The International Association of Maritime Institutions Exemption Service

IAMI EXEMPTION SERVICE Privacy and Data Protection Policy

IAMI Privacy Notice
Our contact details
Name:   IAMI Secretary
E-mail: Secretary@iami.org.uk

We currently collect and process the following information:

  • Your personal identifiers, contact details and characteristics
  • Your academic qualifications

How we get the information and why we have it
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • You wish that IAMI undertakes a service at your request to assess your qualifications for course or examination exemptions

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

  • Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting the IAMI data controller at secretay@iami.org.uk

What we do with the information we have
We use the information that you have given us in order to assess your application for MCA course or examination exemptions.
We will share this information with the Certification Branch of the MCA

How we store your information
Your information is securely stored on the web portal created for exemption purposes only
We keep your information for a time period of 30 years. We will then dispose of your information unless you inform us otherwise

Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact the IAMI data controller at secretary@iami.org.uk if you wish to make a request.

How to complain
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data. IAMI are registered with the ICO with registration number ZA316916
The ICO's address:           
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

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