PRIVACY POLICY

Published: April 2022

When you use the Albatross Diving website you should be aware that we may collect certain information about you such as your name, contact details. Please see section 2 of this privacy policy below for more details of exactly what information about you that We may collect.

Albatross Diving collects this information about you so that We can run Our business, contact you and comply with the law and/ or regulations. Please see section 4 of this privacy policy below for more details of exactly what information We may collect.
If you do not agree to Us collecting and using the information about you then you must not complete the contact form, or provide us with your details.

1. PRIVACY POLICY
Albatross Diving is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy, together with the Terms and Conditions for www.albatrossdiving.org (“Our Site”), set out the basis on which any personal data We collect from you, or that you provide to Us, will be processed by Us. Please read the following carefully to understand Our views and practices regarding your personal data and how We will treat it. By visiting Our Sites, and giving Us information you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.
Our Sites may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of Our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that We do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

2. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
We may collect and process the following information in accordance with applicable data protection laws and/ or statutory regulations:
We may use information you give to Us or that We collect from you to run Our business;
We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users in order to run Our business;
to inform individuals about other products and services:
We may use personal data to inform individuals of information, promotions, suggestions, recommendations about other products and services that may be of interest where they are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about (unless you opt-out), We are legally permitted to do so or where an individual has consented to receiving direct marketing from Us (or a company similar to us). Individuals may be contacted by email, post, telephone or such other means as We regard as appropriate and as legally permitted;
We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users for direct marketing purposes to provide other products and services and to run Our business and rely on consent from the user as a basis for direct marketing where We are legally required to do so; and
If you are an existing user, We will only contact you by email with information about other products and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale or negotiations of a sale to you. If you are a new user, and where We permit selected third parties to use your data, We (or they) will contact you by electronic means.
to communicate with you:
We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users in order to respond to enquiries, requests, complaints or comments that users submit to Us;
We use “cookies” to monitor user traffic patterns and site usage. This helps Us to understand how Our users and potential users use Our Site so that We can develop and improve the design, layout and functionality of Our Site. A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on in the relevant App on your device or your computer’s hard drive and which records your navigation of a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options to you based upon the stored information about your last visit. You can normally alter the settings of your browser to prevent acceptance of cookies. If you do not want Us to deploy cookies in your browser, you can set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when a web site tries to put a cookie on your computer. However, rejecting cookies may affect your ability to use some of the products and services on Our Site; and
We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users in order to administer, maintain and improve Our Site;
to notify you about changes to Our Site and other products and services;
for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes. We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users for Our internal operations;
to allow you to participate in interactive features of Our Site, and other products and services;
as part of Our efforts to keep Our Site safe and secure. We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users to keep Our Sites safe and secure;
to comply with any legal or regulatory obligations to which We or regulators or law enforcement agencies are subject. This processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which We, Our users or the regulator/ law enforcement agency are subject; and
to measure or understand the effectiveness of any advertising We may serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you. We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users for promotion and advertising purposes.
If you have any questions about how We use your data please contact Us by email at secretary@albatrossdiving.org

3. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING
Any personal data We process will be used in accordance with applicable data protection laws and/ or statutory regulations. We have described below Our purposes for processing personal data.
We may use information you give to Us or that We collect from you:
to provide products and services, administer user accounts and run Our business;
We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users in order to provide other products and services, administer user accounts and run Our business;
to inform individuals about promotions and other products and services:
We may use personal data to inform individuals of information, promotions, suggestions, recommendations about other products and services that may be of interest where they are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about (unless you opt-out), We are legally permitted to do so or where an individual has consented to receiving direct marketing from Us (or a company similar to us). Individuals may be contacted by email, post, telephone or such other means as We regard as appropriate and as legally permitted;
We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users for direct marketing purposes to provide other products and services and to run Our business and rely on consent from the user as a basis for direct marketing where We are legally required to do so; and
If you are an existing user, We will only contact you by email with information about other products and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale or negotiations of a sale to you. If you are a new user, and where We permit selected third parties to use your data, We (or they) will contact you by electronic means.
to communicate with you:
We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users in order to respond to enquiries, requests, complaints or comments that users submit to Us;
to administer, maintain and improve Our Site:
We use “cookies” to monitor user traffic patterns and site usage. This helps Us to understand how Our users and potential users use Our Apps and Our Sites so that We can develop and improve the design, layout and functionality of Our Site. A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on in the relevant App on your device or your computer’s hard drive and which records your navigation of a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options to you based upon the stored information about your last visit. You can normally alter the settings of your browser to prevent acceptance of cookies. If you do not want Us to deploy cookies in your browser, you can set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when a web site tries to put a cookie on your computer. However, rejecting cookies may affect your ability to use Our Site; and
We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users in order to administer, maintain and improve Our Site;
to notify you about changes to Our Site and other products and services;
for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes. We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users for Our internal operations;
to allow you to participate in interactive features of Our Site, and other products and services;
as part of Our efforts to keep Our Site safe and secure. We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users to keep Our Site safe and secure;
to comply with any legal or regulatory obligations to which We or regulators or law enforcement agencies are subject. This processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which We, Our users or the regulator/ law enforcement agency are subject; and
to measure or understand the effectiveness of any advertising We may serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you. We have a legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data of Our users for promotion and advertising purposes.
If you have any questions about how We use your data please contact Us by email at secretary@albatrossdiving.org

4. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share your personal information with any member of Our group, which means Our subsidiaries, Our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the United Kingdom’s Companies Act 2006.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
in the event that We sell or buy any business or assets, in which case We may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets or if Albatross Diving Club or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its users will be one of the transferred assets;
if We are under a duty to or permitted to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal or regulatory obligations, or in order to enforce or apply the Terms and Conditions for Our Sites, or any other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Albatross Diving Club, Our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction; and

5. WHERE WE STORE YOUR DATA
We may transfer your personal data outside of the UK to set up and support Our Site, for example, where We use third party suppliers and sub-contractors. If We sell or buy any business or assets and would be required to disclose your personal data to the prospective buyer or seller of such business or assets, or if We or substantially all of Our assets are acquired by a third party, We may, to the extent that any of these situations occur, be required to transfer your personal data outside of the UK.
Where the transfers are not to countries that provide an adequate level of protection, We put appropriate safeguards in place to cover transfers of your personal data including, for example, signing standard contractual clauses/ data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission, or where applicable.

6. RETENTION OF YOUR DATA
We take appropriate measures to ensure that any personal data is kept secure. We will store your personal data for the duration of your use of Our Site. We will also keep a record of any correspondence in line with legal, regulatory, financial and business requirements.

7. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND YOUR RIGHTS
As a result of Us collecting, controlling and processing your information, you have the following legal rights:
to access personal data held about you;
to request Us to make any changes to your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
to request your personal data is erased where We do not have a compelling reason to continue to process such data in certain circumstances;
to receive your personal data provided to Us as a Data Controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format where Our processing of the data is based on:
your consent;
steps taken at your request prior to entering into any agreement with Us and the processing is carried out by automated means;
to object to, or restrict, Our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances;
to object to, and not be subject to a decision which is based solely on, automated processing (including profiling), which produces legal effects or could significantly affect you;
where Our processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time by contacting us; and
to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The supervisory authority in the UK is the ICO.
To exercise any of your rights as set out above, please contact Us at secretary@albatrossdiving.org

8. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time and, where appropriate, You will be notified of changes We make to this Privacy Policy. Please check back regularly to keep informed of updates or changes to this Privacy Policy.

9. CONTACT
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be sent to secretary@albatrossdiving.org