Maritime and Coastguard Agency privacy notices
Privacy notices for Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) activities and services.
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These privacy notices explain how the MCA collects, uses and stores your personal information during certain activities, or when you use its services.
The MCA personal information charter explains more about your rights over your personal data.
Prior to 5 December 2021, the content of these notices was included within the MCA personal information charter where they are now listed instead.
Last updated 4 May 2023 + show all updates
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MCA emergency response privacy notice updated.
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Added privacy notice regarding the collection of personal information during the application process to become a volunteer coastguard rescue officer.
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Added - publication of the Water Incident Dataset (WAID) privacy notice
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Seafarer medical information privacy notice has been updated to specify: personal data collected, special category data included and lawful basis explained, storing information, automated decision making, and your rights.
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Updated ship registration privacy information notice - now includes the upload of additional documentation through the claim a vessel process. Updated SMarT privacy information notice - removed the collection of ethnicity data and updated third party company name.
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Updated SMarT privacy information notice - capturing personal data
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Added - UK Shipping Concierge privacy notice.
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Edited Emergency response notice - In certain rescue circumstances it may be necessary for us to share your data with global search and rescue authorities... and any other declared rescue facility. If you contact us directly to report an incident, we will ask you for your contact details which may be shared with our coastguard rescue officers/volunteers... this may include relevant medical details at the time of the incident which will ensure appropriate rescue.
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