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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 30 August 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Ocean Cruise Book (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit oceancruisebook.com (the “Website”), subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, contact us, or make a donation.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who we are
Ocean Cruise Book is a UK-based blog providing guides, tips, and insights to help travellers plan and book cruises.
For the purposes of data protection law, Ocean Cruise Book is the data controller of the personal information you provide through this Website.
Contact details:
- Address: London, United Kingdom
- Email: hello@oceancruisebook.com
- Telephone: +44 7499 78210
2. The information we collect
We only collect information that we need in order to provide our content and services. Depending on how you use the Website, this may include:
Information you give us directly
- Newsletter subscriptions: your email address (and name, if requested).
- Comments: your name, email address, website (optional), and the content of your comment. WordPress may also collect your IP address and browser user-agent string to help with spam detection.
- Contact and enquiry forms: your name, email address, and any information you choose to include in your message.
- Donations: if you make a donation, our payment provider collects the information needed to process it. We do not store your full card or bank details on our servers.
Information we collect automatically
- Usage and device data: such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and referring website. This is collected through cookies and analytics tools.
- Server logs: our hosting provider may keep standard logs (including IP addresses) for security and troubleshooting.
We do not knowingly collect any special category (sensitive) personal data through this Website.
3. Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use them to make the Website work properly, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use our content.
The cookies on this Website generally fall into these categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies – required for the Website (including WordPress and page builder features) to function.
- Preference cookies – remember choices you make, such as saved comment details.
- Analytics cookies – help us understand how visitors interact with the Website so we can improve our content.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, and you can change your consent choices at any time using our cookie banner. Blocking some cookies may affect how the Website works.
4. Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this Website may include embedded content (for example videos, images, or maps). Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if you had visited the other website directly.
These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content. We do not control these third parties, and we encourage you to review their own privacy policies.
5. How and why we use your information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Lawful basis under UK GDPR |
|---|---|
| Sending you our newsletter and updates | Consent |
| Publishing and managing comments you submit | Consent / legitimate interests |
| Responding to your enquiries and messages | Legitimate interests / consent |
| Processing and acknowledging donations | Contract / legitimate interests |
| Analysing Website usage to improve our content | Consent (for analytics cookies) |
| Keeping the Website secure and preventing spam | Legitimate interests |
| Complying with our legal obligations | Legal obligation |
Where we rely on consent (such as for marketing emails), you can withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
6. Marketing and your choices
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you cruise tips, guides, and offers. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can opt out at any time. You can also email us at hello@oceancruisebook.com to be removed from our list.
We will never sell your personal information to third parties.
7. Who we share your information with
We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share it only with trusted service providers who help us run the Website, and only to the extent necessary. These may include:
- Website hosting and infrastructure providers
- Our email marketing / newsletter platform
- Payment processors used to handle donations
- Analytics providers
We may also disclose your information if required to do so by law, or to protect our rights, safety, or property.
8. International transfers
Some of our service providers may store or process data outside the UK, including in countries whose data protection laws differ from those in the UK. Where this happens, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as UK adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses) so that your information remains protected.
9. How long we keep your information
We keep your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:
- Newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete your data.
- Comments: comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognise and approve follow-up comments, unless you ask us to remove them.
- Contact enquiries: typically kept for a reasonable period after your query is resolved.
- Donation records: retained as required for accounting and legal purposes.
After these periods, we securely delete or anonymise your data.
10. How we protect your information
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse, including secure hosting, access controls, and encryption in transit (HTTPS). However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
- Access – request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification – ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure – ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances.
- Restriction – ask us to limit how we use your data.
- Objection – object to processing based on our legitimate interests, and to direct marketing at any time.
- Data portability – request your data in a portable format.
- Withdraw consent – where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@oceancruisebook.com. We will respond within one month.
If you leave a comment, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or ask us to erase it (this does not include data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons).
12. Children’s privacy
This Website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.
13. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, please contact us first at hello@oceancruisebook.com so we can try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK supervisory authority:
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Website: https://ico.org.uk Helpline: 0303 123 1113
14. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or the law. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
15. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:
Ocean Cruise Book Email: hello@oceancruisebook.com Telephone: +44 7499 78210 Address: London, United Kingdom