Cookie and Privacy Policy

Introduction

When you visit our website, information about you is collected, which is used to customize and improve our content and to increase the value of the ads displayed on the page. If you do not want information to be collected, you should delete your cookies (see instructions) and refrain from further use of the website. Below we have elaborated on what information is collected, their purpose, and which third parties have access to them.

Cookies

The website uses “cookies”, which is a text file that is stored on your computer, mobile or similar for the purpose of recognizing it, remembering settings, performing statistics, and targeting ads. Cookies cannot contain harmful code such as viruses.
It is possible to delete or block cookies. See instructions: http://minecookies.org/cookiehandtering
If you delete or block cookies, ads may become less relevant to you and appear more frequently. You may also risk that the website does not function optimally and that there is content you cannot access.

Personal Information

General

Personal information is all kinds of information that to some extent can be attributed to you. When you use our website, we collect and process a number of such information. This happens, for example, by normal access of content, if you sign up for our newsletter, participate in competitions or surveys, register as a user or subscriber, other use of services, or make purchases via the website.
We typically collect and process the following types of information: A unique ID and technical information about your computer, tablet, or mobile phone, your IP number, geographical location, and which pages you click on (interests). To the extent you explicitly consent to this and enter the information yourself, the following are also processed: Name, telephone number, email, address, and payment information. This will typically be in connection with the creation of login or when making purchases.

Security

We have taken technical and organizational measures against your information being accidentally or illegally deleted, published, lost, degraded or coming to the knowledge of unauthorized persons, misused or otherwise processed in violation of the law.

Purpose

The information is used to identify you as a user and show you the ads that will most likely be relevant to you, to register your purchases and payments, and to provide the services you have requested, such as sending a newsletter. In addition, we use the information to optimize our services and content.

Period of Storage

The information is stored for the period permitted by law, and we delete it when it is no longer necessary. The period depends on the nature of the information and the background for storage. Therefore, it is not possible to specify a general timeframe for when information is deleted.

Disclosure of Information

Data about your use of the website, which ads you receive and possibly click on, geographic location, gender, and age segment, etc., are disclosed to third parties to the extent that this information is known. You can see which third parties are involved in the “Cookies” section above. The information is used for targeting advertising.
We also use a number of third parties for storage and processing of data. These only process information on our behalf and may not use it for their own purposes.
Disclosure of personal information such as name and email, etc., will only occur if you consent to it. We only use data processors in the EU or in countries that can provide your information with adequate protection.

Insight and Complaints

You have the right to be informed about the personal information we process about you. You can also object at any time to the use of the information. You can also withdraw your consent to information about you being processed. If the information processed about you is incorrect, you have the right to have it corrected or deleted. Inquiries about this can be made to: sales@west-marine.dk If you want to complain about our processing of your personal data, you also have the option to contact The Danish Data Protection Agency.

Publisher

The website is owned and published by:
West-Marine A/S
Fiskerihavnsgade 30
6700 Esbjerg
Phone +45 7545 7044
Email: sales@west-marine.dk