Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information CruiseDig collects when you use cruisedig.com, what we do with it, and the choices you have. You don't need an account to use CruiseDig, and most of the site can be used without telling us anything about yourself.

What we collect

When you browse the site. Like most websites, our server records basic technical details with each visit, such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you request. We use them to run the site, keep it secure, and fix problems.

Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how people use CruiseDig, for example, which pages are popular and how visitors find us. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects details such as the pages you view, your approximate location, your device and browser. It runs according to the choice you make in our cookie banner. You can read how Google uses this data at How Google uses information from sites that use its services, or opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.

Advertising. CruiseDig is funded by advertising managed by Ezoic and its partners, who use cookies and similar technologies. See "Ezoic Services" below.

When you contact us. If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, the topic you choose, and your message. We also keep a scrambled code made from your IP address. It lets us limit repeated messages without storing the address itself. We use this information only to read and reply to your message. We store it on our systems and receive it via email through our email provider.

Cookies and your choices

Cookies are small files that a website stores in your browser. When you first visit CruiseDig, a banner asks whether you accept cookies for advertising and analytics. You can change your choice at any time using the cookie settings link or icon on the site. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you reject advertising cookies, you'll still see ads, but they won't be personalized.

Links to other websites

CruiseDig links to other websites, including partners for hotels, parking and tours. If you click through, those sites may set their own cookies, for example, to record that you came from CruiseDig. Their privacy policies, not this one, apply there.

Sharing your information

We don't sell your personal information. We share it only with the services that help us run CruiseDig, such as Google Analytics, Ezoic and its advertising partners, and our email provider, or when the law requires it.

How long we keep it

We keep contact form messages only as long as we need them to handle your message, and we keep server logs only for a short period. Analytics and advertising partners keep data according to their own policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it last changed.

Ezoic Services

This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.

A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you're visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.

The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP address
• Operating system type and version
• Device type
• Language preferences
• Web browser type
• Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)

Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.

You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.