Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 28/10/2025 Last Updated: 28/10/2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Mercantile & Maritime (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website, http://mercantileandmaritime.com/ (the “Service”).

1. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

A. Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address (if you subscribe to a newsletter or leave a comment)
  • First name and last name (if provided in a contact form or comment)
  • Usage Data

B. Usage Data
We may also collect information about how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as:

  • Your computer’s Internet Protocol address (IP address)
  • Browser type and version
  • The pages of our Service that you visit
  • The time and date of your visit
  • The time spent on those pages
  • Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data

C. Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

  • Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are stored on your device.
  • Examples of Cookies We Use:
    • Session Cookies: To operate our Service.
    • Preference Cookies: To remember your preferences and settings.
    • Security Cookies: For security purposes.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

2. Use of Data

Mercantile & Maritime uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Service.
  • To notify you about changes to our Service.
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so.
  • To provide customer care and support.
  • To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service.
  • To monitor the usage of the Service.
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
  • To send you newsletters or marketing materials, if you have opted in.

3. Disclosure of Data

  • We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
  • Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., a court order or government request).
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Mercantile & Maritime.
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
  • Protect against legal liability.

4. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Common Service Providers include:

  • Analytics: (e.g., Google Analytics) to track and report website traffic.
  • Hosting: (e.g., [Your Hosting Provider]) to host the website.
  • Email Marketing: (e.g., Mailchimp) to manage email newsletters.

6. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will also update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By visiting this page on our website: Contact Us