Privacy Policy Statement for the Northern Kentucky Port Authority

Effective Date: March 24, 2025

At the Northern Kentucky Port Authority (also referred to as “us”, “we” or “our”), we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our clients’ personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect the information provided to us through our website, as well as the choices you have regarding your personal data.

The Northern Kentucky Port Authority will not sell, rent, share or otherwise disclose your personal data to anyone, except as necessary to provide our services or as otherwise described in this Policy, without first providing you with notice and the opportunity to consent.

Who Does This Policy Include?

Individuals (also referred to as “clients”, “your” or “you”) who visit our website.

Who Does This Policy Exclude?

The Northern Kentucky Port Authority’s website links to third-party websites that are not the subject of this Privacy Policy. We recommend you read the Privacy Policy of any third-party websites that you visit.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information from you when you visit our website, interact with us, or use our services. The types of personal information we collect may include:

  • Contact information (such as name, email address, phone number)
  • Professional information (such as job title, company name)
  • Information related to your inquiries or support requests
  • Website usage data, IP addresses, and device information
  • Other information you voluntarily provide to us

2. Use of Personal Information

We may use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To provide and improve our services
  • To process event registrations
  • To communicate with you regarding your inquiries, event registrations, or support requests
  • To send you newsletters, promotional materials and relevant updates (with your consent where required)
  • To personalize your experience on our website
  • To analyze website usage and improve our website’s functionality and content
  • To build marketing profiles
  • To track whether clients open emails from the Northern Kentucky Port Authority
  • To comply with legal obligations

3. Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may engage trusted third-party service providers to assist us in delivering our products and services. These providers have access to your personal information only to the extent necessary to perform their services on our behalf and are obligated to maintain its confidentiality.
  • Legal Compliance: We may disclose personal information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
  • Your Consent: We may share your personal information with your consent, for example, when you request specific services or participate in promotional activities.

4. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies on our website to enhance your browsing experience and collect information about how you use and interact with our site. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by a web server. We use cookies for various purposes, including:

  • Authentication and security
  • Website functionality and performance
  • Personalization of content and advertisements
  • Analytics and usage tracking

On the Northern Kentucky Port Authority website, you may opt-in to cookies. Cookies can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient.  Applicable law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of our site. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission.

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our page. The Northern Kentucky Port Authority may use cookies to personalize content and advertisements, to provide social media features and to analyze traffic to our website.  We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing vendors who may combine it with other information that you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services.  We use the following cookies:

  • Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
  • Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region that you are in.
  • Statistic cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
  • Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites and for remarketing efforts. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
  • Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.

You can configure your web browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when a website attempts to send you a cookie.  You can also check your hard drive for cookie files and delete them from your computer. If you disable cookies, you may find a certain section of the Northern Kentucky Port Authority website does not work properly.

By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You may modify your browser settings to manage cookies or opt-out of certain types of cookies; however, please note that disabling cookies may impact your ability to access certain features or services on our website.

5. Log Data

A Northern Kentucky Port Authority vendor collects information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website (“Log Data”).  This Log Data may include your computer’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

6. Security

The Northern Kentucky Port Authority has commercially-appropriate measures in place to ensure user information is protected against unauthorized access or use, alteration, unlawful or accidental loss or destruction.  We also have systems in place to authenticate, monitor, audit, and encrypt your information.  Nevertheless, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee that information in our care will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others.  It is important that you protect against unauthorized access to your account information and your computer. We reserve the right to store your information for the amount of time we reasonably determine to be necessary in order to perform the purposes for which that information was collected or otherwise processed.

7. Transfer of Data

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note we transfer your information, including personally identifiable information, to the United States and process it there.  Therefore, by browsing the Northern Kentucky Port Authority’s site, you acknowledge and agree to the processing of your information in this way.  By agreeing to the Northern Kentucky Port Authority’s transfer of your information to third parties, you are deemed to have consented to any transfer of your information to a third party that the Northern Kentucky Port Authority works with outside the European Union. Please note the EU has not adopted an adequacy decision with respect to data transfers to the United States, nor are we a participant in the EU-US Privacy Shield; however, we value your privacy and protect your data using reasonable information security practices.

8. EU Data

Individuals in the European Union (EU) may have certain rights with respect to their personally identifiable information which is protected by law (“Personal Data”), including the rights to:

  • request access to and rectification or erasure of your Personal Data
  • request information about our processing, including categories of your Personal Data collected, information about the source of that collection, the purposes of processing, the recipients or categories of recipient to whom your Personal Data has been or will be disclosed
  • restrict or object to how we process your Personal Data
  • withdraw your consent for us to process your Personal Data in some circumstances
  • lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • receive your Personal Data provided to us or have that Personal Data transmitted to another controller without hindrance (also known as “data portability”).

To exercise any of these rights please contact us at info@be-nky.com.

We reserve the right to ask for information verifying your identity prior to disclosing any information to you. Should we ask for verification, the information you provide to verify your identity will be used only for that purpose, and all copies of this information in our possession will be destroyed when the process is complete.

9. Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights and choices regarding your personal information. Subject to applicable laws, you may have the right to:

  • Access and receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you
  • Update or correct inaccuracies in your personal information
  • Request the erasure of your personal information
  • Object to or restrict the processing of your personal information
  • Withdraw your consent for certain processing activities
  • Opt-out of receiving marketing communications

To exercise your rights or make any requests related to your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

Northern Kentucky Port Authority
300 Buttermilk Pike
Suite 332
Ft. Mitchell, KY 41017
info@nkyport.org

Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line of your email or clearly state the nature of your request in your correspondence to help us respond promptly and accurately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy practices. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates.

Last Updated: April 14, 2025