COOKIES & PRIVACY

This Notice applies to data that is held by The Boat Club and to the website situated at theboatclub.com. The Boat Club is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy, we also value your comments in this regard.

This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data that will be processed by us that we collect from you or that you provide to us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting our Website theboatclub.com you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

The Boat Club may change this policy from time to time by updating this page and you should check this page to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

The data controller and data processor is The Boat Club Ltd, a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales under company number 12369762 and registered at Turks Lane, Poole, Dorset, BH14 8EW. Our registered VAT number is GBxxxx.

WHAT INFO WE COLLECT

We will collect and process the following data about you:

• Name and job title

• Contact information including email address

• Demographic information such as postcode

• Other information relevant to customer surveys and / or offers
  

We will use this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service and in particular for the following reasons:

Internal record keeping

We may use the information to improve our products and services

We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided

From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

SECURITY

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, you will be sent an email automatically. At the foot of the email you will find an unsubscribe link in order for you to remove yourself from our marketing database

If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at the address provided in the contact us page

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen. You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to us at the address provided on the contact us page.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the provided address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

HOW WE USE COOKIES

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs.

We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. 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 if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.