Privacy Notice

OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is received and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.

CONSENT
By providing VIKAND with your personal information, you consent to the use of your personal information for the purpose of recruitment and review, and you authorize VIKAND to administer and store your data for this purpose.

PERSONAL DATA RECEIVED
This notice applies to all information submitted on the VIKAND website, through various web pages, or to if a general message is sent containing personal data.

USE OF DATA RECEIVED
The data received will only be used as outlined – i.e. for employment purposes, review of medical records when required prior to boarding our clients’ vessels, review of crew pre-joining medical certificates prior to embarking ship. This information is only shared with our clients for the above purposes. Our clients are advised that any personal data received from VIKAND can only be used for the intended purposes as outlined above.

STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA
Our data protection approach is to employ regulatory compliant technology. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we receive online.

CHANGE OR REMOVE DATA
At any time, anyone whose personal data has been sent to us is entitled to contact VIKAND to access their records, to make changes, or to request that some or all of the personal data be removed from our system. This can be done by writing to info@vikand.com. Requests received in writing will receive a response within 30 days of receipt of request.

DATA PROTECTION POLICIES
Regarding its personal data policy, VIKAND is subjected to the laws of the United States Federal Trade Commission and when requested by legal authorities of the United States may be obligated to provide access to any personal data received if requested for legal or security reasons.

Additionally, VIKAND is fully committed to achieving full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and will conform to all principles associated with data protec6tion policies from and all European countries.