iMariners Legal Privacy Policies

For iMariners Digital Media, operating the website https://imariners.com.

Last Updated: 27 May 2026

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how iMariners Digital Media (“iMariners,” “we,” “us,” or “our“) collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal data when you visit, use, register on, purchase from, contribute to, or otherwise interact with imariners.com and any related services, products, content, communications, applications, forms, job-related services, paid services, memberships, communities, promotions, or digital offerings we provide through the website.

This Privacy Policy is intended to help us comply with applicable data protection and privacy requirements, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 of India, applicable Information Technology rules in India, and, where applicable, international privacy standards for users visiting the website from other jurisdictions.

By accessing or using the website, creating an account, submitting any information, uploading any file, purchasing any product or service, posting content, or contacting us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection, use, disclosure, storage, and processing of your information in the manner described here. If you do not agree, you must not use the website or submit personal data to us.

1. Data Fiduciary / Business Details

Business Name: iMariners Digital Media

Website: https://imariners.com

Contact Person / Proprietor: Ajit Tiwari

Business Address: Office C-131, Haware Fantasia Business Park, Near Vashi Railway Station, Navi Mumbai, 400705, India

Privacy / Grievance Email: [email protected]

General Contact Email: [email protected]

For privacy-related requests, complaints, consent withdrawal, correction requests, deletion requests, grievance submissions, or other legal notices relating to personal data, you may contact us using the details above.

2. Applicability

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website and related digital channels, including account registration, newsletter subscriptions, contact forms, paid purchases, course access, consulting inquiries, employment-related inquiries, marketing interactions, user submissions, public posting functions, comments, reviews, forums, social media integrations, advertisements, and any file uploads made through the website.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to offline interactions unless specifically linked to our website services, and it does not govern third-party websites, platforms, tools, payment providers, ad networks, affiliate partners, or social media services that may be linked, embedded, or integrated with our website.

3. Eligibility and Age Restriction

The website is intended only for persons who are at least 18 years old and who are competent to contract under applicable law. By using the website, you represent and warrant that you are 18 years of age or older and legally permitted to use the website and our services.

We do not knowingly solicit or provide services directly to children. If we discover that personal data has been submitted by or on behalf of a person below the permitted age without lawful authorization, we may suspend access, delete the data, and take any other action we consider appropriate.

4. Categories of Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with iMariners, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Identity data, such as full name, username, date of birth where required, gender where volunteered, profile information, and similar identifying details.
• Contact data, such as email address, phone number, mailing address, company name, employer details, and communication preferences.
• Account and registration data, such as login credentials, password-related information in encrypted form, profile preferences, account settings, and registration details.
• Professional and maritime-related information, such as rank, qualifications, certificates, CV/resume details, experience details, training details, employer/vessel-related details, and any other information you choose to submit.
• Transaction and payment data, such as billing details, payment references, order history, service subscriptions, invoices, and purchase information; however, full card or banking data is typically processed directly by our payment partners such as Razorpay and PayU Money and not stored by us in full form unless required for records or dispute resolution.
• Communication data, such as messages, inquiry submissions, customer support requests, contact form content, email records, survey responses, and phone call or service-related communication records where legally permissible.
• User content, such as comments, forum posts, reviews, testimonials, profile data, job-related postings, public submissions, and any content or media you upload, publish, or submit through the website.
• Uploaded files and documents, such as CVs, certificates, images, videos, identity proofs, or any other materials you choose to upload through forms, applications, account areas, or service interactions.
• Technical and device data, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, referral URLs, timestamps, usage patterns, and diagnostic information.
• Cookie and tracking data, such as cookie identifiers, advertising identifiers, analytics identifiers, session data, and browsing activity collected through cookies, tags, pixels, web beacons, SDKs, scripts, or similar technologies.
• Marketing and advertising interaction data, such as campaign engagement, click-through information, newsletter interactions, lead capture information, affiliate campaign engagement, and ad response information.
• Social media data, such as interactions with embedded or linked social media content and plugins from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Telegram, and other platforms.
• Any other information that you voluntarily provide to us or authorize us to collect in connection with our services.

If you choose to submit information belonging to another person, you represent and warrant that you are duly authorized to do so and that you have obtained any legally required consent, authorization, or permission before providing that information to us.

5. How We Collect Information

We collect information directly from you when you register, fill out forms, subscribe to newsletters, contact us, purchase products or services, upload documents, participate in forums or communities, post comments, apply for jobs, request consultations, enroll in courses, download digital resources, or otherwise interact with the website.

We also collect information automatically through cookies, analytics tools, ad technologies, log files, device signals, browser technologies, and similar systems when you browse or engage with the website.

We may receive information from third parties, including payment processors, affiliate networks, advertising partners, analytics providers, social media platforms, business partners, office staff, customer support tools, lead generation tools, and cloud or hosting providers.

6. Purposes of Processing

We may collect, use, store, organize, disclose, transfer, or otherwise process personal data for the following purposes:

• To create, maintain, and administer user accounts.
• To provide access to products, services, memberships, communities, consultations, paid promotions, courses, downloads, templates, ebooks, and other offerings.
• To process payments, subscriptions, invoices, refunds, cancellations, and related service requests.
• To communicate with you regarding support, operations, purchases, updates, legal notices, service issues, account matters, and customer care.
• To send newsletters, promotional emails, advertising communications, service recommendations, partner offers, sponsored opportunities, and marketing messages, subject to applicable law and your choices.
• To evaluate employment-related or collaboration-related inquiries and communicate regarding such opportunities.
• To review uploaded documents, profiles, comments, testimonials, public content, reviews, and community submissions.
• To personalize content, measure engagement, improve user experience, and optimize website performance.
• To operate analytics, ad delivery, affiliate tracking, audience measurement, lead generation, and conversion tracking programs.
• To monitor fraud, misuse, policy violations, spam, abuse, unlawful activity, security incidents, and operational risks.
• To comply with legal obligations, enforce our contracts, resolve disputes, establish or defend legal claims, and protect our business, users, team, rights, and property.
• For any other purpose disclosed to you at the time of collection or otherwise permitted by applicable law.

7. Legal Basis / Grounds for Processing

Where required under applicable law, we process personal data based on one or more of the following grounds: your consent; performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps requested by you; compliance with legal obligations; protection of legal rights; legitimate business interests; employment-related or business inquiry handling; prevention of fraud and abuse; and other lawful uses permitted under applicable law.

By voluntarily submitting your information, creating an account, making a purchase, subscribing to communications, uploading documents, posting content, or otherwise interacting with our services, you consent to the processing of your personal data for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, subject to your rights under applicable law.

8. Cookies, Analytics, Ads, and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, maintain sessions, enhance functionality, measure performance, understand usage, improve our services, deliver advertising, monitor affiliate campaigns, and personalize content and communications.

We use Google Analytics, including GA4 configurations, and may use related analytics features offered by Google or other providers. We also display advertising and sponsored or promotional content and may work with advertising and affiliate partners, including Google AdSense, Amazon affiliate tools, and other similar networks or partners from time to time.

Third-party providers may use cookies, pixels, scripts, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information directly from your browser or device subject to their own policies. We do not control third-party technologies after they are placed or triggered through external services.

You may control some cookies through your browser settings, device controls, consent tools, or third-party opt-out settings. However, blocking certain cookies may affect website performance or functionality.

9. Payments and Financial Processing

When you purchase a product or service through the website, payment processing may be handled by third-party payment service providers, including Razorpay and PayU Money. Such providers process your payment data according to their own terms and privacy notices, and you should review those documents before using their services.

We may receive limited transaction-related details required for order fulfillment, accounting, subscription management, customer support, fraud prevention, dispute management, taxation, and legal compliance.

10. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We may share personal data, where necessary and lawful, with the following categories of recipients:

• Hosting, infrastructure, CDN, and website technology providers.
• Cloud and storage providers, including services used for document storage, backups, and internal operations.
• Analytics, advertising, affiliate, marketing automation, CRM, and email marketing service providers.
• Payment processors, gateways, financial partners, and accounting or invoicing support services.
• Office staff, employees, consultants, contractors, moderators, or authorized personnel on a need-to-know basis for business operations.
• Social media platforms and embedded content providers.
• Professional advisers, legal counsel, auditors, insurers, or compliance consultants.
• Government authorities, regulators, law enforcement agencies, courts, or other lawful authorities where required or permitted by law.
• Business transferees, investors, acquirers, successors, or affiliates in connection with a reorganization, sale, funding event, merger, acquisition, or business transition.
• Any other party where you expressly direct us to share data or where such sharing is reasonably necessary to provide a service you requested.

We do not sell personal data in exchange for money in the ordinary course of our direct business operations. However, use of advertising, analytics, affiliate, and social media technologies may involve data sharing, tracking, or disclosure practices subject to applicable law and third-party policies.

11. International Storage and Cross-Border Transfers

Your information may be stored, processed, backed up, transmitted, or accessed in India, Europe, and other jurisdictions where our service providers, partners, infrastructure providers, cloud systems, payment systems, analytics providers, CDN providers, social media platforms, or business operations are located.

We use Europe-based servers and may use services such as Cloudflare, Google services, Apple iCloud, cloud storage providers, email marketing software, and other third-party systems for business continuity and service operations. By using the website and submitting data, you understand and consent that your information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions outside your place of residence, subject to applicable law.

12. Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to maintain accounts, provide services, complete transactions, respond to inquiries, preserve records, comply with legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, maintain backups, and protect our legal interests.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the data, the sensitivity of the information, the purpose of processing, user account status, contractual requirements, legal obligations, dispute risk, business necessity, and whether the data appears in backups, archives, logs, or system security records.

When personal data is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, archive, suppress, or securely store it as permitted or required by law. Withdrawal of consent or deletion requests may not require immediate deletion where retention is necessary for compliance, security, fraud prevention, legal claims, evidence preservation, contractual enforcement, backups, or lawful business records.

13. Security Measures

We use reasonable technical, contractual, physical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, destruction, or loss. These measures may include HTTPS/SSL encryption, password protection, restricted access, role-based handling, vendor controls, device security, administrative safeguards, and periodic review of processing practices.

However, no method of transmission over the internet, cloud storage system, electronic storage environment, software platform, or cybersecurity measure is fully secure or guaranteed to be free from risk. Accordingly, while we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we do not warrant or guarantee absolute security.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your passwords, credentials, devices, and account access details and for using secure methods when submitting information to us.

14. Data Breach and Incident Response

If we become aware of a personal data breach, security compromise, unauthorized disclosure, or material incident affecting personal data, we may take steps we consider appropriate to investigate, contain, mitigate, document, and respond to the incident. Where required by applicable law, we may notify affected individuals, competent authorities, regulators, or other relevant bodies.

Because you indicated that formal breach procedures are still evolving, you should also adopt an internal response process covering incident identification, vendor escalation, password reset steps, log preservation, impact assessment, legal review, and external notice timelines before publication of this policy.

15. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to your personal data, correction or updating of inaccurate information, deletion or erasure of personal data, withdrawal of consent, restriction or objection to certain processing, portability of certain data, review of processing details, and grievance redressal.

You may also unsubscribe from marketing communications using the unsubscribe link where available or by contacting us at [email protected]. We may still send non-promotional messages relating to accounts, purchases, transactions, legal notices, security matters, and service administration.

We may request sufficient information to verify your identity before acting on a request. We may refuse, delay, or limit requests to the extent permitted by law, including where requests are unfounded, excessive, technically infeasible, unlawful, or inconsistent with our legal obligations or legitimate rights.

16. Public Content and User Responsibility

If you post comments, reviews, forum content, profile information, testimonials, job-related submissions, public posts, or other content in publicly visible areas of the website, such information may become visible to other users, search engines, or third parties. You should not post sensitive or confidential information in public sections unless you accept the risks of disclosure.

You are solely responsible for the legality, accuracy, rights clearance, confidentiality, and consequences of any content, document, file, comment, profile data, review, or submission you upload, send, publish, or otherwise make available through the website.

17. Third-Party Websites and Embedded Services

The website may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites, payment providers, external services, social media platforms, job platforms, affiliate programs, advertisers, sponsors, and embedded media. These third parties operate independently and may collect, use, and disclose your data under their own policies.

We are not responsible for the privacy, security, content, terms, acts, omissions, or data practices of third-party services that are not under our direct control. Your use of such third-party services is at your own risk.

18. Grievance Redressal

If you have any complaint, concern, or grievance regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal data, you may email us at [email protected] with sufficient details to identify the issue. We may request supporting information to verify identity, process the request, and maintain records.

We will aim to review and address grievances within a commercially reasonable time and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

19. Changes to This Policy

We may update, modify, replace, or revise this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect legal, technical, operational, or business changes. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date and shall become effective as of the date of posting unless otherwise stated.

Your continued use of the website after any changes are published constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated Privacy Policy to the extent permitted by law.