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Octo Unit
OUR history
From a team of experts to a full range of information security services, enterprise customers, and proprietary products
Company Foundation
OCTO UNIT was founded by a team of specialists with backgrounds at major international and Russian companies. Applied cybersecurity: in-house products and projects with measurable results
2024
First contracts signed
Delivering services to leading public- and private-sector organizations. OU Intelligence proved its value in real-world projects
2025
First product launched
Release of OU Intelligence — a cloud-based threat intelligence platform that monitors a company's assets and proactively detects threats
2024
Accreditations received
OCTO UNIT is a resident of the Skolkovo Innovation Center and an accredited IT organization. OU Intelligence is included in the Unified Register of Russian Software
2026
Second product launched
Launch of our second product, OU ASOC — comprehensive application security
2026
Team scaling
Headcount growth: the company employs 20+ information security and IT specialists across product development, analytics, deployment, and service projects
2025
Service portfolio expansion
Growth of the services business: security assessment, attack simulation, secure development (SSDLC / DevSecOps), SOC consulting — complementing our products
This Privacy Policy of the website (hereinafter – the Policy) is applied by Limited Liability Company "Octo Unit", located at 603089, Nizhny Novgorod region, Nizhny Novgorod, Poltavskaya st., 30, office P2 (hereinafter – the Company or "we"), to the website through which personal data is collected and which links to this Policy. The Policy has been developed by the Company in accordance with Federal Law No. 152-FZ of July 27, 2006 "On Personal Data" (hereinafter – the Law).
1.1. The Policy aims to explain what information the Company collects and considers confidential, how it processes, stores, and protects it. We provide, among other things, consulting services on information security, which is why we understand the importance of and take seriously the issues of ensuring the confidentiality and protection of Users' data.
1.2. The Policy has been developed and is used in conjunction with the consent to the processing of Users' personal data. This Policy is published at https://octounit.ru/en. We provide unlimited access to the Policy to any person who contacts the Company.
2. Key Terms Used in the Policy
2.1. Personal Data – any information relating directly or indirectly to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject). Personal data also includes technical information if it can be correlated with a natural person: for example, IP address, operating system type, device type, browser type, geographic location, the fact of filling out a web form, cookies. If we are unable to correlate information with a natural person in any way, we will not consider such information as personal data.
2.2. Automated Personal Data Processing – processing of personal data using computer technology.
2.3. User – an individual who has access to the website https://octounit.ru/en and its services via the Internet.
2.4. Personal Data Processing – any action (operation) or set of actions (operations) performed on personal data, with or without the use of automation tools. Personal data processing includes, but is not limited to: collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), extraction, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, destruction.
2.5. Website – the official website of Limited Liability Company "Octo Unit".
3. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
3.1. The Company processes the following User data for the purposes of:
Ensuring communication to provide complete and accurate information related to the Company's activities and services, including maintaining a client database: your name, phone number, email address, and other information you provide in the "Message" field.
Obtaining feedback to collect information on loyalty and satisfaction with rendered services, as well as to improve the quality of services: surname, first name, position, name of the client organization.
3.2. Data is also processed to inform Users about the Company's services, offered features, events, and other activities.
3.3. Only data relevant to achieving the stated purposes are processed.
3.4. The Company does not verify the data provided by the User and cannot judge its authenticity. Nevertheless, it assumes that the User provides accurate and sufficient data.
4. How We Use Cookies and Other Similar Technologies
4.1. When visiting the website, the User's IP address, domain name, and country of IP address registration are automatically determined. Facts of page transitions on the Website and other information openly provided by the browser are also recorded. This information significantly simplifies the use of the Website, making the search for necessary or interesting materials much faster and more comfortable for the User.
4.2. To improve performance and simplify interaction with the Website, as well as for statistical purposes, cookies are used. Cookies are small data fragments that allow the Website to distinguish between visitors and determine how the Website is being used; cookies are also necessary to ensure the Website's operation. The next time you visit this Website, it will be able to recognize your browser thanks to the cookie.
4.3. There are different types of cookies:
Session cookies are temporary files and are stored in your browser until the browser window is closed.
Persistent cookies are used for repeat visits and are stored in your browser for a specific period.
We use the following types of cookies:
Essential cookies: These cookies are necessary for the Website to function, and they allow the Company to identify your hardware and software, including browser type.
Analytical cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize users, count their number, and collect information such as your actions on the Website.
Targeting cookies – These cookies record your visits to the Website, remember the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. They are used to understand your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. Such cookies do not store personal information. Their action is based on identifying your browser and digital device.
4.4. The Company uses the information contained in cookies only for the stated purposes, after which the collected data will be stored on your device for a period that may depend on the respective cookie type, but not exceeding the period necessary to achieve their purpose, after which they will be automatically deleted from your system.
4.5. The Website uses web analytics services, namely Yandex.Metrica – a service for analyzing website traffic, provided by Yandex. Yandex.Metrica uses cookies, text files, and allows analyzing user behavior on the Website. Information about the use of this website collected by cookies is transmitted to and stored on Yandex's server. Yandex uses this information to analyze website usage, compile reports on website activity for its employees, and provide other services related to website operation and Internet resource usage. You can refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, this may affect the operation of some website functions. By using this site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Yandex in the manner and for the purposes specified above.
5. With Whom We Share Your Data
5.1. The Company does not disclose User information to third parties, except as expressly provided by current legislation.
5.2. Your data may be transferred to third parties, for example, our partners when they are engaged, only with your explicit consent in accordance with applicable legislation.
6. How Long We Store Your Data
6.1. The Company processes and stores personal data using servers located within the Russian Federation.
6.2. The Company stores User data for the entire duration of website use, until the purposes of processing are achieved, or for the period of the natural person's consent.
6.3. To delete any data before this period, the User must submit a request to the Company.
7. What Are Your Rights Regarding Your Data
7.1. You have the right to receive information regarding the processing of your personal data, including that contained in Part 7 of Article 14 of the Law.
7.2. If the User believes that any information stored about them by the Company is incorrect or incomplete, they may send a request to info@octounit.net with a demand to correct their data.
7.3. The User has the right to request the deletion of their personal data, restrictions on the processing of their personal data, and to object to the processing of their personal data, if provided for by applicable legislation.
7.4. The Company will fulfill the specified requests in accordance with applicable legislation.
7.5. In cases provided for by applicable legislation, the User may also have other rights not listed above.
7.6. To exercise the above rights, the User may contact the Website's technical support, or, if access to the specified function is unavailable in the interface, contact the Company by any available means (https://octounit.ru/en/#contacts).
8. How We Protect Your Data
The Company has implemented sufficient technical and organizational measures to protect User data from unauthorized, accidental, or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, misuse, disclosure, or access, as well as other unlawful forms of processing. Some of these include:
Monitoring and instrumental analysis of the security of the Company's network infrastructure to ensure adequate protection of User personal data: conducting external and internal vulnerability scans, penetration testing.
Ensuring protection against malicious code.
Application of encryption methods during personal data processing, including ensuring the protection of communication channels during data transfer.
Familiarization of Company employees with the provisions of the legislation of the Russian Federation on personal data, including requirements for personal data protection.
Ensuring the security of premises where personal data carriers are located, preventing unauthorized entry or presence of unauthorized persons in these premises.
Exclusion of any methods of personal data processing that do not correspond to the previously established purposes within the Company.
Development of local acts on personal data processing issues, including this Policy.
It should be noted that the measures taken by the Company cannot ensure the required level of confidentiality without adequate measures on the part of the User. The client's computer must be equipped with a modern, functioning antivirus with up-to-date antivirus databases, have the latest browser version and plugins, and use an operating system with all installed permissible security updates. The Website User must comply with computer security requirements.
9. What Automated Decisions Are Made Based on User Data
We do not make any decisions that create legal consequences for the User or otherwise affect their rights and legitimate interests based solely on the automated processing of their personal data.
10. Questions and Suggestions
10.1. We reserve the right to make changes to this Policy as necessary. In this case, we will publish the updated Policy with the date of the new version on the last line. By continuing to use the site, we assume that the new version has been accepted by the User.
10.2. The Company welcomes questions and suggestions regarding the implementation or amendment of this Policy. The User may contact us using the contacts provided in the section https://octounit.ru/en/#contacts. The User may also use these communication methods to send requests for the exercise of their rights or complaints regarding incorrect User information or its unlawful processing.
Consent to the Processing of the Data Subject's Personal Data
I, hereinafter referred to as the "Data Subject," in accordance with Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 152-FZ of July 27, 2006 "On Personal Data," and Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 38-FZ of March 13, 2006 "On Advertising," hereby give my consent to Limited Liability Company "Octo Unit" (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), located at 603089, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Nizhny Novgorod, Poltavskaya St., bldg. 30, room P2, to process my personal data, specified in the application by filling out the web form on the Company's website (Official Website LLC "Oсto Unit" (https://octounit.ru/en)). Personal data means any information related to me as a data subject, including my name, phone number, email address, and other information that I leave in the "Message" field, pertaining to me as a personal data subject.
I agree that, within the scope of personal data processing, the Company has the right to collect, systematize, accumulate, clarify, update, modify, use, delete, block, and destroy my personal data, both with and without the use of automation tools. I give my consent to the processing of my personal data for the following purposes:
processing the application and communicating with me regarding the services provided;
maintaining and updating the client database;
informing me about the Company's services, offered features, organized events, and other activities.
This consent comes into force from the date the web application form is submitted from the LLC "Octo Unit" website. This consent is given until the purposes of personal data processing are achieved. The effect of this consent shall terminate prematurely if LLC "Octo Unit" decides to cease personal data processing and/or destroy information containing personal data.
I am aware that:
this consent may be revoked by me at any time based on my written statement;
I have the right to access my personal data, demand their clarification (updating, modification), as well as deletion and destruction of my personal data if their processing by the Company violates my legal rights and interests, as well as the legislation of the Russian Federation.
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