Who We Are
Aris Drivas Yachting Ltd (“ADY,” “we,” “our”) is a yacht brokerage established in 1972. We operate the website adyachting.com and provide charter, sales, and management services to clients worldwide.
Registered address: Athens, Greece
Email: info@adyachting.com
Phone: +30 210 2600026
What We Collect
We collect personal information when you:
- Submit an enquiry or contact form on our website
- Email, call, or message us directly
- Request a charter proposal or yacht valuation
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Browse our website (via cookies and analytics — see below)
The information we collect may include:
- Name, email address, and phone number
- Charter preferences (dates, destinations, guest count, budget)
- Billing and payment details (processed by third-party payment providers — we do not store card numbers)
- IP address, browser type, and browsing behaviour (via analytics)
How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to:
- Respond to your enquiries and provide yacht charter or sales proposals
- Process bookings and manage charter arrangements
- Send you relevant communications, including seasonal availability and new listings
- Improve our website and services
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
We do not sell your personal information. We will only send you marketing communications if you have consented or if we have a legitimate interest to do so (for example, following an enquiry). You can opt out at any time.
Who We Share Data With
We may share your information with:
- Charter and sales partners: yacht owners, captains, and co-brokers involved in fulfilling your enquiry — only the information necessary to arrange the charter or sale
- Service providers: website hosting (Hostinger), email delivery, analytics (Google Analytics), and payment processing — all bound by their own privacy obligations
- Legal authorities: if required by law, regulation, or legal process
We do not share your data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies for:
- Essential operation: session management and security
- Analytics: Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site (anonymised IP)
- Performance: caching to improve page load times
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.
Embedded Content
Pages on this site may include embedded content (videos, maps, social media feeds). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly, and those providers may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected — typically for the duration of our business relationship plus any period required by law. Enquiry data is retained for up to five years. Analytics data is retained for 26 months.
Your Rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Greek law, you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Erase your personal information in certain circumstances
- Restrict or object to certain processing activities
- Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@adyachting.com. We will respond within 30 days.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, or alteration. These include encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, and regular security reviews.
Children
Our services are not directed at individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Effective date: March 2026