Privacy notice
Aqua Drilling Services Company and its wholly and majority-owned entities (collectively, ‎the “Aqua Drilling Services Group” or “ADS Group”), respect your concerns about privacy. ‎References in this Privacy Notice to “Aqua Drilling Services”, “ADS”, “we”, “us”, and “our” ‎are references to the entity responsible for the processing of your personal data, which ‎generally is the entity that obtains your personal data.‎
Personal data are all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. ‎This includes information such as your name, age, address, telephone number, date of ‎birth, e-mail address, IP address or user behavior. Information that cannot (or only with a ‎disproportionate effort) be referred to your person, e.g. by anonymizing the information, is ‎not personal data.‎
This Privacy Notice applies to the personal data we obtain through the ADS Group’s ‎properties, including websites, mobile applications and social media pages that reference ‎this Privacy Notice (“Online Channels”); offline collection in connection with sales, ‎marketing, partner and supplier engagement (“Offline Channels”); and third-party sources, ‎including ad networks and lead brokers (collectively, the “Channels”). This Privacy Notice ‎does not apply to personal information obtained through our Careers website, which is ‎subject to the ADS Candidate Privacy Notice, or to products and services that post ‎separate privacy policies.‎
This Privacy Notice describes the types of personal data we obtain through the Channels, ‎how we may use that personal data, with whome we may share it, and how you may ‎exercise your rights regarding our processing of the information. The Privacy Notice also ‎describes the measures we take to safeguard the personal data we obtain and how you ‎can contact us about our privacy practices. ‎
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The Online Channels may provide links to other third-party websites and features, or ‎contain third-party cookies, that are not owned or controlled by the ADS Group. Please ‎review the privacy policies of these third parties to familiarize yourself with their practices. ‎You may also exercise your choices regarding third-party cookies using our Cookie ‎Consent Tool by clicking on “Cookies” at the bottom of the page for the ADS Business you ‎are interested in managing cookie preferences for.‎
Personal Data We Obtain
We may obtain personal data through the Channels. The types of personal data ‎we may obtain include:‎
‎• Contact information (such as name, phone and fax number, email and postal ‎address) for you or for others (e.g., principals in your business);
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‎• Information used to create your online account (such as username, password ‎and security question and answer);
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‎• Biographical and demographic information (such as date of birth, age, gender, ‎job title/position, marital status and dependent, spousal and other family ‎information);
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‎• Purchase and customer service history;
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‎• financial information (such as payment information, including name, billing ‎address and payment card details (i.e., card number, expiration date and ‎security code); bank account information; financial statements; income; and ‎credit score);
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‎• Location data (such as data derived from your IP address, country and zip ‎code) and the precise geolocation of your mobile device where we have provided ‎notice and choice, as appropriate;
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‎• Contact information you provide about friends or other people you would like us ‎to contact;
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‎• Clickstream data and other information about your online activities (such as ‎information about your devices, browsing actions and usage patterns), including ‎across the Online Channels and third-party websites, that we obtain through the ‎use of cookies, web beacons and similar technologies (see our Cookie Consent ‎Tool); and
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‎• Other personal data contained in content you submit to us
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In addition, in connection with our insurance and financial services products, we ‎may obtain government-issued ID numbers and Tax ID numbers.‎
We use third-party web analytics services in connection with the Online ‎Channels, including Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics and Marketo, which use ‎cookies and similar technologies to collect data (such as IP addresses) to ‎evaluate use of and interaction with the Online Channels. (You may learn about ‎Google’s advertising features, including Google Analytics’ currently available opt-‎out mechanisms, here. To learn more about these and other analytics services ‎and how to opt out, please view our Cookie Consent Tool here.)‎
Please note that providing personal data to us is voluntary on your part. If you ‎choose not to provide us certain information, we may not be able to offer you ‎certain products and services, and you may not be able to access certain ‎features of the Online Channels.
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Cookies and Similar Technologies
Like most companies, ADS uses cookies and similar technologies (“cookies”) on ‎our websites to personalize and enhance your experience on our sites.‎
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How We Use Cookies
Cookies contain small amounts of information which are downloaded to your ‎device when you visit our website. Cookies are sent back to our website to allow ‎us to recognize your device.
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Essential Cookies allow us to recognize your device to help you navigate ‎efficiently to obtain the information and services you have requested.
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Analytical and Customization Cookies allow our site to remember your ‎preferences such as language selection and help you to view information that is ‎most relevant to your interests; these cookies also help us to maintain and ‎improve our websites by providing information on how visitors find and use the ‎sites, and how well the sites are performing.
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Advertising Cookies may be used in some cases to make advertising messages ‎more relevant to you.
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Unless you disable the cookies on our website, by using our website you agree ‎to our use of those cookies.‎
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Making Cookie Choices
You may see the list of ADS and selected partner cookies on our website and ‎make choices about those cookies by visiting our Cookie Consent Tool, by ‎clicking on “Cookies” at the bottom of the page for the ADS Business you are ‎interested in managing cookie preferences for. In addition to our Cookie Consent ‎Tool, most browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences. If you decide to ‎disable cookies on our site, you may not be able to take full advantage of all our ‎website features once you have done so. Except for cookies that are essential to ‎the operation of this website (Essential Cookies), you may make choices about ‎the cookies on this website. Please note that if you choose to manage cookies ‎on our websites, the Tool will place a cookie on your device to allow your choices ‎to be honored.‎
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Sharing Tools
To enhance your experience on our websites, we sometimes embed content and ‎sharing tools from other third-party sites, such as “like” buttons from social ‎networking sites; these third-party sites may also place and access cookies on ‎your device. ADS does not control the placement or access of these third-party ‎cookies. The third parties can be found in our Cookie Consent Tool. Please ‎review the privacy policies of these third parties to familiarize yourself with their ‎practices. You may exercise choices regarding third party cookies using our ‎Cookie Consent Tool by clicking on “Cookies” at the bottom of the page for the ‎ADS Business you are interested in managing cookie preferences for.‎
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How We Use Personal Data
We may use the personal data we obtain to:‎
‎• Provide and administer our products and services;
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‎• Process and fulfill orders and keep you informed about the status of your order;
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‎• Communicate about and administer our products, services, events, programs ‎and promotions (such as by sending alerts, promotional materials, newsletters ‎and other marketing communications);
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‎• Conduct and facilitate surveys, sweepstakes, contests, focus groups and ‎market research initiatives;
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‎• Perform data analytics (such as market research, trend analysis, financial ‎analysis and customer segmentation);
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‎• Engage in ad retargeting and evaluate the effectiveness of our marketing ‎efforts (including through our participation in ad networks);
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‎• Provide customer support;
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‎• Process, evaluate and respond to requests, inquiries and applications;
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‎• create, administer and communicate with you about your account (including ‎any purchases and payments);
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‎• Administer and register participants in our courses;
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‎• Provide investor services;
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‎• Conduct marketing and sales activities (including generating leads, pursuing ‎marketing prospects, performing market research, determining and managing ‎the effectiveness of our advertising and marketing campaigns and managing our ‎brand);
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‎• Operate, evaluate and improve our business (such as by administering, ‎enhancing and improving our products and services; developing new products, ‎services and Online Channels; managing our communications and customer ‎relationships; and performing accounting, auditing, billing, reconciliation and ‎collection activities);
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‎• Verify your identity and protect against and prevent fraud and other unlawful ‎activity, unauthorized transactions, claims and other liabilities, and manage risk ‎exposure and quality;
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‎• Conduct investigations and comply with and enforce applicable legal ‎requirements, relevant industry standards, contractual obligations and our ‎policies and terms (such as this Privacy Notice and other Online Channels terms ‎of use); and
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‎• Maintain and enhance the safety and security of our products, services, Online ‎Channels, network services, information resources and employees.‎
We may combine personal data we obtain through Online Channels with ‎information we obtain through Offline Channels, as well as other information, for ‎the purposes described above. We may anonymize or aggregate personal data ‎and use it for the purposes described above and for other purposes to the extent ‎permitted by applicable law. We also may use personal data for additional ‎purposes that we identify at the time of collection. We will obtain your consent for ‎these additional uses to the extent required by applicable law.‎
Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent for the processing ‎of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.‎
The legal basis for ADS processing your personal data as described above will ‎typically be one of the following:
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‎• Your consent;
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‎• Performance of a contract with you or a relevant party;
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‎• Our legitimate business interests; or
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‎• Compliance with our legal obligations.‎
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Personal Data Sharing
We do not sell or otherwise disclose personal data about you except as ‎described here or at the time of collection.‎
‎• We may share personal data within the ADS Group for the purposes described ‎in this Privacy Notice and ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place ‎throughout the Group.
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‎• We may share personal data with service providers we have retained to ‎perform services on our behalf (such as payment processing, order fulfillment, ‎customer support and data analytics). These service providers are contractually ‎required to safeguard the information provided to them and are restricted from ‎using or disclosing such information except as necessary to perform services on ‎our behalf or to comply with legal requirements.
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‎• We may share personal data with our joint marketing partners and other ‎business partners for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice.
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‎• We may disclose personal data about you (1) if we are required or permitted to ‎do so by applicable law or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena), (2) ‎to law enforcement authorities or other government officials to comply with a ‎legitimate legal request, (3) when we believe disclosure is necessary to prevent ‎physical harm or financial loss, (4) to establish, exercise or defend our legal ‎rights, (5) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraud or ‎illegal activity or (6) otherwise with your consent.
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‎• We reserve the right to transfer to relevant third-parties any information we ‎have about you in the event of a potential or actual sale or transfer of all or a ‎portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a merger, acquisition, ‎joint venture, reorganization, divestiture, dissolution or liquidation) or other ‎business combination. In such case, we will require the relevant third parties to ‎provide comparable levels of protection as the ADS Group provides with respect ‎to the information we share.‎
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Data Transfers
We may transfer the personal data we collect through the Channels to, and store ‎such data in, other countries, including the U.S., which may have different data ‎protection laws than the country in which the information was provided. If we do ‎so, we will transfer the personal data only for the purposes described in this ‎Privacy Notice. To the extent required by applicable law, when we transfer your ‎personal data to recipients in other countries, we will take measures to protect ‎that information by appropriate safeguards such as the European Standard Data ‎Protection Clauses.‎
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Your Choices
We offer you certain choices in connection with the personal data we obtain ‎about you. To update your preferences, limit the communications you receive ‎from us or submit a request, please contact us as specified in the How To ‎Contact Us section of this Privacy Notice.‎
To the extent provided by the law of your jurisdiction, you may have the right to ‎‎(1) access certain personal data we maintain about you; (2) request that we ‎update, correct, amend, erase or restrict your personal data; or (3) exercise your ‎right to data portability. Where provided by law, you may withdraw consent you ‎previously provided to us or object at any time to the processing of your personal ‎data on legitimate grounds relating to your particular situation, and we will apply ‎your preferences going forward as appropriate. To request to exercise these ‎rights, please contact us as indicated in the How To Contact Us section of this ‎Privacy Notice. ‎
For more information with regard to the European General Data Protection ‎Regulation (GDPR) or California’s "Shine the Light" law, please see the ‎‎“Additional Information” section.‎
To help protect your privacy and maintain security, we may take steps to verify ‎your identity before granting you access to the information. To the extent ‎permitted by applicable law, a charge may apply before we provide you with a ‎copy of any of your personal data that we maintain. Depending on your location, ‎you may have the right to file a complaint with a government regulator if you are ‎not satisfied with our response. ‎
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How We Protect Personal Data Transmission
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards, consistent with ‎legal requirements where the personal data was obtained, designed to protect ‎against unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, use or disclosure ‎of, or access to, the personal data provided to us through the Channels.‎
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Retention of Personal Data
To the extent permitted by applicable law, we retain personal data we obtain ‎about you as long as (1) it is needed for the purposes for which we obtained it, in ‎accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Notice or (2) we have another ‎lawful basis, stated in this Privacy Notice or at the point of collection, for retaining ‎that information beyond the period for which it is necessary to serve the original ‎purpose for obtaining the personal data.‎
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Additional Information
European General Data Protection Regulation
This Privacy Notice takes into account the requirements set out by the European ‎Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As mentioned above under “Your Choice”, ‎you may exercise certain rights. In case you are a European citizen, the following ‎rights specifically apply to you:‎
‎• According to Art. 15 GDPR you can request information about your personal ‎data processed by us.
In particular, you may obtain information about the purposes of processing, the ‎categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have ‎been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to ‎correction, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the right to lodge a ‎complaint with a supervisory authority, the origin of your data, if not collected ‎from us, about transfer to third countries or international organizations, and the ‎existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and, where ‎applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved.‎
‎• According to Art. 16 GDPR you can immediately demand the correction of ‎incorrect data or the completion of your personal data stored with us.‎
‎• According to Art. 17 GDPR, you may request the deletion of your personal data ‎stored by us, provided that the processing is not necessary to exercise the right ‎to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons ‎of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.‎
‎• According to Art. 18 GDPR, you can request the restriction of the processing of ‎your personal data if you contest the accuracy of the data, if the processing is ‎unlawful, if we no longer need the data and if you refuse their deletion because ‎you need to establish, exercise or defend legal claims. You are also entitled to ‎the right under Art. 18 GDPR if you have objected to the processing in ‎accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.‎
‎• According to Art. 20 GDPR, you may request that the personal data you have ‎provided us with be received in a structured, current and machine-readable ‎format or you may request that it be transmitted to another person responsible.‎
‎•According to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR you can withdraw your consent at any time. ‎As a consequence, we are no longer allowed to continue the data processing ‎based on this consent for the future.‎
‎• According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to a supervisory ‎authority. You can contact the supervisory authority of your habitual residence, ‎place of work or place of the alleged infringement.‎
Children’s Personal Data
The Online Channels are designed for a general audience and are not directed to ‎children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data ‎from children under the age of 13 through the Online Channels. If we become ‎aware that we have collected personal data from a child under the age of 13, we ‎will promptly delete the information from our records. If you believe that a child ‎under the age of 13 may have provided us with personal data, please contact us ‎as specified in the "How To Contact Us" section of this Privacy Notice.‎
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Changes to Our Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you ‎to reflect changes in our information practices taking into current legal ‎requirements. We will indicate at the top of this Privacy Notice when it was most ‎recently updated.‎
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How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice write to us at the address ‎below. For other questions, visit our Contact Us page. ‎
Last Updated April 13, 2021‎