Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to PirateShipNames.com ("we," "our," or "us"). We operate the website located at https://pirateshipnames.com (the "Website"). We are committed to transparency regarding how information is handled when you browse our site, use our pirate and ship name generators, or contact us. This Privacy Policy details our practices concerning technical data, third-party analytics, online advertising technologies, cookies, browser local storage, contact emails, consent choices, and your privacy rights.

2. Who We Are & Site Operation

PirateShipNames.com is an independently operated naming tool and educational resource created by Ripon Borceg. All interactive generators and historical guides on this website are free to use and do not require account registration, passwords, or user profiles.

3. Information You Voluntarily Provide

Because our name generators work entirely in your web browser, you are not required to submit personal information to use the service.

When someone contacts us by email at pirateshipnames@gmail.com, the information voluntarily provided may include your name, email address, message contents, and any other information you choose to include. We use this information to review, investigate, respond to, and manage the inquiry. We do not sell or rent your email address or use it for unsolicited marketing.

4. Information Processed Automatically

When you access the Website, standard server logs and edge network infrastructure (such as Cloudflare) automatically process technical data necessary for transmitting web pages, monitoring performance, and protecting against cyber threats and abusive traffic. This technical information may include:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address
• Browser information (such as browser type, version, and language settings)
• Operating system and device category
• Referring URL and exit pages
• Request timestamps and connection duration
• Technical and security logs

These logs are used for security defense, system diagnostics, and operational reliability. We do not use server logs to construct personal profiles of visitors.

5. Browser Local Storage vs. Cookies

We believe in keeping data processing minimal. It is important to distinguish between HTTP cookies and HTML5 Browser Local Storage:

Browser local storage is not an HTTP cookie; it does not transmit data automatically across HTTP requests to our web server. Your saved names remain stored solely on your device until you remove them through the on-page controls or clear your browser site data/local storage.

6. Google Analytics 4

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with Measurement ID G-BB699FF5DN to understand how visitors navigate and interact with our tools and guides.

Subject to applicable configuration and your consent choices, GA4 may process technical and usage information, which may include:

• Pages viewed and generator tools used
• Traffic sources, navigation paths, and referring URLs
• Request timestamps and session engagement metrics
• Device category, browser specifications, and screen resolution
• Approximate geographic information (such as country or city derived from IP address)

Google Analytics 4 does not log or store users' IP addresses in the Analytics property. Google Analytics may derive general geographic information from the user's IP address before discarding it.

We do not intentionally configure Google Analytics to send names, email addresses, or private contact message contents. Data collected by Google is governed by Google's Privacy Policy and your consent preferences.

7. Google AdSense & Advertising Technologies

PirateShipNames.com may use Google AdSense (Publisher ID: ca-pub-3522848861820058) and related Google advertising technologies to support the operation of the website and keep the service available to visitors.

• Third-Party Cookies & Beacons: Third parties, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites on the internet.
• Personalized & Non-Personalized Ads: Advertising may be personalized or non-personalized depending on applicable consent, geographic location, and user settings. Non-personalized advertising does not use a user's past behavior for ad personalization, but certain cookies or similar technologies may still be used for functions such as frequency capping, aggregated reporting, and fraud prevention where applicable.
• Managing Ad Preferences: You can learn more about how Google manages data in advertising and personalize your preferences by visiting Google Ad Settings. You can also review Google's explanation of how it uses information from partner sites by visiting How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services, or opt out of participating third-party ad networks via AboutAds.info.

8. Consent Management & Google Consent Mode

We use a consent-management system to communicate applicable choices regarding analytics and advertising technologies to relevant Google services.

Our implementation integrates with Google Consent Mode v2 so that Google services receive explicit signals regarding analytics and advertising preferences. When you first visit the site, you are presented with options to Accept All, Reject Optional processing, or manage granular preferences. You are never required to consent to optional analytics or advertising to browse our content or use our name generators.

For visitors residing in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Google AdSense requires an IAB TCF v2.2 certified Consent Management Platform (CMP). In accordance with Google's Privacy & messaging requirements, when a Google-certified CMP is enabled, it manages the user consent dialogue and communicates choices directly to Google tags. Our custom consent banner is suppressed in those instances to prevent double or competing consent banners, while baseline Google Consent Mode v2 default security denials remain active until consent is granted.

Your choices are stored locally in your browser storage so that the site can remember your consent preferences across visits.

9. Google Search Console

Search Console is used by the site operator to monitor search visibility, indexing, crawl status, and technical search performance. It is separate from the site's advertising and analytics cookies and does not place advertising tracking cookies on your device.

10. Third-Party Service Providers

We use third-party service providers for hosting, content delivery, security, analytics, advertising, and related infrastructure (such as Cloudflare and Google). These providers may process technical information as described in their own privacy policies and in accordance with applicable requirements. We do not sell personal information to data brokers.

11. Data Retention & Security

We retain emails sent to us only for as long as necessary to address your feedback, investigate bug reports, resolve inquiries, or comply with legal requirements.

We use HTTPS/TLS encryption to protect data transmitted between your browser and our website. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely risk-free, and visitors submit inquiries at their own discretion.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law (such as the European Economic Area, the UK, Switzerland, or California), you may have specific statutory privacy rights, which may include:

• The right to request access to personal information you have provided to us
• The right to request correction or deletion of your communication records
• The right to withdraw consent for optional analytics or advertising technologies at any time
• The right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority

To exercise any applicable rights, please use Contact PirateShipNames.com or email us directly at pirateshipnames@gmail.com.

13. Children's Online Privacy

PirateShipNames.com provides general audience creative writing, gaming, and educational naming tools. We do not knowingly request or intentionally collect personal information from children where prohibited by applicable law.

If you believe a child has provided us with personal information via email without parental consent, please reach out via Contact PirateShipNames.com or email us at pirateshipnames@gmail.com, and we will delete the communication where appropriate.

14. Policy Updates

We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect technical, legal, or operational updates. Any changes will be published directly on this page with an updated "Last updated" date at the top.

15. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us through Contact PirateShipNames.com or email pirateshipnames@gmail.com.

For related policies, please review our Cookie Policy, Terms of Use, Disclaimer, DMCA Policy, and Editorial Guidelines.