Privacy & Data Policy
At OGC Publications, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.
Last updated: December 2025
Contents
1Introduction
At OGC Publications LLC ("us", "we", "our" or the "Company") we value your privacy and the importance of safeguarding your data.
This Privacy Policy describes our privacy practices for the activities set out below. As per your rights, we inform you how we collect, store, access, and otherwise process information relating to individuals.
In this Policy, "Personal Data" refers to any information that on its own, or in combination with other available information, can distinguish an individual.
We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the highest level of privacy regulation. As such, we follow the obligations under:
- Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
- The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Brazil's Data Protection Legislation (LGPD)
- California's Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) and California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
2Scope
This policy applies to the OGC Publications LLC websites and domains.
This Policy does not apply to third-party applications, websites, products, services or platforms that may be accessed through links we provide to you. These sites are owned and operated independently from us, and they have their own separate privacy and data collection practices.
Any personal data that you provide to these websites will be governed by the third-party's own privacy policy. We cannot accept liability for the actions or policies of these independent sites.
3Processing Activities
This Privacy Policy applies when you interact with us by doing any of the following:
- Make use of our application and services as an authorized user
- Visit any of our websites that link to this Privacy Statement
- Receive any communication from us including newsletters, emails, calls, or texts
Data You Provide
When you make a purchase, or attempt to make a purchase, we collect personal data as part of your order information. This data includes:
- Account information such as your name, email address, and password
- Payment information such as your billing address, phone number, credit card, debit card or other payment method
4Device and Usage of Data
When you visit our website, we automatically collect and store information about your visit using browser cookies or similar technology. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
We also process information when you use our services and products. This information may include:
- IP Address
- Individual Products you view
- Web terms or searches that led you to the site
- Time zone
Data from Third Parties
We may receive your personal data from third parties such as companies subscribing to OGC Publications LLC services, partners and other sources. This information is not collected by us but by a third party and is subject to the relevant third party's own separate privacy and data collection policies.
5Purpose and Legal Basis
We collect and use personal data about you with your consent to provide, maintain, and develop our products and services. These purposes include:
- To deliver your product or service
- To fulfill orders including electronic and non-electronic shipment
- Providing, developing, and improving our products and services
- Enable you to access OGC Publications LLC services and set up accounts
- Provide you with technical and customer support
- Organize and deliver advertising and marketing
- Send you newsletters and marketing communications
Where we process your personal data to provide a product or service, we do so because it is necessary to perform contractual obligations. Consent will be required to initiate services with you.
7Your Rights to Your Personal Data
Depending on your geographical location and citizenship, your rights are subject to local data privacy regulations. These rights may include:
Right to Access
You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we are processing about you. (PIPEDA, GDPR Article 15, CCPA, LGPD)
Right to Rectification
You have the right to have incomplete or inaccurate personal data that we process about you rectified. (PIPEDA, GDPR Article 16, LGPD)
Right to be Forgotten
You have the right to request that we delete personal data that we process about you. (GDPR Article 17, CCPA, LGPD)
Right to Portability
You have the right to obtain personal data we hold about you in a structured, electronic format. (PIPEDA, GDPR Article 20, LGPD)
Right Not to Be Discriminated
You have the right not to be denied service or have an altered experience based on having executed any of your CCPA rights.
Withdrawing Consent
If you have consented to our processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, free of charge, such as where you wish to unsubscribe from marketing messages that you receive from us.
8Contact Us
To request a copy of your information, unsubscribe from our email list, request for your data to be deleted, or ask a question about your data privacy, we've made the process simple:
Email Us
Write to Us
OGC Publications LLC
65 West Elm St.
Brockton
Massachusetts - USA
