Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 1st, 2023

Octup LLC. (“Octup”, “we”) is committed to maintaining the privacy of its users (“user”, “you”). The following information describes how Octup collects and processes information about you when you use our website (the “Website”) and Platform (as defined below).

Our privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains:

  • What information we collect and why we collect it
  • How we use that information
  • Your rights with regard to the collection of such information

By using our Website and Platform, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

General

Octup provides an e-commerce platform that allows Customers (“Customers”) to optimize their online sales (“Platform”). The Platform enables Customers to have a cross-platform view via integration with such platforms and analysis of all business-related data in a single location (“Customer’s Platforms”). Furthermore, the Platform offers AI-driven analytics, providing valuable insights into the Customers' business performance and various automations. In addition to the Platform, Octup's Website provides detailed information about the Platform and the Services it offers. Users can also request a demo of the Platform through the Website (the “Services”)

Device

Users can access the Website and Platform through various Devices. A “Device” is any digital device used to access the Website and Platform, including without limitation a desktop, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, or other consumer electronic device. This Privacy Policy governs your access ​to​ the Platform and Website, regardless of how you access them, and by using our Website, Platform and Services you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure and other uses described in this Privacy Policy.

Collecting Information

Please note that the scope of this Privacy Policy is limited only to information collected by Octup through your use of its Website and Platform. Some information may be automatically collected, and some is collected when you interact with our Website and Platform. The type of information that may be automatically collected is non-personal information, which includes your session durations, the content you accessed on the Website and Platform, the frequency and scope of your use of the Website and Platform and information about your Device and internet connection including the operating system you use and browser type.

Information from which you can be personally identified may also be collected, including but not limited to your name, email address, and telephone number (hereinafter: “Personal Information”). Personal Information shall be collected only if received voluntarily from you, including, without limitation, via the following ways:

  • Log in or sign up
    If you wish to log in to or to sign up the Platform, we will collect your Personal Information such as your email address and selected password to enable you to use the Platform and Services.
  • Become a Partner
    If you wish to become Octup’s partner, we will collect your name, email address and any other information you will submitted to facilitate your application.
  • Book a Demo
    If you wish to book a demo via the Website, we will collect your full name, email address and phone number and the content you submitted to provide you with a relevant demo to use our Services.
  • The Provision of the Services
    If you wish to use the Services, we will integrate Customer's Platforms into the Platform using various APIs. For example, we may use APIs from Facebook, Google, Shopify, etc. As for Google API’s, Our use of the Personal Information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the ‘Limited Use’ requirements. Through this integration, we may receive access to information that Customer's Platforms obtain about you, all in accordance with the privacy settings of such Customer's Platforms. Additionally, during this integration, we may gain access to Personal Information of the Customer's clients. Personal information about such Customer's clients may include, but is not limited to, name and email address ("Customer's Data").

    We processes Customer Data strictly in accordance with our Customer’s reasonable instructions and on its behalf. Each customer is solely responsible for providing adequate notice to the relevant individuals whose Personal Information may be processed by Octup for the provision of the Services. This includes, to the extent required, sufficient reference to the processing of their Personal Information via the Services, and any other information necessary to comply with all applicable privacy and data protection laws, and obtaining all approvals and consents from individuals as required under the applicable laws.

Use of Information

We use Personal Information we collect from you for a range of different business purposes according to different legal bases of processing. We may use or process your Personal Information for the following purposes. One or more purposes may apply simultaneously.

  1. Providing the Requested Services
    • We collect Personal Information listed in Section ‎a - ‎d above, to provide you with the Services you contracted to receive.
    • Such collection of information will enable us to provide you with technical and professional assistance, with regard to the Services you use or intend to use.
    We process the Personal Information where it is necessary for the adequate performance of the contract regarding the provision of the Platform/ requested Services.
  2. Improvement and Development of the Services
    • We collect Personal Information to improve and develop our Services and understand feedback on Octup’s Services and Platform and to help provide more information on the use of the Platform and Services quickly and easily.
    • We collect Personal Information for ongoing review and improvement of the information provided on our Website and Platform to ensure it is user friendly.
    • We collect Personal Information to improve the management and administration of our business and maintain compliancy with our internal policies and procedures.
    • We conduct surveys and research, test features in development, and analyze the information we have to evaluate and improve our Services, develop new features, and conduct audits and troubleshooting activities.
    We process this information in light of our legitimate interest in improving the Services, to allow our users to have the best experience.
  3. Maintain a Safe and Secure Environment
    We may use your information to detect and prevent fraud, abuse and security incidents in the following ways:
    • Verify and authenticate your identity and prevent unauthorized or illegal activity;
    • Enhance the safety and security of our Platform and Website;
    • Conduct security investigations and risk assessments;
    • Prevent or take action against activities that are, or may be, in breach of our terms of service or applicable law.
    We process this information in light of our legitimate interest in improving our Services and enabling our users to browse in a secure environment.

Disclosure of Information and Transfer of Data

We reasonably attempt to ensure that we never intentionally disclose any of your Personal Information, to any third party without having received your permission, except as provided for herein and in this Privacy Policy or otherwise as permitted or required under law.

Please note that we do not share your Personal Information and any kind of user data with AI models.

In order to perform our contractual and other legal responsibilities or purposes, we may, from time to time, need to share your Personal Information with third parties. We may as well share your Personal Information with our affiliates, subsidiaries or any third party service providers and individuals to facilitate our Services or any portion thereof, such as marketing, data management or maintenance services. We may also share your information with analytics service providers for analytics services. Such analytics service providers set their own cookies or other identifiers on your Device, through which they can collect information about your usage of our Website. This helps us compile aggregated statistics about the effectiveness of our Platform, Website and Services.

The above mentioned third parties may be located in countries other than your own, and we may send them information we receive. When such third party service providers process your Personal Information on our behalf, we will assure that they comply with obligations similar to those which are set forth in this Privacy Policy. We will also assure that they will abide by our data privacy and security requirements, and will be allowed to use the Personal Information solely for the purposes we set. We will transfer your Personal Information while using appropriate and suitable safeguards, while using a variety of legal mechanisms, including contracts, to ensure your rights and protections travel with your data.

We may also transfer your information, including Personal Information, in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, the sale of related assets or corporate division or other fundamental corporate changes. Furthermore, information about you may also be released in order to comply with any valid legal obligation or inquiry or process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order. We will also release specific information in special cases, such as if you use the Website and/or Platform to perform an unlawful act or omission or take any act or omission that may damage Octup, its property and goodwill, or if there is an attempted breach of the security of the Website or a physical or property threat to you or others. The authority supervising such activities is the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority, and you have the right to file a complaint to it or any other relevant supervisory authority.

Your Rights

You have the right at any time to request to access or modify your information. To exercise these options, please contact us at support@octup.com

In some jurisdictions, in particular those located within the European Union (the “EU”) or within the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), you may be afforded specific rights regarding your Personal Information. Subject to such eligibility, you may have the following rights to:

  1. Request a rectification of your Personal Information where the information we hold about you is incorrect or incomplete.
  2. Object to the processing of your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes.
  3. Object to the processing of your Personal Information where our legal basis for that processing is that such processing is necessary for our legitimate interests.
  4. Object to an automated decision-making (including profiling) in certain circumstances.
  5. Request the erasure of your Personal Information in certain circumstances, such as where processing is no longer necessary for the purpose it was originally collected for, and there is no compelling reason for us to continue to process or store it.
  6. Receive your Personal Information, or ask us to transfer it to another organization that you have provided to us, which we process by automated means, where our processing is either based on your consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.

If you wish to file a request regarding any of the above, you may contact us at: support@octup.com

Notice to California Residents

This section is designated for California residents and is provided under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“California Privacy Laws”). It explains your privacy rights, provides “notice at collection”, and provides certain mandated disclosures about how we handle your Personal Information. This section uses certain terms that have the meanings given to them by the California Privacy Laws, unless otherwise specified. Please note that some of the disclosure obligations required under the California Privacy Laws are satisfied within other sections of this Privacy Policy.

The California Privacy Laws permit some users to request to exercise certain rights. If these rights are applicable to you, you are afforded with the following rights:

  1. Right of access
    You can request Octup for certain information about our practices with respect to your Personal Information. In particular, you can request to receive information on the following:
    • The categories and specific pieces of your Personal Information that we have collected.
    • The categories of sources from which we collected your Personal Information.
    • The business or commercial purposes for which we collected or share your Personal Information.
    • The categories of third parties with which we shared your Personal Information.
  2. We do not Sale your Personal Information
    You can be rest assured that we do not sell your Personal Information.
  3. Sensitive Personal Information
    We do not share sensitive Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising and we do not sell sensitive Personal Information.
  4. Exercising your California Law Rights
    Please note that we will be required to verify your identity and request before an action is taken to exercise your rights. As a part of this process, government identification may be required. Moreover, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We make our best efforts to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. Any disclosures we provide, will only cover the 12 months period preceding your verifiable request’s receipt. If, for some reason, we cannot reply within such time frame, our response will include an explanation for our inability to comply. If you wish to exercise your California Privacy Laws rights, please contact us at: support@octup.com.
  5. Right of No Retaliation Following Opt-Out or Exercise of your Rights
    If you choose to exercise your rights, we will not charge you different prices or provide different quality of our Services, unless those differences are related to your provision of your Personal Information. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights and unless permitted by the California Privacy Laws, we will not:
    • Deny you goods or services.
    • Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
    • Provide you with a different level or quality of goods or services.
    • Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

Cookies

We may use “cookies” and/or other technologies or files (collectively, “cookies”) to identify how visitors make use of this Website/Platform. This aggregated tracking information may be used to help us improve and enhance the Website and Platform experience for all of our visitors. In addition, cookies are used for adjusting the Website and Platform to your personal preferences. Cookies contain information such as the pages you visited, the length of time you stayed on the Website/Platform, the location from which you accessed the Website and more. If you would prefer not to have cookies stored on your Device, you may modify your browser settings to reject most cookies, or manually remove cookies that have been placed on your Device. However, by rejecting the cookies, you may be unable to fully access the offerings on this Website/Platform. To find out more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org

Opt In or Opt Out

You are always in control of your data, and if you choose to receive information from us, or others, you can change your mind later. If, at any time, you would like to stop receiving such information or opt out of a feature, you may notify us by writing to support@octup.com. You should be aware, however, that it is not always possible to completely remove or modify information in our databases and servers, although we will always make reasonable efforts to do so upon your request.

Links to Other Websites

This Website and Platform may provide links to other websites. Please be aware that these other websites are not covered by our Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices exercised by other providers of products or services, advertisers or other websites, companies or individuals, which are not owned or controlled by Octup. We suggest that when linking to another website, you always read that website’s privacy policy before volunteering any personally identifiable information.

Data Security

We deploy industry standard measures to ensure the security, confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Personal Information we process. We maintain physical, technical and administrative safeguards, and test and update these periodically. We endeavor to restrict access to Personal Information on a ’need to know’ basis for the provision of Website, Platform and Services to you. No such measures are perfect or impenetrable. In the event of a security breach, we will take all reasonable action to minimize any harm. Although we will do our best to protect Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us and transmission is at the users own risk.

Data Retention

Generally, Octup does not retain information longer than necessary to provide its Services and for its reasonable business and lawful needs. If you withdraw your consent to us processing your Personal Information, we will erase your Personal Information from our systems, unless the Personal Information is required for Octup to establish, exercise or defend against legal claims or it is necessary for the performance of the requested Services.

Children’s Privacy

The Services are not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not, knowingly or intentionally, collect information about children who are under 18 years of age. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES, UNLESS PARENTAL CONSENT IS PROVIDED ACCORDINGLY.

Questions Regarding Our Privacy Policy

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices described above, you are always welcome to contact us at support@octup.com.

Revisions and Modifications to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to revise, amend, or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When changing the policy, we will update this posting accordingly. Please review this Privacy Policy often so that you will remain updated regarding our current policies.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Israel without giving effect to its choice of law rules. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy shall be submitted to the competent courts in Tel Aviv, Israel, to the exclusion of any other jurisdiction.