Privacy Act Statement
​Base Ketchikan MWR Portal — Privacy Act Statement & Policy
Effective Date: February 2025 (Revised June 2026)
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Privacy Act Statement
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the following information is provided regarding the collection of personal information on this portal:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 (Departmental Regulations); 14 U.S.C. 504 (Coast Guard Command authorities); and Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1015.10 (Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Programs).
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Principal Purpose: To verify identity, manage member portal authentication, coordinate reservations, and facilitate secure access to base morale documents, SOPs, and Sail Plans at Coast Guard Base Ketchikan.
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Routine Uses: The name, email, phone number, and account credentials provided are used strictly to authenticate members and route rental requests to authorized MWR staff. No data is shared with external commercial third parties.
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Disclosure: Voluntary. However, failure to provide account details will prevent you from accessing the secure member portal and its internal documents.
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Information Collection, Accounts & Data Flow
This portal maintains a distinct segregation of data based on access level:
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Public Portions: We collect name, email, and phone number on public forms strictly as a pass-through to route rental inquiries directly to official government forms.
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Member Portal: To access internal files (SOPs, Sail Plans, etc.), members must register an account. We collect and encrypt account login credentials (email and password).
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Data Protection: Public form entries are not permanently stored on the commercial web server. Member authentication profiles are securely encrypted using standard host-level security.
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Cookies and Technical Tracking
This website utilizes standard, necessary cookies solely to manage member session login status, optimize website performance, ensure site security, and improve your browsing experience.
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We do not use tracking technologies for targeted commercial advertising.
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We do not sell, trade, or share user web traffic data with third-party marketing partners.
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External Links Disclaimer
This website contains links to external, secure government booking systems, electronic forms, and official (.mil) email routers. Once you click a link that redirects you to an official government page or form, you are leaving this commercial informational portal. Your interactions on those external forms are protected under the overarching privacy policies of the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security.
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Governing Law
This policy and the operations of this portal are governed strictly by applicable United States Federal Law, Department of Homeland Security regulations, and USCG directives.
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Contact Information
For questions regarding this privacy policy or MWR portal operations, please contact:
Regional MWR Director at Coast Guard Base Ketchikan MWR
USCG Base Ketchikan
1300 Stedman St., Ketchikan AK, 99901
907-228-0293
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