Privacy policy

1. Introduction

We at MS Marine Europe Kft. take the protection of your personal data very seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you use our website, including our contact form and analytics tools.

2. Controller

MS Marine Europe Kft.
Szabadság tér 7,
1054 Budapest,
Hungary
Email: info@ms-marine.eu

3. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following personal data:

When using the contact form:

Name (if provided)
Email address
Message content
IP address and timestamp (for spam protection)

Automatically through cookies and analytics:

IP address (anonymized)
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referrer URL
Time of access
Pages visited

4. Purpose of Processing

We process your data for the following purposes:

Responding to inquiries via the contact form
Improving website functionality and user experience
Security and performance monitoring
Web analytics (via Matomo)

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data based on:

Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – your consent (e.g., cookies/analytics)
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – performance of a contract or pre-contractual request (e.g., contact form)
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – our legitimate interests (e.g., technical operation and security)

6. Use of Matomo

We use Matomo, a privacy-friendly web analytics platform. Matomo may place cookies and collect anonymized usage data to help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

IP addresses are anonymized before storage
No data is shared with third parties
Data is stored on our own server (or trusted EU-based hoster)

You can opt out of this tracking below (if implemented):
[Insert Matomo opt-out iframe or link here]

7. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance website functionality and analyze traffic. Cookies that are not strictly necessary will only be used with your consent.

When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie banner where you can accept or reject non-essential cookies.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.

8. Data Sharing

We do not share your personal data with third parties, unless legally required to do so.

9. Data Retention

We store personal data only as long as necessary for the stated purposes or legal obligations. Messages from the contact form are deleted after the matter has been resolved unless longer storage is legally required.