Privacy Policy

At Global Marine Associates we view the security of our customer’s data as paramount. Any personal data you provide to us and from which you can be identified is stored securely and confidentially and is processed in accordance with applicable legislation and this privacy policy, which sets out what personal data we collect about you when you interact with us and how we use your data.

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect against unauthorised or unlawful processing of your personal data, including encrypting your information to applicable industry standards.

So you only need to look in one place to find out all you need to know about how we collect and process your personal information, this policy covers any correspondence you have with us

Any changes we make to this policy will be reflected on this page and notified to you by email, where appropriate.

Who we are
In this policy, whenever you see the words ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’ or ‘GMA’, it refers to Global Marine Associates Ltd whose office is at 7 Osborne View Road, Fareham, PO143JW, UK

Information we may hold about you
We may collect the personal data you provide, such as your name, date of birth, contact details etc.

How we may use your personal data
We may use your personal data to be able to tell you about our products and services that you ask us to send you information about, by email, post, mobile, telephone and/or through other digital means.

How long we keep your information
We will not keep your personal information for any purpose(s) for longer than is necessary and we will only retain the relevant personal information that is necessary in relation to the purpose.

How we might share your personal data
We may share your personal data with our clients, business partners and sub-contractors

Where we store your personal data
The information that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Where we do so, the third country’s data protection laws will have been approved as adequate by the European Commission, or other applicable safeguards are in place.

Your rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data, clicking the unsubscribe button on any communication we have sent to you, by accessing the customer preference centre or by contacting us.

Where you have consented to us using your personal data, you can withdraw that consent at any time.

If the information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you can notify us and ask us to correct or supplement it.

You also have the right, with some exceptions, to ask us to provide a copy of any personal data we hold about you. If you chose to exercise this right, then in certain circumstances any access request may be subject to a fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

From 25 May 2018, if you have a complaint about how we have handled your personal data, you may be able to ask us to restrict how we use your personal data while your complaint is resolved. In some circumstances you can ask us to erase your personal data if you withdraw your consent, it is no longer necessary for us to use your personal data, you object to the use of your personal data and we don’t have a good reason to continue to use it, or we haven’t handled your personal data in accordance with our obligations.

To exercise these rights or if you have any queries or concerns regarding how we use your personal data, please write to Global Marine Associates Ltd. 7 Osborne View Road, Fareham, PO143JW, UK