Privacy Policies

Ocean collects and uses certain reader data to enhance user experience across its platforms and to create new products based on audience needs.

To achieve this, Ocean acts in accordance with the LGPD (General Data Protection Law), No. 13.709/2018, maintaining transparency in its actions.

How does Ocean collect data?

About WhatsApp

Ocean may collect data based on readers’ voluntary subscription to its independent journalism WhatsApp groups.

By joining Ocean’s informational groups (and its projects and products) on WhatsApp, the reader understands that their name, profile photo, phone number, and other information contained there become visible to this journalistic organization and other participants.

To ensure greater control and security in the WhatsApp Community and to avoid spam, Ocean asks any interested user to register via email on this website.

Ocean does not always use this information but reserves the right to do so when deemed necessary to develop or improve its services for readers.

In addition, Ocean notes that if contact, interaction, or any issues arise due to the exposure of users’ phone numbers within WhatsApp groups, responsibility lies with the participants themselves.

Ocean will make every effort to prevent disturbances among participants, but WhatsApp inherently exposes numbers in group chats, and this organization has no control over that feature.

Clearly, Ocean cannot be held liable for improper interactions between group users or for any potential leaks of phone numbers that may occur.

Ocean’s groups are purely informational, with messages usually sent daily and no interaction permitted.

However, groups linked to Ocean projects, such as Pulpo Eleitoral, allow participant interaction. In these cases, the Community Rules apply.

Ocean does not disclose or sell user data to other companies. In practice, Ocean makes little use of reader data but issues this document to protect itself against potential liabilities unrelated to its will.

Example: if a participant’s WhatsApp account is hacked or cloned and a fraudster contacts group members, Ocean is not responsible for that interaction or its consequences.

By voluntarily joining the group, the participant acknowledges and accepts possible occurrences like this, as well as the visibility of their phone number to other members. This relates to WhatsApp itself, not to us.

Ocean also clarifies that these Privacy Terms are listed in the descriptions of all WhatsApp groups managed by this news organization to make its guiding principles public.

About email

The only way we have your email is if you sign up on our website or fill out a form (Google Forms) that we may share through WhatsApp groups to better understand our audience.

In all cases, since completion is voluntary, the user consents to provide information to Ocean.

If you subscribe to our newsletters on this site, your email will be known exclusively to Ocean.

  • We do not sell, share, or send spam to your email address.
  • We only send informational content related to your subscriptions.
  • For strategic reasons, we may include your email in new newsletters we launch.
  • We may contact you regarding policy updates—such as privacy, AI use, or codes of conduct.
  • We may also contact you about new product launches, product updates, or partnerships.
  • Finally, we may contact you regarding Ocean’s general activities—such as achievements or awards—because we want to share our progress with our Community.

About technology

Ocean offers different products and services. We use several tools to support our services:

  • Google Analytics for audience metrics
  • GitHub for product code repositories
  • MailGun for sending newsletters from our website
  • Ghost, as the website CMS
  • Stripe, as the integrated payment system
  • Amazon Web Services for hosting Ocean’s sites and subdomain products

Many of these services collect user data independently; this is not under our control and is required for their operation.

🍪 Cookies

Information collected through cookies is used solely to monitor website audience metrics.

Ocean does not share your data with advertisers or third parties and does not sell it.

Ocean does not collect or use data that does not belong to its own base—meaning we do not extract information from other sites.

Ocean only uses information provided by users, with their consent, to improve its internal operations and be more useful to its audience.

Example 1: If we notice that a high percentage of WhatsApp group members share the same local area code, we may consider offering local discount coupons as a benefit.

Example 2: If we observe browsing behavior on our website showing a preference for certain types of news, we can adjust our editorial production to better serve readers’ interests.

"I want to stop sharing data with Ocean": what to do

No one is obligated to share information with Ocean. If we have your data, it is because you voluntarily provided it.

However, you can change your mind and stop sharing it at any time.

To opt out of website cookies, simply reject permission. If you previously accepted and want to change, adjust your browser settings.

To unsubscribe from our social media or messaging platforms, just leave the groups or stop following us.

We may contact you after your departure to request feedback, as it helps us improve.

To stop receiving newsletters, delete your profile registration on this site.

In the same profile area, you can select which newsletters you wish to receive—so check before unsubscribing entirely.

If you still face difficulties, send a message to ocean.correiosabia@gmail.com with your request. We’ll respond as soon as possible and delete your data manually if needed.

CS COMUNIDADE INFORMATIVA LTDA, trade name Ocean, is a journalism organization based in Rio de Janeiro, registered under CNPJ 35.279.525/0001-92. Its sole shareholder is journalist Maurício Ferro. You can contact us via ocean.correiosabia@gmail.com.

By using our services, you agree to the terms described on this page, which may be updated at any time. In such cases, we will indicate the last update date below.

If a significant update occurs, we will clearly notify registered readers via email before the change takes effect. Although this has never happened, it is important to establish that possibility in this document.

Last updated on Dec 6, 2024, at 5:37 PM.