Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 1, 2026

1. Who We Are

Fume Shipping Co. (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates fumeshipping.com — a professional maritime services company based in Istanbul, Turkey, providing ship agency, brokerage, chartering, valuation, and related maritime consultancy. Contact: fumeshippingco@gmail.com.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

Contact & Inquiry Forms: Name, email address, company name (optional), service of interest (optional), and message content.
Newsletter Subscription: Email address only.
Cookies: As described in our Cookie Policy. Analytics cookies require your explicit consent.
Server Logs: IP addresses, browser type, referring URLs, and visit timestamps — retained for security and performance monitoring.

3. How We Use Your Data

To respond to your enquiries and provide the maritime services you have requested.
To send you maritime industry newsletters and company news (only if you have opted in).
To prevent spam and ensure website security.
To analyse website traffic and improve user experience (only with your consent).
To comply with applicable legal obligations.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Contract / Pre-contractual: Processing enquiries regarding our services.
Legitimate interests: Security monitoring, fraud prevention, and business communications with prospective clients.
Consent: Newsletter subscriptions and analytics cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time.

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions: Retained for the duration of the business relationship, then deleted upon request.
Newsletter subscriptions: Retained until you unsubscribe.
Server logs: Automatically deleted after 30 days.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share data with:

Email service providers (Google Workspace / Gmail) for receiving and responding to enquiries.
Hosting and infrastructure providers for website operation.
Analytics providers (Google Analytics) on an anonymised and aggregated basis — only with your consent.
Legal authorities where required by applicable law.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are in the EU/EEA or UK, you have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure (“right to be forgotten”), subject to legal obligations.
Data portability in a structured, machine-readable format.
Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
Withdraw consent for newsletters or analytics at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at fumeshippingco@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures including SSL/TLS encryption (HTTPS), web application firewall, rate limiting on forms, CSRF token protection, and restricted data access controls.

9. International Transfers

Our website is hosted within the EU/EEA. Email communications are processed via Google Workspace, which operates under EU Standard Contractual Clauses for international data transfers.

10. Cookies

For detailed information about our use of cookies and your consent options, please see our Cookie Policy.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The “Last Updated” date reflects any changes. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact & Complaints

For privacy-related queries: fumeshippingco@gmail.com
If you believe your data has been processed unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority.