Oceans Oasis – Blue Startup Innovation
Last Updated: November 12, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Oceans Oasis – Blue Startup Innovation (“Oceans Oasis,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or make use of our website at https://www.oceansoasis.org/ (the “Site”) and utilize our related services, including application to our Programs.
1. Information We Collect
We collect different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
1.1 Personal Data (Directly Collected)
We collect Personal Data that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Apply to a Program (e.g., Accelerator or Aquapark): Name, email address, phone number, organization name, business concept, pitch deck, and any proprietary information included in the application.
- Sign Up for Newsletters/Updates: Name and email address.
- Contact Us: Name, email address, and content of your message.
1.2 Usage Data (Automatically Collected)
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site. This Usage Data may include:
- Your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Browser type and version.
- The pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
- Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
1.3 Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as those for analytics) to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information. 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.
2. Use of Data
Oceans Oasis uses the collected data for various purposes, primarily:
- To Process Program Applications: To evaluate your business, project, or startup for potential acceptance into our acceleration or lab-for-rent Programs (Aquapark).
- To Maintain the Site: To provide and maintain the Service, including monitoring its usage and performance.
- To Communicate: To notify you about changes to our Service, send you newsletters or promotional materials (if you opt-in), and respond to your inquiries.
- For Security: To prevent technical issues and detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraud.
- To Fulfill Contractual Obligations: To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, such as a Program Agreement.
3. Confidentiality and Disclosure of Program Data
3.1 Confidentiality of Applications
We understand the sensitive nature of the information submitted during the application phase. We treat all proprietary information submitted in application forms with a reasonable standard of confidentiality. Access to this information is restricted to the Oceans Oasis team members and a select committee of evaluators necessary for the selection process.
3.2 Legal Disclosure
Oceans Oasis may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., a court order).
- Protect and defend the rights or property of Oceans Oasis.
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
4. Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us. We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
However, 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.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location and applicable laws (such as GDPR or other regional regulations), you may have the right to:
- Access the Personal Data we hold about you.
- Rectify any Personal Data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Request Erasure of your Personal Data.
- Object to our processing of your Personal Data.
- Withdraw Consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your Personal Data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
6. Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us (e.g., links to partner organizations or investor sites). We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit, as we have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
7. 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 Privacy Policy.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: [Insert Official Oceans Oasis Email Address Here]
- By visiting this page on our website: [Insert Link to Contact Form or Contact Page]
