Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Tarik Ship Agents Limited ("Tarik Shipping", "we", "us" or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our website, www.tarik.gi, or contact us through our online enquiry form.

We process personal information in accordance with applicable Gibraltar data protection legislation, including the Gibraltar General Data Protection Regulation (Gibraltar GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2004.

2. Information We Collect

When you contact us through our website, we may collect:

• Your first and last name
• Email address
• Telephone number, where provided
• Company or organisation details, where provided
• Information included in your enquiry or message

We may also collect limited technical information required for website security and operation, such as IP addresses and browser information.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide to:

• Respond to your enquiries and requests.
• Provide information about our shipping, port agency and marine services.
• Communicate with you regarding potential or existing business arrangements.
• Maintain appropriate records of business correspondence.
• Protect the security and functionality of our website.

We do not use website enquiries for unsolicited marketing without an appropriate lawful basis.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal information where necessary for our legitimate business interests, to respond to requests made before entering into a contract, to fulfil contractual obligations or to comply with applicable legal requirements.

Where consent is required, we will request it before processing your information for that purpose.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with authorised employees, website hosting providers, IT service providers or professional advisers where necessary to respond to enquiries, operate our business or meet legal obligations.

Any service providers handling personal information on our behalf must apply appropriate data protection and security measures.

Where information is transferred outside Gibraltar, we will apply any safeguards required by applicable data protection law.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to respond to enquiries, manage business relationships and comply with applicable legal obligations.

Information that is no longer required will be securely deleted or anonymised.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or misuse.

Access to personal information is restricted to authorised personnel and service providers who require it for legitimate business purposes.

8. Your Rights

Under applicable Gibraltar data protection legislation, you may have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of your information.
• Request restriction of certain processing activities.
• Object to certain uses of your information.
• Request data portability where applicable.
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

You may exercise these rights by contacting us using the details below.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority, acting as Gibraltar's Information Commissioner, at www.gra.gi.

9. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites or third-party services, including Google Maps.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites. We encourage visitors to review the relevant privacy policies.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our website, business operations or applicable legislation.

The latest version will always be available on this page.

11. Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact: