MIY is a subsidiary of Berkeley House Marine. Berkeley House Marine is strongly committed to protecting personal data. This Data Privacy Notice describes why and how we collect and use personal data and provides information about individuals’ rights as users of this website http://www.miy-yacht.net (“this Site”). It applies to personal data provided to us, both by individuals themselves or by others. We may use personal data provided to us for any of the purposes described in this privacy statement or as otherwise stated at the point of collection.

Berkeley House Marine (and “we”, “us”, “our”, “BHM”) refers to Berkeley House Marine (registered number:  12923494) whose registered address is at Fulford House, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warks, UK, CV32 4EA

Please also review our Terms and Conditions which also govern your use of this Site.

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable living person.  When “you” or “your” are used in this statement, we are referring to the relevant individual who is the subject of the personal data.  We process personal data for numerous purposes, and the means of collection, lawful basis of processing, use, disclosure, and retention periods for each purpose may differ.

When collecting and using personal data, our policy is to be transparent about why and how we process personal data. To find out more about our specific processing activities, please go to the relevant sections of this statement.

Only authorised employees and sub-contractors of the Company, on a need to know basis, use any information collected from individuals. We constantly review our systems and data to ensure the best possible service. Parliament has created specific offences for unauthorised actions against computer systems and data. We will investigate any such actions with a view to prosecuting and/or taking civil proceedings to recover damages against those responsible.

What we collect

We only collect information that you give us in the course of us providing you with a service that you have requested, or when you ask us to contact you. Sometimes other companies may pass on your contact details, but we check that you have given permission to do this. Ordinarily, we will only ask for the following information:

·       Your name

·       Your company’s name

·       Your email address and phone number

 Should we do business with you, we may require additional information about you including, preferences and interests, and other relevant information to service your needs.

What we do with the information we gather

We use the information you give us in the following ways:

·       To provide you with the service or information you’ve requested

·       To keep you informed and updated on relevant products you may be interested in

·       To improve our website and the range of services and products we provide

·       To provide you with useful information about relevant news, events and conferences

·       To administer your account

 We do not receive or store credit card information.

The legal basis for processing your personal data

In general, the reason we will be processing your data is that it is necessary for the performance of a contract between us or because you have consented to receive information from us.

There are times where we will want to tell you about new products or services we are offering. In this case, we shall be using legitimate interest as the basis for processing.

Security

We regard the security of your personal information as highly important. We have taken every precaution to protect your information. However, due to the open nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that any communications between you and us, or information stored on our website or our servers, will be free from unauthorised access by third parties such as hackers and your use of our website demonstrates your assumption of this risk.

Who we share your data with

We will not share your data with any other company without your prior consent and we will never sell your data to another company.

We do however use the following companies for our business operations who process your data under our control:

• Google Analytics and Squarespace who provide website analytic services
• Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok and LinkedIn who provide plugins to our site.