Privacy Policy – NavalDesignWorks.com
Effective Date: October 18, 2025
NavalDesignWorks (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website navaldesignworks.com.
1. Data We Collect
We only collect personal data that you voluntarily provide or that is automatically collected when visiting our website:
- Contact Form: When you submit the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any message you provide. This data is used solely to respond to your inquiry.
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track website traffic and usage patterns. Data collected may include your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referral source. This information is anonymized and used for improving our website.
- Social Media Interaction: If you click the Instagram button, your interaction may be logged by Instagram. We do not control how Instagram uses this information — please review their privacy policy for details.
- Cookies: We use cookies to improve user experience and for analytics purposes. Cookies do not collect personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it through the contact form.
2. How We Use Your Data
We use your information for the following purposes:
- To respond to inquiries submitted via the contact form.
- To analyze website performance and improve the user experience via Google Analytics.
- To allow interaction with our social media channels (Instagram button).
We do not sell or share your personal data.
3. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data (e.g., from the contact form) only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry or as required by law.
Google Analytics data is retained according to Google’s retention settings (usually up to 26 months unless customized).
4. Your Rights
Under EU law (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data where applicable.
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
- Objection: Object to certain types of data processing, including analytics tracking.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at: info@navaldesignworks.com
5. Third-Party Services
We use third-party services on our website:
- Google Analytics: Tracks website usage.
- Instagram: The Instagram button links to Instagram’s platform. Interaction with Instagram is subject to their privacy policy.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties.
6. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Effective Date” at the top will reflect the latest revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal data, please contact us:
NavalDesignWorks
Email: info@navaldesignworks.com
