Privacy and Cookie Policy
At Mariner Yacht Design we respect your privacy. This policy explains what information is collected when you visit marineryachtdesign.com, how we use cookies and how we protect your data.
In short
- This site does not use cookies: no advertising, tracking or analytics cookies.
- We do not use tools that track visitor behaviour, such as Google Analytics or Meta Pixel.
- Fonts and images are served from our own server; your visit is not reported to third-party servers.
- We only process the information you choose to send us and the technical logs kept automatically by the server.
1. Information we collect
Information you share
When you fill in the project brief form or contact us by email, phone or WhatsApp, you share information such as your name, contact details, company name and project details. When the form is submitted, its content is forwarded by email to info@marineryachtdesign.com through the server hosting this site. So that no request is lost to a technical fault, a backup copy is also kept on the same server in a folder that is not accessible from the internet. Please do not share sensitive personal data (such as health, religion or ethnic origin) in the form or your messages; we do not need it.
Technical logs collected automatically
As with any website, the hosting server keeps standard access logs for security and operation, such as IP address, date and time of the visit, browser type and the page requested. These logs are not used to identify you or build a profile.
2. Cookie policy
Cookies are small text files that websites save in your browser. marineryachtdesign.com does not place any cookies, on its own behalf or for third parties, and does not use your browser’s local storage (localStorage). That is why there is no cookie consent banner.
For visitor statistics we use a simple counter running on our own server that uses no cookies and keeps no personal data. It only records the address of the page visited, the domain of the referring site (e.g. google.com), the device type (mobile / tablet / desktop) and the date; your IP address, browser identity or any other information that identifies you is not stored. If “Do Not Track” is enabled in your browser, no count is made. If we ever add a tool that requires cookies, we will update this policy and ask for your consent.
3. How we use information
- To respond to your project request and prepare a proposal,
- To deliver the design and engineering services under a contract,
- To keep the site secure and working properly,
- To meet our legal obligations.
Your information is never sold or rented, and is not used for marketing without your permission.
4. Sharing
Your data may only be shared to the extent necessary for the purposes above: with our hosting and business email provider (based in Türkiye), with shipyard, engineering or production partners on your project with your knowledge, with our accountants, and with public authorities where required by law.
The site contains links to Instagram and WhatsApp. When you use them, you move to that platform and its own privacy policy applies; these platforms (operated by Meta Platforms) may process data outside Türkiye. If you prefer, you can reach us by email or phone instead.
5. Security and retention
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, loss and misuse. Information is kept only as long as needed:
- Project requests and correspondence that do not lead to a contract: up to 2 years from the last contact,
- Records of contracted projects: 10 years, as required by Turkish commercial and tax law,
- Server access logs: for the period required of the hosting provider by law.
When the period ends, data is deleted, destroyed or anonymised.
6. Your rights and contact
Under the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK), you may ask whether your personal data is processed, request information about it, learn the purpose of processing and the third parties it was shared with, ask for corrections or deletion, and object to decisions made solely by automated means. Details are in our KVKK notice (Turkish). For any privacy question, contact us:
- Data controller
- Mustafa Öz – Mariner Yacht Design (sole proprietorship)
- Address
- Pendik, Istanbul, Türkiye
- info@marineryachtdesign.com
- Phone
- +90 554 862 53 01
- Website
- marineryachtdesign.com
7. Changes
This policy may be updated to reflect changes to the site or the law. The current version is always published on this page with the date at the top updated.