Effective Date: November 4, 2025
Last Updated: November 4, 2025

Welcome to Cruise Tidal

At Cruise Tidal, we prioritize your privacy. We are committed to protecting any information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains in clear, simple terms how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website.e.

We are a cruise information and content website. 

  • We do not sell cruise packages or provide booking services. 
  • Our goal is to share helpful cruise-related content with you while generating revenue through advertising to support our site’s operations.

What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors of cruisetidal.com.

When using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information that has been described in this privacy policy.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

When you interact with our website, you may choose to provide us with certain information:

  • Contact Information: If you reach out to us through our Contact Us page, we collect the information you choose to share with us
  • Comments and Feedback: Any information you voluntarily submit when engaging with our content

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit Cruise Tidal, we automatically collect certain technical information to help us understand how visitors use our site:

Device Information

  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • Device type
  • And screen resolution

Usage Data

  • Pages you visit
  • Time spent on pages
  • Links clicked
  • And how you navigate through our site

Location Data

  • Information about your geographic location is collected based on your IP address 
  • This location information is general and for the city and country level, not a precise location

IP Address

Your device’s Internet Protocol address

Referral Information 

  • We also take information about the website and search engine that sent you to our site.
  • This information helps us improve our content and enhance the user experience.

How We Use Cookies

We use Cookies.

  • These are basically small text files that get stored on your digital devices to help our website remember information about your visit.  
  • We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience
  • We also use Cookies to help our advertising partners deliver relevant ads

The Cookies Types Cruise Tidal Uses

Essential Cookies

These cookies are crucial for Cruise Tidal to function properly. 

They enable basic features like 

  • Page navigation 
  • Access to secure areas of the website

Analytics Cookies

Cruise Tidal uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site.  

  • These cookies help us see which pages are most popular.
  • How long people stay, and how they found us. 
  • This information helps us create better content for you.

Advertising Cookies: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. These cookies help show you ads that might actually interest you based on your browsing activity, both on our site and across the internet.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have full control over cookies. Most of the web browsers accept the cookies automatically, but the users can modify their browser settings to decline cookies if they want them stored on their devices. Here’s how:

  • Browser Settings: You can either change your browser settings to reject all cookies or get notified if a cookie is being sent
  • Opt-Out of Personalized Ads: Visit Google’s Ad Settings to control the ads you see

Please note that blocking cookies completely may have an affect on your ability to use some features of our website, but you’ll still be able to read our content.

Affiliate Marketing and Monetization

Cruise Tidal uses multiple methods to generate revenue, which allows us to keep our content free for all visitors.

Affiliate Links

We participate in affiliate marketing programs. This means when you click on certain links to products, services, or cruise bookings provided on our website and make a purchase, we will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

What This Means for You:

  • Some links present on our website are affiliate links that help us earn a commission, when you purchase something using them.
  • You pay the same price whether you use our affiliate link or go directly to the website
  • We only recommend products and services we believe will be valuable to our readers
  • Affiliate relationships have no influence on our website content or honest reviews

Transparency: We may include affiliate links from various programs including, but not limited to, cruise lines, travel booking platforms, travel insurance companies, and travel-related products and services. The affiliate links that we will use in our content, will be disclosed as an affiliate relationship.

Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on Cruise Tidal. This service helps us generate revenue to maintain and improve our website while keeping our content free for you to enjoy.

How Google AdSense Works

  • Third-Party Cookies: Advertising partners like Google use cookies for showing ads based on your browsing interests and visit history to other websites and Cruise Tidal
  • Personalized Advertising: The advertising cookies help Google and its partners to show you personalized ads that align with your interests

Google works with many advertising partners to deliver these ads

Your Advertising Choices

  • You have control over advertising experience, and you may opt out of ad personalization by visiting Google’s Ad Settings to turn off ad personalization
  • To learn more about this, read Google’s Privacy Policy to understand how Google uses data

Even if you opt out of personalized advertising, you will still see ads on our website. They just won’t be tailored to your interests.

Google Analytics

At Cruise Tidal, we use Google Analytics to understand user behavior on our website. This tool collects information such as:

  • Which pages you visit and how long you stay
  • What content do you find most engaging
  • How you arrived at our site
  • General demographic information, such as age range, interests, and location

This data is totally anonymous and helps us to improve our content and provide a better user experience.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

Website Improvement: Understanding which content resonates with our readers helps us create better cruise-related articles and guides.

User Experience: Analyzing how visitors navigate our site allows us to make it more user-friendly and easier to find the information you’re looking for.

Advertising: Delivering relevant ads through Google AdSense helps us generate revenue while providing you with potentially useful products and services.

Affiliate Marketing: Tracking which affiliate links you click helps us understand what content and recommendations are most valuable to our readers. When you click an affiliate link, we may receive information about that click to track commissions, but we do not receive your personal information from the merchants.

Analytics: We may track website performance on your browsers helps us identify technical issues and optimize loading speeds.

Communication: When you contact us, we use your information to respond to your queries.

Legal Compliance: We may use or disclose your information when required by law and to protect our rights.

Information We Share

We value your privacy and do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. 

However, we do share information with trusted third parties in limited circumstances.

Service Providers

Google AdSense: We share information with Google to display advertisements on our site and Google uses cookies for collecting data about your web browsing activity.

Google Analytics: We share usage data with Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with Cruise Tidal website.

Affiliate Partners: When you use affiliate links, we may share limited information (such as click data) with our affiliate partners for tracking referrals and commissions. However, your personal information is not shared with these partners.

Hosting Provider: Our website hosting service has access to data stored on their servers to maintain our site’s functionality.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so in response to valid legal requests, like

  • Court orders or subpoenas
  • Government investigations
  • Protection against fraud or security threats
  • Enforcement of our terms of service

Business Transfers

In the unlikely event that Cruise Tidal is acquired by or merged with another company, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

Links to External Websites

Cruise Tidal contains links to external websites, including cruise lines, travel companies, booking platforms, and other resources. Some of these links may be affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you make a purchase after clicking through.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices and the content of these third-party sites.

When you click on an external link (whether affiliate or non-affiliate) and leave our website, that site’s privacy policy applies. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any website you visit.

We do not endorse, control, or monitor third-party websites linked from our site.

Data Security

We take measures to protect the information we collect from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

Our security measures include

  • Secure hosting infrastructure
  • Regular security updates and monitoring
  • Limited access to any collected information
  • Industry-standard encryption for data transmission

However, no method of transmission over the internet or cloud storage is completely secure. While we try to ensure protecting your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

For All Users

Access: You can request to know what information we have collected about you.

Correction: You can ask us to correct information that is inaccurate.

Deletion: You may request us to delete your personal information, subject to certain legal obligations.

Opt-Out: You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time through the links provided in this policy.

For European Union Residents (GDPR)

Those located in the EU, have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation

  • Right to data portability (receive your data in a structured format)
  • Right to object to the processing of your personal information
  • Right to restrict processing in certain circumstances
  • Right to file a complaint with a local data protection authority

For California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

As a resident of California, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act which include

  • Right to know what personal information we collect, use, and share
  • Right to delete personal information we have collected
  • Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (note: we do not sell personal information)
  • Right to non-discrimination if exercising your privacy rights

For Other US State Residents

Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws have similar rights to access, delete, and correct their personal information.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of these stated rights, you may visit our Contact Us page to submit any request.

We will respond you within the timeframe required by applicable law.

We might be needing to verify your identity before processing your request for protecting your privacy and security.

Children’s Privacy

Cruise Tidal is not intended for children under the age of 16, and we do not collect personal information from children.

If you are a parent and believe your child has provided us with any personal information, kindly reach out to us through our Contact Us page. We will promptly delete such information from our systems.

International Data Transfers

Cruise Tidal operates internationally and serves a global audience. Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in various countries where our service providers (such as our hosting provider, Google Analytics, and Google AdSense) operate.

By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information across international borders. Different countries have different data protection laws, and we take reasonable steps to make sure that your information data is treated securely, in accordance with this Privacy Policy, no matter where it is processed.

Data Retention

We retain information for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Analytics Data: We retain Google Analytics data for 26 months, after which it is automatically deleted.

Contact Information: If you contact us, we retain your communication for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain records.

Cookies: Cookie data expires based on the specific cookie’s lifespan, ranging from session-based (deleted when you close your browser) to longer-term cookies (up to 2 years).

When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers have a Do Not Track feature to signal to websites you visit that you do not want your online activity tracked.

There are currently no universal standards for how websites should respond to DNT signals. As a result, Cruise Tidal does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. Instead, we recommend using the opt-out options described in this policy to control data collection and advertising.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We can update this Privacy Policy when needed to show changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors.

When we make any updates, we will update the date of changes made at the top of this policy page. 

We can also notify you through a prominent notice on the website.

We advise you to review this Privacy Policy from time to time to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Your continued use of Cruise Tidal after any updates will be taken as your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

For any queries regarding our Privacy Policy and use of your information, please reach out to us:

Contact Method: Please visit our Contact Us page to submit your inquiry.

We will do our best to respond to your questions within a reasonable timeframe.

Additional Information

No Cruise Booking Services

Please note that Cruise Tidal is a content and information website only. We do not

  • Sell cruise packages or tickets
  • Process payments or bookings
  • Collect credit card information
  • Provide customer service for cruise bookings
  • Act as a travel agent or intermediary

If you click on links to cruise lines or booking sites from our website, any transactions or interactions are between you and those third parties. Their privacy policies apply to any information you provide them.

Advertising Revenue Model

Our website is supported by advertising revenue through Google AdSense and affiliate marketing partnerships.

  • This allows us to provide cruise-related content and information to you free of cost.
  • The ads you see and affiliate links we include help keep our content free and accessible.

Our Commitment: While we earn revenue through advertising and affiliate commissions, this does not influence our commitment to providing honest, helpful, and accurate cruise information to our readers.

No Sensitive Information

We do not collect sensitive personal information such as:

  • SSN (Social Security Numbers) or government IDs
  • Financial account information or credit card numbers
  • Health or medical information
  • Racial or ethnic origin
  • Religious or philosophical beliefs
  • Biometric data

Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. Cruise Tidal is committed to protecting your privacy while providing valuable cruise information and content.