PRIVACY POLICY 2026 V1

Thank you for visiting the Fractional Marine website. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which we process any personal information we collect from you, or that you provide to us. Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information and how we will treat it.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, so please check this page regularly to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

About Us

This website is operated by Fractional Marine Limited.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Fractional Marine Limited is the data controller responsible for your personal information.

Information We Collect About You

We may collect and process the following information about you:

Information You Provide to Us

You may provide us with information by filling in forms on our website, contacting us by telephone, email or otherwise. This may include when you enquire about fractional boat ownership, request information about a vessel, register interest in a share, or communicate with us regarding ownership or management of a vessel.

The information you provide may include:

  • Name

  • Address

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Boating experience or preferences

  • Vessel interest or ownership enquiries

  • Payment or transaction information (where applicable)

  • Any other information you choose to provide

Information We Automatically Collect

When you use our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity, including:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Pages visited on our website

  • Time spent on pages

  • Device and operating system information

This information helps us improve our website and services.

Information We Receive From Other Sources

We may receive information about you from third parties where relevant to the services we provide. For example:

  • Boat brokers

  • Marine service providers

  • Referral partners

  • Professional advisors

This information may be combined with other information you provide to us.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

Providing Services

To provide and manage the services you request from us, including:

  • Fractional boat ownership opportunities

  • Ownership group coordination

  • Vessel management and administration

  • Booking systems and usage allocation

  • Share transfers or ownership changes

Customer Communication

To respond to enquiries, provide information about ownership opportunities, confirm bookings, and communicate with you regarding vessels or ownership groups.

Service Improvements

To improve our services, website functionality and customer experience.

Business Operations

To maintain records, manage ownership groups, administer bookings, coordinate vessel management and operate our business efficiently.

Legal Basis for Processing Your Information

Under UK data protection law, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

Consent

You have given consent for us to process your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.

Contract

Processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take steps before entering into a contract (for example when you register interest in or purchase a fractional share in a vessel).

Legitimate Interests

It is in our legitimate interests to operate our business, manage ownership groups, maintain our website and communicate with customers.

Legal Obligations

Processing may be necessary to comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

Sharing Your Personal Information

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

We may share your information with suppliers, contractors or service providers who assist us in delivering our services, including:

  • Marine engineers

  • Vessel management providers

  • Marina or harbour operators

  • Insurance providers

  • IT service providers

Professional Advisors

We may share information with accountants, legal advisors or insurers where necessary for business or regulatory purposes.

Legal or Regulatory Authorities

We may disclose personal information where required to comply with legal obligations, law enforcement requests or regulatory authorities.

We will never sell your personal data to third parties.

Storing Your Personal Information

Your personal information is stored securely on computer systems and, where applicable, in physical records kept securely within our premises.

Unfortunately, transmission of information over the internet is not completely secure. While we take reasonable steps to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to our website.

Once we receive your information, we use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it against unauthorised access, loss or misuse.

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting or regulatory requirements.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us provide you with a good browsing experience and allows us to improve our website.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Remember your preferences

  • Analyse website traffic

  • Improve website performance

By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of cookies.

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • The right to access your personal data

  • The right to request correction of inaccurate data

  • The right to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances

  • The right to restrict processing of your data

  • The right to object to certain uses of your data

  • The right to receive a machine-readable copy of your personal data

You also have the right to request that we do not use your personal information for marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

We will respond to requests in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Marketing Communications

We may use your contact details to send you information about fractional ownership opportunities, new vessels, availability of ownership shares, or other services that may be of interest to you.

We will only send marketing communications where:

  • You have given consent to receive them, or

  • We believe they are relevant to a previous enquiry or service you have requested.

You may opt out of marketing communications at any time by:

  • Clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails, or

  • Contacting us directly.

We will never share your contact details with third parties for marketing purposes.

Website Analytics

Our website may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics or similar technologies to help us understand how visitors use the website.

These tools may collect information such as:

  • Pages visited

  • Time spent on pages

  • Device type

  • Approximate geographic location

  • Referral sources (how you found the website)

This information is collected in an anonymous and aggregated format and is used solely to improve the performance and usability of our website.

Data Retention

We will retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying legal, accounting or regulatory requirements.

Typical retention periods may include:

  • Enquiry records: up to 24 months

  • Customer or ownership records: for the duration of the ownership relationship and up to 6 years afterwards for legal and accounting purposes

  • Financial records: as required under UK tax legislation

Where personal data is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymised.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to make a complaint.

We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns first, so please contact us directly.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues.

Information Commissioner’s Office
https://ico.org.uk
Tel: 0303 123 1113

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. If you follow a link to another website, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and we do not accept responsibility for their policies or content.

Please review their privacy policies before submitting personal information.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:

Fractional Marine Limited

Main Road, Salcombe
Devon, TQ8 8N1
United Kingdom

📧 enquiries@fractionalmarine.co.uk