Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

When you submit a contact or quote request form on OceanFarewell.com, we collect the information you enter, which may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Location / city / state
• Service type preference (ash scattering, attended ceremony, etc.)
• Any additional details you include in the message field

Our contact forms are processed by Formspree (formspree.io), a third-party form processing service. Your form data is transmitted to and stored by Formspree according to their privacy policy, which is available at formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy. By submitting a form, you agree to Formspree's processing of your data as described in their privacy policy.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit OceanFarewell.com, certain information is automatically collected, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time on each page
• Referring URL (what site you came from)
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

This information is collected via Google Analytics and Google AdSense (see below).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide through contact forms for the following purposes:

• Response to inquiries: To respond directly to questions or requests you submit via our contact forms.
• Site improvement: Aggregated, anonymized analytics data is used to understand how visitors use the site so we can improve content and navigation.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. Your information is shared only with the third-party services described in this policy (Formspree, Google Analytics, Google AdSense) as necessary to operate the site.

3. Google Analytics

OceanFarewell.com uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyze website traffic and usage. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about how visitors use our site. This information is transmitted to Google and stored on Google's servers.

The information collected by Google Analytics includes pages visited, session duration, geographic location (country/region level), device type, browser, and referral source. Google Analytics does not identify individual users by name or email.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by:

• Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Enabling "Do Not Track" in your browser settings
• Using a browser extension that blocks analytics tracking

Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

4. Google AdSense

OceanFarewell.com displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites. Google uses this information to show ads relevant to your interests.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Our AdSense publisher ID is: ca-pub-1090306593236861. We earn revenue from ad clicks and impressions displayed on this site.

5. Cookies

OceanFarewell.com uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics): Used to understand how visitors use the site.
• Advertising cookies (Google AdSense): Used to display relevant advertisements.
• Functional cookies: Used to remember preferences (e.g., if you have dismissed notices).

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the site and the relevance of ads displayed.

6. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained by Formspree according to their data retention policies. We may retain records of contact form inquiries for up to 24 months for operational purposes. Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months by default in our GA4 property.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information submitted through our site. All form submissions are transmitted via HTTPS encryption. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by third-party services (Formspree, Google).

8. Your Rights (Including GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

• Right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to correction: Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object: Object to processing of your data for certain purposes.

US residents in California have rights under CCPA/CPRA including the right to know what data is collected and the right to opt out of data sale (we do not sell personal data).

To exercise any of these rights, or to request deletion of your data, contact us at:

Contact: our contact form
Subject line: Privacy Request — [Your Name]

We will respond to verifiable requests within 30 days.

9. Children's Privacy

OceanFarewell.com is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, contact us through our contact form and we will delete it promptly.

10. Third-Party Links

OceanFarewell.com contains links to third-party websites, including government regulatory agencies (EPA, MMO, AMSA), funeral industry associations (NFDA, CFDA, AFDA), and provider websites. These third-party sites have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of sites we link to.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact us at:

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Contact: our contact form