Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 6, 2024

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for an account, use our services, or contact us directly. This may include:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address.
• Professional Information: Job title, department, hospital affiliation.
• Account Information: Username, password, and other security-related information.

1.2 Usage Data

We collect information automatically when you use the application. This may include:

• Log Information: IP address, browser type, access times, pages viewed, and the referring URL.
• Device Information: Information about your device, including device type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
• Usage Information: Information about how you use our application, such as the features you use and the actions you take.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect or receive for various purposes, including to:

• Facilitate Account Creation: To create and secure your account on our platform.
• Provide Services: To operate, maintain, and provide you with the features and functionality of the application.
• Improve Services: To analyze trends and usage to improve our services and develop new features.
• Communicate with You: To send you administrative information, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
• Marketing and Promotions: To send you marketing and promotional communications that we believe may be of interest to you.
• Compliance and Protection: To comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

3. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

• With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties if you have given us specific consent to do so.
• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
• Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

4. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. These measures are intended to protect your data from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. However, please note that no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible, then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

6. Your Privacy Rights

6.1 Access and Correction

You have the right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information. You can do so by contacting us at OceantechVN. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

6.2 Opt-Out of Marketing Communications

You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the emails or by contacting us directly.

6.3 Data Portability

In some jurisdictions, you may have the right to request the transfer of your personal information to a third party of your choice.

7. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal information, may be transferred to and maintained on servers and databases located outside your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal information, to the United States and process it there.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices, services, legal requirements, and other operational reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy, our practices, or if you would like to exercise your rights regarding your personal information, please contact us at OceantechVN.