Privacy Policy

GeoThinkTank LLC ("us", "we", or "our") operates the Nautical Eye mobile application, the Nautical Eye Environmental Intelligence Reporting System (NEEIRS) website, and the Nautical Eye website (hereinafter referred to as the "Service").

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This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

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We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

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Definitions

• Service

Service is the Nautical Eye mobile application, Nautical Eye Environmental Intelligence Reporting System (NEEIRS) website, and Nautical Eye website owned & operated by GeoThinkTank LLC.

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• Personal Data

Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

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• Usage Data

Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

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• Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

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• Data Controller

Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.

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• Data Processors (or Service Providers)

Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.

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We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

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• Data Subject (or User)

Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.

 

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

 

Types of Data Collected

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Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address

• First name and last name

• Phone number

• Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City

• Cookies and Usage Data

 

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us.

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Information and Content You Provide

We collect the content and other information you provide when you use our Services, including when you sign up for an account and create content. This can include information in or about the content you provide (like metadata), such as the location(s) of a photo or the date a file was created. Our systems can automatically process content you and others provide to analyze context and what's in them for the purposes of our Service.

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Usage Data

When you access the Service with a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data ("Usage Data"). We collect information about how you use our Services, such as the types of content you view or engage with; the features you use; the actions you take; the data you interact with; and the time, frequency and duration of your activities. For example, we log when you're using and have last used our Services, and what content you view on our Services.

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Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so ("Location Data"). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service.

You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time by way of your device settings. Users whom choose to disable location services may not be able to use some portions of our Service (features like map initialization in your area, show my location, and location based lightning notifications). Users that choose to disable location services will by default have a starting map location of Washington, DC to begin each session.

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Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

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You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

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Examples of Cookies we use:

• Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.

• Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.

• Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

 

Use of Data

GeoThinkTank LLC uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service

• To notify you about changes to our Service

• To allow you to engage in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so

• To provide customer support

• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service

• To monitor the usage of our Service

• To detect, prevent and address technical issues

• To conduct research & development, Ads, and other sponsored content: we use the information we have to select and personalize content, ads, offers and other sponsored content that we show you.

• To provide analytics and other business services: we use the information we have (including your activity off our Services) to help advertisers and other partners conduct their ads and services.

• To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information

 

Sharing of Data

Your information is shared with others in the following ways:

• When a NEEIRS Member submits content it can be viewed by anyone using the Service

 

Sharing with Third-Party Partners

We may work with third-party partners who help us provide and improve our Services or who use our data analytics to grow their businesses:

• Partners who use our analytics services: we may provide aggregated statistics and insights that help people and businesses understand how people are engaging with other content on and off of our Services.

• Advertisers: we may provide advertisers with reports about the kinds of people seeing their ads and how their ads are performing, but we don't share information that personally identifies you (information such as your name or email address that by itself can be used to contact you or identifies who you are) unless you give us permission.

• Measurement partners: we may share information about you with companies that aggregate it to provide analytics and measurement reports to our partners.

• Vendors and service providers: we may provide information and content to vendors and service providers who support our business, such as by providing technical infrastructure services, analyzing how our Services are used, providing customer service, facilitating payments or conducting surveys.

• Researchers and academics: we may also provide information and content to research partners and academics to conduct research that advances scholarship and innovation that support our business or mission, and enhances discovery and innovation on topics of general research and development, environmental benefit, technological advancement, public interest, health and well-being.

 

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), GeoThinkTank LLC legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

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GeoThinkTank LLC may process your Personal Data because:

• We need to perform a contract with you

• You have given us permission to do so

• The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights

• For payment processing purposes

• To comply with the law

 

Retention of Data

GeoThinkTank LLC will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

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GeoThinkTank LLC will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

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Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to - and maintained on - computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

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If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

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GeoThinkTank LLC will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

 

Disclosure of Data

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Business Transaction

If GeoThinkTank LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

 

Disclosure for Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, GeoThinkTank LLC may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

 

Legal Requirements

GeoThinkTank LLC may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• To comply with a legal obligation

• To protect and defend the rights or property of GeoThinkTank LLC

• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service

• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public

• To protect against legal liability

 

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

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Our Policy on "Do Not Track" Signals under the California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA)

We do not support Do Not Track ("DNT"). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.

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You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

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Your Data Protection Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. GeoThinkTank LLC aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your Personal Data.

 

If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

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In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.

• The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.

• The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.

• The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.

• The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.

• The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where GeoThinkTank LLC relied on your consent to process your personal information.

 

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

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You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

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Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

 

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

 

App Login

We may use third-party service providers to validate users via email or SMS for login.

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• Google Firebase

• Google Firebase is a Google-backed application development software that enables developers to develop iOS, Android and Web apps. Firebase authentication provides tools for sign-in authentication and account managment.

 

For more information on the privacy practices of Google Firebase, please visit the Google Firebase Privacy & Terms web pages:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

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• Twilio

Twilio is a cloud communications platform that provides software developers with building blocks to add communications to web and mobile applications. Nautical Eye uses Twilio to validate users via SMS for app login.

For more information on the privacy practices of Twilio, please visit the Twilio Privacy & Terms web pages:

https://www.twilio.com/legal/privacy
 

Video Content

We may use third-party Service Providers to host and serve video content on the Service.

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• Vimeo

Vimeo is a video collaboration and distribution service. Video is uploaded to a Nautical Eye business service plan to share your video throughout our service.

 

For more information on the privacy practices of Vimeo, please visit the Vimeo Privacy & Terms web page: https://vimeo.com/privacy

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Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

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• Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You may opt-out of certain Google Analytics features through your mobile device settings, such as your device advertising settings or by following the instructions provided by Google in their Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

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For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

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• Google Firebase

Google Firebase is a Google-backed application development software that enables developers to develop iOS, Android and Web apps. Firebase provides tools for tracking analytics, reporting and fixing app crashes, creating marketing and product experiment.

 

For more information on the privacy practices of Google Firebase, please visit the Google Firebase Privacy & Terms web pages:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

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• Facebook Software Development Kit (SDK)

Facebook, may use cookies, web beacons, and other storage technologies to collect or receive information from your websites, apps and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services, target ads and as described in the Facebook Data Policy.

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You can opt-out of the collection and use of information for ad targeting through your mobile device settings:

 

iOS mobile device:

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Tap Privacy.

3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and tap.

4. Toggle the switch on.

 

Android mobile device:

1. Open your 'Settings' app.

2. Locate and tap Google.

3. Select Ads.

4. Turn ON Opt out of Ads Personalization.

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Behavioral Remarketing

GeoThinkTank LLC uses remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.

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• Google Ads (AdWords)

Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc.

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You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads

 

Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout - for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics.

 

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

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• Facebook

Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc.

 

You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950

 

To opt-out from Facebook's interest-based ads, follow these instructions from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217

 

Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http://youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or opt-out using your mobile device settings.

 

For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

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Payments

We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).

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We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

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The payment processors we work with are:

• Apple Store In-App Payments

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/

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• Google Play In-App Payments

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

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• Stripe

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/privacy

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Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

 

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

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Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").

 

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

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Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

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We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

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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.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@nauticaleye.com

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