Ozean Merch prioritizes the processing, confidentiality, and security of your personal information.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about how we gather, use, share, and protect your personal data. It also outlines your rights and choices regarding your personal information and provides guidance on how to contact us for inquiries.
What is considered personal data?
The term "personal data" refers to any information related to an identified individual or an individual who can be directly or indirectly identified.
What personal data do we collect and when do we collect it?
We collect information about you through various channels, depending on how you engage with us and our products and services. This includes interactions through our websites, media channels, online and mobile applications, advertisements, and select stores.
For what purposes is your personal data collected and used?
In addition to the aforementioned purposes, we utilize data in the following ways:
- To identify you when you visit our websites or stores.
- To facilitate the checkout process, provide products and services, and handle returns.
- To ensure secure online transactions, prevent fraud and payment issues, and manage debt collection (refer to our terms and conditions for further details).
- To enhance customer experience by gaining insights into our customers.
- To offer tailored services, especially as we enhance our products and services.
- To conduct statistical analyses for management, measurement, and reporting purposes to enhance our sales, marketing, and product development.
- To send marketing and promotional materials, including information about our products, services, sales, or promotions.
- To manage relationships and for internal administrative purposes.
While the sections above outline our primary reasons for collecting your personal data, in many cases, we may have multiple purposes. For example, when you make an online purchase, we collect your personal data to fulfill our contract with you and also retain your information to quickly address any post-transaction queries. Consequently, our collection and processing of your personal data are based on various factors, including your consent, our contractual obligations, legal requirements, and our legitimate business interests.
Who has access to your personal data?
In addition to the scenarios outlined in this Privacy Policy, we share personal data in the following instances:
- Affiliates
- Business Transactions: If another company acquires or intends to acquire our company, business, or assets, we will share personal data with them during negotiations.
- Other Disclosures with Your Consent: We may seek your permission to share your personal data with third parties not explicitly mentioned in this Privacy Policy.
- Other Disclosures without Your Consent: We may disclose personal data to third parties in response to legal requests or obligations, to enforce our rights, investigate potential illegal activities, or comply with regulatory requirements.
- Public Forums: Some of our websites allow public comments or reviews, making the shared information publicly accessible.
- Partner Promotions: We may collaborate with third-party partners for contests, sweepstakes, or promotions, where the information you provide may be shared between us and the partner.
- Service Providers: We engage service providers for various tasks, such as website administration, communication, customer service, payment processing, fraud prevention, marketing, and event organization.
- Social Media Platforms and Third-Party Services: Certain features on our websites provided by third parties may collect or share information when interacted with by users.
How do we safeguard your personal data?
While we strive to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, no method of electronic transmission or storage is entirely secure. If required by law to report a breach of your personal data, we will notify you through electronic means, in writing, or over the phone if legally permissible.
If you create an account on our websites, you will be prompted to set a password. It is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your password and account. Notify us promptly of any unauthorized access to your account.
Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies
We utilize various technologies like cookies, web beacons, pixels, and browser/web logs to gather data when you interact with our websites, mobile apps, and email communications. These technologies help us improve website functionality, user experience, and advertising efforts.
Cookies are small files placed on your device by websites you visit. They may be persistent (retained until deleted or expired) or session-based (erased upon closing your browser).
We deploy different types of cookies, such as:
- Necessary and Functional: Essential for website operation, including basic functions like navigation and secure access.
- Analytics: Improve products, services, and user experiences by monitoring website interactions.
- Advertising Tracking: Deliver relevant ads, limit exposure, measure campaign effectiveness, and analyze post-ad viewing behavior.
You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies, but this may impact website functionality. Refer to your browser's instructions for managing cookies.
Miscellaneous
Here are additional points related to our privacy practices:
- Third-Party Applications/Websites: Our websites may contain links to third-party websites or apps whose privacy practices we do not control. Review the privacy policies of these third parties for details on data collection and usage.
- Changes to This Privacy Policy