Privacy policy
The short version
- We do not ask you to create an account, and there is nothing to log in to.
- We do not collect your name, email address or payment details.
- We do not run a newsletter and there is no email capture anywhere on this site.
- We do not sell or share personal data with data brokers or advertisers.
- Analytics, if enabled, run only after you explicitly accept.
What we collect
Server logs
This site runs on Cloudflare. Cloudflare processes standard request data — IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp — to serve pages and to protect the site from abuse. This is necessary for the site to function and to stay online. SeeCloudflare's privacy policy.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4, and only after you accept via the consent banner. IP anonymisation is on; Google Signals and ad personalisation are off. If you decline, or ignore the banner, no analytics script is loaded at all. You can change your mind at any time from the cookie settings link in the footer.
Cookies and local storage
We store one item in your browser's local storage: your answer to the consent question, so we do not ask again on every page. It stays on your device and is never sent to us. See the cookie policy.
Vessel data and personal information
The AIS data on this site describes vessels, not people. It is broadcast in the clear over public VHF radio, is republished by government agencies under open licences, and identifies ships by MMSI, IMO number, name and call sign.
We recognise that on small craft the boundary between "vessel data" and "personal data" can blur. We do not add owner names, registration lookups, photographs, or any other identifying layer on top of the feed, and we do not build profiles of individuals. If you believe a specific record here identifies you and should not, write tocontact@marineactivity.comand we will look at it. Note that we cannot stop the underlying transmission or the upstream feed — that has to go to the vessel's operator or the feed provider — but we can address how it appears here.
Third parties
- Cloudflare — hosting and content delivery.
- AISStream.io and Fintraffic / Digitraffic — the AIS feeds. We fetch from them; you do not connect to them directly.
- Map tiles — the live map loads map imagery from a third-party tile provider, which necessarily sees your IP address.
- Amazon — only if you follow an affiliate link, at which point Amazon's own privacy terms apply.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct or erase personal data we hold about you. In practice we hold very little: no accounts, no mailing list, no profiles. Contactcontact@marineactivity.comwith any request and we will respond.
Changes
If this policy changes materially we will update the date above. Continued use after a change means the updated policy applies.