Privacy Policy

The GPI Companies (“GPI”) recognizes that privacy is very important to our website visitors and we make our best effort to protect the security and privacy of any personal information customers provide to us. This includes visitors' names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and any information that can be linked to an individual.

As part of our commitment to our customers, GPI has implemented the following comprehensive privacy policy.

This Privacy Policy applies to the use of personal data collected through the GPI Web Site at www.gpishipping.com and other sites on the Internet owned or operated by GPI and its affiliates, i.e. data which relates to an identifiable individual, for example, names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers ("Customer Information"). By using the Web Site you consent to the use of Customer Information as set out in this Privacy Policy.

You as a visitor to the Web Site can make use of some of the services provided, without disclosing any personal information. However, to take full advantage of the interactive services, you may be required to provide personal and/or business details. Information that You submit to the GPI, for instance by sending us an email enquiring about a service or by ordering a service, will be recorded by GPI and will be used for the purposes set out below.

Customer Information is used to provide and/or enhance the services we offer. GPI may also use Customer Information to keep you informed of new products and/or services that we and/or our affiliated companies are offering and think you may find of value. If you do not wish to receive promotional material from us or our affiliated companies, contact us at the email address provided below.

GPI may provide Customer Information to its affiliated companies for the purposes described above. GPI will not provide or sell Customer Information to any third party not affiliated with the GPI other than in the circumstances set out below:

  • We may disclose Customer Information to our agents and contractors in order to provide services to you.
  • We may provide Customer Information to credit reference agencies.
  • We reserve the right to release Customer Information when we believe that release is appropriate in order to comply with law or regulation or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our employees, agents or customers, or other third parties.

We may also transfer Customer Information if we reorganize our business and/or sell part of our business (Customer Information may be one of the business assets transferred to the purchaser).

GPI does not collect personally identifiable information through passive methods that are hidden from the customer, except rarely, and then only as described below. When you visit our websites, you may be assigned a permanent "cookie" (a small, unique identifier text file) to be stored on your computer's hard drive. The purpose of the cookie is to identify you when you visit our site so we can enhance and customize your online experience. We also collect certain technical information from your computer each time you request a page during a visit to our websites. This information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your computer's operating system, browser type and the address of a referring website, if any. We collect this information to enhance the quality of your experience during your visit to our site and for system administration, security and troubleshooting purposes. We will not sell or rent this information to any third-parties. While cookies are optional and can be disabled on your computer, cookies are required to provide optimal use of our website and to access certain portions of our website, including logging in or purchasing items.

GPI understands that the privacy of Customer Information is important. We will take all reasonable precautions to ensure that the Customer Information that we hold remains confidential. Information security techniques and controls, such as firewalls, anti-virus software and access control procedures are deployed to protect against:

  • unauthorized access;
  • improper use or disclosure;
  • unauthorized modification; and
  • unlawful destruction or accidental loss.

Customers may request changes to their personal information by providing written notification to us by mail, in person at the address below, or via email at the address below. In all cases, customers must furnish proof of identity in order to make changes.

As changes occur in GPI's business, technology and the laws that affect this policy, we will continue to review and revise this policy. The use of information we gather now is subject to the privacy policy in effect at the time of use. We may or may not send you periodic notices of changes to our policy, unless you have instructed us not to contact you, but you should check our website periodically to see the current policy.

We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any time. You can always view the current Privacy Policy by clicking on the Privacy Policy link at the bottom of any page of www.gpishipping.com.

If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy, terms of use or any other concerns please contact GPI Companies Marketing Department.