Privacy Policy

Who we are

This privacy policy applies to the website tasmanmaritime.com, operated by Tasman Maritime Consulting — a New Zealand-registered company providing maritime compliance consulting services.

Our contact details for privacy matters:
Email: enquiries@tasmanmaritime.com
Website: https://tasmanmaritime.com

This policy applies to all visitors to tasmanmaritime.com, regardless of where you are located. It is written to comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, the Australian Privacy Act 1988, and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What information we collect and why

1. Contact form submissions

When you submit the "Book a consultation" form on this website, we collect:

Your name
Your email address
Your phone number (optional)
Your company or vessel name (optional)
The message you write

Why: To respond to your enquiry and arrange a consultation. This is the only purpose for which this information is used.

How long we keep it: We retain contact form submissions for up to 12 months, or for as long as an active client relationship exists, whichever is longer. We then delete the information securely.

Who sees it: Your submission is sent directly to our principal consultant by email. It is not shared with any third party, stored in a database, or used for marketing without your explicit consent.

2. Website analytics (Google Analytics 4)

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our website — which pages are visited, how long visitors spend on the site, and where traffic comes from. This helps us improve the site and understand which content is most useful.

What GA4 collects:

Pages viewed and time spent on each page
General geographic location (country/city level — not your precise location)
Device type, browser, and operating system
How you arrived at the site (search engine, direct, social media, referral)
Anonymised IP address (we have enabled IP anonymisation)

What GA4 does NOT collect through our site: Your name, email address, or any information that directly identifies you as an individual. We do not enable Google's advertising features, remarketing, or cross-site tracking through this website.

Cookies: GA4 uses cookies (small text files stored in your browser) to distinguish returning visitors and track sessions. These cookies do not contain personally identifiable information.

Your consent: We only activate Google Analytics after you have accepted analytics cookies via the consent banner shown on your first visit to the site. If you decline, no analytics cookies are set and no data is sent to Google Analytics.

Google's privacy practices: Data collected through Google Analytics is processed by Google LLC. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy. Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months by default.

3. Server logs

Our web hosting provider (Discount Domains, New Zealand) automatically records standard server log data when you visit the site — including your IP address, the pages requested, and the time of access. This is standard practice for all websites and is retained by our hosting provider for security and operational purposes. We do not access or analyse this data unless investigating a security incident.

Cookies

This website uses the following cookies:

Cookie	Purpose	Duration	Type
`tm_cookie_consent`	Records whether you have accepted or declined analytics cookies	Stored in localStorage (persists until cleared)	Functional / necessary
`_ga`	Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users	2 years	Analytics (consent required)
`_ga_*`	Google Analytics 4 — maintains session state	2 years	Analytics (consent required)

Google Analytics cookies are only set after you accept via the cookie consent banner. You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and declining on your next visit, or by using the button below:

You can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data across all websites using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

How we protect your information

This website is served over HTTPS — all data transmitted between your browser and our server is encrypted
Contact form submissions are sent directly by email and are not stored in a web-accessible database
We do not store payment card information — we do not process payments through this website
Access to our email accounts and hosting is protected by strong passwords and, where available, two-factor authentication

Third parties we share data with

We share data with the following third parties in the normal operation of this website:

Google LLC — via Google Analytics, if you have accepted analytics cookies. Governed by Google's Data Processing Terms and the EU Standard Contractual Clauses for international data transfers where applicable.
Discount Domains (NZ) — our hosting provider. Server log data is retained by them as part of standard hosting operations.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with any other third party for commercial purposes.

International visitors & data transfers

This website is operated from New Zealand. If you are visiting from the European Union, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with specific data protection laws, please note:

Our legal basis for processing contact form data is legitimate interest (responding to an enquiry you initiated) and, where applicable, consent
Our legal basis for Google Analytics processing is consent, given via the cookie banner
Data submitted through this website may be transferred to and processed in New Zealand and the United States (Google Analytics). New Zealand is recognised by the EU as providing adequate data protection under the Privacy Act 2020.
EU/UK visitors have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal data, and to object to processing. Please contact us at enquiries@tasmanmaritime.com to exercise these rights.

Your rights under New Zealand and Australian law

Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and the Australian Privacy Act 1988, you have the right to:

Request access to any personal information we hold about you
Request correction of any personal information that is inaccurate or incomplete
Complain about how we have handled your personal information

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at enquiries@tasmanmaritime.com. We will respond within 20 working days.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact:

New Zealand: Office of the Privacy Commissioner — privacy.org.nz
Australia: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner — oaic.gov.au

Children's privacy

This website is directed at maritime industry professionals and is not intended for use by children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Links to other websites

This website contains links to external sites — including LinkedIn, Google, and maritime regulatory bodies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time — for example, when we activate Google Analytics or add new features to the site. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated. We will not make material changes that reduce your privacy protections without notifying visitors through a notice on the website.

Contact us about this policy

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

Tasman Maritime Consulting
Email: enquiries@tasmanmaritime.com
Website: https://tasmanmaritime.com