Introduction
We at Archon Maritime & Trading (“we”, “us”, “our”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website and/or use our services.
By using our website or engaging with our services you consent to the practices described below.

Data controller
The data controller for your personal information is Archon Maritime & Trading, a Greek-registered company with registered office at Glyfada, Greece. Should you have any questions regarding this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:
Email:info@archon-maritime.com

What personal data we collect
We may collect, store and process the following categories of personal data:

Identity & contact information (e.g., name, company name, job title, e-mail address, telephone number, postal address)

Business information (e.g., company, industry, role) when you contact us for services or via forms

Website usage data (e.g., IP address, device/browser information, page visits, time on site, referral URL)

Any other information you voluntarily provide when you contact us, fill out forms, subscribe to newsletters, or request our services.

How we use your personal data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:

to respond to your enquiries, provide our services, communicate with you;

to administer and manage our website and our relationship with you;

to monitor and analyse usage of our website, improve and optimise our content, services and user experience;

to send you newsletters or marketing communications where you have given your consent (you may opt-out at any time);

to meet legal and regulatory requirements (for example, accounting, audits, or anti-fraud checks).

Legal basis for processing
Our legal bases for processing your personal data are:

Your consent (e.g., where you opt in for newsletters or marketing);

Performance of a contract (e.g., when you engage our services or request a quotation);

Compliance with a legal obligation (e.g., record-keeping, regulatory reporting);

Our legitimate interests (for example, to improve our website, protect our business, communicate with clients), provided that such interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

Disclosure of your information
We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who assist us in carrying out our business operations (such as IT hosting, website analytics, marketing, professional advisors), always under confidentiality agreements and only for the purposes for which the data was collected.
We will not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. We may also disclose your data where required by law or legitimate regulation, or to protect our rights, property or safety, or that of others.

International transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Where we do so, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as standard contractual clauses) to protect your data in line with applicable data protection laws.

Data retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, or for the duration required by law. When we no longer need your data, we will securely delete or anonymise it.

Cookies and other tracking technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to collect website usage information, improve your user experience, and for analytics and marketing purposes.
You can configure your browser to reject cookies or be notified before they are stored. Please note that disabling cookies may impair certain features of the website.

Your rights
Under applicable data protection law (such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU), you have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

the right to access your data and receive a copy;

the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data;

the right to request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”);

the right to restrict or object to certain types of processing;

the right to data portability (where applicable);

the right to withdraw consent at any time (where the processing is based on consent) without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal;

the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in Greece: the Hellenic Data Protection Authority).

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details at section 2.

Data security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal data against unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage. Despite these measures, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Links to other websites
Our website may include links to other external websites not operated by us. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that we do not have control over them and recommend you review their privacy policies.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we handle your data. Your continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.