Dark Star Group
provides global security consultancy for both public and private clients in complex and hostile environments.
Dark Star Group
provides global security consultancy for both public and private clients in complex and hostile environments.
This website is owned by Poseidon Group
Contact details:
Address of registered office: Hurlingham Studios, Ranelagh Gardens, London SW6 3PA, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7349 9966
Email: info@poseidon-gp.com
General terms and conditions
We are aware of the fact that you have trust in us, which is why we believe it is our responsibility to protect your privacy. On this page we inform you what data we collect when you use our website, why we collect that data and how we use it to enhance your user experience, allowing you to see exactly how we work.
This privacy policy is applicable to the services offered by Poseidon Group. Please be aware that Poseidon Group is not liable for the privacy policies of other websites and sources. By accessing and using this website you are indicating and declaring that you explicitly consent to the following general terms and conditions.
Poseidon Group respects the privacy of all its website’s users and ensures that the personal information you provide to us is treated confidentially.
Intellectual property rights
The content of this website, including the brands, logos, drawings, product or company names, texts, images, etc, are protected by intellectual property rights and belong to Poseidon Group or to rightful third parties.
Limitation of liability
The information contained in this website is of a general nature. This information is not adapted to personal or specific circumstances, so cannot be deemed to be personal, professional or legal advice for the user.
Poseidon Group makes every effort to ensure that the information made available is complete, correct, accurate and updated. Despite these efforts, errors can occur in the information made available. Should the provided information contain errors or if certain information is unavailable on this site or through this site, Poseidon Group shall make every effort to rectify the situation.
Poseidon Group can however not be held liable for direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of the information available on this site.
Should you find inaccuracies in the information available through this website, you can contact us at any time at info@poseidon-gp.com.
The content of this website (including the links) can be updated, amended or supplemented at any time without prior notice. Poseidon Group does not guarantee that the website shall function properly and can in no sense be held liable for its poor functioning or the temporary (un)availability of the website or for any form of damage, whether direct or indirect, arising from accessing or using the website.
Links to other websites
Poseidon Group can under no circumstances be held liable towards any party, whether in a direct, indirect, special or other manner, for damage attributable to the use of this website or of any other site, in particular through links or hyperlinks, including, without limitation, any loss of, work interruption or damage to software or other data on the computer system or to the hardware, software or other property of the user.
The website may contain hyperlinks to websites or third-party pages, or refer to these indirectly. The inclusion of links to these websites or pages does not in any way imply an implicit approval of their content.
Poseidon Group expressly declares that it has no control over the content of or over other characteristics of these websites and can under no circumstances be held liable for the content or the characteristics thereof or for any other form of damage caused by the use thereof.
Site access denial
We reserve the right to unilaterally deny access to the entire website or a part thereof to any natural person or legal entity:
that contravenes these terms and conditions of use
that damages the good reputation of this website in any manner
that infringes upon the intellectual rights of third parties
that uses the website for illegal purposes
We moreover reserve the right to press charges against those parties.
Availability of the site
Although we endeavour to make the Poseidon Group website available 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, we reserve the right to interrupt access to the website at any time and without prior notice for technical or other reasons. We likewise reserve the right to terminate our services, without us being able to be held liable for these interruptions or the possible consequences thereof for you or for a third party.
Changes
This privacy declaration is intended for the use of the website and the options available thereupon. Any amendments and/or changes to this website could lead to changes in this privacy declaration. We consequently recommend that you consult this privacy declaration on a regular basis.
Applicable law and competent courts
Belgian law is applicable to this website. In the event of any disputes, the courts of the court district of Brussels have sole jurisdiction.
Privacy policy
Social networks
We cooperate with a number of social networks. When you are using this service your browser will automatically connect to the respective social network and transmit your IP address and other information such as cookies, if you have visited the respective platform before. As far as possible, we avoid this kind of data transfer until you interact directly with one of these platforms. By clicking on the corresponding symbol (e.g. the Twitter logo) you indicate that you want to communicate with the platform you have selected (in this case Twitter) and agree that information about you, such as your IP address, is transmitted to this social network.
Our website uses www.facebook.com, a service operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. The plug-ins appear in the form of a specific symbol or are indicated by the addition.
The plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the servers of Facebook. We have no influence whatsoever on the type and extent of the data the plug-in transfers to the Facebook servers.
The plug-in informs Facebook that you have visited our website as a user. During this process your IP address may be stored. If you are logged in to your Facebook account while you are visiting our website, the information mentioned above is linked to your account. If you use the function of the plug-in, the respective information will also be transmitted to Facebook.
If you want to prevent Facebook from linking these data to your Facebook account, please log out from Facebook before visiting our website. You can find out more about the purpose and scope, and about how Facebook processes and uses the data, as well as your rights and the possible settings to protect your privacy in Facebook’s privacy notice by following this link: facebook.com/about/privacy.
Our website uses www.linkedIn.com, a service operated by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. The plug-ins appear in the form of a specific symbol or are indicated by the addition: We log usage data when you visit websites that use our plug-ins or place cookies, or when you log in to services of third parties with your LinkedIn account.
The plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the servers of LinkedIn. We have no influence whatsoever on the type and extent of the data the plug-in transfers to the servers of LinkedIn.
The plug-in informs LinkedIn that you have visited our website as a user. During this process your IP address may be stored. If you are logged in to your LinkedIn account while you are visiting our website, or if you log in to our services with your LinkedIn account credentials, the information mentioned above is linked to your LinkedIn account.
You can find out more about the purpose and scope, and about how LinkedIn processes and uses the data, as well as your rights and the possible settings to protect your privacy in LinkedIn’s privacy notice by following this link: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=uno-reg-guest-home-privacy-policy.
Our website uses https://accounts.google.com, a service operated by Google LLC („Google“), Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The plug-ins appear in the form of a specific symbol or are indicated by the addition.
The plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the servers of Google. We have no influence whatsoever on the type and extent of the data the plug-in transfers to the servers of Google.
The plug-in informs Google that you have visited our website as a user. During this process your IP address may be stored. You can find out more about the purpose and scope, and about how Google processes and uses the data, as well as your rights and the possible settings to protect your privacy in Google’s privacy notice by following this link: policies.google.com/privacy.
Google Analytics, Google Ad Words and Re-Targeting
The websites of Poseidon Group use Google Analytics, Google Ad Words and Re-Targeting, which are web analytics services of Google Inc. („Google“), 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses „cookies“, which are text files that are stored on your device and that allow an analysis of how you are using the websites.
Google Ad Words uses „cookies“, which are text files that facilitate Conversion Tracking and Remarketing Codes. If you click on an advertisement placed by Google, Google Ad Words stores a cookie for the Conversion Tracking.
Re-Targeting is process that involves third-party companies. The service provided by Poseidon Group also uses Re-Targeting software. This technology allows to present advertisements to a user also on other websites visited by that user. In this way the user can be provided with advertisements that are based on his or her interests.
Information about your use of these websites (incl. your IP address) collected by cookies will usually be transmitted and stored on a Google server in the USA. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on the websites, Google will truncate your IP address within the Member States of the European Union or in other states which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full-length IP address is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and is truncated there. Google uses this information on behalf of the provider of this website to evaluate how you are using the websites, to compile reports on website activities and to provide further services connected to the website use and the Internet use to the party operating this web site. Google does not link the IP address transmitted by your browser when you are using sites that use Google Analytics, Google AdWords and Re-Targeting to other data. You can prevent these cookies from being stored by making the respective setting in your browser software, however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Poseidon Group websites. The Poseidon Group websites also use the Analytics Function UserID in order to better understand interactions by analysing the data. In addition, this user ID is anonymised and encrypted and is not combined or linked with other data.
Google uses this information to evaluate how our websites is being used, to compile reports on website activities and to provide to us further services connected to the website use and the Internet use to the provider of the web site. Our legitimate interest in the data processing in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR lies in these purposes laid out above. Google does not link the IP address transmitted by your browser when you are using sites that use Google Analytics, Google AdWords and Re-Targeting to other data.
You can deactivate Google Display Ads and change the display behavior in the Google Display Network in the display settings that can be opened by following this link: www.google.rs/settings/ads.
You can prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of our website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser add-on available under the following link: Alternatively, by clicking on this link you can prevent Google from collecting data about you on this website. In order for you to use this option your browser must allow cookies to be stored. If you delete your cookie files regularly, you must click on this link every time you visit this website. Under the links below you can find more information about how Google uses data: policies.google.com/privacy/partners?hl=en and https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
How we use the collected data
Use of our services
When you apply for one of our services we ask you to provide your personal data. This data is used for the purposes of performing the service. The data is stored on Poseidon Group secured servers or on those belonging to a third party. We shall not combine this data with other personal data that we have access to.
Communication
When you send an email or other message to us, we could retain it. Sometimes we request personal data that is relevant to the situation concerned so that we are able to process your questions and respond to your requests. The data is stored on Poseidon Group’s secured servers or on those belonging to a third party. We shall not combine this data with other personal data that we have access to.
Purposes
We require your personal data:
to respond to your request
to send you newsletters,
to keep you informed of our activities and updates,
for advertising and marketing purposes.
We do not collect or use data for purposes other than those purposes stated (and to which you have consented) in this privacy policy, unless we have obtained consent in advance.
Protecting your personal data
Your other personal data is not encrypted for transmission, but we have effected privacy policy measures in order to protect your personal data that falls under our control against:
access to or changes made by unauthorized parties,
improper use or publication,
unlawful destruction or accidental loss.
Our staff that have access to your personal data are obliged to respect the confidential nature of the data.
We consider your personal data to be confidential information that we will never provide to third parties.
Third parties
The information is not provided to third parties. In some cases, the data you provide can be transmitted to others within the company. Our staff are obliged to respect the confidentiality of your data.
Available options for personal data
We offer all visitors to our website the option to access, change or delete all personal data provided to us at that time.
Changing/unsubscribing from the newsletter service
At the bottom of every newsletter there is the option to change your information or to unsubscribe.
Changing/unsubscribing from communications
If you wish to change your data or remove yourself from our files, please contact us. See the above contact details.
Cookies
We collect cookies for research purposes so that we develop a better understanding of our clientele and tailor our services accordingly. This website uses cookies (small text files stored on your computer) so that the website can analyze how the site is used by visitors.
The information generated by the cookie on how you use the website can be sent to Poseidon Group’s secured servers or those of a third party. We use this information to monitor how the website is used, to compile reports on website activity and to offer other services in respect of website activity and internet usage.
Further information is available in our cookie policy.
Switching off cookies
Most browsers are set to standardly accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse cookies or to inform you when a cookie is sent. However, when you switch off cookies in your browser, some functions and services could no longer work properly, both on our website and on other websites.
More information about our Cookie Policy