Privacy Policy

SeaStory values the privacy of your personal information and your usage of our Service and Data. This Privacy Policy explains what information SeaStory collects about you and why and how it may be used.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into the SeaStory Terms of Service, and applies to the information obtained by us through your use of this website, the Service and other SeaStory products and services. Capitalized terms used in this Privacy Policy and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings provided for those terms in the Terms of Service.

Information Collection

The mission of SeaStory is to provide highly targeted Services to those who need the information of ocean weather conditions and the standard and recommended routes. To achieve this mission SeaStory makes features and functionality available through our website, including our mobile and other applications, API, premium services, and other information provided as part of the SeaStory services ("Services") to enable personalized access to our Data and networking features. Registering an account with SeaStory is optional. By registering with SeaStory, you voluntarily and willingly provide SeaStory certain information, including personally identifiable information, which we collect in order to provide the Services. If you have any hesitation about providing information to us and/or having your information displayed on the SeaStory website or otherwise used in any manner permitted in this Privacy Policy and the User Agreement, you should not become a member of the SeaStory Services; and, if you are already a member, you should close your account.

A list of the Personal Information SeaStory may collect, and why we collect it, follows.

Login information

In order to become a Member, you must provide us the following information to create an account:

Name
Email address
Password

Without this minimal amount of information, you cannot create a SeaStory account.

Customer service and Sales

We collect information when you interact with SeaStory's Customer Service and Sales teams in order to accurately categorize and respond to your requests.

Use of the Services

We receive information when you interact with and use the SeaStory website, SeaStory mobile applications and API. If you have given permission to the SeaStory mobile application to use your device's location, we might also use this information for statistical purposes and to check you in a vessel or improve SeaStory tracking coverage.

Cookies

Like most websites, we use cookies and web log files to track site usage and trends, to improve the quality of our service, to customize your experience on SeaStory, as well as to deliver SeaStory and third-party advertising to Users.

Cookies are small data files that a web site you visit may save on your hard drive. They usually include an anonymous unique identifier. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer viruses.

You can remove or block cookies using the settings in your browser, but in some cases doing so may prevent SeaStory from fully functioning. One type of cookie, known as a "persistent" cookie, is set once you've logged in to your SeaStory account. The next time you visit the SeaStory website, the persistent cookie will allow us to recognize you as an existing Member so you will not need to log in before using the Services, to display the Live Map as you last configured it etc.

We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how users use our web site and our mobile applications. Google Analytics cookies do not provide SeaStory with any personally identifiable information. They can tell us things like how you arrived at the SeaStory site, if you have visited the site before, how long you stay on the site, and which pages on the site you visited. They can also provide us with general information about where in the world a user may be located. This information helps us understand how people use our site and our products, and it gives us information about the kind of experience people have on our site and with our products, all of which helps us learn how to make the SeaStory experience even better.

Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we are utilizing browser local storage technology to store your preferences and make your user experience more consistent. Local storage is a persistent type of storage, that provides similar functionality to cookies, but its contents are not transmitted across the Internet, like cookies are.

Like cookies, you can control how local storage works on your browser settings on a global or website specific manner. Disabling the local storage functionality on your browser will result in loss of functionality of the map and other features of the website.

Email communication

Occasionally, we may want to contact you with information about product announcements, software updates and special offers. We also may want to contact you with information about products and services from our business partners. You may opt out of such communications at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link found within SeaStory email updates.

Your e-mail address will not be used to send unsolicited commercial messages.

Third parties

SeaStory takes the privacy of our Users very seriously, and we do not sell, rent, or otherwise provide your personally identifiable information to third parties, except as described in this policy. We will also not share other personal information not published to your profile or generated through engagement with other SeaStory services without your explicit consent or to carry out your instructions (for example, to process payment information) unless, disclosure is reasonably necessary in our opinion to: (1) comply with legal process, including, but not limited to, civil and criminal subpoenas, court orders or other compulsory disclosures; (2) enforce this Agreement; (3) respond to claims of a violation of the rights of third parties, whether or not the third party is a User, individual, or government agency; (4) respond to customer service or sales inquiries; or (5) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of SeaStory, our Users or the public.

We may provide aggregated anonymous data about the usage of the Services to third parties for purposes that we deem, in our sole discretion, to be appropriate, including to prospective advertisers on SeaStory.

Member account

Each user is personally and solely responsible for all actions and transactions made through his account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and you should ensure that you exit properly from your account at the end of each session.

In case you notice any unauthorised use of your account or any other (real or potential) breach of security, you have to immediately notify the Website's administrators. SeaStory is under no circumstances liable for any loss or damages arising from your failure to comply with this term. SeaStory maintains the right to delete an account, if violation of any of these Terms is proved.

Data Storage and Security

SeaStory is committed to protecting the security of your information and takes reasonable precautions to protect it. However, Internet data transmissions, whether wired or wireless, cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and as a result, we cannot ensure the security of information you transmit to us; accordingly, you acknowledge that you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your data transmission, we make all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems:

Your SeaStory password is protected by encryption so that only you have access to it.

Your personal information and data stored in our systems is protected by various physical, electronic and procedural safeguards. It is housed in a secure facility, and SeaStory and our hosting partners restrict physical and network access to this facility to select trained staff.

Certain SeaStory Services support the use of standard SSL encryption to protect data transmissions. However, this is not a guarantee that such data transmissions cannot be accessed, altered or deleted due to firewall or other security software failures.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

As SeaStory evolves, we may need to update this Policy to keep pace with changes in the Service and laws applicable to us and you; we will, however, always maintain our commitment to respect your privacy.

We will post any revisions to this Policy, so we recommend that you periodically check back here to stay informed of any changes. We will ask for your consent to such changes if required by applicable law; in other cases, please note that your continuation of your SeaStory Service account after any change means that you agree with, and consent to be bound by, the new Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any changes in this Policy and do not wish your information to be subject to the revised Policy, you will need to close your account before the new Policy becomes effective.

How to contact us

SeaStory welcomes your feedback regarding this Privacy Policy. If you have questions, comments or concerns about this Policy, please contact us by submitting a request e-mail (support@seastory300.com)

You have the right to delete, reform, modify and update your Data. You can at any time deactivate your account by submitting a request e-mail (support@seastory300.com).

You may contact us at the above e-mail address for any other information or objection you may have on data processing.