Privacy Policy

  1. Introduction

Welcome to Overseas Yachts. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://overseasyachts.com/, use our services, or communicate with us, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.


  1. Who We Are (Data Controller)

For the purpose of the GDPR, the data controller is:

Overseas Yachts Lanes end, Bratton, Wiltshire, BA13 4SX

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us using the details set out below.

Contact Details:


  1. The Data We Collect About You

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

  • Identity Data: includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier.
  • Contact Data: includes billing address, delivery address, email address, and telephone numbers.
  • Financial Data: includes bank account and payment card details.
  • Transaction Data: includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us.
  • Technical Data: includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
  • Usage Data: includes information about how you use our website, products, and services.
  • Marketing and Communications Data: includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

  1. How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Performance of Contract: This means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.
  • Legitimate Interest: This means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience.
  • Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to do so.
  • Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

Purposes for Which We Will Use Your Personal Data

Purpose/Activity

Type of Data

Lawful Basis for Processing

To register you as a new customer

Identity, Contact

Performance of a contract with you

To process and deliver your order including managing payments, fees, and charges

Identity, Contact, Financial, Transaction, Marketing and Communications

Performance of a contract with you, Legitimate interest (to recover debts due to us)

To manage our relationship with you which will include notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy

Identity, Contact, Profile, Marketing and Communications

Performance of a contract with you, Legal obligation, Legitimate interest (to keep our records updated)

To administer and protect our business and this website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data)

Identity, Contact, Technical

Legitimate interest (for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security), Legal obligation

To deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you

Identity, Contact, Profile, Usage, Marketing and Communications, Technical

Legitimate interest (to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them, to grow our business and to inform our marketing strategy)

To use data analytics to improve our website, products/services, marketing, customer relationships and experiences

Technical, Usage

Legitimate interest (to define types of customers for our products and services, to keep our website updated and relevant, to develop our business and to inform our marketing strategy)

  1. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. These include the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to processing of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data.
  • Request transfer of your personal data.
  • Right to withdraw consent.

You can exercise any of these rights at any time by contacting us at henry@overseasyachts.com.


  1. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.


  1. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.


  1. International Transfers

We may transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). If we do, you can expect a similar degree of protection in respect of your personal information.


  1. Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.


  1. Complaints

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.