How Tide Signal handles website data, analytics, subscriptions and reader privacy.

Information we may collect

When you visit Tide Signal, basic technical information may be collected. This may include device type, browser type, approximate location, pages visited, referral source, time spent on pages and general website usage behaviour.

If you contact us, create an account, subscribe to updates, save articles or access premium content, we may receive the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, organisation, account details, subscription status, message content and any relevant context included in your communication.

Accounts, login and saved articles

Tide Signal may allow readers to create an account, log in, save articles, manage preferences or access free and premium content. Account-related information may be used to identify the reader, manage access permissions, protect the account and provide account support.

If saved article features are available, Tide Signal may store information about which articles a logged-in reader chooses to save, bookmark or access through account tools.

Subscriptions and premium access

Tide Signal may offer paid premium access, membership or subscription features. Subscription-related information may be used to confirm access rights, manage subscription status, provide customer support, prevent abuse and improve the reader experience.

Premium access does not mean Tide Signal sells personal reader information. Account and subscription data should be used only for reasonable website, publishing, support, analytics and payment-related purposes.

Payments and billing information

If readers purchase premium access, subscriptions or other paid services, payments may be handled by third-party payment providers. Tide Signal may receive limited payment-related information such as subscription status, transaction confirmation, billing email, plan type or payment status.

Tide Signal does not aim to store full payment card details on its own website. Payment processors may handle card details and billing information according to their own privacy policies, security standards and terms.

Analytics and website performance

Tide Signal may use analytics tools to understand how readers find and use the website. Analytics may help measure page views, traffic sources, popular articles, device types, search behaviour, reader engagement and subscription-related website performance.

This information helps us improve the website, plan editorial coverage and understand which maritime topics are most useful to readers across Markets, Chartering, Finance, Operations, Technology, Regulation and Academy content.

Cookies

Tide Signal may use cookies or similar technologies for website functionality, login sessions, saved preferences, analytics, performance, security, spam protection, advertising, subscriptions or newsletter features.

Readers can usually control, limit or disable cookies through browser settings. Some website features, including login, saved articles or premium access, may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

Contact messages

If you send a message to Tide Signal, we may use your contact details to reply, review corrections, evaluate editorial suggestions, discuss partnerships, handle subscription questions or respond to relevant maritime business inquiries.

We do not aim to sell personal contact information to third parties.

Newsletter and editorial updates

Tide Signal may offer newsletters or email updates. If you subscribe, your email address may be used to send maritime analysis, shipping market updates, chartering coverage, operations insight, technology coverage, regulation updates, Academy content and related publication news.

Newsletter subscribers should be able to unsubscribe through the link or instructions included in newsletter emails.

Third-party services

Tide Signal may use third-party services for hosting, analytics, email delivery, spam protection, website security, advertising, embedded media, payment processing, subscription management or performance optimisation.

These services may process limited technical, account, payment or usage data according to their own privacy policies and terms.

Advertising, sponsorships and commercial content

Tide Signal may use advertising, sponsorships, affiliate links, paid partnerships or commercial placements in the future. Advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to measure performance or deliver relevant ads where permitted.

Sponsored content, partner content or commercial placements should be clearly labelled where appropriate, so readers can understand when content is editorial, sponsored or commercial.

Data security

We aim to use reasonable measures to protect the website and information submitted through it. This includes account, contact, subscription and website usage information.

However, no website, email system, payment system or online service can guarantee absolute security.

Reader choices and account requests

Readers may contact Tide Signal to ask questions about personal information submitted through the website, request corrections, unsubscribe from communications or ask for account-related support where applicable.

Some information may need to be retained for reasonable administrative, legal, security, payment, fraud-prevention or record-keeping purposes.

Updates to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as Tide Signal develops, adds tools, launches newsletters, introduces premium subscriptions, advertising, analytics, saved articles or other website features.

The latest version of this policy will be published on this page.

Contact

For privacy-related questions, account questions or subscription-related requests, readers can contact Tide Signal through the Contact page.