This Privacy Policy describes how Pelagic Marine Solutions LLC (“Pelagic”, the “Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our”) sets out Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, storage, sharing and protection, and disclosure of Your Personal Data when You visit Our Website or use Our Services, communicate with Us, or otherwise interact with Us in connection with Our Services. We are committed to protecting Your privacy and processing Personal Data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
This Privacy Policy also explains Your privacy rights in relation to Your Personal Data and how the law protects You. You may exercise those rights as described below. We use Your personal data to provide and improve the Service. Your Personal Data will be collected and processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
- “Company”
- means Pelagic Marine Solutions L.L.C. (referred to as “Pelagic”, “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our”), having its office at: Office No. 104, Almas Business Center, Aghaadir Building, Al Raffa, Dubai, U.A.E.
- “Cookies”
- means small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing information relating to Your use of that website, including the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses, Your browsing activity and Your preferences.
- “Device”
- means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, a mobile phone or a digital tablet.
- “Personal Data”
- means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual directly or indirectly, including, where applicable, names, contact details, identification details and other information capable of identifying an individual, in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
- “Service”
- means the Website and the Website-related services and functions provided by Pelagic.
- “Service Provider”
- means any natural or legal person who processes the Personal Data on behalf of the Company — third-party companies or individuals engaged by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analysing how the Service is used.
- “Usage Data”
- means Personal Data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
- “Website”
- means the website operated by Pelagic Marine Solutions LLC, accessible from https://pelagic-marine.com
- “You”
- means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service.
Scope and Governing Data-Protection Law
The Company is established in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and serves clients globally. We process Personal Data in accordance with U.A.E. Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data as amended from time to time (the “PDPL”) together with other applicable U.A.E. laws and regulations relating to privacy and the protection of Personal Data.
Where We collect or process Personal Data of individuals located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom in circumstances where the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) or the UK GDPR applies, We will do so in accordance with the applicable requirements of the GDPR and the UK GDPR, to the extent applicable to such processing. Where other national data-protection laws apply to the processing of Your Personal Data, We will comply with their mandatory requirements.
This Privacy Policy principally applies to Personal Data collected through the Website, in connection with Our Services and through enquiries, communications and interactions with Pelagic. Where Pelagic is engaged to provide professional services, additional contractual, confidentiality or other data-protection obligations may apply.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You — for example, when You complete an enquiry or contact form. This may include Your email address, first and last name, phone number, company name, job title or designation and the contents of Your message, together with Usage Data.
Where You make an enquiry regarding Our professional services, You may also provide Personal Data contained in documents, correspondence or other information relating to a vessel, project, transaction, inspection, survey, engineering matter, legal matter or other professional engagement. You should only provide Personal Data that is reasonably necessary for Your enquiry and that You are authorised or otherwise lawfully permitted to provide to Us.
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. It may include Personal Data and other information such as Your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages of the Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data. When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including the type of device, its unique identifiers, its IP address, and Your mobile operating system and browser type.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and secure the Service and to remember Your preferences. We use Necessary/Essential Cookies and Functionality Cookies, as described in Our Cookies policy.
The Website does not currently use third-party analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics); should this change, We will update this Privacy Policy and the Cookies Policy and, where required by applicable law, obtain Your consent before placing or activating any such non-essential cookies or technology. You can instruct Your browser to refuse Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You refuse or disable certain Cookies, some features or parts of the Website may not function properly.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain Our Service, including to monitor its usage.
- To manage and respond to Your enquiries and requests submitted through the Service.
- To contact You by email, telephone or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding Your enquiry or Our services.
- To assess and respond to enquiries relating to Our naval architecture and design, engineering, inspection, audit, surveying, legal consultancy and other professional services.
- To manage Our relationship with You or the organisation You represent and, where applicable, to take steps in connection with a prospective or existing professional engagement.
- To provide You, where You have requested it or where permitted by law, with information about the Company’s services that are similar to those You have enquired about, unless You have opted out.
- For business transfers — to evaluate or conduct a merger, reorganisation, or sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, in which Personal Data held by Us may be among the assets transferred.
- For other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, and evaluating and improving Our Service and Your experience, where applicable.
- To comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations and lawful requests from courts, government authorities or other competent authorities.
- To establish, exercise or defend legal rights or claims and to protect the rights, property and legitimate interests of Pelagic, Our clients and other relevant parties.
- To protect the security and integrity of Our Website, systems and information and to prevent, detect or investigate fraud, misuse, security incidents or other unlawful activity.
Legal Bases for Processing
We process Personal Data with Your consent or where the processing is otherwise permitted under the PDPL or other applicable law. This may include processing that is necessary in connection with the performance of a contract or action taken in connection with a prospective contractual relationship, compliance with applicable legal obligations, the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or another lawful ground recognised under applicable law.
Where We rely on Your consent to process Personal Data, You may withdraw Your consent at any time, subject to applicable law. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before such withdrawal.
Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, We rely on the following legal bases: Your consent (which You may withdraw at any time); the performance of a contract or steps taken at Your request prior to entering into a contract; compliance with a legal obligation; and Our legitimate interests in operating, securing and promoting Our business, provided these are not overridden by Your rights and interests. Where the PDPL or another applicable law governs, We process personal data on the corresponding lawful bases recognised under that law.
Sharing of Your Personal Data
We may share Your Personal Data with Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of Our Service and to contact You; in connection with a business transfer; with Our professional advisers; or with Your consent.
Where reasonably required in connection with Our business or the provision of Our Services, and subject to applicable law, We may also share Personal Data with Our employees, consultants, contractors, technical advisers, surveyors, engineers and other persons involved in providing or supporting the relevant services.
We may also disclose Your Personal Data where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities, courts, or other competent governmental authorities.
We do not sell or rent Your Personal Data.
Where a Service Provider processes Personal Data on Our behalf, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such Personal Data is handled in accordance with applicable data-protection and confidentiality requirements.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, and to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce Our agreements and policies.
The applicable retention period may vary depending on the nature of the Personal Data, the purposes for which it was collected, the nature of Our relationship with You and applicable legal, contractual and professional record-retention requirements.
Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except where it is used to strengthen the security or improve the functionality of the Service, or where We are legally obligated to retain it for longer.
When Personal Data is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected or for any applicable legal or legitimate retention purpose, We will take reasonable steps to securely delete, anonymise or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable law.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. This may mean Your Personal Data is transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of Your state, province or country, where data-protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction.
Where necessary for the provision of Our Services or business operations, Personal Data may be transferred to or processed in countries outside the United Arab Emirates, subject to applicable data protection laws.
The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your Personal Data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including, where required, putting in place appropriate safeguards for international transfers and ensuring that such transfers are undertaken in accordance with the requirements applicable to cross-border transfers under the PDPL and any other applicable data protection law.
Your Rights
Subject to applicable laws, You have the right to obtain information regarding the processing of Your Personal Data and to access, correct, update or request deletion of Your Personal Data; to object to or restrict certain processing; to request portability of Your Personal Data; and, where processing is based on consent, to withdraw that consent at any time.
Where provided under applicable law, You may also have the right to request that certain processing be restricted or stopped, including the right to object to processing for direct-marketing purposes and rights in relation to certain automated processing and profiling.
You may exercise these rights, or request access to, correction or deletion of any Personal Data You have provided, by contacting Us at info@pelagic-marine.com. We may request reasonable information to verify Your identity before responding to or acting upon a request. Your rights may be subject to limitations or exceptions provided under applicable law.
Please note that We may need to retain certain Personal Data where We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
If You are in the EEA or UK and the GDPR or UK GDPR applies to the relevant processing of Your Personal Data, You also have the right to lodge a complaint with Your local supervisory authority where You believe that Your Personal Data has been processed in violation of applicable law.
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us. We use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data including reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect Personal Data against unauthorised or unlawful access, processing, alteration, disclosure, loss or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Where We become aware of a Personal Data breach, We will take appropriate steps to investigate, contain and address the breach and make any notification required under applicable data-protection law.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18, and We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us, and We will take appropriate steps to remove that information, subject to applicable law.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites or services that are not operated by Us. We strongly advise You to review the privacy policies and terms of any third-party websites or services that You access through Our Service. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, availability, security, privacy policies or practices of any such third-party sites or services. Your access to and use of such third-party websites or services is subject to their respective terms and policies.
Confidentiality and Professional Services
Personal Data and other information provided to Pelagic in connection with an actual or prospective professional engagement may also be subject to contractual confidentiality obligations or other professional duties applicable to the relevant service. Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits any higher standard of confidentiality that Pelagic may be required to observe under an applicable contract, professional obligation or law.
The submission of an enquiry or information through the Website does not, by itself, create a professional engagement or contractual relationship with Pelagic. Any professional engagement will be subject to Pelagic’s applicable terms of engagement or other contractual documentation agreed between the relevant parties.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If You have any questions regarding this page, You can contact Us:
- info@pelagic-marine.com
- +971 50 394 1049
- Office No. 104, Almas Business Center, Aghaadir Building, Al Raffa, Dubai, U.A.E.