Privacy policy

Effective date: March 13, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how OCEANS, SIA, registration No. 40103230005 (“Oceans”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal data when you use our websites, landing pages, contact forms, and related services.

This Privacy Policy applies to:

www.oceans.lv

related Oceans landing pages, including go.oceans.lv

contact, lead, inquiry, registration, and request forms submitted through our websites

communications with us by email, website form, phone, or other digital channels

By using our website or submitting your information through our forms, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy.

1. Data Controller

The controller of your personal data is:

OCEANS, SIA
Registration No. 40103230005
Piedrujas iela 22, Rīga, LV-1073, Latvia
Email: contact@oceans.lv

2. Who We Are

Oceans is a private business support and advisory service provider operating in the Baltic region. We may assist with business setup support, accounting, payroll, tax support, legal coordination, CFO-related support, compliance support, registration support, and related business assistance services.

Oceans is not a government authority, public institution, embassy, consulate, registry, tax authority, migration office, or regulator.

Where a service involves public filings, registrations, tax registrations, AML/KYC procedures, permits, visas, residence matters, or other official procedures, any final decision is made solely by the relevant public authority or other third party.

3. What Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of personal data.

3.1 Information you provide directly

When you complete a contact form, lead form, registration inquiry, request form, or communicate with us, we may collect:

full name

company name

email address

phone number

country

message or inquiry details

business-related information you choose to provide

company registration information

AML/KYC-related information where relevant

documents or attachments you submit to us

3.2 Information collected automatically

When you visit our websites or landing pages, we may collect certain technical and usage data, such as:

IP address

browser type and version

device type

operating system

referral source

pages visited

session and interaction data

approximate location derived from IP address

cookie identifiers and similar technologies

events related to page visits, form interaction, and conversions

3.3 Information received from third parties

In some cases, we may receive information from:

analytics providers

advertising platforms

hosting, form, consent management, communication, and automation providers

public registers or authorities, where relevant to a requested service

official registers involved in registration or compliance procedures

4. Why We Process Personal Data

We process personal data for the following purposes:

to respond to inquiries and contact requests

to assess interest in our services

to prepare offers, proposals, or consultations

to communicate with potential or existing clients

to provide services and manage engagements

to administer forms, requests, submissions, and registrations

to conduct AML/KYC and compliance-related checks where required

to securely receive and review uploaded documents

to improve website usability, performance, and content

to measure the effectiveness of advertising, forms, and landing pages

to maintain security, prevent misuse, and protect our systems

to comply with legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, AML, and compliance obligations

to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

where you have given consent, to send newsletters, invitations, follow-up emails, and other marketing communications

5. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) applies, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases.

5.1 Contract and pre-contractual steps

We process personal data where necessary to respond to your request, assess your needs, take steps prior to entering into a service relationship, or perform our contractual obligations.

5.2 Legal obligation

We process personal data where necessary to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations, including obligations relating to accounting, tax, compliance, and AML/KYC requirements.

5.3 Consent

We process personal data based on consent where required, including for cookies, analytics, Google Ads conversion measurement, newsletters, event invitations, and other marketing communications.

5.4 Legitimate interests

We may process personal data where necessary for our legitimate interests, including:

managing inquiries and business communications

improving our services and websites

monitoring website performance

ensuring IT and information security

preventing fraud or misuse

documenting business development activity

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we assess that such interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

6. Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising Technologies

Our websites and landing pages may use cookies and similar technologies for functionality, analytics, and advertising measurement purposes.

These may include:

essential website cookies

preference cookies

analytics cookies

conversion tracking technologies

We use tools such as:

Google Analytics 4

Google Ads conversion tracking

These non-essential analytics and advertising technologies are loaded only after cookie consent has been provided, where legally required.

We and selected third parties, including Google, may use cookies, tags, pixels, scripts, and similar technologies to collect information from your browser or device about your interactions with our websites and landing pages in order to:

understand website traffic and user behavior

measure form submissions and business inquiries

evaluate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns

improve the relevance and performance of our websites and landing pages

We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies:

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until deleted manually.

You may manage or withdraw your consent through the cookie settings tool on the website, where available, or through your browser settings. Please note that disabling some cookies may affect the functionality or performance of certain parts of the website.

7. Google Ads and Landing Page Data Collection

Some of our landing pages, including on go.oceans.lv, are used to measure business inquiries and lead submissions generated through advertising campaigns.

Where Google Ads conversion tracking or similar measurement technologies are implemented, certain data may be processed to:

understand whether a user completed a form

measure the effectiveness of campaigns

improve the relevance of advertising and landing pages

attribute submitted inquiries to advertising activity

Submitting a form or visiting a landing page does not automatically create a client relationship.

8. Marketing Communications

Where you subscribe to updates, request materials, attend an event, submit an inquiry, or otherwise share your contact details with us, we may use your information to send:

follow-up emails

newsletters

event invitations

relevant marketing communications about our services

Our marketing communications are consent-based where required by law. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe option in the message, where available, or by contacting us at contact@oceans.lv

9. Uploaded Documents and AML/KYC Data

Where you upload documents or provide information for registration, compliance, or AML/KYC purposes, we process such data only as necessary for the requested service, legal compliance, identity verification, due diligence, recordkeeping, and related obligations.

Uploaded documents and AML/KYC-related data are stored securely and accessed only by authorized persons who need such access for the relevant service or compliance purpose.

10. Recipients of Personal Data

We may share personal data with the following categories of recipients where necessary:

Google, for analytics and advertising measurement tools used on our websites

Resend, or comparable communication providers used to send emails or form-related communications

hosting and website infrastructure providers

form, consent management, and technical service providers

professional advisers, including legal, accounting, compliance, or audit advisers

payment, invoicing, or administrative service providers

the Enterprise Register or other public authorities, registries, courts, regulators, notaries, banks, or official bodies where legally required or relevant to a requested service

We do not sell your personal data.

We do not share your personal data with affiliates or unrelated business partners for their own independent marketing purposes.

11. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”).

Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, we take reasonable steps to ensure an adequate level of protection, including reliance on:

an adequacy decision

standard contractual clauses (SCCs)

other lawful transfer mechanisms under GDPR

12. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, tax, AML, compliance, and dispute-resolution requirements.

Unless a longer period is required by law or justified by a specific legal basis:

inquiry and lead data may be retained for up to 24 months

AML/KYC records and related compliance documents may be retained for up to 5 years

cookie, analytics, and technical data may be retained in line with the settings of the relevant tools and providers

When data is no longer needed, we will delete it, anonymize it, or securely archive it where lawful and appropriate.

13. Your Rights

Where GDPR applies, you may have the following rights, subject to applicable legal limitations:

the right to access your personal data

the right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete data

the right to erase your personal data

the right to restrict processing

the right to object to processing

the right to data portability

the right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise your rights, please contact us at: contact@oceans.lv

14. Complaints

If you believe that our processing of your personal data violates applicable law, you may contact us first at contact@oceans.lv
so we can review your concern.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Latvian supervisory authority:

Datu valsts inspekcija
Elijas iela 17, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia
Email: pasts@dvi.gov.lv

Website: dvi.gov.lv

15. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, accidental loss, misuse, destruction, or unlawful disclosure.

These measures may include, where appropriate:

TLS/SSL encryption in transit

access controls and authentication measures

secure document storage

restricted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis

internal procedures for handling data securely

However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. While we aim to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

16. Third-Party Links

Our websites may contain links to third-party websites, including public authority websites, partner websites, software providers, payment providers, or other external resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. You should review their privacy notices separately.

17. Children’s Data

Our websites and services are intended for business and professional use. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

18. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, website functionality, service providers, or our data processing practices.

The latest version will always be published on the website with the updated effective date.

19. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please contact:

OCEANS, SIA
Registration No. 40103230005
Piedrujas iela 22, Rīga, LV-1073, Latvia
Email: contact@oceans.lv