Privacy Policy | Beyond The Ship

Overview

Beyond The Ship ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website beyond-the-ship.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our site.

We are committed to keeping your experience simple and your data safe. We collect minimal information and do not sell your personal data to third parties.

Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

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

Browser type and version
Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
Pages viewed and time spent on pages
Referring website or search terms
General geographic location (country/region level)

This information is collected through cookies and analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to help us understand how visitors use our site and to improve the experience.

Information You Provide

If you submit a review on our site, we collect the nickname and review content you provide. We do not require an account or personal email to leave a review.

If you contact us by email, we will have access to your email address and the content of your message.

How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

Improve our website content and recommendations
Understand which ports and excursions are most popular
Analyze site performance and fix technical issues
Display relevant excursion recommendations
Respond to your inquiries

Cookies

Our site uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to enable basic functionality and analytics. These include:

Essential cookies — Required for the site to function properly
Analytics cookies — Help us understand visitor behavior (e.g., Google Analytics)
Affiliate cookies — Used by our affiliate partners (e.g., Viator, GetYourGuide) to track referrals when you click booking links

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.

Third-Party Services

Our site contains links to third-party excursion providers such as Viator and GetYourGuide. When you click these links, you leave our site and are subject to the privacy policies of those third-party services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

We may use Google Analytics to analyze site traffic. Google Analytics collects data anonymously and reports trends without identifying individual visitors. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share anonymized, aggregated analytics data that cannot identify you individually.

Children's Privacy

Our site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will promptly remove it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].