Privacy Policy

Lascade

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Effective Date: 01-07-2024

Introduction

Welcome to the Marine Radar: Vessel Tracker application (the "App") provided by Lascade. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our App. By accessing or using the App, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the App.

Information We Collect

We do not collect personal information such as your name or email address. However, we do collect certain types of information to improve the functionality and performance of our App.

Automatically Collected Information

When you use the App, we automatically collect certain information, including:

Device Information: We may collect information about your device, including the type of device, device model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Location Information: With your permission, we may collect information about the precise location of your device using GPS, Wi-Fi, or other methods.
Usage Data: We may collect information about how you interact with the App, including the features you use, the time and duration of your activities, and other diagnostic data.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our App and store certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. 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 parts of our App.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including:

To Provide and Maintain the App: We use your information to operate and maintain the App, ensure its security, and provide customer support.
To Improve the App: We analyze usage data to understand how our users interact with the App, identify areas for improvement, and develop new features and services.
To Personalize Your Experience: We may use your location information to provide localized services and content.
To Communicate with You: We may send you push notifications and other communications related to the App. You can opt-out of receiving push notifications by changing your device settings.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or trade your personal information. We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as data analysis, app functionality, and customer support. These service providers have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide you with the App and for legitimate business purposes, such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. When we no longer need to retain your information, we will delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention policy.

Children's Privacy

The App is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 13, we will delete such information from our records.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your information:

Access: You have the right to request access to the information we hold about you.
Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete the information we hold about you, subject to certain exceptions.
Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your information.
Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your information based on legitimate interests, and to the processing of your information for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at connect@lascade.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

Detailed Information on Data Processing

We provide detailed information on data processing to ensure transparency about how we handle your data.

Device Information

We collect information about your device, including hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information. This information helps us understand how you use the App and allows us to improve the performance and compatibility of the App.

Location Information

With your permission, we collect information about the precise location of your device using GPS, Wi-Fi, or other methods. This allows us to provide location-based services, such as displaying nearby ships and ports.

Usage Data

We collect information about your interactions with the App, including the features you use, the time and duration of your activities, and other diagnostic data. This information helps us understand how the App is being used and identify areas for improvement.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

How We Protect Your Information

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. These measures include physical, technical, and administrative procedures to protect information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

Technical Safeguards

We use technical safeguards such as encryption and secure socket layer (SSL) technology to protect the information we collect and transmit. Our servers are secured and regularly monitored to prevent unauthorized access.

Administrative Safeguards

We implement administrative safeguards to protect the confidentiality and integrity of your information. These include access controls, regular security training for our employees, and policies and procedures designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of your information.

Physical Safeguards

We maintain physical safeguards to protect the information we collect. These include secure facilities, restricted access to data centers, and secure destruction of physical records.

Your Rights and Choices

We respect your privacy rights and provide you with the ability to access, correct, delete, and restrict the use of your information.

Access and Correction

You have the right to request access to the information we hold about you. You also have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.

Deletion and Restriction

You have the right to request that we delete the information we hold about you, subject to certain exceptions. You also have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your information.

Data Portability

You have the right to request a copy of your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. This allows you to transfer your information to another service provider.

Objection

You have the right to object to the processing of your information based on legitimate interests, and to the processing of your information for direct marketing purposes.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of your privacy rights, please contact us at connect@lascade.com We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

International Data Transfers

We may transfer your information to countries outside of your jurisdiction, including to countries that may not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction. When we transfer your information, we will take appropriate measures to ensure that your information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

Third-Party Services

Our App may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Lascade. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

Analytics

We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our App.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our App. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the App available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Advertising

We may use third-party service providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain our App.

AdMob by Google

AdMob by Google is provided by Google Inc.

You can opt-out from the AdMob by Google service by following the instructions described by Google: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en.

For more information on how Google uses the collected information, please visit the "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps" page: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites or visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Push Notifications

We may send you push notifications to your mobile device to provide updates and other relevant messages. You can opt-out of receiving these communications by changing the settings on your mobile device.

Do Not Track

Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. Our App does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). These rights include:

Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any personal information we have collected about you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information.
Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at connect@lascade.com.

GDPR Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area ("EEA"), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). These rights include:

Right of Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information based on legitimate interests, and to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at connect@lascade.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR

If you are a resident of the EEA, we process your personal information under the following legal bases:

Consent: We may process your personal information if you have given us your consent to do so.
Contract: We may process your personal information to perform a contract with you.
Legal Obligation: We may process your personal information to comply with a legal obligation.
Legitimate Interests: We may process your personal information for our legitimate interests, provided that such processing does not outweigh your rights and freedoms.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to oversee our compliance with applicable data protection laws. If you have any questions or concerns about our data practices, please contact our DPO at connect@lascade.com.

Third-Party Analytics Providers

We use third-party analytics providers to help us understand and analyze how users interact with our App. These providers collect and use information about your use of the App to provide us with reports and insights.

Firebase

Firebase is an analytics service provided by Google Inc. You may opt-out of certain Firebase features through your mobile device settings, such as your device advertising settings, or by following the instructions provided by Google in their Privacy Policy:https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Advertising and Marketing Partners

We work with third-party advertising and marketing partners to show ads and to market our services to you. These partners may collect and use information about your use of the App to provide personalized ads and content.

Facebook Audience Network

Facebook Audience Network is an advertising service provided by Facebook Inc. You can opt-out from the Facebook Audience Network service by following the instructions described by Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217.

Data Transfer and Storage

We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own, including the United States and other countries. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. We take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

Cross-Border Data Transfers

Whenever we transfer your personal information out of the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by implementing at least one of the following safeguards:

Adequacy Decisions: We may transfer your personal information to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the European Commission.
Standard Contractual Clauses: We may use specific contracts approved by the European Commission which give personal data the same protection it has in Europe.
Binding Corporate Rules: We may transfer your personal data within our group of companies where we have in place Binding Corporate Rules approved by an EEA data protection regulator.

Data Breaches

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and regulatory authorities as required by applicable law. We will also take steps to mitigate the impact of the breach and to prevent future breaches.

Data Minimization and Accuracy

We take steps to ensure that the personal information we process is accurate, complete, and current. We also strive to limit the personal information we collect to what is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed.

Data Subject Rights

If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right of Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information based on legitimate interests, and to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

Data Minimization and Accuracy

We may process your personal information to comply with our legal obligations, such as financial record-keeping, tax, and other regulatory obligations. This includes responding to lawful requests from public authorities, including law enforcement and government agencies.

Additional Information for Specific Jurisdictions

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). These rights include:

Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any personal information we have collected about you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information.
Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at connect@lascade.com.

GDPR Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area ("EEA"), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). These rights include:

Right of Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information based on legitimate interests, and to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at connect@lascade.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

Consent to Processing

By providing personal information to us, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of such information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, please do not provide us with such information.

Third-Party Links

Opt-Out of Marketing Communications

You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the instructions in those communications or by contacting us at connect@lascade.com. If you opt-out, we may still send you non-marketing communications, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

Data Anonymization and Aggregation

We may anonymize and aggregate your personal information so that it can no longer be used to identify you. We may use such anonymized and aggregated data for any purpose, including for research and analysis, and may share such data with third parties.

Behavioural Advertising

We may partner with third-party advertising networks to manage our advertising on other sites. Our advertising network partners may use cookies and web beacons to collect non-personally identifiable information about your activities on our App and other websites to provide you with targeted advertising based upon your interests.

Financial Information

We do not collect or store your payment information. If you make a purchase through the App, your payment information is processed by third-party payment processors, and their privacy policies apply to the information you provide to them.

Social Media Features

Our App may include social media features, such as the Facebook "Like" button and widgets, such as the "Share This" button or interactive mini-programs that run on our App. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our App, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our App. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

Updates and Maintenance

We may need to update or maintain our App from time to time. During these updates or maintenance periods, the App may be unavailable temporarily. We will endeavor to minimize the duration of any such disruptions.

User-Generated Content

You may have the opportunity to submit content to us through the App. By submitting content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the content in connection with the App and our business.

Changes to Your Information

It is important that the information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.

Complaints

If you have any complaints about our privacy practices, please contact us at connect@lascade.com. We will respond to your complaint in accordance with applicable law. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

Interpretation

Any interpretation of this Privacy Policy will be made by Lascade. This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights, or impose upon Lascade any rights or obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by United Arab Emirates privacy laws, as applicable.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Lascade
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Email: connect@lascade.com