PRIVACY POLICY
ABOUT THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy outlines how we at Hill Maritime Group collect, use and disclose any personal information that you provide to us when using this website. By using our website you are consenting to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy.
Hill Maritime Group is committed to safeguarding your data and privacy. Any personal information we collect will be protected in accordance with this privacy statement.
YOUR RIGHTS
We work in line with GDPR regulations which allows you the following rights in relation to the data that we hold on you:
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The right to request copies of your personal data.
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The right to have your data corrected if it is inaccurate.
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The right to request that we delete your personal data from our systems. (unless there is a lawful reason as to why we must keep the information on record).
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The right to stop us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it.
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The right to data portability. You can request that we move, copy or transfer your data.
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The right to make a complaint to the DPA if you have any concerns about the way in which your data has been handled.
If you have any questions in regards to your rights please contact us at pete@hillaritime.com
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Hill Maritime Group reserves the right to change this privacy policy to work in line with any changes in the law. We recommend that you periodically review this policy to check for any updates or changes.
Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective from the date in which they are posted on this page.
This policy was last updated on 27/01/2023.
Please contact admin@hillmaritime.com if you have any specific questions in relation to this privacy notice.
WHAT SORT OF DATA WE MIGHT COLLECT
We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information and purchase history. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, communications); payment details (including credit card information), comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations, and personal profile.
We may collect the following information:
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First and last name.
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Date of birth.
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Gender.
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Nationality/demographic.
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Email address.
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Phone number.
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Information submitted by the user in all message fields.
HOW WE COLLECT DATA
We may collect data in the following ways:
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Enquires/information submitted by you via our website through the online contact form.
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Applications/information submitted by you via our website through the online application form.
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Information received by you via our website.
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Information received by you via email.
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We may also receive information via third parties if you’ve given them permission to share your personal information.
WHY WE COLLECT DATA
We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:
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To provide and operate the Services;
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To provide our Users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;
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To be able to contact our Visitors and Users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages;
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To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services;
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To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.
DISTRIBUTION OF DATA
Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
We do not sell, exchange, transfer, or give your personal information to third parties without your consent.
DATA RETENTION
Unless there is a longer retention period permitted by law, we only hold your data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the data be deleted.
HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA
In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure of your personal data, we have appropriate technical and organisational safeguarding procedures in place. This allows us to protect and secure your personal data against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage.
HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH SITE VISITORS
We may contact you to notify you regarding your account, to troubleshoot problems with your account, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our company, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
This website may provide links to other websites which are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the content of these websites and this privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. We advise that you read the privacy policy of any other site that you visit.
COOKIES
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data sent from a website and stored on the user’s browser. They track and store the user’s activities which allows the web application to analyse web traffic and to respond to the user as an individual.
What Cookies do we use?
Hill Maritime Group uses Google Analytics to track user interaction. We use this data so that our website users can be provided with the best service. Google Analytics tracks geographical location, device, internet browser and operating system, none of this information identifies you personally. It also records your computer’s IP address which can be used to personally identify you but Google does not allow us to access this.
Why do we do this?
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To provide a great experience for visitors and customers.
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To monitor and analyse the performance, operation and effectiveness of our platform.
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To ensure our platform is secure and safe to use.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can instruct your browser in your browser settings, to refuse all cookies. This, however, may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
HOW TO WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT
If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, please contact us at admin@hillmaritime.com.