Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Seastream Maritime is an independent maritime consultancy providing surveys, audits, inspections, and investigations to ship owners and operators worldwide. Our principal place of business is Piraeus, Greece. References to "we", "us", or "our" in this policy refer to Seastream Maritime.

You can contact us at [email protected].

2. What data we collect

When you submit an enquiry through our contact form we collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your company or vessel name (if provided)
• The content of your message
• Your area of interest (service type selected)

We also collect standard server log data (IP address, browser type, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps) for security and operational purposes.

3. How we use your data

We use the information you provide solely to:

• Respond to your enquiry and provide the services you have requested
• Maintain records of our correspondence for contractual and legal purposes
• Improve the security and performance of this website

We do not use your data for marketing, profiling, or automated decision-making, and we do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

4. Legal basis for processing

Our legal basis for processing your personal data is our legitimate interest in responding to business enquiries (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), and, where a contract is formed, the performance of that contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR).

5. Data retention

We retain enquiry data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. Enquiries that do not result in a contract are typically deleted after 24 months.

6. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) at www.dpa.gr.

7. Cookies

This website uses a cookie consent banner. Strictly necessary cookies (session management, security) are set without consent. Analytics or tracking cookies are only set after you have given explicit consent via the banner.

8. Third-party services

Contact form submissions are processed through our secure inbox service. No data is transferred outside the European Economic Area without appropriate safeguards.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Continued use of this website after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.