Privacy Policy

Goodwood Marine Limited (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, purchase our services, or interact with us.

For the purposes of global data protection laws, Goodwood Marine Limited, a company registered in Trinidad and Tobago, is the Data Controller of your personal information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, information collected automatically when you visit our website, and information from third-party payment processors.

• Identity & Contact Data: Name, business name, email address, physical address, phone number, and corporate registration details.
• Transaction Data: Details about services you purchase from us, contract milestones, invoices, and billing histories.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and pages viewed directly before and after accessing our website.
• Payment Data: We do not directly collect, store, or process your credit card, debit card, or bank account numbers. All financial transactions are routed securely through our cross-border infrastructure as detailed in Section 3.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data to operate our business efficiently and provide our marine services, including:

• Fulfilling and managing your service contracts and customer orders.
• Generating invoices, tracking accounts receivable, and collecting cross-border payments.
• Responding to customer service inquiries and support requests.
• Complying with legal obligations, anti-money laundering (AML) laws, and corporate tax reporting requirements.

3. Cross-Border Data Transfers & Payment Processing Structure

To provide seamless international transaction capabilities, we utilize a cross-border corporate structure to securely manage payments.

• The Structure: Goodwood Marine Limited utilizes an affiliated entity under common ownership, Goodwood Marine US LLC (a limited liability company registered in Wyoming, United States), to act as its corporate payment processing agent and Merchant of Record.
• Data Flow: When you pay an invoice or complete a transaction on our website, your payment card data is collected directly by our third-party merchant gateway provider, Stripe, Inc., and routed through Goodwood Marine US LLC solely for clearance and administrative processing.
• Security Standards: All payment transactions are encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and processed under strict Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS). Goodwood Marine US LLC functions strictly as a pass-through processing intermediary and does not share, lease, or use your data for marketing purposes.
• Legal Protections: International data transfers between our Trinidadian corporate operations and the US processing entity are governed by formal intercompany agreements incorporating strict data protection provisions.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We only share information with third parties under the following circumstances:

• With Third-Party Service Providers: We share data with infrastructure vendors, cloud hosting providers (e.g., website servers), and financial software integrations (e.g., Xero, Stripe, Mercury Bank) that assist us in executing our daily business operations.
• For Legal Disclosures: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, or government regulation, or to satisfy compliance audits with tax authorities (such as the Trinidad and Tobago Board of Inland Revenue or the US Internal Revenue Service).

5. Security of Your Data

We employ industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical security measures to shield your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed 100% secure. You acknowledge that you provide your data at your own risk.

6. Your Global Privacy Rights

Depending on your geographic location, you may possess specific rights regarding your personal information under local regulations (such as the GDPR or local data protection frameworks):

• The Right to Access/Know: The right to request copies of the personal data we hold about you.
• The Right to Rectification: The right to demand that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• The Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): The right to request that we delete your personal data under certain legal parameters.
• The Right to Data Portability: The right to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these legal rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect operational or regulatory changes. Any updates will be posted directly to this page with an updated “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our cross-border data handling, please contact our data compliance desk at:

Goodwood Marine Limited
Crews Inn Marina, Point Gourde, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
privacy.goodwoodmarinett@gmail.com