STRAIT RESTRICTED — Day 89 of disruption

Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 4, 2026

1. Introduction

HormuzTracker.tech ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at hormuztracker.tech (the "Service"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Service. By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

We are an informational monitoring platform that provides real-time data about the Strait of Hormuz crisis, including shipping disruptions, oil prices, vessel seizures, insurance status, and global trade impact. Our service is provided free of charge and is intended for informational purposes only.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways when you use our Service:

2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • Email Address: If you subscribe to our email alerts or newsletter, we collect your email address. This is the only personally identifiable information we actively request.
  • Contact Form Data: If you contact us through our contact page, we collect the information you provide, including your name, email address, and the content of your message.
  • Data Correction Requests: If you submit a data correction request, we collect the information you provide to help us evaluate and address the correction.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • Device and Usage Information: We automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our Service, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, links clicked, and the date and time of your visit.
  • Location Data (Approximate): We may infer your approximate geographic location from your IP address for analytics purposes. We do not collect precise GPS location data.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. See our Cookie Policy below for more details.

2.3 Information We Do Not Collect

We do not collect financial information, Social Security numbers, or government-issued identification numbers. We do not require account creation to use our Service. We do not collect information from children under the age of 13.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To provide, maintain, and improve our Service and its features
  • To send you crisis alert emails and newsletters you have subscribed to (with your consent)
  • To respond to your inquiries, support requests, and data correction requests
  • To monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends to improve user experience
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security threats, and fraudulent activity
  • To comply with applicable legal obligations and regulatory requirements
  • To display advertisements through Google AdSense (see Third-Party Services below)

4. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect information about you. Below are the third-party services we use and how they interact with your data:

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect and analyze information about how users interact with our Service. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. We use this information solely to improve our Service. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit the Service, rather than your name or other identifying information. You can learn more about Google Analytics practices at Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4.2 Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Service. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Service or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Service and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.

4.3 Data Sources

We aggregate data from maritime intelligence sources, energy market data providers, and public reports. These data sources provide us with vessel tracking data, oil prices, and other crisis-related information. These data lookups are made server-side and do not involve your personal data. No personally identifiable information about our users is transmitted to these data providers.

5. Cookie Policy

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. We use the following types of cookies:

5.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Service to function properly. They cannot be disabled. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.

5.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Service. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Service. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our Service.

5.3 Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used by Google AdSense and its partners to serve personalized advertisements. They may be set through our Service by our advertising partners. They do not directly store personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

5.4 Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools. Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, delete existing cookies, and set preferences for certain websites. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Service. For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit allaboutcookies.org.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information with our business partners and advertisers. Specifically, we may share information in the following circumstances:

  • With Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as email delivery services and analytics providers.
  • For Legal Compliance: We may disclose information when required to do so by law, in response to valid legal process, or in cooperation with law enforcement or governmental authorities.
  • To Protect Rights: We may disclose information to protect the rights, property, or safety of HormuzTracker.tech, our users, or others.
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, user information may be transferred as part of such transaction.

7. Data Security

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information. Our website is served over HTTPS with SSL/TLS encryption. We use Cloudflare's security and performance platform, which provides DDoS protection, Web Application Firewall, and bot mitigation. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and therefore we cannot guarantee absolute security. We encourage you to be aware of this when providing information online.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Email subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics' default retention period of 26 months. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months after the inquiry is resolved.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

  • Right of Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge a small fee for this service.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@hormuztracker.tech. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete such information immediately. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@hormuztracker.tech.

11. International Data Transfers

Our Service is hosted on Cloudflare's global edge network, which may process data in multiple jurisdictions. Google Analytics and Google AdSense also process data in the United States and other countries. By using our Service, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We take appropriate safeguards to ensure your data is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy regardless of the jurisdiction in which it is processed.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: