also referred to herein as “PI”).

We collect and share the following categories of PI from the corresponding sources and for the corresponding purposes set forth below:

Categories, Sources, Purposes

1. Identifiers and Personal Records (e.g., email address, name, address, IP address, credit card number)

Source: Directly from you; your devices; Vendors
Purposes: Performing Services, Processing and managing interactions and transactions, Quality Assurance; security; debugging; marketing
Third Parties: Vendors which assist us in providing services and running our internal business operations (“Vendors”); Data Analytics Partners; Affiliates
Third Parties’ Purposes: Performing Services on our behalf; Processing and managing interactions and transactions; performing services; Quality Assurance; security; debugging

2. Customer Acct. Details/Commercial Information (e.g., details of your use of our service)

Source: Directly from you; your devices; Vendors
Purposes: Performing Services; Research and development; quality assurance; security; debugging; and marketing
Third Parties: Data Analytics Partners; Vendors; Corporate affiliates
Third Parties’ Purposes: Performing Services on our behalf; research and development; quality assurance; security; and debugging

3. Internet Usage Information (e.g., information regarding your interaction with our services)

Source: You; your devices; Data Analytics Partners; Vendors
Purposes: Research and development; quality assurance; security; and debugging
Third Parties: Partners; Vendors; Corporate affiliates
Third Parties’ Purposes: Performing Services on our behalf; Research and development; quality assurance; security; and debugging

4. Inferences (e.g., your preferences, likelihood of interest in certain of our services)

Source: Data Analytics Partners; Vendors; Advertising Networks
Purposes: Research and development; quality assurance; and marketing
Third Parties: Data Analytics Partners; Vendors; Advertising Networks; Corporate affiliates
Third Parties’ Purposes: Performing Services on our behalf; research and development; quality assurance; marketing

In addition, we may collect, use and disclose your personal information as required or permitted by applicable law, or as directed by you, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We do not knowingly “sell” personal information that we collect from you, in accordance with the definition of “sell” in the CCPA, and will treat personal information we collect from you as subject to a do not sell request. There is not yet a consensus as to whether third-party cookies and tracking devices associated with our websites and mobile apps may constitute a “sale” of your PI as defined by the CCPA. You can exercise control over browser-based cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser. We also list cookies and provide access to their privacy information and, if available, opt-out programs in our Cookie Policy. Further, you can learn more about your choices regarding certain kinds of online interest-based advertising with the Digital Advertising Alliance or the Network Advertising Initiative. We do not represent that these third-party tools, programs or statements are complete or accurate.

Some browsers have signals that may be characterized as do not track signals, but we do not understand them to operate in that manner or to indicate a do not sell expression by you, so we currently do not recognize these as a do not sell request. We understand that various parties are developing do not sell signals and we may recognize certain such signals if we conclude such a program is appropriate.

California Consumers have the right to exercise their privacy rights under the CCPA.

California Consumers may exercise these rights via an authorized agent who meets the agency requirements of the CCPA. Any request you submit to us is subject to an identification and residency verification process (“Verifiable Consumer Request”). We will not fulfill your CCPA request unless you have provided sufficient information for us to reasonably verify you are the Consumer about whom we collected PI. In order to verify your identity, we will send you an email to the email address that you provide to us, and you must take action as described in our email. This will enable us to verify that the person who made the request controls and has access to the email address associated with the request. We will check our systems for the email address that you provide, and any information associated with such email address. If you provide us with an email address that has not been used to interact with us, then we will not be able to verify your identity. In other words, the only reasonable method by which we may verify the identity of individuals is if we have an email address on file that was provided to us in relation to our services. We will be unable to fulfill your request if we cannot verify your identity.

Some personal information we maintain about Consumers is not sufficiently associated with enough personal information about the Consumer for us to be able to verify that it is a particular Consumer’s personal information (e.g., clickstream data tied only to a pseudonymous browser ID). As required by the CCPA, we do not include that personal information in response to Verifiable Consumer Requests. If we cannot comply with a request, we will explain the reasons in our response.

We will make commercially reasonable efforts to identify Consumer PI that we collect, process, store, disclose, and otherwise use and to respond to your California Consumer privacy rights requests. We will typically not charge a fee to fully respond to your requests, but we may charge a reasonable fee, or refuse to act upon a request, if your request is excessive, repetitive, unfounded, or overly burdensome.

To make a request according to your rights to know or to request deletion of your PI set forth below, please contact us (link below), where you will find a description of the process we use to verify your request and any information that we will need to confirm your identity.

For your specific pieces of information, as required by the CCPA, we will apply heightened verification standards, which may include a request to provide further information.

Except to the extent we have a basis for retention under CCPA, you may request that we delete your PI that we have collected directly from you and are maintaining. Note also that we are not required to delete your PI that we did not collect directly from you.

You may alternatively exercise more limited control of your PI by instead exercising one of the following more limited opt-outs, including unsubscribing from email newsletters.

Nevada Residents

Under Nevada law, Nevada residents may opt out of the sale of certain “covered information” collected by operators of websites or online services. We currently do not sell covered information, as “sale” is defined by such law, and we don’t have plans to sell this information.

European Economic Area (EEA):

a. Controller of your Personal Data

The controller of your personal data under this Privacy Policy is BigBearWaypoint.

b. Legal Bases for Using Personal Data

We process your personal data only if we have a legal basis to do so, including:

to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations;
for the performance of our contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract;
for our legitimate interests or those of a third party;
where you have given consent to our specific use.

The purpose for which we use and process your information and the legal basis on which we carry out each type of processing is further explained below:

To provide products, services, information you request – It is necessary for us to process your personal data in order to deliver the services and process transactions according to the applicable contract between us.
To respond to requests, questions, and comments, and provide other types of user support – It is necessary for us to respond to requests, questions, and comments, and provide other types of user support in order to take steps at your request or according to the applicable contract between us.
To offer you products and services in marketing communications, or direct you to portions of this Site or other websites that we believe may interest you – We may send electronic marketing communications to you if you have consented to these communications. It is in our legitimate interest to market our products and services to you by other means and to direct you to portions of this Site or other websites that we believe may interest you. We consider this use to be proportionate and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.
To communicate about, and administer your participation in, events, programs, contests, and other offers or promotions – We will send electronic communications to you if you have consented to these communications. With respect to other communications, it is in our legitimate interest to communicate to you and administer your participation in our programs, contests, and other offers or promotions. We consider this use to be proportionate and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.
To carry out, evaluate, and improve our business (which may include developing new features for the Site; analyzing and enhancing the user experience on the Site; assessing the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising; and managing our communications – It is in our legitimate interests to process your personal data to carry out these activities. We consider this use to be proportionate and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.
To perform data analytics regarding usage of the Site (including market and customer research, trend analysis, financial analysis, and anonymization of personal data) – It is in our legitimate interests to process your personal data to carry out these activities. We consider this use to be proportionate and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.
To serve advertising, content and offers to you based on your interests and online activities, from us or third parties – We will serve you advertising, content and offers to you based on your interests and online activities if you have consented to this processing.
To enable our affiliates or service providers to perform certain activities on our behalf – It is necessary for us to process your personal data in this manner in order to deliver the services and process transactions according to the applicable contract between us. It is also in our legitimate interest to enable our service providers and affiliates to perform certain activities on our behalf. We consider this use to be proportionate and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.
To notify you of any changes to the Website that may affect you – It is necessary for us to process your personal data in order to deliver the services and process transactions according to the applicable contract between us.
If we are required to do so by law, regulation, or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena); In response to requests from government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities; If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; and In the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including a reorganization, dissolution, or liquidation) – We conduct this processing to comply with our legal obligations and to protect the public interest.
Guard against, identify, and prevent fraud and other criminal activity, claims, and other liabilities; and Comply with applicable legal requirements, law enforcement requests, and our company policies – We conduct this processing to comply with our legal obligations and to protect the public interest

c. Retention of Personal Data

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes it was retained, such as to enable you to use the Site and/or to provide services to you. In some instances, we may retain data for longer periods in order to comply with applicable laws (including those regarding document retention), resolve disputes with any parties, and otherwise as necessary to allow us to conduct our business. All personal data we retain will be subject to this Privacy Policy and our internal retention guidelines.

d. Data Subject Access Rights

You have the following rights:

Right to correction: You have the right to have your personal data corrected, as permitted by law.
Right to erasure: You have the right to ask us to delete your personal data, as permitted by law.
Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw consent that you have provided.

In order to exercise any of these rights, please contact us (link below). Please note that the above rights are not absolute and we may be entitled to refuse requests, wholly or partly, where exceptions under the applicable law apply.

Cookies and GDPR Compliance

BigBearWaypoint may use “cookies” on the Website.

A cookie is a small data file that all websites store through your web browser or or on your device, in order to remember information about you, If you agree. These cookies help provide a personalized, better experience when you browse our site. They also allow us to improve it.

What are cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser.These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies?

As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

Manage cookie preferences

You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the Cookie Settings button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away. In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Microsoft Edge: Delete cookies in Microsoft Edge – Microsoft Support

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

By continuing to browse our site(s), you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Cookies We Use:

Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They include cookies that enable you to log in to secure areas of our website. Examples of these secure areas can/may include use of our Exclusive Page that requires a password, a shopping cart (if applicable), and fill in forms amongst others..
Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count our site visitors and to see how they move around our website. This helps us to improve our website’s functionality, such as making things easier to find and even helping our affiliates register referrals.
Functionality Cookies: These are used to remember you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region, if applicable).
Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Other Cookies:

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:

First-Party Cookies — Our website uses some cookies that are essential for it to operate correctly. They do not capture any personally identifiable information.
- Visitor ID: This cookie identifies unique visitors and provides coherence and consistency to a site visit in a numeric value.
- Session ID: This cookie simply identifies your website session.
Third-Party Cookies — Our website will set several types of third-party cookies, and we do not control the operation of any of them. These third-party cookies which may be set include:
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect data about website usage. It is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web here.
- Google Remarketing: We use the Google Remarketing cookie to market products and services we think may be of interest to you. You may see our adverts on Google’s Display Advertising Network of partner websites and Google‘s own search results pages. We aim to carefully select the products and services we remarket to you, and do so based on the pages you have visited on our website. To opt out of Google Remarketing, adjust your Google Ad Settings.
- Social Media: We also use cookies from our social media providers to run campaigns and to track user information. They keep track of the variation a user has viewed, and help to serve the same variation to the user consistently, track goals completed by the user, and determine whether a user is part of a campaign. To opt out, visit the social media page’s cookie policy pages.

Blocking Cookies

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our sites.

Ethics Policy

From time to time, BigBearWaypoint uses contributors who are independent contractors to create and publish content on our Website and social media pages. Contributors are compensated based on the negotiated amount. BigBearWaypoint contractually requires that these contributors maintain high ethical standards and all legal requirements, including Federal Trade Commission (FTC) disclosure requirements. The contributors, and not BigBearWaypoint, are responsible for their own compliance with these standards. These contributors and other writers provide advice and information that they intend to be not only practical but trustworthy. These contributors and other writers write and are responsible for their content, and this content is made available on BigBearWaypoint “AS IS”. Your use of the website is subject to the Terms of Use (including any disclaimers)

Advertising Policy

To help us maintain the resources needed to create the quality content you deserve, we accept advertisements on our Site. We greatly value transparency and hope that this policy leaves you feeling even more confident about the content and service we provide.

BigBearWaypoint maintains a distinct separation between advertising and editorial content.

All advertising or sponsored content on BigBearWaypoint is clearly and unambiguously distinguished from editorial content through borders or other distinguishing elements and/or identified as an “Ad,” “Advertisement,” “Sponsored” or a similar designation indicating that the content is being provided by or on behalf of an advertiser or sponsor.
All “native” ads or paid content are identified as an “Ad,” “Advertisement,” “Sponsored” or a similar designation indicating that the content is being provided by or on behalf of an advertiser or sponsor.
Editorial content on BigBearWaypointis not influenced by advertisements unless the content is sponsored content, in which case, the content will be clearly demarcated and/or identified with the title “Ad,” “Advertisement,” or “Sponsored”, or a similar designation, indicating that the content is being provided by or on behalf of an advertiser or sponsor.
All advertisements and sponsored content appearing on EBigBearWaypoint are subject to the Guidelines found here.

Ecommerce and Affiliate Links Disclosure.

Contributors and/or BigBearWaypoint may receive compensation for participation in third-party affiliate marketing programs, including purchases made through links to BigBearWaypoint’s e-commerce partners, if any. Pages on the website containing affiliate marketing links, including product reviews, will be demarcated and/or identified with a disclaimer.

Advertising Guidelines

These advertising guidelines (“Guidelines”) set forth standards that govern the placement and display of advertisements and sponsored content (collectively, “Ads”) by any advertiser, agency, or advertising technology platform (collectively, “Advertisers”). Advertisers must adhere to these Guidelines when placing Ads, including Ads purchased under the AAAA/IAB Standard Terms and Conditions, on websites or mobile properties owned or controlled by BigBearWaypoint.

These Guidelines are intended to provide general parameters for Advertisers in connection with Ad creative and content served on BigBearWaypoint. They are not exhaustive and do not address every situation or issue that may arise in the course of business. Accordingly, these Guidelines are subject to change from time to time in BigBearWaypoint’s sole and absolute discretion.

Advertisers are responsible for understanding and complying with all applicable laws and regulations, including FTC guidelines regarding advertising, native advertising disclosures, endorsements, privacy, and data security. All ad’s must be fair, truthful, and clearly distinguishable from editorial content. Advertisers are responsible for ensuring all Ads and related claims are adequately substantiated. Further, Advertisers must adhere to BigBearWaypoint’s Prohibited Content Guidelines and Additional Standards set forth below, which are incorporated into and made a part of these Guidelines.

Ads served through networks or exchanges are reviewed on a regular basis and, in addition to any other remedies BigBearWaypoint may have, BigBearWaypoint reserves the right to remove, without notice, any Ads that do not meet these Guidelines, regardless of whether the Ad was previously accepted by BigBearWaypoint.

Prohibited Content – Ads may not contain or promote the following:

Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco. Ads may not promote illegal drugs, illegal substances, abuse of prescription drugs, use of Alcohol (except for beer and wine), or tobacco products, or any related paraphernalia thereto. Lawful products and services which promote quitting tobacco related products are permitted.
Weapons/Violence. Ads may not promote the use, distribution, or making of firearms, ammunition, explosives, pyrotechnics or other weapons. Ads may not promote violence, cruelty, or physical or emotional harm to any person or animal.
Illegal Activities/Gambling. Ads may not promote any illegal or other questionable activities which may be illegal in one or more jurisdictions, including without limitation hacking, counterfeiting, or other activities that may violate the intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or contractual rights of others. Ads may not contain or promote content related to scams, financial schemes, pyramid schemes or other fraudulent or illegal financial or investment opportunities. Ads may not promote casinos, gambling, betting, numbers games, sports or financial betting. Ads promoting state lotteries are permitted.
Hate/Intolerance/Discrimination. Ads may not contain or promote hate speech, personal attacks, or discrimination toward any individual, group, country or organization.
Obscenity/Indecency/Profanity. Ads may not contain or promote any obscene, indecent, profane or offensive words, images, sounds, videos or other content.
Political/Religious. Ads may not contain hostile, offensive, inflammatory or hateful speech related to political or religious topics or groups. Ads may not exploit controversial political, social, or religious issues for commercial purposes.
Sexual/Adult Content. Ads may not include full or partial nudity, depictions of people in explicit positions, or activities that are overly suggestive or sexually provocative. Ads will not contain text or images exposing anyone or anything involved in explicit sexual acts or lewd and lascivious behavior. Ads may not promote escort, dating, erotic massage, pornography, or other sexual products or services.
Disparagement/Defamation. Ads may not contain disparaging or defamatory information or content which tends to harm the reputation of BigBearWaypoint or any other individual, group, or organization.
Militant/Extremism. Ads may not contain or promote extremely aggressive and combative behaviors or unlawful political measures, including individuals or groups advocating violence as a means to achieve their goals.
Sensitive Content. Ads may not target sensitive categories such as financial status, medical conditions, mental health, criminal record, political affiliation, age, racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical affiliation or beliefs, sexual behavior or orientation, or trade union membership.
Targeted at Children. Ads may not specifically target children, including through cartoons or other similar content.
Unverifiable Claims. Ad’s may not make confusing claims that reasonable consumers cannot readily understand and evaluate.
Before/After Images. Ad may not depict “before and after” images or images that contain unexpected or unlikely results.
Health/Safety Claims. Ads may not promote actions likely to harm one’s health, such as bulimia, anorexia, binge drinking, or drug use. Ads may not make health claims that are not clearly substantiated. Advertisers may be required to submit supporting documentation to substantiate their products’ claims.
Misleading/False/Deceptive: Ads may not contain any information or content that is potentially misleading, false, or deceptive, including content which is meant to deceptively generate clicks such as fake “close” buttons.
Competitive to BigBearWaypoint / Affiliates. Ads may not promote direct competitors of BigBearWaypoint or any of its parent, affiliate, subsidiary or other related entity.

Additional Standards – Advertisers and Ads must adhere to the following:

Audio/Animation. Ads may not include overly disruptive audio or animation that plays automatically.
Popups/Downloads. Ads may not include lead ads, floating layers, pop-ups, surveys, or any digital downloads.
Malicious Software. Ads may not contain malicious code, software or viruses, including malware, spyware, adware, stealware, or Trojan horses.
Separation. Ads must contain clear borders and be displayed so they are unmistakably not part of BigBearWaypoint’s editorial site content.
Phishing. Ads may not trap or trick a user into providing money or any account, personal or other sensitive information.
Compatibility. Ads must function uniformly on both Apple and PC formats, as well as all major Internet browsers.
Independence. Ads may not appear to compromise or influence BigBearWaypoint’s editorial independence from Advertisers.
Endorsements. Ads may not create or imply the existence of any endorsement by BigBearWaypoint of any product, service or organization.
Landing Pages. Landing pages associated with Ads must correspond to the Ad’s “call to action” and not engage in “bait and switch”.
Proprietary Rights. Ads may not violate any copyright, trademark, trade-secret, patent, publicity, privacy, or other proprietary rights of BigBearWaypoint or any third party. Advertisers may not alter or interfere with the readability or display of any BigBearWaypoint trademarks, service marks, logos, designs or slogans.
Data Collection/Use. Ads may not include open-box forms to register users or collect any data. Ads may not collect and sell or license any data or mailing lists regarding BigBearWaypoint users without BigBearWaypoint’s express permission. Advertisers may not collect any personally identifiable information from BigBearWaypointusers or place any cookies, applets or other similar files, if those files transmit any personally identifiable information to Advertisers, on desktop computers or mobile devices of BigBearWaypoint users. Advertisers must handle data with appropriate care, not misuse any data which they are permitted to collect, nor collect any data for unclear purposes or without appropriate security measures.

How to Contact Us

If you have questions about this policy or about our privacy practices, you may contact us here.

If you are a California resident inquiring about your California privacy rights, please include “California privacy rights request” in the subject line of your email. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area inquiring about your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), please include “GDPR privacy rights request” in the subject line of your query.

Terms Of Use

1. Overview

Access to and use of BigBearWaypoint.com (collectively, the “Site”, “Website”, “BigBearWaypoint”, the “Company”, “we”, or “us”) is subject to these terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”, “Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”).

“Site” or “BigBearWaypoint” shall include any information or services made available by BigBearWaypoint, regardless of the medium, and shall include, without limitation any affiliated websites, social media, videos, products and applications we make available. We reserve the right at any time, and from time to time, to modify, suspend or discontinue (temporarily or permanently) the Site, or any part of the Site, with or without notice.
The Site is not intended for users under 13 years of age. If you are under 13, do not use the Site and do not provide us with any personal information.
We make no claims that the Site or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Site may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws and regulations.

2. Disclaimer

The information available through the Site is provided solely for informational purposes on an “as is” basis at user’s sole risk. BigBearWaypoint makes no guarantees as to the accurateness, quality, or completeness of the information and BigBearWaypoint shall not be responsible or liable for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the information or for any user’s reliance on the information. User is solely responsible for verifying the information as being appropriate for the user’s personal use.

3. Our Right to Modify These Terms of Use

We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use at any time without advance notice. You should check this page regularly. The changes will appear on the Site and will be effective when we post the changes. Your continued use of the Site means you agree to and accept the changes.

4. Our Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy contains further information about how data is collected, used and made available on or by our Site. We encourage you to read it fully.

5. BigBearWaypoint Intellectual Property

Your Limited License to our Intellectual Property

The materials used and displayed on the Site, including but not limited to text, software, photographs, graphics, illustrations and artwork, video, music and sound, and names, logos, trademarks and service marks, are the property of BigBearWaypoint or licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws.

Any such content may be used solely for your personal, non-commercial use unless specifically specified for limited commercial use. You agree not to modify, reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate any such material without the prior written permission of BigBearWaypoint.

BigBearWaypoint Trademarks and Logos

The terms BigBearWaypoint, www.BigBearWaypoint.com, and other BigBearWaypoint trademarks and services marks, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans, are owned by BigBearWaypoint. You may not use such marks without the prior written permission of BigBearWaypoint.

6. Reliance on Information on Site

We have no obligation to, and you should not expect us to, review content on our Site, including User Contributions (defined below) or contributions by our independent contributors.

About our Contributors

BigBearWaypoint seeks out content providers in particular subject matters as independent contractor contributors to the Site. BigBearWaypoint does not represent or guarantee that any contributor has achieved any particular level of expertise or knowledge or has any specific qualifications or credentials as to the subject matter to which their contributions relate. To the extent we refer to each of these contributors as an expert, you must understand that we rely on the information they provide us and we are not obligated to independently verify or attempt to confirm any information they provide, nor their qualifications or credentials. BigBearWaypointis also not obligated to monitor or independently research or verify any content they contribute. Contributors, even if characterized as an expert, are not employees of BigBearWaypoint or its affiliates, and BigBearWaypoint cannot and does not represent or warrant the accuracy, completeness or truthfulness of the qualifications or credentials of any contributor, nor of any other users of the Site.

Please do not rely on Site content, including User Contributions and content from our independent contractor contributors. Content is provided for general information purposes only and can never take into account your unique, personal circumstances and needs. You acknowledge and agree that any reliance or actions you take in violation of your agreement with us shall be at your sole and exclusive risk and BigBearWaypoint shall have no responsibility or liability to you whatsoever. You also acknowledge and agree that communications on or through the Site, whether with content providers or other users, are at your own risk and are not covered by any privilege or confidentiality obligation that might apply if you were to obtain your own professional advice.

7. Prohibited Uses of the Site

You may use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Site:

In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation.
For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation.
To impersonate or attempt to impersonate BigBearWaypoint, their employees or contributors, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Site, or which, as determined by us, may harm BigBearWaypoint or users of the Site or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

“Scrape” or disaggregate data from the Site (whether by manual or automated means) for any commercial, marketing, or data compiling or enhancing purpose.
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material or mechanism which is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Site.
Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site.

8. Content That You Make Available on the Site

User Contributions

The Site may contain personal comments, review and ratings sections, and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “post”) comments, content or other materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Site.

If you voluntarily disclose personal information (e.g but not inclusive of: user name, email address) on the Site, that information can be viewed in search engines, collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited contact from other parties. We strongly advise that you not post any personal or other sensitive information on our Site.

Any User Contribution you post to the Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution on the Site, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns the perpetual right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose.

You represent and warrant that:

You own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above to us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns.
All of your User Contributions do and will comply with these Terms of Use.

You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not the Site, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy and appropriateness. We are not responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Site.

9. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination

We have the right to:

Remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any or no reason at our sole discretion.
Take any action with respect to any User Contribution that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such User Contribution violates the Terms of Use, including the content standards below, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Site or the public or could create liability for the Company.
Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy.
Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Site.
Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information related to anyone posting any materials on or through the Site. You waive and hold harmless BigBearWaypoint and its affiliates, agents, licensees and service providers from any claims resulting from any action taken by any of the foregoing parties during or as a result of its investigations and from any actions taken as a consequence of investigations by either the company/such parties or law enforcement authorities.

We cannot and do not undertake to review all material before it is posted on the Site, and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

10. Content Standards

These content standards apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:

Contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable.
Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
Be likely to deceive any person.
Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act.
Cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, harass, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
Promote commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter or advertising.
Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if that is not the case.

11. Your Indemnification of Us

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless BigBearWaypoint, and its officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of (a) any User Contributions, or (b) breach by you or any user of your account or these Terms of Use or any representations, warranties and covenants contained in these Terms of Use. You shall cooperate fully and reasonably in the defense of any such claim. BigBearWaypoint reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

12. Warranty Disclaimer

The site is provided on an “As Is” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement published on the site, social media and email newsletters. The information, facts, and opinions provided are no substitute for professional advice.

13. Liability Disclaimer

Your use of the site is at your own risk. Neither, BigBearWaypoint nor any of its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, agents, representatives or licensors (including our independent contractor contributors) shall be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury or any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive or similar damages arising out of your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, the site and the information available on the site or arising out of any action taken in response to or as a result of any information available on the site. You hereby waive any and all claims against BigBearWaypoint and its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, agents, representatives and licensors (including our independent contractor contributors) arising out of your use of the site and the information available thereon.

14. Third Party Links, Advertisements, Websites and Content

We do our best to review or monitor The Site, our social media, advertisements, or other media linked to or available through the Site and in the rare occasion that we do not, we are not responsible for any content (reviewed and not reviewed) of any such third-party advertisements or linked websites. Prior to purchasing any third-party products or services described on the Site, you are advised to verify pricing, product quality and other information necessary to make an informed purchase. Neither BigBearWaypoint nor its parent company or any of its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, agents, representatives or licensors shall have any liability arising from your purchases of third- party products or services based upon the information provided on the Site, and we shall not receive or review complaints regarding such purchases.

15. Disputes

These Terms of Use and any disputes arising out of or related to the Site shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California (without regard to conflict of law principles). In the event of any such dispute, you irrevocably consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts located in the State of California, County of San Bernardino.

Any cause of action or claim you may have arising out of or relating to these terms of use or The Site must be commenced within one (1) calendar month after the cause of action accrues, otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred and you hereby agree to waive such cause of action or claim after such date.

16. Waiver and Severability

No waiver by BigBearWaypoint of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of BigBearWaypoint to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

17. Entire Agreement

The Terms of Use constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and BigBearWaypoint with respect to the Site and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Site.

18. DMCA Policy

BigBearWaypoint deals with copyright and trademark infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). You may not post, upload, or otherwise place any content or information on the Site that belongs to a third party, unless you have the legal right to do so. If you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on our Site without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify our designated copyright agent either by email, use Subject Copyright. Please include the following:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the copyrighted work you believe to have been infringed or, if the claim involves multiple works on the Site, a representative list of such works.
Identification of the material you believe to be infringing in a sufficiently precise manner to allow us to locate that material, such as the precise URL (web page) that it appeared on, along with any copies you have of that web page.
Adequate information by which we can contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number and email address).
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the written notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Site is infringing your copyright or trademark, you will be held liable for damages (including entire costs and attorneys’ fees).

It is the policy of EBigBearWaypoint to disable the accounts of users or contributors who post infringing material on the Site.

19. How to Contact Us

Feedback, comments, questions, and other communications relating to BigBearWaypoint should be sent to our Contact Us page