Privacy & Cookie Policy
Updated 20 April 2025, this Privacy Policy explains how Marine Services International and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “ Marine Services International” “we” “ our” and “us”) collects, uses, shares and protects information obtained from registered businesses, members, users and visitors to its website, www.snpoffshore.com and www.marineservicesinternational.com and affiliate sites, to include the services, features, content, platform, tools or applications we offer or use to do business (collectively with the Site, the “Services”). If you are a website user or registered business client with Marine Services International you have agreed to and are subject to our terms of service which incorporates our privacy policy by reference. Additionally, dependent upon the relationship your business entity has formed with Marine Services International, may also be subject to short and long term engagement agreements and other working agreements depending upon the level and choice of services your business has agreed to participate with us. By visiting the website, executing our agreements or using the services, you consent to the collection, disclosure and use of your information under the terms of this Privacy Policy and the agreements we have formed collaboratively.
What is the purpose of this Privacy Policy?
When you share information with us, we can make our Services even better by showing you more relevant information and connecting you with others more quickly and easily. As you continue to use our Services, we want you to clearly understand how we are using your information and how you can protect your privacy.
This Privacy Policy is designed to clarify:
- What information we collect and why we collect it.
- How we use that information.
- And the choices you have to share or withhold and secure your information.
In order to understand this Privacy Policy, you may want to familiarize yourself (if you haven’t already) with terms like “cookies”, “browsers” and “IP addresses”.
What information does Marine Services International gather about me?
We collect information in several ways, including:
- Information you submit to us.
When you sign an agreement to “register” for our Services and an account is created (your “Account”), we’ll ask for your business information, including but not limited to your name, email address or telephone number, which may be personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”). If you want to take full advantage of the Services, you’ll also need
to execute an agreement with us that will be a part of the information submitted to us. By becoming a Client of ours to receive services and providing such Personal and Business Information to us, you allow others, including us, to identify you and therefore may not be anonymous. All content submitted by you to the Services may be retained by us indefinitely, even after you terminate business relationship with us. We may continue to disclose certain such content to third parties in a manner that does not reveal Personal Information, as described in this Privacy Policy.
- Information we get from your use of our Services
We may collect information about the Services that you use and how you use them, like when you visit a certain part of our site and how you interact with our content. This information includes:
- Device information
We may collect device-specific information (such as your hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information including phone number). Axial may associate your device identifiers or phone number with your Account.
- Cookies and Log information
When you use our Services or view content provided by us, we may automatically collect and store certain information in server logs. This may include:
- Details of how you used our Services, such as your search queries.
- Internet protocol address.
- Device event information such as crashes, system activity, hardware settings, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and referral URL.
- Cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or your Axial Account.
- Usage information, such as the number and frequency of visitors to the Site.
- Cookies and anonymous identifiers
We use various technologies to collect and store information when you use our Services, and this may include sending one or more cookies or anonymous identifiers to your device or browser. When you visit our website, we send one or more cookies (a small file containing a string of characters) to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. Cookies make it easier for you to log on to and use the site during future visits. You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. (Each browser is different, so check the “Help” menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.) However, we strongly recommend that you leave cookies active, because they enable you to take advantage the most attractive features of the website and services. This Privacy Policy covers our use of cookies only and does not cover the use of cookies by third parties. We do not control when or how third parties place cookies on your computer.
- Email communications
We may receive a confirmation when you open an email from us. We use this confirmation to improve our customer service. We may also send a copy of our mutually executed agreements in the form of electronic means such as email, PDFs and other methods. By engaging with us you have consented by electronically executing our agreements and interacting with our site have explicitly agreed to receive this communication.
- Aggregate information
We may collect statistical information about how both members and visitors, collectively, use the Services (“Aggregate Information”). Some of this information is derived from your Personal Information, but this statistical information is not Personal Information and cannot be tied back to you, your Account or your web browser.
How Does Marine Services International use my information?
We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, protect and improve our Services, to develop new ones, and to protect our registered Clients, Marine Services International and our site users.
We use your Personal Information to process and administer details of your membership, to communicate with you, to provide you with opportunities, and to keep you up to date on new developments with services or our company.
We also use and analyse the information we collect so that we can administer, support, improve and develop our business. Marine Services International may contact you using information you voluntarily provide. It’s important for you to understand that:
Except as set forth herein, we do not share your information with unaffiliated companies for marketing purposes without your express prior permission.
Unless you opt-out or unsubscribe in writing, we may share information about you among companies affiliated with us to inform you about additional products, services or promotions that may be of interest to you.
Disclosure of Your Information
We are committed to keeping your information confidential. Marine Services International may access, preserve and disclose your Personal or Business Information (a) in response to legal process, (b) to protect our rights, as otherwise required by law or permitted by this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service, including investigations of potential violations hereof, (c) in response to user support requests or (d) for the prevention or detection of a crime. (e) Disclosure for the purpose of our protection or our users’ protection.
Business Operations- Disclosure may occur only to trusted businesses which we are affiliated and have non-disclosure non-circumvention agreements with and in accordance with agreements and preferences we have executed with you in the process of normal business activities. We do not sell your information to outside affiliates, nor do we share your information with Third parties who have no business purpose, but only those entities specifically targeted in the pursuit of business activities on (your) “the Client’s” behalf when making certain introductions to benefit the registered client user AKA; the Client’s business ambition in alignment with our mutually executed agreements. (* Agreements collectively including but not limited to Letters of Authority, Letters of Intent, Mandates, etc.)
Third party disclosures
Marine Services International does not sell, license, lease or otherwise disclose your information to any data broker or third party except as set forth in this policy described herein and below:
- In order to facilitate the services the Client has requested
- To comply with applicable laws, regulation or legal process
- To detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud or security issues
- To perform due diligence and perform KYC measures
- The only information we store is for internal marketing and on-going service with active agreements and considered our active registered Clients. Registering your information and forming agreements on our site is engagement specific and serves to mutually protect the Client interests and the company. Clients do not hold accounts with us, but only tailored service agreements.
- We may provide limited information to our affiliates or other trusted businesses or persons to process it for us, based on our instructions and in compliance with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures; and to help us improve our services to you, we may engage another business to help us to carry out certain internal functions such as marketing listings, account processing or receiving payment, satisfaction surveys or other data collection activities relevant to our business.
- We may share Aggregate Information with our partners, service providers and other persons with whom we conduct business. We share this type of statistical data so that our partners can understand how and how often people use our Services and their services or websites, which facilitates improving both their services and how our Services interface with them
Third Party Sites
We are not responsible for the practices, privacy policies or the content of third party sites, services and applications (“Third Party Services”) that may be considered affiliates that are linked on the affiliates page if you elect to access those sites to explore their services, and we have no control of the use or protection of information provided by you to or collected by those Third Party Services.
What risks do I take by sharing information?
We encourage using all available security measures and privacy options that limit access to your personal information, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot guarantee that only authorized persons will view your personal information. We cannot ensure that information you share on our website will not become publicly available. We are not responsible for third party circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures on our website.
Privacy
Please read these terms, conditions, and disclaimers carefully. By accessing this website, (including, without limitation, websites of Marine Services International and its affiliates, which collectively are referred to in this document as “MSI” or “the Company” with all such websites collectively being referred to in this document as “this website”), you agree to be bound by these website terms of use. MSI may in the future add to, delete or otherwise change these website terms of use, from time to time without notice by posting the most recent version on this website. Please access and review these website terms of use regularly. If you find any of the terms or conditions of these website terms of use unacceptable to you or your company at any time, please discontinue your use of this website. By continuing to access this website after the date of any updates, additions, deletions or other changes to these website terms of use, you explicitly agree to be bound by the new or changed website terms of use
Certain sections or pages of this website may contain separate terms and conditions, agreements or requirements for registration of certain identifying data which are in addition to the website terms of use. In the event of a conflict, the additional terms and conditions or agreements will govern for those sections or pages. These website terms of use are in addition to those that apply to any engagements, agreements, or services you may have with MSI.
Use of the Website
You agree that you will not engage in any activities related to this website that are contrary to applicable law, regulations or the terms of any agreements you may have with MSI, or any of its affiliates, vendors, or other third parties in connection with your use of this website.
You further agree to establish commercially reasonable security procedures and controls to protect any of your confidential information and refrain from transmitting or attempting to embed harmful scripts, invasive electronic attacks and other criminal activity. Further, you agree not to misuse this website or its contents.
Use of Information Included on this Website
The information provided on this website, including, without limitation, market asset data, quotes, charts, listings, news, offers, rates, terms and other information accessible on or through this website is intended for informational purposes only. Said information is believed to be reliable, but is not warranted to be accurate, timely or complete, nor is such information intended to constitute financial, accounting, and legal or tax advice. Many factors unknown to us may affect the applicability of any statement or comment that we make on our website to your particular circumstances. We are Shipbrokers and Appraisers and do not operate in the business of providing agency or financial advisory. You should consult directly with your tax or legal advisor or other professional advisory provider before acting on any information on this website.
Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability
MARINE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, QUALITY, ADEQUACY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION OR TOOL ON THIS WEBSITE NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE INFORMATION, DATA OR RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE.
SUCH INFORMATION, DATA, LINK, OR TOOL ACCESSIBLE FROM THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS.
MARINE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST REVENUES, LOST PROFITS, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF REPUTATION, DEPLETION OF GOODWILL, OR PROSPECTIVE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE, RESULTING FROM ANY USE OR MISUSE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, SOFTWARE OR CONTENT THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH ARE REASONABLY FORSEEABLE. BY CONTINUING TO USE THE WEBSITE, PROVIDING AND RECEIVING INFORMATION, THE USER IMPLICITLY ACCEPTS ALL RISKS BY PROCEEDING TO USE OUR SITE AND WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH PERILS THAT MAY EXIST THAT ARE OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL.
Indemnity
The user and registered client shall save harmless and implicitly agree to hold the Company indemnified from and against: all liability, loss, damage, costs, expenses, claims whatsoever (including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, all duties, taxes, levies, fines, penalties or outlays of whatsoever nature levied by any authority in relation to the Services) arising out of the Company acting in accordance with the Client’s instructions, or arising from any breach by the Client of any warranty or obligation contained in these Conditions, or from negligence of the Client; and without derogation from the preceding clause, any liability assumed or incurred by the Company when, by reason of carrying out the Client’s instructions, the Company has become liable to any other party.
Security
Do not communicate confidential information to us over the Internet, or request that we communicate confidential information to you over the Internet or via any electronic means. If you choose to communicate confidential information to us over the Internet or request that we communicate such information to you over the Internet or other unsecure means of electronic communication including but not limited to text messages, email, chat messaging applications, scripts, PDFs, databases, spread sheets, contracts, executed agreements, logs and telemetry, video, compressed files, firmware, cloud storage data, social media content, web APIs, embedded systems code, QR codes, Graphs, smart paper (sensor embedded) or other digital or hybrid means, Marine Services International and its affiliates will not be responsible for any losses or damages you may incur as the result of such communication.
Submissions
All information submitted to Marine Services International via this Website shall be deemed and remain the property of Marine Services International and Marine Services International shall be free to use, for any purpose, any idea, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in information a visitor to this website provides to Marine Services International through this Website. Marine Services International shall not be subject to any obligations of confidentiality regarding submitted information except as agreed by Marine Services International executing a confidentiality agreement or as otherwise required by law.
Availability of Services Restricted to Legally Permissible Jurisdictions
The services described in pages of this website are only offered in jurisdictions and to entities where they may be legally offered. We are unable to collaborate or transact with businesses and individuals or other prohibited entities that are domiciled in prohibited nations being subject to current U.S. and U.N economic sanctions. If you are unsure of your company’s particular status, before contacting us, it is advisable to visit and take heed of the following link to confirm here: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list and here: https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/ These lists are not necessarily comprehensive or current and we make every effort to ensure every client we do business with complies under our KYC procedures and policy. Please note this website is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation or where economic sanctions under U.S. and U.N. regulations are strictly being enforced.
What should I do if I have more questions?
All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your personal information are welcomed and should be addressed to the e-mail address: Privacy@marineservicesinternational.com