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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 5, 2025

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1. Introduction


This Privacy Policy explains how Smith Signature, located in Montréal, Québec, Canada, collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you visit our showcase website presenting yachts for sale and charter. We are committed to respecting your privacy and complying with applicable Canadian and Québec privacy laws.

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2. Scope & Legal Framework


We process personal information in accordance with:

  • PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) – Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law;

  • Québec’s Law 25 – Québec’s Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information;

  • CASL (Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation) – regulating commercial electronic messages.

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3. Personal Information We Collect


We do not collect or store your browsing data (IP address, cookies) without your explicit consent (see our Cookies Policy). The personal information we may collect directly from you includes:

  • Name and contact details (email address, telephone number) when you fill out a contact form or send us an email;

  • Any information you choose to share with us about your yacht if you wish us to list it.

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4. Purposes of Processing
We use your personal information to:

  • Respond to your inquiries and provide you with information about yachts for sale or charter;

  • Send you newsletters or promotional offers if you have opted in;

  • Facilitate the free listing of your yacht (see Section 9).

We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

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5. Retention of Personal Information

  • Inquiry records (contact forms, emails): retained for up to 3 years from the date of last contact.

  • Marketing consent: retained until you withdraw your consent.

  • Yacht listing materials (boat specs, photos): retained for as long as the listing remains active, then archived for up to 3 years.

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6. Security Measures
We implement appropriate technical and organizational safeguards to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction, including:

  • Secure (HTTPS) website connection;

  • Encrypted storage of sensitive data;

  • Access controls limiting who can view or manage your information.

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7. Your Privacy Rights
Under PIPEDA and Québec’s Law 25, you have the right to:

  • Access and obtain a copy of your personal information;

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;

  • Request deletion of your personal information;

  • Withdraw consent at any time (for processing based on consent);

  • Object to certain uses or disclosures of your personal information;

  • Request data portability in a structured, machine-readable format.

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8. Cookies and Tracking
For details on the cookies and similar technologies we use—and how to manage your preferences—please see our Cookies Policy.

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9. Yacht Listing Service
If you wish to have your yacht featured on our site:

  • No fees are charged for listing;

  • No personal owner data (name, address, contact details) is required or published.

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Simply email us your yacht’s technical specifications, photos, and description (plus any charter rates) to [listing@yourcompany.com], and we will create and publish your anonymous boat profile free of charge.

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10. Notifications of Privacy Breaches


In the unlikely event of a breach posing a real risk of significant harm, we will notify affected individuals and the applicable privacy authorities (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec) as required under PIPEDA and Québec’s Law 25.

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11. Changes to This Policy


We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when changes were last made. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed of how we protect your personal information.

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