Updated April 8, 2009.
Protection of Information
Oceanus Consulting values the trust our clients place in us. Accordingly, we adhere to the highest ethical standards in gathering, using, and safeguarding the customer information you entrust to us. This privacy policy is designed to inform you of the information we collect and how we work to protect your privacy.
This privacy policy applies to the web site of Oceanus Consulting only. Your continued use of the Oceanus Consulting web site constitutes your consent to the Oceanus Consulting privacy policy and any updates.
Our web site may provide links to other, third-party web sites which are outside our control and are not covered by this privacy policy. Each external web site should be protected by its own privacy policy.
Personally Identifiable Information
In general, you can browse our web site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information. Oceanus Consulting collects no personally identifiable information about the consumers who browse our web site unless they decide to supply that information to us in an on-line form or by e-mail. Web site visitors who do not want their personally identifiable information collected on-line are asked not to submit such information to Oceanus Consulting.
The Oceanus Consulting World Wide Web site collects personal information (such as name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address) from web site visitors only when visitors provide such information voluntarily. Oceanus Consulting gathers only the customer information that is needed to administer our business and provide superior customer service.
Third parties that require access to Oceanus Consulting customer information in order to provide operational or other support services to Oceanus Consulting must agree to safeguard customer information in strict compliance with Oceanus Consulting policy. We only provide third-parties with the minimum amount of personally identifiable information necessary to complete the requested service, product, or transaction.
Use and Collection of Customer Information
Oceanus Consulting employs the services of PayPal to transact online financial payments for the convenience of our customers. Visitors to this web site are requested to supply information to PayPal only if they are comfortable doing so. For more information about the PayPal privacy policies and use of personally identifiable information by PayPal, review the Privacy Policy for PayPal Services.
Oceanus Consulting does not rent, sell, or exchange personally identifiable information about our customers with other entities. Access to information about Oceanus Consulting customers acquired through our web site is restricted to the Oceanus Consulting business only.
Accuracy and Security of Customer Information
Oceanus Consulting enforces its policies in regard to gathering, access, and use of personal customer information by its principals. Oceanus Consulting makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the customer information it maintains is accurate, timely, and secure.
Our web hosting service maintains appropriate security measures to protect against the unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of information that we collect on our web site and through e-mail. We use industry standard encryption techniques to protect customer data provided to us via e-mail and through forms on our web site.
E-mail that you send us is not necessarily secure against interception. It is your responsibility to avoid including sensitive information in your e-mail communications. If your e-mail communication includes sensitive information, such as your bank account number, Social Security number, or credit or charge card numbers, Oceanus Consulting requests that you contact us by mail or telephone as a better alternative.
If the personally identifiable information Oceanus Consulting has gathered from you changes or you would like to revise such information, Oceanus Consulting requests that you send corrections to mail@oceanus-consulting.com or contact us by phone at 781-316-2557.
To be removed from our records, send an e-mail message to mail@oceanus-consulting.com or contact us by phone at 781-316-2557. Oceanus Consulting informs such visitors that it will make all reasonable efforts to delete the indicated contact information as requested.
Children
Oceanus Consulting has no intention of collecting personally identifiable information (name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) from children (individuals under the age of 13) on-line and using that information for marketing purposes.
If a child has provided Oceanus Consulting with an e-mail address, Oceanus Consulting requests that a parent or guardian of the child contact Oceanus Consulting at mail@oceanus-consulting.com or contact us by phone at 781-316-2557 to have the e-mail address deleted from Oceanus Consulting records. Oceanus Consulting informs customers that it will make all reasonable efforts to remove such e-mail addresses from its records as expeditiously as possible.
Visit the Federal Trade Commission web site at www.ftc.gov for information about protecting children's privacy on-line.
Information Collected Automatically
The Oceanus Consulting web server may collect information from web site visitors that is not personally identifiable, such as your operating system, browser, domain name or IP (Internet Protocol) address, and the specific web pages on the Oceanus Consulting web site that are accessed or visited. Oceanus Consulting only collects this information in the aggregate and only uses it to monitor web site traffic and improve Oceanus Consulting web pages.
Information Placed Automatically on Visitors' Computers
Oceanus Consulting informs web site visitors that when they visit the Oceanus Consulting web site, third parties may store information on your computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive to record anonymous information about your computer session.
Oceanus Consulting employs the use of Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with this web site. Google Analytics collects information anonymously, and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. Google Analytics uses a cookie to store information, such as what time the current visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to the site before, and what site referred the visitor to the web page.
To disable this type of cookie, some browsers indicate when a cookie is being sent and allow you to decline cookies on a case-by-case basis.
Information Collected through Advertising Programs
Oceanus Consulting also uses third-party advertising companies, such as the Google AdSense program, to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use anonymous information (not including personally identifiable information such as your name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, review the following privacy policies:
Google uses the DoubleClick DART advertising cookie to help Google AdSense advertisers and publishers serve and manage ads across the web. For more information about the DART advertising cookie, visit the DoubleClick Privacy FAQ.
You can view, edit, and manage your ads preferences associated with this cookie by accessing Google's Ads Preferences Manager. In addition, you may opt out of the DoubleClick cookie at any time by using the Ads Preferences Manager, or by using DoubleClick's opt-out cookie.
Opting out of the DoubleClick cookie does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising. It means that AdSense will no longer deliver ads tailored to your Web preferences and usage patterns.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Note that some third-party features and services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or feel that Oceanus Consulting is not complying with our stated privacy policy, please contact us.
Our postal address is:
Oceanus Consulting
16 Rockmont Road
Arlington, MA 02474
You can reach us by telephone at 781-316-2557 or by e-mail at mail@oceanus-consulting.com.