This Privacy Policy describes how Blue Ocean Tides collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our website, blueoceantides.com (the “Website”).
Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website:
- Personal Information: This directly identifies you and may include your name, phone number, email address, mailing address, username, password, contact preferences, and billing address. We only collect this information when you provide it to us directly, such as when you sign up for a newsletter or make a purchase.
- Non-Personal Information: This information does not directly identify you and may include your IP address, operating system, device type, referring URLs, pages visited on our Website, and your usage patterns. We collect this information automatically through cookies and other tracking technologies like Google Analytics and Google Search Console
How We Use Your Information
We us the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide and operate the Website: This includes fulfilling your requests, processing your orders, and delivering content and services to you.
- To communicate with you: We may use your email address or phone number to send you information about our products and services, respond to your inquiries, and send you marketing communications (with your consent).
- To improve the Website: We may use the information we collect to analyze how users interact with the Website and to improve its design and functionality.
- To comply with the law: We may use your information to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Legal Bases for Processing (for users in the EU, UK, and Switzerland)
We process your personal information based on the following legal bases:
- Consent: When you provide your consent to us, for example, by signing up for a newsletter.
- Performance of a Contract: To fulfill our contractual obligations to you, such as processing your orders.
- Legitimate Interests: To pursue our legitimate interests, such as improving the Website or sending you marketing communications (provided we do so in a way that does not override your rights and interests).
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose your information to third-party service providers who help us operate the Website and provide our services. These service providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and to use it only for the purposes we have specified.
We will not disclose your information to any other third party without your consent, except as required by law.
Your Choices
You have choices about how we collect, use, and share your information. You can:
- Opt out of marketing communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any marketing email we send you.
- Manage your cookies: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of the Website may not function properly.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When we no longer need to retain your information, we will securely delete it.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. We will take steps to delete the information from our records.
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of your information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Website. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
Compliance with US State Laws
This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with all applicable US state privacy laws.
EEA & UK Representative
We do not currently have an EEA or UK representative. However, we will appoint one if required by law.
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
We do not currently have a Data Protection Officer (DPO). However, we will appoint one if required by law.