OCI – PRIVACY POLICY

EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This Privacy Policy serves to notify you of the following:

1. WHAT IS OCI’S COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY?

Your privacy is important to OCI. To better protect your privacy, this policy is provided to explain OCI’s information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. This privacy policy applies to user interactions that occur directly between OCI and the participants of its ecosystem (the “Ecosystem”).

2. WHAT INFORMATION DOES OCI COLLECT?

This notice applies to all information collected or submitted in relation to the OCI Ecosystem. When signing up for or utilizing the Ecosystem services delivered by OCI, the following types of information may be collected:

  • Identification data (name, address, telephone, email address, etc.);

  • Electronic identification data (such as IP addresses, cookies, and log files);

  • Survey results and usage information;

  • Diagnostic information (data collected for purposes related to software or network operation, quality and maintenance, such as CPU, operating system, and memory information).

3. HOW DOES OCI USE THIS INFORMATION?

In general, OCI uses the information it collects to provide communications to you, participant initial setup, to help us understand who uses the Ecosystem services, to improve the Ecosystem services, and to contact you for customer service purposes. We may use return email addresses to answer emails OCI has received or to deliver requested communications to you. We may use contact information provided via registration pages to provide support and periodically keep you informed of OCI news and Ecosystem updates. You may opt-out of receiving this information at any time. We may monitor and store user communications and, if we learn of improper or unlawful conduct, respond in accordance with this policy and our Charter Agreement. We may use non-identifying and aggregate information to provide you with customer support, to troubleshoot problems and to improve our Ecosystem.

4. DOES OCI DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION TO OTHERS?

Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy or in our Charter Agreement, or as specifically authorized by you, OCI will not disclose any information OCI gathers from you as a result of your use of or participation in the Ecosystem.

Laws and Legal Rights. OCI may disclose your information (including personally identifiable information) if it believes in good faith that it is required to do so in order to comply with an applicable statute, regulation, rule or law, a subpoena, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order, or other valid legal process. OCI may also disclose personally identifiable information when it has reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating any agreements made with us, or to protect the safety and/or security of itself, its users, or the general public.

Third Parties Generally. OCI may provide to third parties information about you that does not allow you to be identified or contacted, including where such information is combined with similar information of other users of the Ecosystem. For example, OCI might inform third parties regarding the number of unique users who visit the Ecosystem or the demographic breakdown of the registered users of the Ecosystem. The third parties to which OCI may provide this information may include potential or actual advertisers, providers of advertising products or services (including vendors and Web site tracking services), commercial partners, sponsors, licensees, researchers and other similar parties.

Outside Contractors. OCI may employ independent contractors, vendors and suppliers (collectively, “Outside Contractors”) to provide specific services and products related to the OCI Ecosystem, such as hosting and maintaining the service and developing applications for the Ecosystem. In the course of providing products or services to OCI, these Outside Contractors may sometimes have limited access to information collected on the Ecosystem, including your personally identifiable information. We require that these contractors agree (1) to protect the privacy of your personally identifiable information consistent with this Privacy Policy, and (2) not to use or disclose your personally identifiable information for any purpose other than providing OCI and its users with the products or services for which they are contracted.

Third Party Merchants. In addition, through the OCI Ecosystem, you may be given the opportunity to purchase (or to obtain more information regarding) certain content, products or services that are sold by parties other than OCI (collectively, “Merchants”). We attempt to make it clear to you when you are dealing with a Merchant by opening a new browser or otherwise notifying you that you are leaving the OCI Ecosystem. For example, if you see a phrase such as “powered by” or “brought to you by” followed by the name of a person or company other than OCI or the OCI service, then you are likely on, or about to enter, a Web site hosted or operated by a person or company other than OCI. Merchants may request that you submit certain information to them in order to purchase their products, services or additional information. By submitting the requested information, you affirmatively consent to have that information shared with the Merchant. This information is used by the Merchant and may be subject to a different privacy policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of Merchants. We encourage you to be aware when the OCI Service links to Merchants’ Web sites and to read the privacy policies or statements of each and every Merchant Web site. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the OCI Service. We do not otherwise share or disclose your personally identifiable information to Merchants.

Sale of Business. OCI reserves the right to transfer information to a third party in the event of a sale, merger or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of OCI, provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Affiliates. OCI may disclose information (including personally identifiable information) about you to its Affiliates. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Affiliates” means any person or entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with OCI, whether by ownership or otherwise. Any information relating to you that OCI provides to its Affiliates will be treated by those Affiliates in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

OCI’s Participants. Except as specifically authorized by you, OCI will not disclose to participants, including Affiliates, any personally identifiable information OCI gathers from you as a result of your use of the OCI Ecosystem.

5. HOW DOES OCI PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

OCI strives to provide secure transmission of your information from your computer to OCI’s servers through industry-standard techniques. For example, OCI has put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures for the purpose of safeguarding and securing the information OCI collects from its users. You should be aware that there is always some risk involved in transmitting information over the Internet. There is also some risk that others could find a way to thwart security systems. As a result, while OCI is dedicated to protecting your information, OCI cannot warrant the security and privacy of any information you transmit to OCI, and you do so at your own risk.

6. HOW CAN YOU ACCESS OR CORRECT YOUR INFORMATION?

You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by contacting hello@oc-i.org. To protect your privacy and security, OCI will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections. Corrections will not have an effect on other information that we maintain, or information that we have provided to third-parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy prior to such correction. You should be aware that it is not technologically possible to remove each and every record of the information you have provided to OCI from OCI’s system. The need to back up OCI’s systems to protect information from inadvertent loss means that a copy of your personally identifiable information may exist in a non-erasable form that will be difficult or impossible for OCI to locate. Therefore, while we can respond to your request for removal by making no further use of your personal data, except as stated in this Policy or required by law, it will often remain stored or archived in our system.

7. FOR HOW LONG IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA KEPT BY OCI?

OCI may retain your information for as long as it is necessary to: (1) fulfill any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or (2) comply with applicable legislation, regulatory requests and relevant orders from competent courts. However, any information stored or archived in our system (as noted above) may be maintained until the applicable media are erased or destroyed.

8. HOW CAN THIS PRIVACY POLICY BE MODIFIED?

OCI reserves the right to modify the provisions of this Privacy Policy as it deems necessary at any time. We will inform you of these changes by directed notice (e.g., email to your known address) or by publishing the revised Privacy Policy online. The revised Privacy Policy shall become effective thirty (30) days after being so noticed or posted, unless you expressly indicate your acceptance of the revised notice earlier (for example by clicking on an “accept” button), in which case the revised Privacy Policy will become effective when accepted by you. You agree that the express acceptance by you, or your continued participation in the OCI after the 30-day notice period, shall constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. If you do not accept the revised Privacy Policy, we will either cease all further use of your personal data or continue to use it in accordance with the policy previously in effect.

9. DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLY WHEN YOU LINK TO OTHER WEB SITES?

As indicated above, the Service may contain links to Web sites not owned or operated by OCI. You should be aware that OCI is not responsible for the privacy practices of such Web sites. OCI encourages you to be aware when the Service links to other Web sites and to read the privacy policies or statements of each and every Web site. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the OCI Service.

10. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT OCI?

Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please send OCI an email at hello@oc-i.org.

BY USING THE OCI SERVICE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE OCI’S SERVICE.