Your privacy on this website
Last updated: 9 November 2026
Who is responsible
The Institute for International Maritime Studies (IIMS), Georgiou Metheniti 2, Markopoulo 190 03, Attica, Greece. Email: info@iims.gr.
In short
- This website has no user accounts, no sign-up forms and no advertising.
- IIMS does not use cookies or visitor-tracking (analytics) on this website.
- Some pages show content from other companies (a live ship map and videos). Those companies may receive data such as your IP address when that content loads. See below.
Website hosting
The website is hosted by Netlify. Like any web server, it automatically records technical information such as your IP address, browser type and the time of your visit, so that the site can be delivered and protected against misuse. IIMS does not use this information to identify visitors. Netlify may process it outside the European Union under the safeguards required by the GDPR.
When you email us
If you write to info@iims.gr, we use your name, email address and message only to reply to you, and keep them only as long as needed for that purpose or as required by law. The "contact" buttons on this website open your own email program; nothing is stored by the website.
Content from other companies
- Live ship map (Data Lab page). The map is provided by VesselFinder and loads directly from their servers when you open the Data Lab page. VesselFinder may receive your IP address and may use cookies. See the VesselFinder privacy policy.
- Videos. Videos are hosted on YouTube and shown through YouTube's privacy-enhanced player (youtube-nocookie.com). Nothing loads from YouTube until you press a "Watch video" button; then YouTube (Google) receives data such as your IP address. See the Google privacy policy.
- Links to other websites. Links to other websites (for example UNCTAD or VesselFinder) are provided for information. Their own privacy policies apply once you visit them.
Your rights
Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the right to ask for access to, correction or deletion of your personal data, to restrict or object to its use, and to data portability. To use these rights, email info@iims.gr. You also have the right to complain to the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr).
Changes
We may update this notice when the website changes. The date at the top shows the latest version.