Privacy Policy

8 January 2019

YACHTS INVEST Privacy Policy

Leads, Enquiries and Transactions:

For YACHTS INVEST, any lead, enquiry and transaction of sale, purchase, charter or management of a boat, or any other service we offer, implies a STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL character amongst the parties concerned. Any party involved in a particular lead, enquiry and transaction, whether it be a customer, seller, buyer, charterer or boat owner, collaborative agencies, partners, suppliers, agents, attorneys-in-fact, representatives or others, may also request the signature of a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement prior to each transaction. The particulars of each lead, enquiry and transaction will be disclosed to the appropriate authorities only in the context of an official legal requisition or subpoena. The specifications, particulars or characteristics of each vessel or service are disclosed, published or shared only with the consent of the parties concerned.

Information you provide YACHTS INVEST directly:

We ask for certain information such as your first & last name, phone number and e-mail address when you contact us via our website online enquiry form, by email, telephone at boat shows or direct contact. We may also collect and retain any messages or further information that you provide us with. We will use this information to operate, maintain and provide our services including: features and functionality of our website, sending marketing material and/or other information that may assist with your purchase, sale, charter or management of a new or pre-owned yacht.

Information we may receive from third parties:

We may receive information about you from third parties. For example, if you access our website through a third-party connection or log-in, like through Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube by “following”, “liking,” adding the YACHTS INVEST application, linking your account to YACHTS INVEST, etc., that third party may pass certain information about your use of its service to YACHTS INVEST. This information could include, but is not limited to, the user ID associated with your account (for example, your Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube ID), an access token necessary to access that service, any information that you have permitted the third party to share with us, and any information you have made public in connection with that service. If you allow us access to your friends list, your friends’ user IDs, and your connection to those friends, may be used and stored to make your experience more social, and to allow you to invite your friends to use our website as well as provide you with updates if and when your friends join YACHTS INVEST. You should always review, and if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services before linking or connecting them to the YACHTS INVEST website. You may also unlink your third-party account from our website by adjusting your settings on the third-party service.

Analytics information:

We may directly collect analytics data, or use third-party analytics tools and services, to help us measure traffic and usage trends. These tools collect information sent by your browser or mobile device, including the pages you visit and other information that assists us in improving our website and boats / services we propose therein.

Cookies information:

When you visit the YACHTS INVEST website, we may send one or more cookies — a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters — to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser and lets YACHTS INVEST help enhance your navigation through our website. A cookie may also convey information to us about how you use the website (e.g., the pages you view, the links you click and other actions you take) and allow us or our business partners to track your usage of the website over time. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser’s directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the website may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.

Location data:

When you access our website by or through a mobile device, we may access, collect, monitor and/or remotely store “location data,” which may include GPS coordinates (e.g. latitude and/or longitude) or similar information regarding the location of your mobile device. Location data may convey to us information about how you browse and use the website. Some features of the website, particularly location-based services, may not function properly if use or availability of location data is impaired or disabled.

Marketing communications:

We may use the information we collect or receive, such as your email address, to communicate directly with you. If you ‘opt in’ via our website or contact us requesting information, we may send you emails containing newsletters, invitations, promotions and special offers. We only send you marketing material(s) when you have agreed to this. If you would prefer us not to send you certain material(s), then you can easily update your preferences or unsubscribe at any time.

Use of certain service type information we collect about you:

We use or may use cookies, log file, device identifiers, location data and clear gifs information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) to provide and monitor the effectiveness of our Service; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic, and demographic patterns; (e) diagnose or fix technology problems and (h) to automatically update the YACHTS INVEST application on your mobile devices.

Sharing of your information:

Under STRICTLY NO CIRCUMSTANCE will we rent or sell your information onto third parties outside YACHTS INVEST and its group companies (including any parent, subsidiaries and affiliates) without your consent.

What happens in the event of a change of control:

We may buy or sell/divest/transfer the company (including any shares in the company), or any combination of its products, services, assets and/or businesses. Your information such as customer names and email addresses, user content and other user information related to the website may be among the items sold or otherwise transferred in these types of transactions. We may also sell, assign or otherwise transfer such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, dissolutions, reorganizations, liquidations, similar transactions or proceedings involving all or a portion of the company.

Instances where we are required to share your information:

YACHTS INVEST will only disclose your information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce our Terms of Use or to protect the security, quality or integrity of our website; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of YACHTS INVEST, our users, or others.

Keeping your information safe:

YACHTS INVEST will keep your contact details and other information you have provided, for as long as you require our services. When we no longer require your data and there is no need for us to keep it to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, we will remove it from our systems.

YACHTS INVEST cares about the security of your information and uses commercially reasonable safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all information collected through the website. However, YACHTS INVEST cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to YACHTS INVEST or guarantee that information on the website may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. Your privacy settings may also be affected by changes to the functionality of third party sites and services that you access via the YACHTS INVEST website, such as social networks. YACHTS INVEST is not responsible for the functionality or security measures of any third party.

Compromise of information:

In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a result of a breach of security, YACHTS INVEST will take reasonable steps to investigate the situation and where appropriate, notify those individuals whose information may have been compromised and take other steps, in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Third party websites & services:

To enhance your user experience or help us improve and measure our effectiveness, YACHTS INVEST may embed code from third parties on its website. Examples of such parties may include Facebook, Google, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and others. These third parties may collect information about you including IP address, cookies in ways YACHTS INVEST does not control. The YACHTS INVEST Privacy Policy does not apply when we cannot control the activities of third-parties. Please consult the respective privacy policies of such third parties or contact such third parties for more information.

Links to other websites & services:

We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from our website, including the information or content contained therein. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service, including those that have a link or advertisement on our website, are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources other than through the YACHTS INVEST website.

Your data – your options:

YACHTS INVEST would like to let you know that you have options in relation to the information that we have collected about you. If you are an EEA citizen, you can access the information we hold about you. We will usually share this with you within 30 days of you asking for the data. If you object to us processing your information or would like YACHTS INVEST to correct or delete your data please call 33.(0)493.94.00.12 to speak to us confidentially or contact us via email at info@yachtsinvest.com.

Recent Updates to our Privacy Policy:

16 April 2018 in accordance with GDPR enforced 25 May 2018.