Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 1, 2024
At Seamo AI, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our ocean intelligence platform, website, and related services (collectively, the "Services").
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Register for an account
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Contact our customer support
- Participate in surveys or promotions
- Make payments for our Services
This information may include your name, email address, phone number, billing information, and professional affiliation.
1.2 Marine Research Data
When you use our Services, we collect and process marine research data that you upload, including:
- Underwater images and videos
- Geolocation data associated with marine research
- Species identification and classification data
- Research notes and annotations
- Project metadata and parameters
1.3 Usage Information
We automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our Services, including:
- IP address and device identifiers
- Browser type and version
- Operating system information
- Time and duration of Service usage
- Pages viewed and features used
- Error logs and performance data
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our Services
- Process and complete transactions
- Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- Develop new products and services
- Train and improve our AI models for marine species identification and analysis
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
- Personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Services and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our Services, such as session management and security features.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Services.
- Functionality Cookies: Enable us to personalize content and remember your preferences.
- Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our Services, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed to deliver more relevant content.
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 Services.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
4.1 Service Providers
We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
4.2 Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any change in ownership or uses of your information.
4.3 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
4.4 With Your Consent
We may share your information with your consent or at your direction.
4.5 Research Collaboration
With your explicit permission, we may share anonymized marine research data with research institutions, conservation organizations, or other partners for scientific research, conservation efforts, or educational purposes.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
We take specific measures to protect sensitive marine research data, including:
- Encryption of data in transit and at rest
- Access controls and authentication mechanisms
- Regular security assessments and audits
- Employee training on data protection
- Secure backup and recovery procedures
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
For marine research data, we retain the data for the duration of your account plus a reasonable period afterward to allow for continuity of research. You can request deletion of your research data at any time, subject to legal retention requirements.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Access: The right to request copies of your personal information.
- Rectification: The right to request that we correct inaccurate information about you.
- Erasure: The right to request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Restriction: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
- Data Portability: The right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used format.
- Objection: The right to object to our processing of your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@seamo.earth.
8. Children's Privacy
Our Services are not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the country in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.
We take appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information will remain protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy when transferred internationally.
10. 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 and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of 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.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@seamo.earth
Address: Riverside Square, 104 Riverside Drive, Nairobi, Kenya