We take your privacy seriously and we set out our privacy policy below which will govern the way in which we process any personal information that you provide to us. We will notify you if the way in which we process your information is to change at any time. You can access our home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data, except for any of the information which is collected by the cookies process that we may use (see below).
Processed data :
Your personal information (which includes your name, address
and any other details you provide to us which concern you as an individual) may
be processed both by us. Processing your information as mentioned above
will be done in accordance with this privacy policy. By accepting the terms,
you hereby agree to our processing of such data.
Purpose of processing:
We will use your information for the purpose of informing
you of updates to the website services, special offers and providing other
marketing information to you which we think you may find of interest and
undertaking product or customer research/development. We retain all membership
and profile information for a period of up to 7 (seven) years. If you would like us to delete your personal
information during that time, please send an email to ‘info(at)theboatinghub(dot
com)’ and provide details of your request.
Disclosure of
information:
We will not pass on your personal details to any third party
without your express permission.
Cookies:
A cookie is a small
file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you
agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you
know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond
to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your
needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your
preferences. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used.
This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in
order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for
statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. We
also use a widget which is known as a session cookie which enables you to
continue to be logged into our website without having to leave and re-enter (if
desired). Our saved search function cookie allows you to search course
information, our directories and our user’s profiles. These are not considered
to be detrimental to your computer system, files or records. Overall, cookies
help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which
pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access
to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose
to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web
browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may however prevent you from
taking full advantage of the functions and enjoyment of our website.
Security Measures:
We have implemented reasonable security policies, rules and
technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control
from unauthorised access, improper use and disclosure, unauthorised destruction
or accidental loss.
Third Party Sites or
Applications:
We are not responsible for any misuse that may occur when
visiting any third party websites via links, direct URL addresses or any third
party applications. In addition to or
own cookie applications, we make use of some other third party applications on
our site including (but not limited to), www.addthis.com – which is a social media sharing
share, www.jivochat.com (a live chat tool), Google
Analytics (which collects data regarding volume of web traffic, geographic
location of users and other business statistical information), Mailchimp (which enables us to conduct mailshot, email promotions and communications), Google Maps and Twitter API. We
also use the processing services of Paypal (which is used to collect payments in
respect of advertising fees, any membership fees and other purchases). Whilst
we consider these third party applications to be of sound value, we do not
warrant that they are completely failproof. We advise that you should
ensure that any external sites you visit from any such links have adequate
security measures in place. If you are unsure you should refrain from visiting
them.
Access to
Information:
You may ask us
whether we are storing personal information about you by emailing us at ‘info(at)theboatinghub(dot
com)’ and, if you wish, we will provide you with a copy of the personal data we
hold about you by email. We may ask for proof of your identity before providing
any information and reserve the right to refuse to provide information
requested if identity is not established. We may charge you a small fee of £10
should you require written copy of any such information under the Data
Protection Act.
You should ensure that any external sites you visit from any
such links have adequate security measures in place. If you are unsure you
should refrain from visiting them.