Privacy & Cookies

Last updated: 3 September 2026

Wrecksite.uk is an independent project providing interactive shipwreck maps, bathymetric information and historical material relating to wreck sites around the UK and Ireland.

This page explains what information may be collected when you use Wrecksite.uk, why it is collected, and the third-party services used by the site.

Information collected by the website

You do not need to create an account or provide personal information to browse Wrecksite.uk.

Like most websites, the server hosting Wrecksite.uk automatically records technical information when pages or resources are requested. Server logs may include information such as your IP address, browser type, requested URL, date and time of the request, and HTTP response status.

These logs are used for purposes such as operating the website, diagnosing technical problems, monitoring performance and security, and identifying abusive or automated traffic.

Google Analytics

Wrecksite.uk uses Google Analytics to understand how the site is being used. This helps identify which pages and features are useful, how visitors navigate the site, and where improvements may be needed.

Google Analytics may collect information about your visit, including pages viewed, approximate geographic location, device and browser information, and how you arrived at the site. Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies for this purpose.

Information collected through Google Analytics is processed by Google in accordance with its own privacy policies. More information about Google's privacy practices is available from Google's Privacy Policy.

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of data that websites can store on your device. Wrecksite.uk itself does not require an account or login cookie in order to use the maps or read the site's content.

Third-party services used by the site, including Google Analytics, may use cookies or similar technologies to measure usage and provide their services.

You can control or delete cookies using your browser settings. Restricting cookies may affect some website features or the accuracy of anonymous usage statistics, but the main Wrecksite.uk maps and articles are intended to remain accessible.

Advertising

Wrecksite.uk may display advertising provided by third-party advertising services. If advertising is introduced, those services may use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with applicable consent requirements and their own privacy policies.

This privacy notice will be updated where necessary to reflect the advertising services actually used by the site.

External links

Wrecksite.uk contains links to external websites, including data providers, historical resources and other sources used in the site's articles and maps.

Wrecksite.uk is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. Their own privacy policies apply when you follow a link away from Wrecksite.uk.

Data sources

The shipwreck, bathymetric and historical information displayed by Wrecksite.uk is principally derived from publicly available datasets, published sources and historical material. Information about the principal datasets and their attribution is available on the sources page.

These records relate primarily to ships, wreck sites and maritime history rather than to individual website visitors.

Contact and contributions

If you contact Wrecksite.uk, any personal information you provide, such as your name or email address, will be used for the purpose of responding to your message or dealing with your contribution.

Correspondence may be retained where reasonably necessary to keep track of corrections, contributions, permissions or other matters relating to the project. Personal information will not be sold to third parties.

Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you rights in relation to personal information held about you, including rights to request access to or correction of that information and, in some circumstances, its deletion.

If you have a privacy question or would like to make a request concerning personal information associated with Wrecksite.uk, please use the details on the contact page.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when the website, its analytics, advertising arrangements or other third-party services change. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.