Alpha Shipping Advisors, (“Alpha Shipping Advisors”, “we”, “us”, “our”) respects the privacy of information about you and protects your personal data.

This Policy (including any other documents or policies incorporated or referred to from time to time) describes what personal data we collect about you and how we process it

The personal data we collect from you

We collect your personal data regarding the visits you make to our website, including but not limited to traffic data, location, weblogs, content of your responses to surveys and contact forms, as well as other communication data and sources you use. We collect your data in order to make your visit to our website easier in the future, as we will be able to recommend you content that interests you, based on the location from which you entered our website.

We collect the data you give us every time you use the contact forms (for example “Contact”, “Send us a message”, “See updates of financial interest”, or “Contact us about the job you are interested in”) and in particular, first name, last name, email address, phone number. You are not obliged by law or contractual obligation to provide us with your data through the contact form. However, we point out that the fields with an asterisk (*) are mandatory, because these details are necessary for us to respond to your request. The rest of the data and information you give us through the contact form is completely at your discretion. If you contact us, we will keep a record of our correspondence.

We use your data for direct marketing purposes, as long as you have consented to the use of your data for this purpose (opt-in) in the respective form. You can withdraw your consent at any time in the future.

How we use your personal data

We collect and process your personal data for the following purposes:

– to create the best possible content and services based on your preferences.
– to be able to respond to your requests or questions when you contact us.
– to be able to provide you with other services – such as event updates – that may be of interest to you.
– to create, make available to you and improve website Content based on your interests.
– to ensure that the Content and Services we provide to you through the website are presented in the most effective way for you and your device.
– to allow you to use interactive features whenever you wish.

Data Security

We make every effort to protect your data. However, the transmission of information over the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted through our website or through third parties. Any transfer of data concerning you is at your own risk. For the transmission of your data to third parties we apply strict procedures and security measures to prevent any unauthorized access, deletion or transmission of your data.

Your rights. How you can access, correct and delete your personal data

Under applicable law, you have the following rights:

Right to access and obtain copies of your personal data: You have the right to ask us to confirm whether we are processing your personal data. In these cases, you can access some of your data (through the application) and some information about how your data is processed. In some cases, you can ask us to send you an electronic copy of your data.

Right to rectification of your personal data: As long as you are able to prove that the data we hold about you is incorrect, you can request that this data be updated or corrected. We invite you to use the application and where possible update your personal data directly.
Right to be “forgotten”/deletion of data: In certain cases you have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your data and/or to delete it. You may at any time submit a relevant request and the company will assess whether your request can be granted, however this right is subject to any other legal rights or obligations we may have in relation to data retention. For situations in which, according to the law, we judge that your request to delete your data must be accepted, the company will proceed with the deletion without delay. We point out that, once your data is deleted, the company will no longer be able to serve you. If you wish to re-register, you will need to re-enter your details.

To exercise your rights, you can contact us at “athensoffice@alphashippingadvisors.com”

To the extent that the data is processed based on your consent, you can withdraw this consent at any time. The withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing of this data until the moment you inform us of the withdrawal.

Finally, you have the right to appeal to the competent Personal Data Protection Authority in the country where you work or in the country where you found that a problem has arisen in relation to your data.

Communications of commercial content – Marketing.

We will only send you commercial messages by email and if you have given us your consent specifically for this purpose.

Usually in the forms you fill in with your details, we give you the possibility to indicate in an appropriate field whether you agree to receive commercial content updates by selecting the corresponding box on the form. Where we send you commercial updates by email, you can change your mind and withdraw your consent to not receive such updates in the future by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ or ‘opt-out’ option in the relevant email. You can also contact us at any time, in order to exercise this right at the address “hello@alphashippingadvisors.com” by giving us the following information for identification: your name, email address, contact phone number and the type of updates that you do not wish to receive in the future.

Amendments to this Policy

The terms of this Policy may be amended from time to time. We will announce any significant changes to the Policy through appropriate notices either on this website or through other available means of communication.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this Policy are always welcome and should be sent to the address “athensoffice@alphashippingadvisors.com”

You can ask us to give you a description or a copy of the mechanisms based on which your data is transmitted, by contacting us at the address “athensoffice@alphashippingadvisors.com”