Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

Personal Information

We do not collect personal information from visitors. VesselPages does not require user registration, account creation, or any form of personal data submission to access our vessel database and services.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• IP address (anonymized)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website
• Device information (screen resolution, device type)

This information is collected through standard web server logs and is used solely for website analytics, performance monitoring, and security purposes.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience:

• Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website
• Preference Cookies: Remember your search filters and display preferences
• Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to display relevant advertisements

How We Use Information

The limited information we collect is used for:

• Providing and maintaining our vessel database service
• Improving website performance and user experience
• Analyzing website usage patterns and trends
• Ensuring website security and preventing abuse
• Displaying relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Complying with legal obligations

Third-Party Services

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other websites to provide relevant advertisements. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings.

Analytics Services

We may use analytics services to understand how our website is used. These services may collect information about your website usage, but this data is anonymized and aggregated.

Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent personal information to third parties. We may share anonymized, aggregated data with third-party services for analytics and advertising purposes only.

We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect our rights and safety.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Your Rights

Since we do not collect personal information, there is no personal data to access, modify, or delete. You can control cookies through your browser settings and opt out of personalized advertising through Google's Ad Settings.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.