Privacy and cookies
What this site stores, which services it contacts and how to change your choices.
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Publisher and contact
Alykhan Virani at Simba Systems is responsible for this site. Send privacy questions to largestshipintheworld@simbasystems.com.
Required storage and hosting
Your browser stores ship-theme and ship-privacy-v1 in local storage to remember your display theme and privacy choice. They remain until you clear site storage or change your choice. Cloudflare hosts the site and processes connection information such as IP address, requested URL, browser headers and security events to deliver and protect it. Cloudflare privacy policy.
Optional analytics
Google Analytics loads only after you choose Allow analytics, and remains disabled when Global Privacy Control is enabled. It can process page visits, browser and device details, referral information and cookie identifiers. Its _ga cookies can persist for up to two years. The site does not enable advertising consent or Google Signals through its consent controls. Google privacy policy and Analytics opt-out tool.
Maps and videos
Map pages request tiles from OpenStreetMap, which receives connection information including your IP address. OpenStreetMap privacy policy. Videos load a YouTube privacy-enhanced player only when you select Load video. YouTube and Google then receive connection and playback information and may use storage under their own policies. Following an external source link also sends you to that provider.
Vessel reports
AISStream supplies public vessel-position reports to our server. Your browser requests the selected public vessel data from this site; the AIS API key is never sent to visitors. Vessel samples are retained for up to seven days. This is vessel tracking, not tracking visitors’ physical locations.
Advertising
AdSense is not currently loaded and advertising consent remains denied. Before enabling it, we will configure the publisher account, publish its authorization and implement the required certified consent platform for applicable regions. Google advertising can use cookies or other identifiers for ad delivery, measurement and personalization when enabled with appropriate choices. How Google uses partner-site information and Google ad controls.
Your choices and requests
Use Privacy settings in the footer to allow analytics or choose Required only. Withdrawal disables analytics and removes accessible first-party analytics cookies; previously collected data is not automatically deleted. You can clear local storage and cookies in your browser. Global Privacy Control overrides an analytics opt-in. You may request access, correction or deletion where applicable by emailing the publisher. We cannot erase data held independently by an external provider.