Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 25, 2026
Tides & Whiskers respects your privacy. This policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, how it is used, and the choices you have regarding your information.
Who we are
Tides & Whiskers is a personal blog about sailing, life aboard, change, adventure, and the occasional cat-related mishap.
Our website is tidesandwhiskers.com
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you interact with Tides & Whiskers, such as when you:
- Subscribe to receive new stories by email
- Leave a comment
- Contact Tides & Whiskers through the website
The information collected depends on how you interact with the site and may include your name, email address, and any information you choose to include in a message or comment.
Email Subscriptions
If you subscribe to Tides & Whiskers, your email address is used to send you new stories and related updates.
You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in those emails.
Your email address will not be sold to third parties.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, the site may collect the information entered in the comment form as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help detect spam.
If you use Gravatar, an anonymized version of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine whether you have a profile image associated with it. Gravatar is operated by Automattic and is subject to its own privacy policy.
Approved comments and associated profile images may be publicly visible on the website.
Cookies
Tides & Whiskers and the services used to operate the website may use cookies or similar technologies.
For example, if you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies so you don’t have to enter them again when leaving another comment.
Cookies may also be used for website functionality, security, analytics, and to understand how visitors use the site.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect some website features.
Analytics
Tides & Whiskers may use analytics tools to understand how people find and use the website. These tools may collect information such as pages visited, approximate location, device and browser type, referral source, and how visitors interact with the site.
This information is used to understand readership and improve the website and its content.
Embedded Content
Posts may include embedded content from other websites, such as videos, images, maps, or social media content.
Embedded content behaves much like visiting the originating website directly. Those websites may collect information about you, use cookies, or track your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies.
Third-Party Services
Tides & Whiskers relies on third-party services to operate the website, such as website hosting, email delivery, spam prevention, analytics, and other website tools.
These providers may process limited information as necessary to provide their services and are governed by their own privacy policies.
Tides & Whiskers does not sell your personal information.
How Long Information Is Kept
If you leave a comment, the comment and associated information may be retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and moderated appropriately.
Subscription information may be retained for as long as you remain subscribed or as necessary to maintain appropriate records.
Other information may be retained when reasonably necessary for security, administrative, or legal purposes.
Your Choices and Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information that Tides & Whiskers holds about you, subject to information that may need to be retained for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
You can unsubscribe from email communications at any time using the link provided in each email.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated as Tides & Whiskers grows or as the services used by the website change. The date at the top of this page will indicate when the policy was most recently updated.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please use the Contact page.