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Last updated: 19 June 2024
The Global Maritime Forum ("the Forum", "us", "we", or "our") operates www.globalmaritimeforum.org (the "site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of the site.
We use your personal information only for providing and improving the site. By using the site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
We use cookies for statistical analysis to improve and personalise the user experience on our site. By accepting cookies you help us to understand how our users interact with our content, i.e., metrics on session length, page views, or total user count. This allows us to make improvements where needed.
We use Google Analytics and Hotjar to collect first-party cookies for our statistical analysis. We do not use third-party cookies on our site, and do not pass on any data for commercial purposes.
Users should be aware that any links on this site that lead away from the globalmaritimeforum.org domain may have different cookie policies. We advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.
We do not collect any sensitive information without explicit consent from the user, i.e., by signing up for our newsletter, news distribution service, or filling out our contact forms.
At any time, you can change or revoke your consent, or ask for your data to be deleted.
When you subscribe to the Global Maritime Forum’s newsletter, register for an event, or sign up for one or more of our mailing lists or working groups, or when your organisation becomes a partner of the Global Maritime Forum, we collect certain personal data about you. This typically includes your name, address, postal code, city, telephone number, email address, organisational affiliation, and similar information. We do not collect special category personal data.
We process your personal data for the purposes of administering memberships, managing participation in events and working groups, issuing newsletters and other email communications, and improving our website and services. Our lawful basis for this processing includes your consent (where applicable), the performance of a contract or membership relationship, and our legitimate business interests in effectively managing and delivering our activities.
Your personal data is not shared with third parties except where necessary for the delivery of our services, such as with approved data processors acting on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions. We do not use your personal data for marketing, consultancy, or market research activities that fall outside the purposes described above.
You may withdraw your consent at any time, including by unsubscribing from newsletters or mailing lists. If you withdraw your consent or if a partnership, membership or participation ends, we will delete or anonymise your personal data unless we need to retain it for legal or legitimate business reasons.
You have the right to request access to your personal data, rectification or erasure, restriction of processing, and to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. For questions regarding the processing of your personal data or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at info@globalmaritimeforum.org.
We reserve the right to update our privacy policy from time to time. Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted to this page.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please reach out at +45 3840 1800