PRIVACY POLICY

1. Overall Aim

• Demonstrate Oceane’s commitment to safeguarding personal data provided by clients, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Clearly outline how personal data is collected, used, stored, transferred, and protected.
• Explain third-party rights regarding their personal data.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, UAE PDPL).

2. Who we are

Oceane Group (often referred to as Oceane Marine or Oceane Marine and Trading LLC) is a leading Ship-to-Ship (STS) operations specialist offering comprehensive marine services primarily across the Middle East and beyond

As a data controller, Oceane determines how and why personal data is processed.

3. Scope

This Policy applies to any third party—clients, suppliers, job applicants, website users—whose personal information we collect or process.

4. What personal data we collect

We may collect:

• Contact data (name, role, phone, email)
• Organization details (company, position)
• Job-applied documents (CVs, certifications)
• Technical information, where relevant

We may also receive data from third-party referrals.

5. How we use Personal Data 

Main purposes:

• Contract performance (e.g., STS operations coordination, invoicing)
• Communication via phone, email, post
• Marketing about services (with opt-out rights)
• Legal/compliance purposes (e.g., audits, investigations)

Our legal bases for processing include contract performance, legitimate interests, and consent for marketing.

6. How We Share Your Data

May be shared with authorized third-party service providers to perform specific tasks (e.g., IT, logistics, consultants).

• Could be processed/transferred internationally, including outside the EEA.
• Never sold or disclosed to unrelated third parties without consent, unless legally required.

• We use reasonable technical and organizational measures (e.g., access controls, encryption, locked servers).
• Data is retained only as long as necessary—for contracts, compliance, dispute resolution.
• Once purposes are fulfilled or legal retention lapses, data is securely deleted or anonymized.

8. Your Data Rights

• Access your personal data
• Request corrections
• Request deletion (where lawful basis does not permit retention)
• Object to processing (e.g., direct marketing)
• Request limited processing
• Receive your data in a portable format
• Lodge a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority (e.g., UAE PDPL or ICO in the UK)

To exercise any of these, please contact our Data Lead at operations@oceanemarine.com

9. Cookies and website Tracking

If applicable, we’ll use cookies or automated means to collect non-identifying usage data—IP address, browser settings—to improve our website. Opt-out options will be provided where required.

10. Updates to This Notes

We may update this notice periodically—most recently, recommend checking our website footer or contacting us for the latest version.