Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 2025

1. Introduction

Fish Insight (“we”, “our” or “the company”) operates the website fishinsight.org (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”).

This page informs you about our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use the Website, as well as the choices you have regarding that data.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. If you have questions about this privacy notice or our privacy practices, please contact us through the contact form available on the Website.

2. Data Collected

2.1 Contact Form

When you submit the contact form on the Website, we collect the following personal data:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Subject of the message
  • Content of the message
  • Any other information you choose to include

2.2 Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how users interact with the Website. These cookies collect information such as:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Browser type
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on each page
  • Approximate geographical location
  • Device used (desktop, mobile, tablet)

Please see our Cookie Policy for more information.

2.3 Embedded Content (YouTube)

The Website may embed videos from YouTube. When viewing these videos, Google (owner of YouTube) may collect data about you. Please see Google’s Privacy Policy for more information.

3. Legal Basis for Data Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Consent: For analytics cookies and embedded YouTube content
  • Contract: To respond to inquiries through the contact form
  • Legitimate Interest: To ensure the security and functionality of the Website

4. Purpose of Processing

The collected data is used for:

  1. Responding to inquiries and messages through the contact form
  2. Improving the quality, functionality, and experience of the Website
  3. Analyzing usage patterns and trends
  4. Sending you requested information
  5. Complying with applicable legal obligations

5. Data Retention

  • Contact Form Data: We retain this data as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and for up to 12 months after the response, unless required by law to retain it for a longer period.
  • Analytics Cookies: Subject to the data retention settings of the analytics tool used (typically 26 months).
  • YouTube Data: Subject to Google’s Privacy Policy.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for commercial or marketing purposes.

We may share data with third parties when:

  • Required by law or court order
  • Necessary to protect rights, privacy, security, or property
  • With service providers (such as analytics providers) under contracts that require data protection

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

8. Data Subject Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right of Access: Request access to personal data we hold about you
  • Right of Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of processing your data
  • Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
  • Right to Object: Object to processing of your data
  • Rights Related to Automated Decision Making: Right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the contact form or email address provided.

9. Data Controller

We are the data controller for the data on the Website.

10. Third-Party Cookies

As mentioned, the Website may embed YouTube content and use third-party analytics tools. These entities have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of material changes by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

12. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us through the contact form available on the Website.

If you have a complaint about how we process your data, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.