Privacy Policy – Ashdod Port Innovation Website
[Last Updated: March 03, 2026]
- INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Ashdod Port Company Ltd. (“Ashdod Port“, “we” or “us“) is committed to protecting the privacy of users of Ashdod Port’s innovation-related website and services available through https://blueocean-cvc.com/ (the “Innovation Website” or “Website”) (each a “User” or “you“). This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to personal data processed in connection with your use of the Innovation Website all in accordance with the Israeli Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981 or other applicable privacy regulations (“Privacy Regulations”) as well as the EU General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”) and other applicable data protection regulations, as applicable.
Ashdod Port reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion. The recent version will be posted on the Website, with the updated date reflected in the “Last Updated” heading. If material changes are made, Ashdod Port will make best efforts to provide notice, by posting a notice on the Website. Unless otherwise stated, amendments will become effective immediately upon posting. The Company recommends that you review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about our current privacy practices.
The information you provide will be stored in the Ashdod Port’s databases and will be used solely as detailed herein. The information will not be transferred to third parties, except as detailed herein, or to comply with legal obligations. You acknowledge that you are not under any statutory obligation to provide personal data. However, if you do not provide certain personal data, we may be unable to fulfill certain purposes, such as responding to your inquiries. Use of the Website and/or provision of Personal Information by the User, as applicable, constitutes your consent to the collection of Personal Information and the use of Personal Information by Ashdod Port for the purposes detailed in this Privacy Policy and in accordance with its other terms.
- DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
- “Personal Information”– data relating to an identified individual or an individual who can be identified with reasonable effort, directly or indirectly.
- “Non-Personal Information” – information that, by itself, does not enable identification of or contact with you. This is technical information or anonymous information or statistical and aggregated information that, as stated, does not enable identification of the User using reasonable efforts. For example, device type, browser type, operating system, language, as well as statistical information related to the scope of use of the Website including date and time of use, duration of use, usage history, pages viewed, including pages that linked Users to the Website. Subject to the provisions of law, Ashdod Port may use this information without limitation, and it is primarily used for the purpose of operating the Website, analyzing the use of the Website, improving the Website, its content and user experience, for statistics and internal analysis purposes, and for improving Ashdod Port’s marketing efforts.
- The division in this Privacy Policy into sections and section headings is for convenience only and shall not be used for interpretation purposes.
- Everything stated in this Privacy Policy in the singular also means the plural.
- DATA CONTROLLER
Ashdod Port Company Ltd. is the “controller of the database” or the “controller” with respect to personal data collected while using the Innovation Website, as that term is defined under Privacy Regulations or the GDPR. Ashdod Port may (but is not obligated to) retain such data in the Company’s databases, in accordance with the Privacy Policy and the provisions of applicable law.
For any questions relating to the Privacy Policy and/or the collection and use of personal data, you may contact us as follows:
Email address: ________
Company’s Data Protection Officer: [email protected].
- PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED, PURPOSES OF USE AND LAWFUL BASIS
The table below details the personal data processed while browsing the Website, the purpose of processing and lawfulness, based on the GDPR. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, in the event you reside in, or use the Website within, a jurisdiction where privacy laws require “consent” as the sole or primary legal basis for processing personal data (whether generally, for specific categories of personal data you choose to process, or due to the nature of such processing), your use of the Website, will constitute your consent to the processing of your personal data for all purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless applicable law mandates a different form of consent.
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Legal Basis under the GDPR |
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Analytics & Telemetry Data: When you visit the Website, we automatically collect certain technical information, such as your IP address, Cookie ID, and other unique identifiers (collectively, “Online Identifiers”). These Online Identifiers may be used to derive additional details, such as your approximate geographic location (for example, your country or ZIP code). We also automatically collect information about your browsing and use of the Website, including pages viewed, actions taken, clickstream data, access timestamps, referrals, telemetry data, and browser and device type (collectively, “Tracking Data”).
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(1) Operate the Website and enable its proper functionality. (2) Operate, audit and improve our Website and services. (3) Debugging, enhance security, monitor, error corrections. (4) Understand your preferences to enhance and personalize our offering, marketing and sale offers, insights. (5) We may use the Online Identifiers or the Tracking Data for analytics, operations, targeting, and advertising purposes, including measure effectiveness of campaigns, track conversions, build targeted audience, and market our Website or services. |
Personal Data (i.e., the Online Identifiers) collected through strictly necessary cookies which are required for the proper and basic operation of the Website will be processed in our legitimate interest. Tracking Data however is collected based on your consent which we will obtain through the cookie notice as displayed on the Website, if required in your jurisdiction in the Privacy Regulation. You may withdraw consent at any time. |
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Contact Information: If you voluntarily contact us, either through an online form available on the Website or by sending us an email, or using any other method – you may be asked to provide certain contact details. Depending on the nature of your inquiry, this information may include your full name, email address, home and/or business address, phone number (“Contact Information”). |
(1) Respond to your inquiries, comments and questions, or provide you with information requested. (2) Send related information, including updates, communicate about events or webinars, updates, and marketing information (“Direct Marketing”).
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We process such Contact Information subject to your consent.
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Communications Data: Any communication between us – whether by email, phone, Zoom, Chat, or other channels – may be processed, recorded and stored. |
Improve, develop, maintain and enhance the quality of our sales activity and provide staff training. |
Based on our legitimate interest in providing services to users and improving our customer services, including training staff, we process personal data. If required otherwise by law, we will obtain consent. |
Please note that the actual processing operation for each purpose of use and lawful basis detailed in the table above may differ. Such processing operation usually includes a set of operations made by automated means, such as collection, storage, use, disclosure by transmission, erasure, or destruction. In addition, we may use certain personal data to prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, fraud, misappropriation, infringements, identity thefts, and any other misuse of the Website, as well as to protect the security or integrity of our databases and the services, and to take precautions against legal liability. Such processing is based on our legitimate interests.
Automatically – we may use cookies (as elaborated below) or similar tracking technologies to gather some information automatically when you interact with the Website.
Provided by you voluntarily – we will collect personal data if and when you provide us with the information, such as when you contact us.
- COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
The Website uses cookies for its operation, including collecting statistics, verifying details, personalizing services and advertisements, tailoring content to user preferences, facilitating use, and ensuring security. Cookies are text files created during use if device settings permit. Some cookies expire when the Website is closed, while others remain stored on the device. If the User does not wish to allow cookies, they may disable them by changing their browser settings. However, certain essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the Website’s operation. Please note that disabling cookies may prevent the User from using certain services and features within the Website.
For more information about how Google uses data generated from the use of Google Analytics, we recommend reviewing Google’s Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=iw. Additionally, we recommend reviewing Google Analytics’ current opt-out options at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout, as well as your Google ad preferences settings at: https://myadcenter.google.com/home.
- DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:
- We may share Personal Information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating the Website, managing our business or providing our services, such as clearing services used to transfer payments for our customers. These third parties may use your Personal Information only to the extent necessary to perform the services they provide for us, and they are obligated to take security measures consistent with the law to maintain confidentiality and protect your Personal Information.
- We may also share your information with analytics service providers for analytics services. Such analytics service providers use cookies or similar tools on your computer, through which they can collect information about your use of our Website. This helps us compile aggregated statistical data regarding the effectiveness of our Website and services.
- Sharing Information with Public Authorities and Security Bodies – Ashdod Port may be required by law to share Personal Information with public authorities for various purposes (for example, transferring information to the Shipping and Ports Authority, border control and customs authorities, entry requirements, prevention of terrorism or any other crime, or protection of public health). In addition, Ashdod Port may transfer information at the request of public bodies through the information transfer mechanism between public bodies, as regulated in the Privacy Protection Law.
- You understand and agree that we may be required to disclose Personal Information about you if we believe that such disclosure is necessary to avoid legal liability, is required in the context of compliance with legal proceedings (including, but not limited to, a subpoena, search warrant or court order), to protect our rights or property or the rights and property of a third party, to maintain public safety or that of a particular individual, or to prevent or stop illegal, unethical activity, or activity that could lead to legal action. In addition, we may sell, transfer or share some or all our assets, including your Personal Information, in the context of processes related to organizational change, including merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets or in the event of bankruptcy.
Except as detailed in this Privacy Policy, the Personal Information you provide will not be transferred to third parties.
Pursuant to the Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981, you are entitled to review the information about you that is held in the Company’s databases and even request that the Company correct or delete such information if it is not correct, complete, or accurate.
If you do not wish to receive marketing mailings, you may, at any time, request your removal from the mailing list through the “removal” option in the marketing message sent to you.
To exercise your rights, you may contact us regarding these matters by submitting an inquiry through the following email address: [email protected].
If other privacy or data protection laws apply to you and grant you additional or different rights in relation to our processing of your personal data, you may contact us using the contact details set out in this Privacy Policy. We will review your request and seek to facilitate the exercise of any rights available to you under applicable law.
Ashdod Port takes standard security measures to maintain the confidentiality of data subjects’ information, protect their privacy and reduce the risk of intrusion and unauthorized use of Personal Information; however, absolute protection cannot be guaranteed and there may be security breaches and intrusions into systems that are beyond Ashdod Port’s reasonable control.
Ashdod Port may store Personal Information both in Israel and in other countries in the world and/or allow access to Personal Information from countries outside Israel. The User hereby confirms that when using the platforms, their Personal Information may be transferred, stored and processed outside the State of Israel. Transfer of Personal Information outside the borders of Israel will be done in accordance with applicable law.
If you have identified security gaps or wish to report a security incident, please contact us at the email address [email protected] or by contacting us using the contact methods appearing on the Website and detailed in the Privacy Policy.
We retain personal data we collect as long as it remains necessary for the purposes set forth above, all in accordance with applicable laws, or until an individual expresses a preference to opt-out or delete its personal data.
Please note that except as required by applicable law, we may at our sole discretion, delete or amend information from our systems, without notice to you, once we deem it is no longer necessary for such purposes.
