Summary: We collect limited personal data (name, email, phone) only when you contact us about a listing. We do not sell your data. We use cookies for basic site functionality. Full details below.
1. Who We Are
yacht-marketplace.com ("we", "our", "us") is operated by Meridian Yacht Brokerage. Our principal place of business is 1200 SE 17th Street, Suite 400, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, USA.
For privacy-related questions, contact our Data Officer:
- Email: privacy@yacht-marketplace.com
- Phone: +1 (305) 847-2619
- Post: Meridian Yacht Brokerage, Attn: Privacy, 1200 SE 17th Street, Suite 400, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, USA
This Privacy Policy applies to the website yacht-marketplace.com and all services accessible through it. It does not apply to third-party websites linked from our site.
2. What Data We Collect
Data you provide to us
When you contact us about a yacht listing, request a viewing, or send an inquiry, we may collect:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Message content and any attachments you send
- Preferred contact method and time
Data collected automatically
When you browse our website, we automatically receive:
- IP address and approximate geographic location (city/country level)
- Browser type, operating system, and device type
- Pages visited, time spent, and navigation path
- Referring website (how you arrived at our site)
- Cookie identifiers — see our Cookie Policy for details
Data we do not collect
We do not collect payment card numbers, passport or ID numbers, or any special category data (health, religion, ethnicity, etc.).
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect for the following purposes:
- Responding to inquiries — to reply to your questions about specific listings and connect you with the relevant broker.
- Facilitating transactions — to assist in arranging viewings, surveys, and purchase negotiations.
- Site operation — to maintain and improve website performance, detect errors, and prevent fraud or abuse.
- Analytics — to understand how visitors use the site and which listings attract the most interest, so we can improve the service.
- Legal compliance — to meet our obligations under applicable law, including anti-money-laundering regulations that apply to yacht sales.
We do not use your data for automated profiling or decision-making that produces legal or significant effects.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal grounds:
- Contract performance — processing necessary to respond to your inquiry or facilitate a transaction you initiated.
- Legitimate interests — operating and improving the site, preventing fraud, understanding site usage. We have assessed that our interests do not override your rights.
- Legal obligation — compliance with applicable financial and anti-money-laundering laws.
- Consent — where we ask for your explicit permission (e.g., for marketing emails), which you may withdraw at any time.
5. Sharing Your Data
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share it only in the following limited circumstances:
- Brokers and agents — our licensed brokers (employed by or partnered with Meridian Yacht Brokerage) to handle your inquiry.
- Service providers — companies that help us operate the website (hosting, email delivery, analytics). These providers are contractually required to protect your data and may not use it for their own purposes.
- Legal requirements — law enforcement, regulators, or courts when required by applicable law, or to protect the rights and safety of users or third parties.
- Business transfer — if yacht-marketplace.com is acquired or merged, your data may transfer to the new owner under the same terms as this policy.
6. Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. For detailed information about the specific cookies we use, their purpose, and how to manage your preferences, please read our Cookie Policy.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:
- Inquiry data — 3 years from last contact, unless a transaction proceeds (in which case, 7 years to meet legal obligations).
- Analytics data — 26 months in aggregated or anonymized form.
- Server logs — 90 days.
After the retention period, data is securely deleted or permanently anonymized.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Deletion — request deletion of your data, subject to our legal retention obligations.
- Restriction — ask us to limit how we use your data while a dispute is resolved.
- Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time without affecting prior processing.
To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@yacht-marketplace.com. We will respond within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.
If you believe we have handled your data unlawfully, you have the right to file a complaint with your local data protection authority.
9. International Transfers
Our primary servers are located in the United States. If you are located outside the US, your data may be transferred to and processed in a jurisdiction with different privacy laws. When we transfer data internationally, we use appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses to ensure your data receives an equivalent level of protection.
10. Security
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. These include encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, and periodic security reviews. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Children
Our website is not directed at children under 16 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will:
- Update the version number and "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
- Display a notice banner on the homepage for at least 14 days.
- Send an email notification to users who have previously contacted us, where we hold their email address.
Continued use of the website after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. In the event of any dispute arising from this policy, the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Broward County, Florida.
If any provision of this Privacy Policy is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and all remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
14. Related Documents
This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms of Use and Cookie Policy, which form part of the agreement between you and yacht-marketplace.com.