Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 1.5.2025.

1. Introduction

Adriatic Boat Club (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

2. Data Controller

Adriatic Boat Club is the data controller for the processing of your personal data.
If you have any questions about this Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: booking@adriaticboatclub.eu

3. Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of data:

  • Personal Information: full name, email address, phone number, and any additional information you provide when making an inquiry or booking.
  • Booking Details: including charter preferences and travel information.
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and information collected via cookies.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Performance of a contract: to manage and process your booking.
  • Compliance with legal obligations: for accounting and regulatory compliance.
  • Legitimate interests: to improve our services and communicate with you.
  • Consent: for marketing communications (only if you have explicitly consented).

5. Purpose of Data Processing

We process your data to:

  • Facilitate yacht bookings and inquiries.
  • Communicate with you regarding your booking or requested services.
  • Improve our website, services, and customer support.
  • Comply with our legal and contractual obligations.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:

  • To fulfil the purposes for which we collected it,
  • To comply with legal, accounting, or reporting obligations.

Typically, we retain booking-related data for a period of 5 years unless otherwise required by law.

7. Data Sharing

We may share your information with:

  • Charter Operators: solely for the purpose of processing your booking.
  • Service Providers: who provide IT and administrative support under confidentiality agreements.
  • Legal Authorities: when required to comply with applicable laws.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.

8. International Data Transfers

We store your personal data within the European Economic Area (EEA).
If data is transferred outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards will be applied as required by GDPR.

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data,
  • Request correction or deletion of your data,
  • Object to processing or request restriction,
  • Withdraw your consent at any time (where processing is based on consent),
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (such as the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency – AZOP).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at booking@adriaticboatclub.eu.

10. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, or loss.

11. Cookies

Our website may use cookies to enhance your browsing experience.
You can control cookie settings through your browser.

12. Automated Decision-Making

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time.
Changes will be posted on our website and are effective immediately upon posting.
We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest updates.

14. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:
Adriatic Boat Club
Email: booking@adriaticboatclub.eu
Website: www.adriaticboatclub.eu
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with:
Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency (AZOP)
Website: https://azop.hr