Privacy Policy

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The type of personal information we collect 

We currently collect and process the following information:

· Your name

· Your IP address

· Your email address

· The contents of the message you send to us and any attachments

How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

· Completing the contact form

· Completing the careers application form

· From third parties who are references that you provide such as past employers and from publicly available sources.

We use the information that you have given us in order to make contact with you to discuss your request or application. We use the Personal Information provided for legitimate business purposes, including to assess your suitability for a role, to enter into an agreement with you, and because there is a legitimate business need to assess career applications, contact you or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

We will keep records of your information for future use. 

We may share this information with the A-Squared group of companies.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information is your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. 

We will not give, sell, rent or trade your Personal Information to any third party. Physical, electronic and managerial procedures are in place to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
 

Cookies

This Cookies Policy explains what Cookies are and how We use them. You should read this policy so you can understand what type of cookies we use, or the information we collect using Cookies and how that information is used. 

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about You may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from Cookies. For further information on how We use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

We do not store sensitive personal information, such as mailing addresses, account passwords, etc. in the Cookies We use.

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

For the purposes of this Cookies Policy:

● “Company” (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Cookies Policy) refers to A2 Maritime Ltd.

● “Cookies” means small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

● “Website” refers to the A2 Maritime Ltd site, accessible from www.a2-maritime.com.

● “You” means the individual accessing or using the Website, or a company, or any legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.

Types of Cookie We Use

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close your web browser.

We use both session and persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

● Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

● Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

● Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

● Tracking and Performance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Third-Parties
Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new advertisements, pages, features or new functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

How we store your personal information 

Your information is securely stored. 

We will retain your Personal Information for no longer than is necessary. We will further retain and use your Personal Information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. For example, we generally retain employee and customer information as long as we need to provide services, and for a period of up to 6 years (or in the case of contracts under seal 12 years) after the business relationship ends. If compelled by the law, or in the case of a litigation or potential litigation, we will retain information for a longer period.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. 

Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. 

Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at Data Controller, A2 Maritime Limited, 1 Westminster Bridge Rd, Lownon SE1 7XW if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at [Insert your organisation’s contact details for data protection queries].

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address: 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk