LEGAL
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Below the Waterline collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information through this website, including enquiry forms, subscriptions, guide downloads, and the BTW Intelligence waiting list.
Last updated: 28 June 2026
AT A GLANCE
We collect information you provide through forms on our website, including contact forms, subscriptions, guide downloads, and waiting-list forms.
We use that information to respond to enquiries, send requested resources, manage subscriptions, and record interest in BTW Intelligence.
We may use cookies and analytics to understand how the website is used and improve the experience.
We do not sell personal information to third parties.
You can unsubscribe from email updates at any time.
You can contact us about your personal information, privacy rights, or any questions about this policy.
1. Overview
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through the Below the Waterline website and related website services.
Below the Waterline provides buyer-side editorial content, guides, checklists, information about BTW Intelligence, and ways to contact us or register interest.
This policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we may share it with, how long we keep it, and the choices and rights available to you.
This website is operated by Below the Waterline L.L.C-FZ, a company registered in Meydan Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with registered address at Meydan Grandstand, 6th floor, Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, U.A.E.
2. What we collect and how
We may collect personal information that you provide directly through this website.
This may include your name, email address, company name, role, enquiry details, subscription preferences, waiting-list details, and any information you choose to submit through a form.
We may collect information when you:
- contact us through the Contact page
- subscribe to receive updates
- download a guide or checklist
- join the BTW Intelligence waiting list
- submit information relating to a yacht listing or buyer-side enquiry
- interact with website forms, links, emails, or cookies
We may also collect limited technical information about how the website is used, such as device information, browser type, pages visited, approximate location, referring pages, and interaction data. This information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, website hosting tools, form tools, email tools, or similar technologies.
3. How we use information
We use personal information for the purposes for which it was provided and for related website, communication, and operational purposes.
This may include using information to:
- respond to enquiries
- send requested guides, checklists, or downloadable resources
- manage email subscriptions and selected updates
- record interest in BTW Intelligence
- understand the types of users interested in Below the Waterline
- improve the website, content, forms, and user experience
- manage website security, spam protection, and technical performance
- comply with applicable legal, regulatory, or operational requirements
If you subscribe or provide your email to receive a guide, checklist, or selected update, we may send you relevant Below the Waterline communications. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails or by contacting us.
If you join the BTW Intelligence waiting list, we may use your information to record your interest, understand your user type, and contact you when access begins to open or when relevant updates are available.
4. Legal and operational details
We process personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so.
Depending on the context, this may include your consent, our legitimate interest in operating and improving the website, the need to respond to your request, the need to provide a requested resource, or the need to comply with legal or operational obligations.
We may share personal information with trusted service providers who help us operate the website and related communications. This may include website hosting providers, form providers, email and newsletter platforms, analytics providers, automation tools, security tools, and professional advisers.
We do not sell personal information to third parties.
Some service providers may process or store information outside the United Arab Emirates or outside your country of residence. Where this happens, we take reasonable steps to use appropriate safeguards and service providers that are expected to handle personal information responsibly.
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to respond to enquiries, manage subscriptions, send requested resources, maintain waiting-list records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and improve our services.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information. However, no website, email, or online transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, understand how it is used, remember preferences, and improve the experience. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
5. Your rights and policy details
Depending on where you are located and which laws apply, you may have rights in relation to your personal information.
These may include the right to request access to your personal information, ask for corrections, request deletion, object to certain processing, withdraw consent, restrict processing, or ask for information about how your data is used.
To exercise any privacy rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact section below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.
This website is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
This website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, policies, or content of third-party websites.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be posted on this page with the updated date.
6. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us through the Contact page.
You may also contact us at: info@belowwaterline.com
Please include enough information for us to understand and respond to your request.
