Privacy Policy

Swift Marine Services GbR

Effective Date: [5/27/2025]

1. General Information

We at Swift Marine Services GbR take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you use our website in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German laws.

Data Controller:
Swift Marine Services GbR
Speersort 169 b
21723 Hollern-Twielenfleth
Germany
Email: mail@swiftmarineservices.com
Phone: +49 160 96350328

2. What Data We Collect

Automatically collected data (when visiting our site):

IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referrer URL
Date and time of access
Pages visited

Data provided voluntarily via forms:

Name
Email address
Phone number (optional)
Message content

Newsletter subscription:

Name
Email address
Consent to receive emails

3. Purpose of Data Processing

We process your data for the following purposes:

Responding to contact form inquiries
Sending newsletters with your explicit consent
Analyzing website usage to improve user experience
Ensuring system security and server stability
Fulfilling legal obligations

4. Legal Basis

We process your data based on the following legal grounds under Art. 6 GDPR:

6(1)(a) – Your consent (newsletter, tracking, contact forms)
6(1)(b) – Fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual obligations
6(1)(c) – Legal obligations
6(1)(f) – Legitimate interests (website operation, security, analytics)

5. Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address and optionally your name to send periodic updates about our services. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in each email or by contacting us directly.

Newsletter provider (if used): [Insert name and country of provider, e.g., Mailchimp (USA)]
Data may be transferred to third countries based on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the EU Commission.

6. Tracking and Cookies

We use cookies and third-party tracking tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to analyze usage patterns.

You can manage or withdraw your consent to the use of cookies at any time via our Cookie Settings.

Tools used may include:

Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd.)
[Optional: Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insights, etc.]

We anonymize IP addresses wherever technically feasible. Data may be transferred to countries outside the EU with appropriate safeguards.

7. Data Sharing and Transfers

Your data may be processed by external service providers (e.g., web hosting, analytics) under data processing agreements (Art. 28 GDPR).

We do not sell or rent your data.

8. Retention Periods

We store personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the stated purposes or as legally required. Contact form submissions are retained for 12 months unless otherwise needed. Newsletter data is stored until you unsubscribe.

9. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights:

Access your data (Art. 15)
Correct incorrect data (Art. 16)
Erasure of data (Art. 17)
Restrict processing (Art. 18)
Object to processing (Art. 21)
Data portability (Art. 20)
Withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3))
File a complaint with a data protection authority (Art. 77)

Supervisory authority in Germany:

Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen
https://lfd.niedersachsen.de

10. Security

We use state-of-the-art technical and organizational security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or manipulation.

11. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy. Please review it regularly.

Changes are effective once published on this page.