Cookie Policy for products and websites provided by Maritime Optima AS

Effective from: 2^nd of April 2024

Maritime Optima AS is developing different software products for individuals and people working in the maritime industry based on subscription models, called software as a service. Maritime Optima AS offers two software products; ShipAtlas and ShipIntel.

We at Maritime Optima AS believe in being transparent about how we collect, why, and the usage of the data. This Cookie policy document provides information about how and when we use cookies. If you have any questions, please send us an e-mail: post@maritimeoptima.com.  

We use cookies and similar technologies to ensure everyone who visits our web page, or uses our web products in the browsers you select to use, shall have the best possible user experience, help us find and fix bugs and support you.  

By using our web page and by using our web products in different browser, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies for the purposes we describe in this policy document.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text snippets sent to us from your computer, enabling the functionality of Maritime Optima’s web sites. They are unique to your user account the products offered by Maritime Optima and your browser. Cookies are used to store and receive identifiers and other information from websites opened on computers, smartphones, and tablets.  

Cookies do many different jobs, making your user experience in the browser much smoother and more interactive. For instance, cookies are used to remember your preferences on the websites you have visited, so it is much quicker to start where you left off the last time you used the software.  

Information collected by cookies is classified as personal data.

What type of Cookies does the web products offered by Maritime Optima AS use?

There are two types of cookies:

• Persistent cookies remain on a user’s computer for a fixed period of time. They are activated each time you visit a website or use some of our web products on your computer in your browser, that create a speciifc cookie. The persistent cookies we use are stored for two years unless you delete them through the settings in your browser which you can do at any time you want.
• Session cookies are temporary. They allow website operators to link the different actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when you open the browser window and finishes when you close the browser window. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

How does Maritime Optima AS use cookies?

Cookies are used to recognize you when you visit Maritime Optima’s websites and when you use our web products in your browser. It remembers your preferences and gives you a personalized experience that’s in line with your settings.  

Strictly Necessary Cookies

They are necessary to let you navigate around on a website and use Maritime Optima’s  

Web products in your browser. Without them, you wouldn’t be able to use the basic  

Services the website or the web products provide. These cookies do not gather personal.  

data about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the  

internet.

Preferences, features, and services

After you have signed into some of the products offered by Maritime Optima in your browser, cookies help us show you the right information and personalize your experience. Cookies help us provide you with features, insights, and customized content in the products according to the preferences you have set.  

Performance, Analytics, and Research

Cookies help us learn how well our site and product perform on different type of devices and in different locations. This information we use for bug fixes.  

We also use cookies and third-party cookies to improve our web pages and the use of the web products offered by Maritime Optima AS in your browser and to optimize our product development work for things like user improvements (for example, responsiveness), bug fixes, and integrations with other software.  

We are using these third parties’ services on our website as per 2nd of April 2024:

Google Analytics and Firebase for application analytics, product improvements, bug fixes, and as our notification service. The transfer of Personal Data to a Firebase or Google Analytics entity outside the EEA area is mainly based on Firebase and Google's Binding Corporate Rules. If not applicable, the transfer is based on EU standard contractual clauses. Please read more about their Cookie policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Webflow for hosting our web pages and for landing/campaign pages. The transfer of Personal Data to Webflow Ltd. entity outside the EEA area is mainly based on Webflow Binding Corporate Rules. If not applicable, the transfer is based on EU standard contractual clauses. Please read more about their Cookie policy: https://webflow.com/legal/cookie-policy.

Intercom.io for the purpose of handling customer support for ShipAtlas users, customer chat, and emails to registered users. The transfer of Personal Data to an Intercom.io entity outside the EEA area is mainly based on Intercom.io Binding Corporate Rules. If not applicable, the transfer is based on EU standard contractual clauses. Please read more about their Cookie policy: https://www.intercom.com/legal/cookie-policy.

HubSpot for the purpose of handling customer support for ShipIntel users, customer chat, and emails to registered users. The transfer of Personal Data to an HubSpot entity outside the EEA area is mainly based on HubSpot Inc’s Binding Corporate Rules. If not applicable, the transfer is based on EU standard contractual clauses. Please read more about their Cookie policy:https://legal.hubspot.com/cookie-policy.

Our website might contain links to other websites whose privacy practices may differ from ours. Maritime Optima AS is not cooperating with such websites, and we are therefore not responsible for any of the companies running such websites. If you decide to submit Personal Data to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies.

How to Manage & Remove Cookies

You are able to block or remove cookies through your web browser settings for all websites you are visiting or using frequently.  

Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can always alter your browser's settings to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. Generally, you have the option to see what cookies you’ve got and delete them individually, block third-party cookies or cookies from particular sites, accept all cookies, be notified when a cookie is issued, or reject all cookies. Open the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu in your browser and change the settings you prefer.  

You should be aware that some preferences will be lost if you delete all cookies, and many websites will not work properly, or you will lose some functionality. For these reasons, we do not recommend turning cookies off when using our website or products offered by Maritime Optima’s in your browser.

You can visit http://allaboutcookies.org for more information on how to manage and remove cookies across a number of different internet browsers.

Maritime Optima AS

Munkedamsveien 45 B, 0250 OSLO

Phone: + 47 22 12 98 00

E-mail: post@maritimeoptima.com

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