Privacy Policy

About this policy

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used and protected when you visit or contact the Yacht Safety and Environmental Consortium through this website. The Yacht Safety and Environmental Consortium brings together classification societies to collaborate on matters concerning yacht safety and environmental performance. Lloyd’s Register currently manages this website on behalf of the Consortium and is the data controller for personal information collected through it. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Lloyd’s Register in its capacity as the organisation responsible for managing this website and its enquiries.

Who is responsible for your information?

Lloyd’s Register refers to the international group of companies owned by Lloyd’s Register Group Limited, registered in England and Wales under company number 08126909. For questions about this policy or the way we handle your personal information, you can:

  • Complete the contact form available on this website; or

  • Contact the Lloyd’s Register Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@lr.org or by post at Data Protection Officer, Lloyd’s Register, 71 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4BS, United Kingdom.

Information you provide

When you submit an enquiry through the website, we may collect:

  • Your name;

  • Your business email address;

  • Your organisation and role, where requested;

  • Your contact details; and

  • Any other information you include in your message.

Please do not provide sensitive personal information through the contact form unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the website, Squarespace may automatically process limited technical and usage information, including:

  • Your IP address;

  • Browser and device information;

  • Pages visited;

  • Date and time of visits;

  • Referring website or traffic source; and

  • Information about how visitors use the website.

Some of this information is collected through cookies. Non-essential analytics cookies are used only where you have provided consent through our cookie banner. Further information is available in our Cookie Policy.

How we use your information

We use personal information collected through the website to:

  • Receive, review and respond to your enquiry;

  • Communicate with you about the Yacht Safety and Environmental Consortium;

  • Direct your enquiry to the appropriate person within Lloyd’s Register;

  • Operate, secure and maintain the website;

  • Understand the performance and use of the website, where you have consented to analytics cookies; and

  • Meet our legal and regulatory responsibilities.

We do not use information submitted through this website to send marketing communications unless we separately ask for and obtain any permission required by applicable law.

Our legal bases

Where UK or European data protection law applies, we rely on the following legal bases:

  • Legitimate interests: to manage and respond to relevant business enquiries, administer the website, protect its security and support the work of the Consortium;

  • Consent: to use non-essential analytics cookies and for any optional sharing that requires your permission; and

  • Legal obligations: where processing is necessary to comply with a law or regulatory requirement.

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we consider the impact on your rights and use personal information only where those interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights. You can withdraw cookie consent at any time through the cookie settings available on the website. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place before withdrawal.

Sharing your information

Enquiries are initially received and managed by Lloyd’s Register.

If another Consortium member is better placed to assist, we will contact you before sharing your contact details or the content of your enquiry and ask for your permission. We will not share your enquiry with another Consortium member without first informing you, unless disclosure is required by law. We may also share limited information with service providers that help us operate and secure the website. These include Squarespace, which provides the website platform and associated hosting and analytics services. These providers may process information only for the purposes of delivering their services and in accordance with applicable contractual and data protection requirements.

We may disclose information where required by law, regulation, court order or a competent public authority, or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights. We do not sell personal information.

International data transfers

Lloyd’s Register operates internationally, and Squarespace and other service providers may process information in countries outside the country in which you are located. Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take steps required by applicable data protection law. These may include using recognised adequacy arrangements, approved contractual safeguards or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

How long we retain your information

We normally retain information submitted through the contact form for up to 24 months following our last meaningful interaction with you. We may retain information for a longer period where required by law, necessary to resolve a dispute or needed to establish, exercise or defend legal rights. Information that is no longer required will be securely deleted or anonymised.

How we protect your information

We use appropriate organisational and technical measures designed to protect personal information against accidental or unlawful loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorised access or disclosure. However, no website or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:

  • Ask for access to the personal information we hold about you;

  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;

  • Ask us to delete your information;

  • Restrict or object to certain uses of your information;

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;

  • Request a portable copy of certain information; and

  • Complain to an applicable data protection regulator.

These rights may be subject to conditions or exemptions under local law. To exercise a privacy right, complete the website contact form or email dataprotection@lr.org. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. If you are in the United Kingdom, you may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. If you are elsewhere, you may contact the data protection or privacy regulator in your jurisdiction.

Children’s privacy

This website is intended for businesses and maritime-industry professionals. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through it. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

External websites

The website may contain links to external websites operated by Consortium members or other organisations. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. You should review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, its functionality or applicable requirements change. The latest version will be published on this page with its updated revision date.