Privacy policy.

What data we collect, why, how long we keep it — and how to exercise your rights.

Your data, in plain terms.

1. Data controller

Data collected on this website is processed by BEWIND SHIPPING, a French SAS with share capital of €7,700, registered office at 42 avenue de la Perrière, 56100 Lorient (Lorient trade register 104 443 015). For any question about your data: contact@bewind-shipping.com.

2. What data is collected

This website collects no data without your knowledge. The only information gathered is what you voluntarily enter in the quote request form:

  • your company name;
  • your business email address;
  • your telephone number, if you choose to provide it;
  • your industry sector;
  • the description of your logistics requirement.

For technical and security reasons we also record your IP address and the display language at the time of submission.

3. Why it is collected

This data is used solely to handle your commercial enquiry and reply to you. The legal basis is your request itself, that is, steps taken at your request prior to entering into a contract (Article 6.1.b GDPR).

It is neither sold nor rented, nor used for marketing unrelated to your enquiry.

4. Who has access

Only the BEWIND SHIPPING sales team accesses this information. It passes through our email delivery provider, acting as a processor and authorised to use it only to deliver our messages.

No data is transferred outside the European Union, save for occasional use of a provider offering appropriate safeguards within the meaning of Chapter V GDPR.

5. How long it is kept

Quote requests are kept for three years from the last exchange, the customary period for commercial prospecting. After that they are deleted. Where a contractual relationship is established, data required for its performance follows the statutory retention periods applicable to commercial and accounting records.

6. Cookies and analytics

This website sets no advertising or analytics cookies. Only the following are used:

  • a session cookie, strictly necessary for the website to work and to secure its forms;
  • where applicable, cookies set by Google reCAPTCHA, the anti-bot mechanism protecting the contact form. Their use is governed by Google's privacy policy.

As these cookies are necessary for the service, they do not require your prior consent.

7. Your rights

You have the right to access, rectify, erase and port your data, as well as the right to restrict and object to processing. To exercise them, write to contact@bewind-shipping.com or by post to the registered office. You will receive a reply within one month.

If, after contacting us, you consider that your rights are not respected, you may lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority, the CNIL.

8. Security

The website is served exclusively over HTTPS. Requests are stored on a server located in France, with access restricted to authorised staff and protected by authentication.

9. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated to reflect changes to the website or to regulations. The version in force is the one published on this page.