The Cayman Catboat Club Association and Cayman Maritime Heritage Foundation respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly and in accordance with the Cayman Islands Data Protection Act.
Who We Are
This website represents the Cayman Catboat Club Association and the Cayman Maritime Heritage Foundation.
Our activities include membership administration, heritage preservation, educational programmes, events, volunteer coordination, historical research, publications, community outreach and the collection and preservation of Cayman’s maritime history.
Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect information including:
- Your name and contact information.
- Membership and volunteer information.
- Event registrations and attendance records.
- Membership payment or subscription status.
- Messages or enquiries submitted through the website.
- Photographs, documents, oral histories, vessel information, family histories or other heritage material submitted to the Cayman Maritime Heritage Foundation.
- Information associated with submitted historical material, including names, dates, locations, descriptions, copyright information and contributor details.
- Technical information generated through normal website operation, including IP addresses, browser information, security logs and cookies where applicable.
How We Use Your Information
Personal information may be used where reasonably necessary for purposes including:
- Managing membership and official organisational records.
- Communicating meeting notices, minutes, events and organisational updates.
- Coordinating volunteers, committees, programmes and activities.
- Responding to enquiries or requests.
- Organising educational, cultural and community events.
- Managing historical collections and archival contributions.
- Researching, preserving and presenting Cayman’s maritime heritage.
- Maintaining the security and proper operation of this website.
- Meeting legal, regulatory or administrative obligations.
Historical and Archive Contributions
The Cayman Maritime Heritage Foundation may accept photographs, documents, recordings, written histories, research material and other items relating to Cayman’s maritime heritage.
Information submitted as part of a historical or archival contribution may be retained as part of the Foundation’s permanent historical collection where appropriate. This may include names, dates, relationships, vessel information, locations, descriptions and other identifying historical information connected with the material.
Where material is intended for publication, exhibition, research or public access, appropriate permissions, copyright information and contributor details may also be recorded.
Photographs and Media
Photographs or video may be taken during Club or Foundation events, programmes, races, exhibitions and community activities.
Where appropriate, photographs and other media may be used to document organisational activities, promote programmes, preserve historical records or support educational and heritage initiatives.
Where specific consent or a release is required, this will be obtained separately.
Member Contact Information
Membership contact details are used for organisational administration and official communication.
Where an internal member directory is maintained, a member’s telephone number or email address will only be included where the member has consented to that information being shared for internal Club or Foundation purposes.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell personal information.
Information may be shared only where reasonably necessary with authorised officers, committee members, volunteers or service providers supporting the activities of the organisations.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law or where necessary to protect the rights, property or legitimate interests of the Cayman Catboat Club Association, Cayman Maritime Heritage Foundation or others.
Service Providers
We may use third-party services to operate this website, manage email, store records, process forms, maintain backups or provide other administrative services.
Where personal information is processed through such services, we will seek to use reputable providers and limit access to information reasonably required for the service being provided.
How Long We Keep Information
Administrative and membership information will be retained only for as long as reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, organisational and record-keeping requirements.
Historical and archival material accepted into the Cayman Maritime Heritage Foundation collection may be retained permanently where preservation of that material forms part of the Foundation’s historical and educational purpose.
Protecting Your Information
We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
Access to administrative records and website systems is limited to authorised persons where reasonably practicable.
Your Data Protection Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the ability to:
- Request access to personal information held about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of information where applicable.
- Object to or request restriction of certain processing where applicable.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on your consent.
Some information may need to be retained despite a request for deletion where there is a legal, administrative or legitimate historical reason for keeping it.
Cookies and Website Information
This website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for normal website functionality, security, performance or visitor analytics.
Additional information regarding cookies may be provided through a separate cookie notice or consent tool where required.
This website may contain links to external websites operated by other organisations. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external websites.
Changes to This Privacy Notice
This notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our activities, website services or legal obligations.
Contact Us
Questions about this Privacy Notice, requests relating to personal information or concerns about how information is handled may be submitted through our website contact page.
Last updated: September 2026
