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ARTA Yachting Group (“ARTA”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data when you visit www.artayachting.com (the “Website”), contact us or use our yacht brokerage, charter and advisory services.

1. Who We Are

For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the data controller is:

ARTA Yachting Group
Legal entity: [Full legal company name]
Registered office: [Registered address]
Company registration number: [Registration number]
Email: [Privacy/contact email]
Telephone: [Telephone number]

2. Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with ARTA, we may collect the following categories of personal data.

Contact Information

This may include:

• first and last name;

• email address;

• telephone number;

• preferred method of contact;

• country of residence.

Yacht Acquisition Information

When you submit a yacht request or enquire about acquiring a yacht, we may collect information including:

• preferred yacht type;

• preferred length;

• budget range;

• preferred builder or model;

• cabin requirements;

• intended cruising area;

• expected purchase timeline;

• additional preferences and requirements.

Yacht Sale and Valuation Information

If you contact us regarding the sale or valuation of a yacht, we may collect information relating to:

• yacht builder and model;

• year of construction;

• yacht name;

• location;

• specifications;

• ownership information;

• condition and maintenance history;

• asking price or valuation expectations;

• documentation relating to the yacht.

Charter Information

When you make a charter enquiry, we may collect information including:

• preferred destination;

• charter dates;

• number of guests;

• yacht preferences;

• budget;

• itinerary preferences;

• special requests relevant to the charter.

Transaction and Client Information

Where you enter into a business relationship with ARTA, we may collect additional information necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations or complete a transaction.

This may include identification information, billing information, contractual documentation and information required for compliance or due diligence purposes.

Website and Technical Information

When you use the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address;

• browser type;

• device information;

• operating system;

• pages visited;

• date and time of access;

• referral source;

• Website interactions.

Further information about our use of cookies and similar technologies is available in our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Collect Personal Data

We may collect personal data:

• directly from you when you contact us;

• when you submit a form through the Website;

• when you request information about a yacht;

• when you request a yacht search or valuation;

• when you enquire about a charter;

• when you enter into a contractual or brokerage relationship with us;

• through your interactions with the Website;

• from yacht owners, brokers, central agents or other professionals involved in a transaction;

• from publicly available or professional sources where legally permitted;

• from service providers or business partners where appropriate.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

We may use personal data to:

Respond to Enquiries

To respond to questions, contact requests and enquiries submitted through the Website or other communication channels.

Provide Yacht Acquisition Services

To understand your requirements, identify relevant yachts, communicate with brokers or yacht representatives, organise viewings and assist with the acquisition process.

Provide Yacht Sales and Valuation Services

To assess yachts, prepare valuations, develop sales strategies, market yachts, communicate with potential buyers and assist with yacht transactions.

Arrange Yacht Charters

To understand your charter requirements, identify suitable yachts, communicate with yacht representatives and assist with charter arrangements.

Provide Advisory Services

To assist with yacht ownership related administrative matters and coordinate with relevant third party professionals where required.

Manage Our Client Relationships

To communicate with clients, administer agreements, maintain business records and provide ongoing services.

Operate and Improve the Website

To maintain Website functionality, understand how visitors use the Website, improve its performance and develop our services.

Marketing Communications

Where legally permitted, we may use your contact details to send you information about yachts, charter opportunities, destinations, market insights or ARTA services that may be relevant to you.

Where consent is required, such communications will only be sent after obtaining your consent.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.

Legal and Regulatory Compliance

To comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, compliance and reporting obligations.

Protect Our Interests

To prevent fraud, protect the security of our Website and systems, establish or defend legal claims and protect the legitimate interests of ARTA, our clients and other parties.

5. Legal Bases for Processing

Under the GDPR, we process personal data only where we have a valid legal basis.

Depending on the circumstances, this may include:

Contractual necessity
Where processing is necessary to provide services requested by you or perform a contract with you.

Legitimate interests
Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

Consent
Where you have provided consent, including for certain cookies or marketing activities where required.

Legal obligation
Where processing is necessary to comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

6. Who We May Share Your Personal Data With

Where necessary for the provision of our services, we may share personal data with appropriate third parties, including:

• yacht owners;

• central agents and listing brokers;

• cooperating yacht brokers;

• charter brokers and yacht representatives;

• yacht managers and captains;

• shipyards;

• surveyors and technical professionals;

• legal and tax advisers;

• insurance professionals;

• yacht registries and administrative authorities;

• payment, accounting and banking service providers;

• Website, hosting and technology providers;

• marketing and analytics providers;

• regulatory, judicial or governmental authorities where legally required.

We only share personal data where necessary and where there is an appropriate legal basis for doing so.

Third parties acting as independent professionals may process personal data under their own privacy obligations.

7. International Transfers

Due to the international nature of the yachting industry, your personal data may in certain circumstances be transferred to or accessed from countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”).

Where such transfers are subject to the GDPR, we take appropriate measures to ensure that personal data receives an adequate level of protection.

Depending on the circumstances, these safeguards may include adequacy decisions adopted by the European Commission, Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.

8. How Long We Keep Your Personal Data

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with applicable legal, contractual and regulatory requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and our relationship with you.

For example, information relating to an enquiry that does not result in a business relationship may be retained for a shorter period than documentation relating to a completed yacht transaction.

Where legal obligations require certain documents to be retained for a specified period, we will retain them accordingly.

When personal data is no longer required, it will be deleted or anonymised where appropriate.

9. Marketing Communications

Where permitted by applicable law, ARTA may send you communications concerning:

• yachts available for sale;

• yacht acquisition opportunities;

• yacht charter opportunities;

• destinations;

• yachting market insights;

• ARTA news and services.

Where your consent is required, we will obtain it before sending such communications.

You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in our communications or by contacting us.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

10. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website uses cookies and similar technologies for purposes including Website functionality, preference management, analytics and, where applicable, marketing.

Non essential cookies are used in accordance with applicable consent requirements.

For further information about the cookies we use and how to manage your preferences, please read our Cookie Policy.

11. Data Security

ARTA takes appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

Access to personal data is limited to persons and service providers who require access for legitimate business purposes.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Your Rights

Under the GDPR and applicable data protection legislation, you may have the right to:

Access
Request confirmation as to whether we process your personal data and obtain a copy of that data.

Rectification
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

Erasure
Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.

Restriction
Request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

Objection
Object to certain processing based on our legitimate interests.

Data Portability
Receive certain personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and request its transfer where applicable.

Withdraw Consent
Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on your consent.

Object to Direct Marketing
Object at any time to the use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

Certain rights may be subject to conditions or exceptions under applicable law.

13. Exercising Your Rights

To exercise your data protection rights, please contact:

[privacy@artayachting.com]

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

We will respond within the time limits required by applicable data protection legislation.

14. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we process your personal data, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can address your concerns.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

Where ARTA Yachting Group is established in France, the relevant supervisory authority is the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL).

15. Third Party Websites

The Website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.

ARTA is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third party websites you visit.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, Website, processing activities or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this page.

The date of the most recent revision is indicated at the top of the Policy.

17. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we process personal data, please contact:

ARTA Yachting Group
[Full legal company name]
[Registered address]
[Company registration number]
[Privacy email address]
[Telephone number]