On October 11, 2020, we updated the Oculus for Business Website Privacy Policy to reflect that Facebook will become responsible for the information you share via the Oculus for Business Website. We recommend that you review the updated Oculus for Business Website Privacy Policy below.
Last Updated: October 11, 2020
This policy describes the information we process in conjunction with providing you information and supporting Oculus products and other accessories and services offered by Facebook, Inc. and Facebook Ireland Limited (each, “Facebook,” “we,” “our,” “us”) on or through the Oculus for Business website located at https://business.oculus.com (Oculus for Business Website).
What kinds of information do we collect?
To provide the Oculus for Business Website, we must process information about you. The types of information we collect depend on how you use our Website. You can learn how to access and delete information we collect by sending a request to contact@oculus.com.
Things you and others do and provide.
Device Information
As described below, we collect information from and about the computers, phones, connected TVs and other web-connected devices you use that integrate with our Website, and we combine this information across different devices you use.
Information we obtain from these devices includes:
How do we use this information?
We use the information we have (subject to choices you make) as described below and to provide and support the Oculus for Business Website and related services described in the Oculus Terms of Service. Here's how:
Provide, personalize and improve our Websites.
We use the information we have to deliver our Websites, including to personalize features and content and make suggestions for you on and off our Websites.
Provide measurement, analytics, and other business services.
We use the information we have (including your activity off our Websites, such as the websites you visit and ads you see) to help advertisers and other partners measure the effectiveness and distribution of their ads and services, and understand the types of people who use their services and how people interact with their websites, apps, and services.
Promote safety, integrity and security.
We use the information we have to verify accounts and activity, combat harmful conduct, detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences, maintain the integrity of our Websites, and promote safety and security on and off of Oculus for Business Websites. For example, we use data we have to investigate suspicious activity or violations of our terms or policies.
Communicate with you.
We use the information we have to send you marketing communications, communicate with you about our Websites and our products, and let you know about our policies and terms. We also use your information to respond to you when you contact us.
Research and innovate for social good.
We use the information we have (including from research partners we collaborate with) to conduct and support research and innovation on topics of general social welfare, technological advancement, public interest, health and well-being.
How is this information shared?
Your information is shared with others in the following ways:
Sharing on Oculus for Business Websites
People and accounts you share and communicate with
Public Information
can be seen by anyone, on or off our Websites, including if they don't have an account. You and we can provide access to or send public information to anyone on or off our Websites. Public information may also be seen, accessed, reshared or downloaded through third-party services such as search engines, APIs, and offline media such as TV, and by apps, websites and other services that integrate with our Products.
New owner.
If the ownership or control of all or part of our Websites or their assets changes, we may transfer your information to the new owner.
Sharing with Third-Party Partners
We work with third-party partners who help us provide and improve our Websites or who use Facebook Business Tools to grow their businesses, which makes it possible to operate our companies and provide free services to people around the world. We don't sell any of your information to anyone, and we never will. We also impose strict restrictions on how our partners can use and disclose the data we provide. Here are the types of third parties we share information with:
Partners who use our analytics services.
We provide aggregated statistics and insights that help people and businesses understand how people are engaging with their posts, listings, pages, videos and other content on and off the Oculus for Business Websites.
Measurement partners.
We share information about you with companies that aggregate it to provide analytics and measurement reports to our partners.
Partners offering goods and services on our Websites.
When you subscribe to receive premium content, or buy something from a seller on our Websites, the content creator or seller can receive your public information and other information you share with them, as well as the information needed to complete the transaction, including shipping and contact details.
Vendors and service providers.
We provide information and content to vendors and service providers who support our business, such as by providing technical infrastructure services, analyzing how our Websites are used, providing customer service, selling and fulfilling orders for products and services, facilitating payments or conducting surveys.
Researchers and academics.
We also provide information and content to research partners and academics to conduct research that advances scholarship and innovation that support our business or mission, and enhances discovery and innovation on topics of general social welfare, technological advancement, public interest, health and well-being.
Law enforcement or legal requests.
We share information with law enforcement or in response to legal requests in the circumstances outlined below.
You can learn more about how you can control the information about you that you or others share with third-party partners by sending an inquiry to contact@oculus.com.
HOW DO THE FACEBOOK COMPANIES WORK TOGETHER?
The Oculus for Business Websites share infrastructure, systems and technology with other Facebook Products and Facebook Companies (which include WhatsApp and Instagram) to provide an innovative, relevant, consistent and safe experience across all Facebook Products and Facebook Company Products you use. We also process information about you across the Facebook Companies for these purposes, as permitted by applicable law and in accordance with their terms and policies. For example, we process information from WhatsApp about accounts sending spam on its service so we can take appropriate action against those accounts on Facebook, Instagram or Messenger. We also work to understand how people use and interact with Facebook Products and Facebook Company Products, such as understanding the number of unique users on different Facebook Products and Facebook Company Products.
HOW CAN I MANAGE OR DELETE INFORMATION ABOUT ME?
We provide you with the ability to access, rectify, port and erase your data. Please send us an inquiry to contact@oculus.com if you wish to learn more.
We store data until it is no longer necessary to provide our services and Oculus for Business Websites, or until your account is deleted - whichever comes first. This is a case-by-case determination that depends on things like the nature of the data, why it is collected and processed, and relevant legal or operational retention needs.
When you delete your account, we delete things you have posted and you won't be able to recover that information later. Information that others have shared about you isn't part of your account and won't be deleted. If you don't want to delete your account but want to temporarily stop using the Websites, you can deactivate your account instead. To delete your account at any time, please send a request to contact@oculus.com.
HOW DO WE RESPOND TO LEGAL REQUESTS OR PREVENT HARM?
We access, preserve and share your information with regulators, law enforcement or others:
In response to a legal request (like a search warrant, court order or subpoena) if we have a good faith belief that the law requires us to do so. This may include responding to legal requests from jurisdictions outside of the United States when we have a good-faith belief that the response is required by law in that jurisdiction, affects users in that jurisdiction, and is consistent with internationally recognized standards.
When we have a good-faith belief it is necessary to: detect, prevent and address fraud, unauthorized use of the Websites, violations of our terms or policies, or other harmful or illegal activity; to protect ourselves (including our rights, property, products or Websites), you or others, including as part of investigations or regulatory inquiries; or to prevent death or imminent bodily harm. For example, if relevant, we provide information to and receive information from third-party partners about the reliability of your account to prevent fraud, abuse and other harmful activity on and off our Websites.
Information we receive about you can be accessed and preserved for an extended period when it is the subject of a legal request or obligation, governmental investigation, or investigations of possible violations of our terms or policies, or otherwise to prevent harm. We also retain information from accounts disabled for terms violations for at least a year to prevent repeat abuse or other term violations.
HOW DO WE OPERATE AND TRANSFER DATA AS PART OF OUR GLOBAL SERVICES?
We share information globally, both internally within Facebook and the Facebook Companies, and externally with our partners and with those you connect and share with around the world in accordance with this policy. Your information may, for example, be transferred or transmitted to, or stored and processed in the United States or other countries outside of where you live for the purposes as described in this policy. These data transfers are necessary to provide the services set forth in the Oculus Terms of Service and to globally operate and provide our Websites to you. We utilize standard contract clauses, rely on the European Commission's adequacy decisions about certain countries, as applicable, and obtain your consent for these data transfers to the United States and other countries.
HOW WILL WE NOTIFY YOU OF CHANGES TO THIS POLICY?
We'll notify you before we make changes to this policy and give you the opportunity to review the revised policy before you choose to continue using our Websites.
HOW TO CONTACT FACEBOOK WITH QUESTIONS
If you have questions about this policy, you can contact us as described below.
Contact Us
You can contact us via e-mail at contact@oculus.com or by mail at:
Facebook, Inc.
ATTN: Privacy Operations
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025