LAST UPDATED OCTOBER 1, 2025
SUMMARY
This Privacy & Data Usage Policy covers our treatment of information gathered from you when you are using or accessing the https://blueoceanfuture.org/ websites and services. By using our website and services, you are accepting the terms of this policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
We collect non-personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also collect personal information from you when you:
Apply and register for membership.
Pay for services
Contact us directly
COOKIES
We use strictly necessary and analytics cookies on the https://blueoceanfuture.org/ websites to enhance the services you request. You can disable cookies from within your browser by following the instructions in the complete Privacy & Data Usage Policy below.
PRIVACY OF CHILDREN / SENSITIVE INFORMATION
We do not collect information from children at https://blueoceanfuture.org/. We do not knowingly collect or store sensitive consumer information, such as Social Security Numbers. If we are made aware that we have received such information, we will delete it from our servers.
USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use your personal information to provide you with the services you request, process your payments, provide support, and notify you about changes to our services and policies.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
There may be limited times when we disclose your personal information to third parties. This disclosure may be required for us to operate or provide your access to our Service, comply with our legal obligations, enforce our policies, or prevent fraud or illegal activity perpetrated through our services. We do not disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties for advertising or promotional purposes.
SECURITY
We protect your information using reasonable security measures, taking into account the types of information we collect and store, as well as the types of risks we face.
Blue Ocean Exchange
info@blueoceanfuture.org
SCOPE
This Privacy & Data Usage Policy is entered into by and between you and Venture Acceleration. Inc. This policy (together with our User Agreement) is presented to you to help you make an informed decision about using this website and services and to explain to you what information we collect, how we store that information, and how we may use it. By using blueoceanfuture.org, or any other blueoceanfuture.org website, app, or service on which this policy appears (collectively the “blueoceanfuture.org Sites”), you are consenting to have your personally and non-personally identifiable data transferred to and/or processed in the United States in accordance with the terms of this Privacy & Data Usage Policy. Please do not use the blueoceanfuture.org Sites if you do not agree with this policy and any other policies listed on the blueoceanfuture.org Sites.
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
When you enter the blueoceanfuture.org Sites, we may collect certain non-personally identifiable information. This may include your browser information (such as browser type, version, host operating system, and language), as well as your IP address. We use this information to help diagnose problems with our servers and for other administrative purposes.
Additionally, aggregate traffic information may also be collected at the blueoceanfuture.org Sites from this non-personally identifiable data. We may use this data to improve the services offered at the blueoceanfuture.org Sites.
Personally Identifiable Information
The services offered by blueoceanfuture.org are only made available if we have certain information about you. To register as a member and access these services, you will, from time to time, be asked to submit personal information about yourself. We collect and process the following personally identifiable information related to our services:
Registration information. In applying for and maintaining blueoceanfuture.org membership, we require certain contact information (including your first name, last name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address). We use this to contact you regarding your membership and for support and administrative purposes.
Payment Information. When paying for membership with blueoceanfuture.org, we collect your full name, billing address, and personal payment information. This information is used for the limited purpose of processing any purchases you may make. We do not store payment card information on our servers. Payments are processed securely by our payment vendor, Stripe.
Support. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
Conversations for training and/or monitoring purposes.
USE OF COOKIES
We use cookies on the blueoceanfuture.org Sites. By using the blueoceanfuture.org Sites, you accept the use of cookies in accordance with this Privacy & Data Usage Policy. If you do not wish to use these cookies, please disable them following the instructions in this Privacy & Data Usage Policy.
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are small text files that websites place in your browser when you visit them. When you return to the site, the site can access its previously placed cookie to identify your browser uniquely. Cookies accomplish several different things. They recall your preferences on a website, help content render more efficiently, and improve the overall user experience. They can also help advertisers see what interests you and what advertising may be relevant to you. For further information on cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE ON THE blueoceanfuture.org SITES?
We primarily use two different types of cookies on this website: (1) Strictly Necessary Cookies and (2) Analytics Cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to navigate the website and use its features and services, such as accessing secure areas of the website. These cookies do not collect information about you that could be used for marketing purposes or to track your internet activity.
Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, such as which pages they visit most frequently and whether they encounter error messages on web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you. All the information collected by these cookies is anonymous and is used solely to improve the website’s services.
Specifically, the blueoceanfuture.org Sites use Google Analytics Cookies. Information collected by the Google Analytics cookies will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States of America in accordance with its privacy practices. To view an overview of privacy at Google and its application to Google Analytics, visit http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ads/#toc-analytics. You may opt out of tracking by Google Analytics by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.
MANAGING COOKIES
You can enable, disable, or delete cookies within your browser. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools”, or “Edit” menu). Turning off a cookie or category of cookies does not delete the cookie from your browser; you will need to do this yourself from within your browser by choosing the option to delete cookies. If you have disabled one or more analytics cookies, we may still use information collected from cookies prior to your disabled preference being set; however, we will stop using the disabled cookie to collect any further information.
PRIVACY OF CHILDREN AND SENSITIVE CONSUMER INFORMATION
blueoceanfuture.org does not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly obtain or store any Social Security Numbers or other government-issued identifiers; insurance plan numbers; financial account numbers; information that describes the precise real-time geographic location of an individual; or precise information related to health or medical conditions (collectively “Sensitive Consumer Information”).
Suppose we are made aware that we have received information from anyone under the age of 13 or Sensitive Consumer Information in violation of this Privacy & Data Usage Policy. We will use reasonable efforts to locate and remove that information from our records.
USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
1. PRIMARY PURPOSE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
The information and data collected at the blueoceanfuture.org Sites are primarily for:
Ensuring that content and services from our site are presented to you most effectively for you and for your computer;
Providing you with the services you request;
Notifying you about changes to our service and policies; and
Responding to your customer support inquiries.
2. CONTACT
We may periodically contact you using the information you have supplied to the site. You may opt out of receiving certain communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of such emails. Certain communications, such as those regarding changes to our policies or changes to services you have purchased, you may not opt out of. To discontinue these communications, you must unregister your account.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. THIRD PARTIES
We do not rent, share, sell, or trade personally identifiable information with third parties for their promotional purposes.
2. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
blueoceanfuture.org Inc. reserves the right to disclose your personal information, without prior notice to you, as required by law or when we believe that disclosure is necessary to comply with a law, regulation, or any legal request (e.g., court order or subpoena) served on our website. Furthermore, we may share your personal information when we believe it is necessary to address fraud or other illegal or prohibited activity perpetrated through the blueoceanfuture.org Sites, or to prevent imminent bodily harm. However, nothing in this Privacy & Data Usage Policy is intended to limit any legal defenses or objections that you may have to a third party’s, including a government’s, request to disclose your information.
3. SERVICE PROVIDERS
We may employ service providers and other companies and individuals to perform functions and provide services on our behalf (such as payment processing, e-mail service, and account management). These entities may have access to your personal information to the extent needed to perform their functions and also to provide you with the services that you have requested.
CHANGING OR DELETING YOUR INFORMATION
If you are a registered user, you may review, update, correct, or delete the personal information provided in your account registration by visiting “Settings.” If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer wish to use our service, you may update your personal information or unregister through the account settings page. In some cases, we may retain copies of your information if required by law. For questions about your personal information, please contact info@blueoceanfuture.org.
YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, California residents have the right to receive information from us regarding categories of personal information the Site shared with its affiliates during the previous calendar year, if any. This information will be provided free of charge, once per calendar year, upon request. To request this information, please email info@blueoceanfuture.org with the subject line “Request for California Privacy Information”. We will respond to such written requests within 30 days following receipt at the e-mail or mailing address stated above.
SECURITY
We have implemented reasonable measures to protect the information we collect and store, taking into consideration the types of risks we face and the reasonable protections available to us. No method of safeguarding information is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
PRIVACY PRACTICES OF THIRD PARTIES
When you click on links to websites outside of the blueoceanfuture.org Sites, third parties may place their own cookies or other technological devices on your Internet browser, independent of blueoceanfuture.org. We have no control over these third parties and no responsibility for the technologies they employ. To learn how a particular website collects and uses your information, you should read the privacy policy of that website.
CHANGES TO PRIVACY & DATA USAGE POLICY
We may modify this Privacy & Data Usage Policy at any time, so please review it frequently and at least each time you submit personal information to the blueoceanfuture.org Sites. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here at https://blueoceanfuture.org/privacy-policy, by email, or by means of a notice on our homepage. The date of the most recent revisions will also appear on this page. Changes are effective immediately upon posting. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy & Data Usage Policy applies to all information that we have about you and your interactions with the Civic Sites.
For questions or concerns regarding this Privacy & Data Usage Policy please contact:
Blue Ocean Exchange
info@blueoceanfuture.org
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://blueoceanfuture.org.
Comments
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An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
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Cookies
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If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
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Embedded content from other websites
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These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
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