Who we are
We are Coastal & Ocean Surveys (https://coastaloceansurveys.co.uk) and this privacy notice is for any customers or prospective customers using our website.
You place your trust in us by using our website, and we value that trust.
This privacy notice describes how we collect and otherwise process your personal data when you visit our website, contact us through the website, or leave comments on posts. Amongst other things, it tells you what rights you have in relation to your personal data and how you can contact us.
What data do we collect?
We collect the following data:
- Cookie data as covered by our cookie management policy
- Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number and any other information you provide) when you use the contact us function through the website
- Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number and any other information you provide) when you email one of our contact or support emails
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide Coastal & Ocean Surveys with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Contact us using our contact us form, or directly email our listed contact email.
- Provide additional information in response to company emails
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies
How will we use your data?
Coastal & Ocean Surveys collects your data so that we can:
- Process your requests and manage your enquiries
- Email you updates related to your enquiries, subject to your agreeing to be contacted
- Maintain contact lists of clients, prospective clients and collaborators
Subject to your explicit approval, Coastal & Ocean Surveys will share your data with our partner companies so that they may offer you their products and services
how do we store your data
Coastal & Ocean Surveys securely stores your data on Zoho CRM, and our Data Policies are Cyber Essentials Assured (Cyber Essentials | National Cyber Security Centre – NCSC.GOV.UK).
Our Company will keep your personal identification information for 90 days past the last point of contact. Once this time period has expired, we will delete your data. You can at any time request the deletion of your data, the process for which is outlined below.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
what types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
- Necessary – Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
- Analytics – This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages. Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.
We do not use advertising cookies.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites and embedded content
The Coastal & Ocean Surveys website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
This site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, links, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
What rights you have over your data
Our Company would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Our Company for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Our Company correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Our Company to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Our Company erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Our Company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Our Company’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Our Company transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: support@coastaloceansurveys.co.uk
Changes to our privacy policy
Coastal Ocean Surveys keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 1st April 2026.