Privacy Policy

OceanEssence.com

Website Privacy and Legal Disclaimer

1.0 Introduction

OceanEssence.com Privacy Policy – Commitment To Your Privacy

This site is operated by OceanEssence.com. Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us. At OceanEssence.com, we want to make your experience online satisfying and safe.

Since we collect certain types of information from our users, we believe it’s important for you to fully understand our policy, as well as the terms and conditions regarding the collection and use of that information. This privacy policy outlines the types of information we collect from you when you visit our website at www.OceanEssence.com (“website”) or interact with us in any other way (collectively referred to as “Services”). It also explains how OceanEssence.com collects, uses, and shares your personal information, along with how you can control certain aspects of its use.

This Privacy Policy applies to OceanEssence.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”) in connection with our services, which collectively include:

  • the use of the www.OceanEssence.com website (“website”),
  • social media communications and marketing campaigns, and
  • the use of our services.

This Privacy Policy sets out the essential details relating to your personal data relationships with OceanEssence.com as:

  • A website visitor
  • A prospective client

2.0 Personal Information We Collect

When you visit our website, you may provide us with two types of information: personal information that you voluntarily choose to disclose on an individual basis, and website usage information collected for general data purposes as you and others navigate through the site.

The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with our site and the services we offer. By “personal information,” we mean any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or can be linked to you. Information you directly provide through our services may include details you choose to share in communications with us, such as when you send a message via our services.

This personal information may include your first and last name, company name (if applicable), email address, and phone number.

We automatically collect certain information about your interactions with our services, referred to as “Usage Data.” This data is gathered using cookies, pixels, and similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”). Usage Data may include details such as how you access and use our site and account, including device information, access times, network connection, search terms, IP address, and other relevant data regarding your engagement with our services.

You can set your browser to reject all cookies or notify you when a cookie is being sent. However, declining cookies may result in certain parts of our service not functioning properly for you.

We may also combine the information collected from your direct interactions with us with data obtained from third-party sources.

2.1 Use of Your Personal Data

We may share news and general information about other products, services, or events we offer that are similar to those you have previously inquired about, unless you have opted out of receiving such communications.

We may also share your information with our affiliates, ensuring that they comply with this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other entities we control or are under common control with us.

To prevent fraud, illegal activities, or to protect the security and integrity of our website, application, business, or services, we may share your information as needed.

In some instances, we may be required by law, subpoena, or other legal processes to disclose personal information, as outlined in the applicable legislation.

We may engage third-party service providers to assist in delivering our services. These parties will have access to your information only as necessary to perform tasks on our behalf, under contractual agreements that ensure they protect your personal data, use it solely to provide the contracted services, and prevent its sale or disclosure without our knowledge and consent.

In the event of a sale, merger, change in control, or preparation for such events, we may share your personal data. Any entity that acquires us or a part of our business will have the right to continue using your data as described in this Privacy Policy, unless you provide consent otherwise.

Please note, we do not sell your information to any third party.

3.0 Security

We implement appropriate organizational, technical, and physical safeguards to protect Personal Data from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized access, or disclosure.

Although we adhere to widely accepted standards for protecting Personal Data, no method of transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

4.0 Other Sites and Services

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites and online services, and our content may be embedded on web pages or services not affiliated with us. These links and integrations do not imply any endorsement or affiliation with the third parties. We do not control these external websites or services and are not responsible for their actions or practices.

5.0 How Long We Keep Your Personal Information
We retain information for as long as necessary to provide services to you and our clients, in compliance with any legal obligations requiring us to keep such information.

We may also retain data to comply with legal requirements, prevent fraud, collect fees, resolve disputes, troubleshoot issues, assist in investigations, enforce our Terms of Service, and take other lawful actions.

All retained information will be managed in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We process data in locations within North America and rely on legally approved mechanisms, such as contracts with data protection and sharing obligations, to lawfully transfer data across borders.

We will collect and process your personal data only when we have a lawful basis for doing so. When you visit our website and provide personal information, we collect and use it with your consent.

You can control the information we automatically collect from your device by managing cookie settings in your browser or by selecting your preferences through our Cookie Policy.

6.0 Changes to this Website Privacy and Legal Disclaimer

We may update this Privacy Statement periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, and other factors. We encourage you to review this Privacy Statement regularly to stay informed about how we collect, process, and share your Personal Data.

7.0 Contact Information

You can reach out to us to exercise your rights or request more information about your personal data and our privacy practices by contacting us at [email protected].

Appendix

A. For Individuals Based in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK Data) and Switzerland

If you are based in one of these jurisdictions, OceanEssence.com is the controller of your personal data collected in the following instances:

  • When you visit our website www.OceanEssence.com
  • When we process your personal data for marketing purposes
  • OceanEssence is a controller of all personal data processed on our system.
  • We only process personal data if we have a lawful basis for doing so. 
  • The lawful bases applicable to our processing as controller are:
    • Consent: We will ask for your express and informed consent every time we collect your personal data on this legal basis.
    • Contractual basis: We process the personal data as necessary to fulfill our contractual terms with you or our clients.
    • Legitimate interest: We process the names, contact details, companies (if applicable) of our existing and prospective clients for our marketing purposes, including market research and sales leads generation.
  • You have the following rights under the GDPR:
    • Be informed about the collection and use of your personal data
    • Access your personal data
    • Correct errors in your personal data
    • Erase your personal data
    • Object to the processing of your personal data.
    • This right is also available to individuals whose personal data is processed by us for direct marketing purposes. If you object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, we shall stop processing within 30 days of receipt of your request.
    • Export your personal data
    • Restrict our processing of your personal data for specific reasons, including any of the purposes supported by the legitimate interest legal bases.
    • We process personal data in Canada and the United States and share it with our service providers in Canada and the United States and other jurisdictions. We use standard contractual clauses as the data transfer mechanism of transferring EU data to countries subject to data transfer requirements.

This section provides additional specific information for consumers based in California as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).

B. Collection and Use of Personal Information

In the last 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:

  • Identifiers, such as your name, mailing address, email address, zip code, telephone number or other similar identifiers
  • California Customer Records (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)), such as username and password, company name, job title, business email address and department
  • Internet/network information, such as your browsing history, log and analytics data, information about the device(s) used to access the services and information regarding your interaction with our websites or services and other usage data
  • Geolocation data, such as information about your location (at country and city level) collected from your IP address
  • Sensory Information, the content, audio and video recordings of conference calls between you and us that we record where permitted by you and/or the law
  • Profession/employment information that you send to us when applying for a position included in your CV and cover letter
  • Other personal information, such as personal information you provide to us in relation to a survey, comment, question, request, article download or inquiry and any other information you upload to our application
  • We collect personal information directly from you, from your browser or device when you visit our websites, from third parties that you permit to share your information or from third parties that share public information about you, as stated above.
  • See the section above, “How We Use Personal Information,” to understand how we use the personal information collected from California consumers.

C. Recipients of Personal Information

We share personal information with third parties for business purposes. The categories of third parties to whom we disclose your personal information may include: (i) our service providers and advisors, (ii) marketing and strategic partners; (iii) ad networks and advertising partners; (iv) analytics providers; and (v) social networks.

Please see the “How We Share Information” section of the Privacy Policy above for more information.

D. California Privacy Rights

As a California resident, you may be able to exercise the following rights in relation to the personal information about you that we have collected (subject to certain limitations at law):

  • The right to know any or all of the following information relating to your personal information that we have collected and disclosed in the last 12 months (upon verification of your identity):
    • The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
    • The categories of personal information we have collected about you
    • The categories of sources of the personal information
    • The categories of personal information that we have disclosed to third parties for a business purpose, and the categories of recipients to whom this information was disclosed
    • The categories of personal information we have sold and the categories of third parties to whom the information was sold, and
    • The business or commercial purposes for collecting or selling the personal information.
    • The right to request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
    • The right to opt-out of personal information sales to third parties now or in the future. However, we do not sell your personal information.
    • You also have the right to be free of discrimination for exercising these rights.
    • Please note that if exercising these rights limits our ability to process personal information (such as a deletion request), we may no longer be able to provide you with our products and services or engage with you in the same manner.

E. How to Exercise Your California Consumer Rights

  • To exercise your right to know and/or your right to deletion, please submit a request by contacting us at [email protected].
  • We will need to verify your identity before processing your request.
  • In order to verify your identity, we will generally require sufficient information from you so that we can match it to the information we maintain about you in our systems. Sometimes we may need additional personal information from you to be able to identify you. We will notify you.
  • We may decline a request to exercise the right to know and/or right to deletion, particularly where we cannot verify your identity or locate your information in our systems or as permitted by law.
  • You may choose to designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. No information will be disclosed until the authorized agent’s authority has been reviewed and verified. Once an authorized agent has submitted a request, we may require additional information (i.e., written authorization from you) to confirm the authorized agent’s authority.
  • If you are an employee/former employee of a OceanEssence.com client that uses our application and services, please direct your requests and/or questions directly to your employer/former employer.
  • If you are a third party (auditor, business associate, etc.), who was given access to the OceanEssence.com system by by another company, please direct your requests and/or questions directly to the company or client that gave you access.
  • We do not sell the personal information of California consumers.

F. California Minors Under Age 16

Our application and services are intended for adult use, and we do not expect them to be of any interest to minors. We do not intentionally collect any personal information of consumers below the age of 16.

G. Minors Under Age 16

Our application and services are intended for adult use, and we do not expect them to be of any interest to minors. We do not intentionally collect any personal information of consumers below the age of 16.

H. Health Disclaimer

The informational materials on OceanEssence.com are provided “as is” and without warranties.

Before using this website, you must agree to the following terms. Don’t use our website if you disagree with any of the following terms. Use of this website, or participation in any activities mentioned, means that you agree to be legally bound by these terms.

The website’s content is not a substitute for professional medical care. None of the information (including products and services) mentioned at OceanEssence.com should be used without clearance from your physician or healthcare provider. We are not medical professionals. Do not disregard, avoid, or delay obtaining medical advice from your healthcare professional, or stop undergoing any treatment, including medication, because of something you may have read here. The use of any information provided on the website or in provided materials, or products mentioned herein, is solely at your own risk.

Facts and information are believed to be accurate at the time they were placed in OceanEssence.com. All data provided in this website is to be used for informational purposes only and is intended to provide a review of scientific research, nutrients, products, and other information related to bone health and related topics.

While we have attempted to provide accurate and dependable information, professionals in the field may have differing opinions, and new information is regularly discovered. The author, editors, and publishers cannot be held responsible for any error, omission, professional disagreement, outdated material, or adverse outcome that arises from the use of any information, products, studies, or other material contained within our website or materials.

Services described are only offered in jurisdictions where they may be legally offered.

You agree to hold OceanEssence.com, its owners, employees, and its affiliates harmless from all liability for damage claims due to injuries, including attorney fees and costs, incurred by you, arising out of any information or products discussed on this website.