Last updated: March 2026
Marine Conservation Credits (“MCC”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you visit our website at marineconservationcredits.com or use our platform services.
We may collect the following categories of information:
Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect your name, email address, organization name, and role.
Project Data: If you submit a project for assessment, we collect project descriptions, geographic coordinates, methodology details, and supporting documentation.
Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our platform, including pages visited, features used, and time spent on the platform.
Technical Data: We collect IP addresses, browser type, device information, and cookies to ensure the security and performance of our services.
We use your information for the following purposes: to provide and maintain our platform services, including project assessment, credit verification, and registry operations; to communicate with you about your account, projects, and platform updates; to improve our platform through analytics and user research; to comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and to prevent fraud and ensure platform security.
We process your personal data on the following legal bases under the GDPR: performance of a contract when providing platform services; your consent, where applicable; our legitimate interests in improving and securing our platform; and compliance with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with trusted service providers who assist in operating our platform (e.g., cloud hosting, analytics), independent reviewers and verifiers as part of the credit issuance process (project data only), regulatory authorities when required by law, and affiliated entities within our organization. All third-party service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data in accordance with this policy and applicable law.
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Project data associated with issued credits is retained in the registry as a permanent record to ensure transparency and auditability. You may request deletion of your account data at any time, subject to our legal and regulatory retention obligations.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data: the right to access and obtain a copy of your data; the right to rectification of inaccurate data; the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”); the right to restrict processing; the right to data portability; and the right to object to processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@marineconservationcredits.com.
Our platform infrastructure is hosted within the European Economic Area (EEA). Where data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission.
We use essential cookies to ensure our platform functions correctly. We may also use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our site. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the revised policy on our website and updating the “Last updated” date above.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at info@marineconservationcredits.com.