Privacy & cookie policy

1. Who we are

Alma Navigation S.A. is the data controller for personal data processed through this website.

If you have any question about this policy or about how we handle your data, contact us using the details above.

2. What we collect

Information you send us

If you email us or call us, we receive whatever you choose to include: your name, company, email address, telephone number, and the content of your message. We do not operate a contact form on this website, so nothing is submitted to us through the site itself.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, our hosting provider and analytics tools may record technical information such as your approximate location (city or region level), browser and device type, referring page, the pages you view, and the time of your visit. Analytics data is only collected if you consent to statistics cookies.

What we do not collect

We do not collect special category data through this website, we do not sell personal data, and we do not use the site for automated decision-making or profiling.

3. Why we process it, and on what legal basis

• To answer your enquiry and conduct business with you. Legal basis: performance of a contract, or our legitimate interest in responding to business correspondence (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b) and 6(1)(f)).
• To keep the site secure and working. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in operating and protecting the website (Art. 6(1)(f)).
• To understand how the site is used, through analytics. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a)). You can withdraw it at any time.
• To meet our legal and accounting obligations. Legal basis: compliance with a legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)).

4. Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device. We use them to keep the site working and, with your permission, to measure how it is used.

Consent is managed by Cookiebot. When you first visit, you are asked which categories you accept. Nothing beyond strictly necessary cookies is set until you agree. Your choice is remembered, and you can change it at any time.

Categories we use

• Necessary — required for the site to function and to remember your consent choice. These cannot be switched off.
• Statistics — Google Analytics 4, which helps us understand which pages are useful. Set only with your consent.

Full cookie declaration

The list below is generated and kept current by Cookiebot, and shows every cookie found on this site with its purpose and expiry.

5. Third parties and international transfers

We use a small number of external services to run this website. Each one processes data under its own terms:

• Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Ltd) — website statistics, loaded only with your consent. IP addresses are truncated by Google before storage. See Google's privacy policy.
• Google Maps (Google Ireland Ltd) — the embedded map on our contact section. Loading it may set cookies and share your IP address with Google.
• Google Fonts — typefaces served for the site's appearance.
• Cookiebot (Usercentrics A/S, Denmark) — cookie consent management.
• Our hosting provider — server logs necessary to deliver the site.

Some of these providers may transfer data outside the European Economic Area. Where that happens, transfers are covered by the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision.

6. How long we keep data

• Business correspondence — kept for as long as the commercial relationship requires, and afterwards for as long as Greek accounting and commercial law obliges us to.
• Analytics data — retained according to our Google Analytics configuration, and no longer than 14 months.
• Consent records — kept by Cookiebot for 12 months, after which you will be asked again.
• Server logs — kept for a short period for security and diagnostics.

7. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to:

• Ask what personal data we hold about you, and get a copy of it
• Have inaccurate data corrected
• Ask us to erase your data, where no legal obligation requires us to keep it
• Ask us to restrict how we use it
• Receive your data in a portable format
• Object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting anything done before you withdrew it

To exercise any of these, email chartering@almanavigation.gr. We will respond within one month.

If you believe we have handled your data improperly, you may complain to the Hellenic Data Protection Authority: www.dpa.gr, 1–3 Kifissias Ave., 115 23 Athens, tel. +30 210 6475600.

8. Security

The site is served over HTTPS, and we apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, and unauthorised access. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. External links

This site links to other websites, including Google Maps. We are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices, and we encourage you to read their policies.

10. Children

This website is aimed at businesses in the shipping industry. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or in the law. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last revised. Significant changes will be announced on this page.