Privacy

Privacy policy for the maritime watch

IMPORTANT: By submitting personal data to us you agree that it may be processed by us in the manner described below.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy please contact us via the feedback form on this website or by email at info AT maritimewatch.eu.

Introduction to Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes our current policies and practices with regard to Personal Data collected by us from you. The term "Personal Data" refers to information about you personally that you may be asked to submit (e.g. name and email address).

As a result of changes in the law and technology, our data practices will change from time to time. When this happens we will post the changes on our website to notify you of the changes as soon as practicable. We encourage you to check this page frequently.

We will always deal with your Personal Data fairly and in accordance with your instructions. We remind you that this Policy does not apply to third party links beyond this website.

Use of Personal Data

We will always abide by the Data Protection Act 1998. When we ask you for Personal Data, we tell you the purposes for which we will process that data. These purposes include the following:

• We may contact you to inform you of new services we will be providing, or events or information we think will be of interest to you
• We may use your Personal Data for our own marketing purposes and our own market research
• We may use your Personal Data internally to help us improve our services and to help resolve any problems

Opt-out choice

If now or at any time in the future you decide that you do not wish to receive information from us please e-mail us via the feedback form on this website or contact our data protection officer Justin Stares.

Cookies

A ‘cookie’ is a small amount of information that is placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit a website. It collects details of visitor behaviour, which can be used to improve the service delivered to you on a website.

When you visit this site, your Personal Data may be collected using ‘cookies’. Such information is subject to data protection laws and is dealt with in accordance with this policy. For more information please visit: http://www.aboutcookies.org.

Your computer can be set to accept or reject cookies if you visit the “help” menu on your web browser. However, by rejecting cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of this site’s features.

Data Integrity and Security

We strive to maintain the reliability, accuracy, completeness and currency of Personal Data in our databases and to protect the privacy and security of our databases. Our servers and our databases are protected by industry standard security technology.

Any information you provide to us will only be used by us. However, your information may be disclosed where we are obliged or permitted by law. Also, if you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content on or to this site, or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour towards the site, we may use whatever information we hold to stop such behaviour.

We will hold your Personal Data within our systems for no longer than is reasonably necessary. We will ensure that all your Personal Data is held securely.

The employees who have access to Personal Data have been trained to handle such data properly and in accordance with our security protocols. Although we cannot guarantee against any loss, misuse, unauthorised disclosure, alteration or destruction of data, we take all reasonable steps to prevent this from happening.

Data Access and Corrections

Upon receipt of your written request and enough information to permit us to identify your Personal Data, we will disclose to you the Personal Data we hold about you. We will also correct, amend or delete any Personal Data that is inaccurate.

If you wish to access or correct your Personal Data or if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or concerns about the way we process your Personal Data, please write to our data protection officer Justin Stares via the feedback form on this website. We do not charge for complying with a correction request, however, for requests for Personal Data, we may charge a small fee to cover our costs.