COVE – Website Privacy Policy
COVE is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to its official websites (collectively, “Website”). This policy summarizes COVE’s privacy policy and practices for its Website. In this privacy policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refers to COVE.
Collection
Our Website does not automatically collect personal information from you. We only collect your personal information (such as your name and email address) if you provide it voluntarily to us by sending us mail or email, using COVEs contact submission form. Any personal information you choose to provide to us will be handled in accordance with applicable privacy legislation and our policies and procedures.
Our Website does automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse our Website, we collect information about the individual web pages or content that you view, what Websites or search terms referred you to our Website, and information about how you interact with our Website. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- Cookies, which are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org or the settings in your browser;
- Log files, which track actions occurring on the Website, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, internet service provider, general geographic location, referring and exit pages, and date and time stamps; and
- Web beacons, tags, and pixels, which are electronic files used to record information about how you browse our Website.
Use
We may use information that we collect or that you provide to us, including personal information:
- To present our Website and its contents to you;
- To respond to your inquiries, comments, or requests you make from us;
- To fulfill the purposes for which you provided the information or that were described when your information was collected, or any other purpose for which you provide it, or for a compatible purpose;
- To comply with legal requirements;
- To improve our Website or visitor or member relations and experiences;
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; or
- For any other purpose with your consent.
Disclosure
We may disclose information that we collect or that you provide to us, including personal information:
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provided it or to fulfil any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
- To COVE personnel who need the information to perform their responsibilities, to respond to requests you make from us, or otherwise have a need to know in relation to the purpose for which it was collected;
- In accordance with applicable law to a successor in which personal information held by us about our users and members is among the assets transferred;
- To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request, in accordance with applicable law;
- If we believe the disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of COVE, our community, or others; or
- With your consent.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. We use electronic and administrative measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure, but the security of your information also depends on you. If we have given you, or you have chosen, a password for accessing user-restricted areas of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.
In addition, transmitting information via the Internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of any personal information you choose to transmit to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for any circumvention of privacy settings or security measures on the Website.
Linked Sites
Our Website may contain links to social media and other third-party websites. We accept no responsibility for the contents or privacy practices of any social media accounts, third-party websites, or any other linked content.
Contact
Please contact us by email at info@coveocean.com or by mail at the address below if you have any questions, comments, or concerns:
COVE
27 Parker Street
Dartmouth Nova Scotia
B2Y 4T5
Last updated: September 29th, 2023