Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Yacht Research operates as a luxury yacht brokerage with offices in Dubai and the French Riviera. Our website is located at yachtresearchgroup.com. For any privacy-related enquiries, you may contact us at contact [at] yachtresearchgroup.com.

2. Data We Collect

When you interact with our website, we may collect the following personal data:

• Full name and first name
• Email address
• Phone or WhatsApp number
• Country of residence
• Information about your yacht project (type, budget, preferences)
• Company name and professional role (for partnership enquiries)
• Any additional information you choose to include in your message

3. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used exclusively for the following purposes:

• Responding to your enquiry and providing the service you requested
• Sending you relevant information about yacht listings and market opportunities
• Sending our newsletter if you have subscribed
• Managing our business relationship with you

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

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data on the basis of your explicit consent, given when you submit a form on our website. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at contact [at] yachtresearchgroup.com.

5. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely using Google Sheets (Google LLC) and Brevo (Sendinblue SAS), both of which are GDPR-compliant platforms. Our website is hosted via Cloudflare Pages, which provides industry-standard security including SSL/TLS encryption and DDoS protection.

We retain your data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or until you request its deletion.

6. Third-Party Services

To operate our services, we use the following third-party processors:

• Google Apps Script / Google Sheets — form data storage (Google LLC, USA)
• Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) — email marketing and contact management (France / EU)
• Cloudflare Pages — website hosting, CDN and security (USA)
• Cloudflare Web Analytics — privacy-friendly, cookieless audience analytics. No personal data or cross-site tracking. EU visitor data excluded from analytics in compliance with GDPR.
• GitHub (Microsoft) — image hosting via raw.githubusercontent.com for website media assets (USA)
• Unsplash — supplementary website imagery for yacht listings (Canada)
• Google Fonts — web typography loaded from fonts.googleapis.com (Google LLC, USA)

Each of these providers maintains their own privacy policies and GDPR compliance frameworks. Where applicable, data processing agreements are in place.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR (for EU residents) and the PDPL (for UAE residents), you have the following rights:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• The right to withdraw consent at any time
• The right to object to processing of your data
• The right to data portability
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact [at] yachtresearchgroup.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Cookies

Our website uses strictly necessary cookies to ensure basic functionality. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. A cookie consent banner is displayed on your first visit to allow you to manage your preferences.

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, a cookieless and privacy-preserving analytics tool that does not track individual visitors, does not set cookies, and does not share data with third parties. EU visitor data is excluded from analytics reports in accordance with GDPR requirements.

9. Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address and name will be stored in our mailing list managed by Brevo. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send, or by contacting us directly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.