Privacy Notice
European Boating Industry
Last updated: 01/07/2026
1. Who we are
European Boating Industry (“EBI”, “we”, “us”) is the European association representing the recreational boating and nautical tourism industry.
Controller: European Boating Industry
Address: Square de Meeûs 35, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Telephone: +32 (0) 472 44 59 57
Website: https://europeanboatingindustry.eu/
For any privacy-related question or to exercise your rights, please contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject line “Data protection request”.
2. Scope of this notice
This notice explains how EBI processes personal data when you:
visit our website;
contact us;
subscribe to our newsletter;
register for or participate in events, meetings, projects or initiatives;
interact with us as a member, partner, stakeholder, media representative, or other contact;
interact with us on social media.
This notice does not cover third-party websites or platforms linked from our website. Those providers are responsible for their own privacy practices.
3. Personal data we process
Depending on your interaction with EBI, we may process:
identity data: name, title, organisation, role or function;
contact data: email address, telephone number, postal address;
professional data: employer, sector, membership, event participation;
communication data: messages you send us, enquiries, correspondence, feedback;
newsletter data: email address, subscription preferences, consent status, opening/click statistics where enabled;
event data: registration details, attendance, dietary or accessibility information where you provide it;
member-area data: username, login credentials, access rights, member organisation;
technical data: IP address, browser type, device information, logs, cookie identifiers, website usage data;
social media data: public profile information and messages where you interact with EBI social media pages.
We do not intentionally collect special categories of personal data through the website. Please do not send us sensitive personal data unless necessary for a specific purpose, such as accessibility arrangements for an event.
4. Why we process personal data and legal bases
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Purpose |
Examples of data |
Legal basis |
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Website operation and security |
IP address, logs, device/browser data |
Legitimate interests: operating, securing and improving the website |
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Responding to enquiries |
Name, email, organisation, message |
Legitimate interests: responding to contacts and managing relationships; pre-contractual steps where relevant |
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Newsletter subscription |
Email address, name if provided, consent record, engagement metrics |
Consent; legitimate interests for limited administrative management of the mailing list |
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EBI membership administration |
Contact details, organisation, role, correspondence |
Contract or pre-contractual steps; legitimate interests; legal obligations where applicable |
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Member-only access |
Login details, access rights, logs |
Contract or legitimate interests: providing restricted member resources and securing access |
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Events, meetings and webinars |
Registration, attendance, contact details, preferences |
legitimate interests; consent for optional communications or photos where required; attendance management |
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Advocacy, policy and stakeholder engagement |
Professional contact details, organisation, correspondence |
Legitimate interests: representing the recreational boating and nautical tourism sector, engaging with institutions and stakeholders |
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EU-funded projects and partnerships |
Contact details, project role, correspondence |
Contract; legal obligations; legitimate interests |
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Press and communications |
Journalist contacts, press enquiries, media lists |
Legitimate interests: handling media relations and requests |
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Legal and compliance |
Records, correspondence, invoices where relevant |
Legal obligations; legitimate interests: establishment, exercise of legal aspects |
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Non-essential cookies or analytics |
Cookie identifiers, usage analytics |
Consent, where required by ePrivacy rules and GDPR |
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we assess that our interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms. You may object to processing based on legitimate interests at any time.
5. Newsletter
You can subscribe to EBI’s newsletter through forms or links on our website. Our newsletter subscription uses Mailchimp.
For newsletter processing, we use your personal data to send updates about EBI, policy developments, events, projects, publications and related sector news.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us. If we use analytics in newsletters, such as open rates and click rates, we will use this to understand engagement and improve our communications.
6. Cookies and similar technologies
Our website may use cookies to:
make the website work;
secure the website;
remember preferences;
measure website traffic and performance;
embed or link to third-party content.
7. Who receives your data
We may share personal data with:
website hosting and IT service providers;
email and newsletter service providers;
event registration, webinar or meeting platforms;
CRM, document-management or collaboration tools;
professional advisers, auditors and accountants;
EU project partners where necessary for project administration;
public authorities, courts or regulators where legally required;
social media platforms where you interact with EBI pages.
We do not sell personal data.
8. How long we keep personal data
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above.
9. Your rights
Subject to the conditions in the GDPR, you have the right to:
request access to your personal data;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
request erasure of your data;
request restriction of processing;
object to processing based on legitimate interests;
withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent;
request data portability where applicable;
object to direct marketing at any time;
lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
10. How to exercise your rights
Please send your request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We may ask you to provide information needed to verify your identity. We will respond within one month, unless the request is complex or numerous, in which case the GDPR allows an extension.
11. Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access. These measures may include access controls, secure hosting, staff confidentiality, backups, software updates and security monitoring.
No website or electronic communication system is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your data.
12. Third-party links and social media
Our website may link to third-party websites and platforms, including LinkedIn, YouTube, Google Maps and Mailchimp-hosted pages. When you use those platforms, their own privacy notices apply. EBI is not responsible for third-party privacy practices.
14. Changes to this notice
We may update this notice from time to time. The latest version will be published on this page with the date of update. Where changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to bring them to your attention.