Last Updated: March 2026
1. Who we are
Our website address is: https://waterline-report.com. The Waterline Report is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our readers and subscribers in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD).
2. Data Collection and Purpose
We collect data to provide a better editorial experience and to deliver our professional maritime insights.
- Newsletters: If you subscribe to our newsletter via MailPoet, we collect your email address and name. This data is used exclusively to send you our editorial content. You may opt-out at any time using the “unsubscribe” link in the footer of any email.
- Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. This involves cookies that collect anonymized data such as IP addresses, browser types, and page views. This helps us improve our technical reporting and user experience.
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
3. Cookies
- Essential Cookies: If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set temporary cookies to manage your session and screen display choices.
- Interaction Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies for your convenience. These last for one year.
- Analytics Cookies: Provided by Google Analytics to track site performance.
4. Data Sharing and International Transfers
We do not sell your personal data. Your information is processed by trusted third-party service providers:
- Hosting: Our website is hosted on servers located in the United States.
- Email Services: Managed through MailPoet.
- Analytics: Managed through Google. By using our site, you acknowledge that your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States, which may have different data protection rules than your country of residence.
5. Data Retention
- Comments: Retained indefinitely to recognize follow-up comments automatically.
- Subscription Data: We keep your email address as long as your subscription to the newsletter remains active.
- User Profiles: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time.
6. Your Rights
Under GDPR and LGPD, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Request the correction or deletion of your data (“Right to be Forgotten”).
- Withdraw consent for newsletter subscriptions at any time.
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format.
To exercise these rights, please contact our Data Controller (DPO) at: info@waterline-report.com.
7. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, charts). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website, and these sites may collect data or use cookies independently.