Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

BalticDryIndex.com is operated by Sea Blast LTD, Cane Garden, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, VC0100. Contact: balticdryindex@protonmail.com

2. Information We Collect

We collect minimal personal information. We may collect:

• Email addresses when you voluntarily subscribe to our free BDI alert service.
• Usage data collected automatically via analytics tools, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
• Cookies placed by third-party services including Google AdSense and analytics providers.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To send daily BDI email alerts if you have subscribed.
• To understand how visitors use our site and improve our content.
• To serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense.

4. Google AdSense & Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

Our ads.txt file is located at /ads.txt and confirms our authorised digital sellers.

5. Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use:

• Essential cookies — required for the website to function.
• Analytics cookies — to understand website traffic and user behaviour.
• Advertising cookies — placed by Google AdSense for targeted advertising.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect your experience on this site.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services which may collect data independently:

• Google AdSense — advertising. Privacy Policy
• Google Analytics — website analytics. Privacy Policy
• Stooq / Yahoo Finance — financial data providers. Data is fetched server-side and no personal data is shared.

7. Data Retention

Email addresses collected for BDI alerts are retained until you unsubscribe. You may unsubscribe at any time by emailing balticdryindex@protonmail.com.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights including the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To exercise these rights, contact us at balticdryindex@protonmail.com.

9. Children's Privacy

BalticDryIndex.com is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact

For any privacy-related questions, contact: balticdryindex@protonmail.com
Sea Blast LTD, Cane Garden, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, VC0100