Privacy Policy

Effective date: January 1, 2024

Marine Science Odyssey and our parent nonprofit Lionfish Central,Inc. values the trust you place in our science learning platform. We take reasonable steps to safeguard that trust by implementing measures aimed at keeping nonpublic personal information in a secure environment, and by using that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. 

Marine Science Odyssey, founded by Lionfish Central, Inc., operates the Marine Science Odyssey learning platform websites (hereinafter referred to as the "Service"). 

This informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy. 

Visiting Our Websites

You may visit the Marine Science Odyssey website without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. We collect and monitor user traffic patterns throughout the Website according to non-personally identifiable information such as a user’s domain name, IP address, browser type, date and time of access and pages viewed. This non-personally identifiable information is collected in order to measure the number of visitors to our Website and to determine which areas of the Website receive the most traffic. 

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website is intended for use by people of all ages. By contacting us through our “Contact Form,” or by completing the registration process for any and all of our courses or by joining Marine Science Odyssey, you are agreeing that you are over the age of 18. We never ask for a child’s contact information. Any personal information of a child (name, gender, email, or personal message) can only be entered by a registered Parent/Guardian who has Parent/Guardian permission. 

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected “personal information” (as defined by the United States Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) from children under the age of 13 without valid parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it as soon as possible. We do not knowingly process data of EU residents under the age of 16 without parental consent. If we become aware that we have collected data from an EU resident under the age of 16 without parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it as soon as possible. We also comply with other age restrictions and requirements in accordance with applicable local laws. 

TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED PERSONAL DATA 

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: 

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or the instructions provided in any email we send. 

USAGE DATA 

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. Information Collected by Third Parties This Website may link or refer you to third party websites where our visitors may purchase products and services. This Privacy Policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information and data collected by us. If a visitor discloses information to other parties, then different rules may apply to those parties’ use or disclosure of such information regardless of their affiliation or relationship with us. Because we do not control the privacy practices of third parties, visitors are subject to the privacy policies and practices of those third parties. A user of our Website or Services that visits a third party’s website, even by using a link from this Website, will be subject to the privacy policy of that third party’s website. We encourage you to ask questions and review the applicable privacy policy of that website before disclosing information to third parties. We have no responsibility or liability for the independent actions or policies of these independent sites, and are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such websites. 

LINKS TO OTHER SITES 

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. 

Thinkific Course Hosting Site Their Privacy Policy can be viewed here https://www.thinkific.com/privacy-policy/ 

PAYMENTS 

We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. The payment processor we work with is: 

Stripe 

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy 

Cookies 

Cookies are small text files that our Website may send to your browser for storage on the hard drive. A type of cookie may be deployed if you use our Services. Cookies can make use of our Website easier by saving your status and preferences upon visits to our site. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, but you may be able to change the settings to refuse cookies or to be alerted when cookies are being sent. 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. 

USE OF DATA 

Marine Science Odyssey uses the collected data for various purposes: 

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA UNDER THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) 

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Marine Science Odyssey legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it. Marine Science Odyssey may process your Personal Data because: 

If you have any questions concerning this Privacy Policy you may contact us by filling out the form on this page: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Further Information 

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. The examples contained within this Privacy Policy are illustrations and are not intended to be exclusive. If there are material changes to this policy they will be posted on our Website. 

We appreciate you joining us on our Odyssey!