PRIVACY STATEMENT

Our Commitment to Privacy

At Ashton Marine Services Ltd we take your privacy seriously. We are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 Reference No: A8277508 (http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk ). We believe that the responsible use of personal information collected on our websites is critical to our charitable objectives and reputation. As part of our commitment to privacy, we have adopted this Privacy Statement. The extent and type of information we receive from you on our external websites depends on the information you provide to us through our contact mailboxes and/or through any registration processes on our sites. If you would like to check what information we hold about you or to update it or receive further information please email: info@ashtonmarineservices.co.uk

Use of Information

We only use your personally identifiable information to respond to your requests and to provide you with information about Ashton Marine Services, but may also use it to provide you with marketing material about Ashton Marine services, unless you opt out of receiving this information as provided below. We also use personal information for the purposes of providing our services to clients, maintaining client relationships (such as informing our clients and prospective clients of properties and services that may be of interest to them) and for our other related business activities.

Collecting Information

Some of our websites may invite you to contact us or to provide information about yourself. We use the information you provide to personalise your online experience and to deliver the content most suited to your needs. In addition, “cookies” (i.e. small text files placed on your computer when you first visit the site) are used on some of our websites. Most browsers now recognise when a cookie is offered and permit you to refuse or accept it. If you are not sure whether your browser has this capability, you should check with the software manufacturer, your company’s technology help desk or your Internet service provider. Cookies are primarily used to enhance your online experience and are not used to track the navigational habits of identified visitors, unless we obtain your permission to do so. If you visit our sites to read or download information, such as news stories or articles, much of the information we do collect is statistical only (e.g., the domain from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site) and not personally identifiable. We use this information about the number of visitors and their use of the sites in aggregate form to make our sites more useful and attractive to you.

Sharing Information

The personal information you provide to us will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the information was collected or as required by law. We do not share personal information with third parties except as necessary to carry out our business or your request or as required by law or other legal processes, and we never sell your personal information. Furthermore, personal data collected by Ashton Marine  Services Ltd may be transferred to our subsidiaries or affiliated companies where it is necessary to carry out our business or to meet the purpose for which you have submitted the information. By submitting data through Ashton Marine Services Ltd electronically, you are providing explicit consent to trans-border transmission of data collected via our websites.