All personal information collected by NarrowboatShop.co.uk will be processed in accordance with the 1998 Data Protection Act.

What Information do we collect?

Online Advertisements
In order to place an advertisement on the NarrowboatShop.co.uk web site, you are required to register. During registration, we require you to supply:
• Your full name
• Your company name (if a trade seller)
• Your postal address
• At least, but not limited to, one contact telephone number
• Your e-mail address

To place an advert, you are required to supply a number of details of the narrowboat you wish to sell. You will also be required to supply payment details through the independent Nochex payment site. When placing an advert, you can also add non-compulsory information about the narrowboat. All Credit/Debit Card information and all personal details/log-in information is collected over a secure connection.

Narrowboat Searches
In order to conduct a narrowboat search, we require you to supply a selection of identifying criteria matching your chosen boat. For example, you may specify a maximum boat length or maximum age.

Use of Information

General
NarrowboatShop.co.uk will never share your information with external companies. When you register with our site, we ask you whether you would like to receive our email newsletters and updates. You have the ability to opt-out of receiving all or any of these offers during registration.

We have taken measures to ensure that information supplied to us is held securely. As a consequence - we may occasionally request proof of identity before allowing access to your personal information.

You have the right to access all personal information supplied to NarrowboatShop.co.uk and rectify any inaccuracies in the information held through your Control Panel.

Amendments and Updates to this policy may be made from time to time. Any revisions will be posted on this page so you will always be aware of what information we collect.

Online Advertisements
Telephone numbers and your e-mail address supplied as part of your registration will only be published within relevant advertisements if you choose to display them. These details are displayed for the duration of the advertisement to enable a potential buyer to contact the seller. The area of mooring is collected in order to provide the approximate location on each narrowboat, thereby enabling potential buyers to locate boats within a geographical region.

Credit card information is used solely for the purpose of payment processing via Nochex. NarrowboatShop.co.uk will never be passed your credit/debit card details.

Narrowboat Searches
Narrowboat information is collected in order to provide a relevant matches against user-specified searches.

Registration
Email addresses are collected in order to send registrants their initial password and to prove them with online access to their Control Panel (the e-mail address acts as a unique identifier). The user can access this information at any time in order to update their details or change the option on whether they would like to receive communication from NarrowboatShop.co.uk.

Use of Cookies

Our server issues a 'cookie' to every visitor to the website. Each cookie contains a server generated id to ensure that you are separate and private from all other visitors to the site. These cookies help us to ensure your privacy and security. No personally identifiable information is recorded by the cookies.

Please note you need to enable cookies in your browser in order to place an advert. For further information on cookies or for details on how to delete them or refuse their installation on your computer, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/

Visitor Statistics

In addition to any information given during the advert submission or registration process, information is automatically logged about your browsing behaviour through the site. This log information is only in an aggregate form, and no individual registered user is identified therein. The aggregated data allows us to analyse site traffic and better understand how we can improve the efficiency and value of our services. IP-addresses of failed log-in attempts are stored to ensure the continued security of the service.