Welcome to Vessel Kart ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our marketplace services for ship recycling and scrap.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
Information We Collect
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the website, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when you participate in activities on the website, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Data: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
Business Data: Company name, GST number, and business verification documents (for Sellers).
Listing Data: Details about vessels, machinery, or scrap materials you list for sale, including photos and specifications.
Account Credentials: Passwords and security information used for authentication and account access.
How We Use Your Information
We use personal information collected via our website for a variety of business purposes described below:
To facilitate account creation and logon process.
To manage user accounts and verify seller identities (including permit verification).
To facilitate transactions and connect buyers with sellers.
To send you administrative information, such as product, service, and new feature information, and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
To protect our Services (e.g., fraud monitoring and prevention).
To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies for business purposes, to comply with legal and regulatory requirements or in connection with our contract.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:
Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
Users: When you share personal information (for example, by posting a listing or a review) or otherwise interact with public areas of the website, such personal information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly made available outside the website in perpetuity.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
Your Privacy Rights
In some regions, you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right:
To request access and obtain a copy of your personal information.
To request rectification or erasure.
To restrict the processing of your personal information.
To data portability (if applicable).
If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal.
Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at or by post to:
