Staithes Harbour Board Privacy Policy

Staithes Harbour Board is the designated authority responsible for the management of Staithes Harbour. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect any personal information that you provide to us.

Staithes Harbour Board is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide information by which you can be identified, you can be assured that it will be securely stored and used only in accordance with this policy. Your information will not be passed to any third party unless there is a lawful reason to do so.

We will retain your information for seven years after your boat is removed from the harbour or beck.

In the event of any changes to this privacy policy, you will be notified and required to acknowledge that you understand and agree to such changes.

This policy was last updated October 2018.

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What We Collect and How This Information is Used

We may collect the following information:

• Name
• Address and postcode
• Phone number
• Email address
• Boat insurance details
• Preference information (e.g. communication by email, telephone, or post regarding harbour news, events, meetings, and activities)

How We Collect This Information

• Signed consent forms
• Boat insurance certificates

Individual Rights

You may ask us to amend, delete, or stop processing your data at any time. The Staithes Harbour Board may then either comply or require removal of your vessel from the harbour. Please contact the Harbour Board for further details.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Email: admin@staithesharbour.org

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Staithes Harbour Board Website Privacy Policy

Website Address: www.staithesharbour.org

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from your e-mail address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval, your profile picture may appear publicly with your comment.

The Gravatar service privacy policy can be viewed at: https://automattic.com/privacy/

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year. Additional cookies may be used for login and display preferences, which are temporary or expire after specific periods.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if the visitor had visited the originating website, which may collect data and use cookies or third-party tracking.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to monitor web traffic to our site. Their Privacy Policy can be viewed here: Google Analytics Privacy Policy.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for usernames. Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request its deletion, except where data is required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments and contact form submissions may be checked through automated spam detection services.