Vertus Group Inc. Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. Vertus Group Inc.’s policy is to respect your privacy and comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding any personal information we may collect about you, including across our website, https://vertusyachts.com, and other sites we own and operate.
This privacy policy applies to the Internet offer of Vertus Yachts Inc., which is available under the domain vertusyachts.com and the various subdomains (from now on, referred to as “our websites” or “Internet presence”). This data protection declaration also pertains to our presence on Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter, Youtube & Pinterest.
This policy is effective as of 5 October 2022 and was last updated on 5 October 2022.
Information We Collect
In principle, we collect and use the personal data of our users only to the extent necessary for the provision of functional websites and our content and services. We use your personal information to provide the information, products, and services we provide, to answer your questions, and to operate and improve our websites and applications.
The collection and use of personal data of our users take place only within the appropriate legal basis within the meaning of the GDPR, e.g., after the user’s consent.
Further use of your data will not take place. Transmission of your data to third parties or use of your data for advertising purposes without your consent does not occur unless we are legally obliged to disclose data.
Log Data
When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log the standard data your web browser provides. It may include your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, other details about your visit, and technical details that occur in conjunction with any errors you may encounter.
Please be aware that while this information may not be personally identifying, it may be possible to combine it with other data to identify individual persons personally.
Personal Information
We may ask for personal information, and Personal data are details of personal or material circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person (person concerned). This includes, for example, information such as your name, address, telephone number, date of birth, or e-mail address. Information in which we can not (or only with disproportionate effort create a) relate to your person, e.g., B. anonymized information, is not personal information.
Legitimate Reasons for Processing Your Personal Information
We only collect and use your personal information when we have a legitimate reason for doing so. In this instance, we only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to provide our services to you.
Collection and Use of Information
We may collect personal information from you when you do any of the following on our website:
Use a mobile device or web browser to access our content
Contact us via email, social media, or on any similar technologies
When you mention us on social media
We may collect, hold, use, and disclose information for the following purposes, and personal information will not be further processed in a manner that is incompatible with these purposes:
We may collect, hold, use, and disclose information for the following purposes, and personal information will not be further processed in a manner that is incompatible with these purposes:
To enable you to customize or personalize your experience of our website.
To contact and communicate with you for security and fraud prevention, and to ensure that our sites and apps are safe, secure, and used in line with our terms of use
Please be aware that we may combine information we collect about you with general information or research data from other trusted sources.
Security of Your Personal Information
When we collect and process personal information while retaining it, we will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.
Although we will do our best to protect the personal information you provide to us, we advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. No one can guarantee absolute data security. We will comply with laws applicable to us regarding any data breach.
You are responsible for selecting any password and its overall security strength, ensuring the security of your information within the bounds of our services.
How Long We Keep Your Personal Information
We keep your personal information only for as long as we need to. This period may depend on what we use your information for by this privacy policy. If your personal information is no longer required, we will delete it or make it anonymous by removing all details that identify you.
However, if necessary, we may retain your personal information to comply with a legal, accounting, or reporting obligation or for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research, or statistical purposes.
Children’s Privacy
We do not aim any of our products or services directly at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information about children under 13.
International Transfers of Personal Information
The personal information we collect is stored and/or processed where we or our partners, affiliates, and third-party providers maintain facilities. Please be aware that the locations where we store, process, or transfer your personal information may not have the same data protection laws as the country where you initially provided the information. If we transfer your personal information to third parties in other countries: (i) we will perform those transfers following the requirements of applicable law; and (ii) we will protect the transferred personal information following this privacy policy.
Your Rights and Controlling Your Personal Information
You always retain the right to withhold personal information from us, understanding that your experience of our website may be affected. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights over your personal information. If you do provide us with personal information, you understand that we will collect, hold, use and disclose it by this privacy policy. You retain the right to request details of any personal information we hold about you.
If we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this privacy policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant that you have such a person’s consent to provide the personal information to us.
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time. We will allow you to unsubscribe from our email database or opt out of communications. Please be aware that we may need to request specific information to help us confirm your identity.
If you believe any information we hold about you is inaccurate, outdated, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please get in touch with us using the details provided in this privacy policy. We will take reasonable steps to correct any information found to be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or out of date.
If you believe that we have breached a relevant data protection law and wish to make a complaint, please contact us using the details below and provide full details of the alleged breach. We will promptly investigate your complaint and respond to you in writing, setting out the outcome of our investigation and the steps we will take to deal with your complaint. You also have the right to contact a regulatory body or data protection authority concerning your complaint.
Limits of Our Policy
Our website may link to external sites that we do not operate. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and policies of those sites and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.
Changes to This Policy
At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect updates to our business processes, current acceptable practices, or legislative or regulatory changes. If we decide to modify this privacy policy, we will post the changes here at the same link by which you are accessing this privacy policy.
If required by law, we will get your permission or allow you to opt in to or opt-out of, as applicable, any new uses of your personal information.
Contact Us
For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, you may contact us using the following details: