The Legal Stuff & Privacy Policy

1. Use This for Fishing, Not Navigation

Let's be clear from the start: Solent Angler is built from the ground up as a recreational tool for shoreline fishing. Do not ever use the tide clocks, graphs, or bite tables on this site to navigate a boat, plan a commercial shipping route, or make critical safety calls out on the water.

We calculate our hydrographic figures using a mathematical tide model based on a published reference high-water time and the mean lunar tidal interval. But since wind, weather, and sea pressures change constantly, everything here is provided "as is" without a 100% guarantee. Before you scramble down onto low-water rock ledges or remote beaches, it's entirely on you to double-check official data directly from the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) or local harbour masters. Stay safe out there.

2. Ads, Cookies, and Google AdSense

To keep this site free, we partner with third-party advertising networks, specifically Google AdSense, to display relevant ads.

Because of this, these platforms use digital tracking tools like cookies and device identifiers to look at how you browse this site and others. Google uses these advertising cookies to figure out your general interests and serve up ads tailored to your history.

If you don't like personalized tracking, you can easily opt out:

• You can completely turn off targeted ads on your Google account by managing your data on the Google Ads Personalization Settings.
• To opt out of tracking cookies from other ad networks all at once, you can clear them using the Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Portal.

3. Our Stance on Your Privacy

We value privacy as much as you do, so we simply don't farm your information. Solent Angler doesn't use databases, user accounts, profiles, or hidden tracking scripts, and we never collect personal details like names, email addresses, or phone logs.

When you play around with the planning board—like picking a coastal mark or testing out different trip times—all those custom calculations happen right inside your device's web browser. Nothing is uploaded or saved on our servers. The only active data handling is the basic cookie matching used by the standard ad platforms mentioned right above.

4. Your Legal Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)

Whether you're fishing the Solent from right here in the UK, browsing from Europe, or using this tool from across the Atlantic, your statutory rights are completely covered under strict laws like the GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

These frameworks ensure you have total clarity over how websites use your tracking footprints. Since we don't hold onto a single scrap of your personal data or user logs on our end, you can protect your settings at any time by blocking tracking flags or adjusting the ad managers linked in Section 2.

5. External Links & Local Shops

Sometimes we highlight links or list recommendations for independent local tackle shops, bait suppliers, or regional angling networks.

If you click on these anchors to leave our platform, remember that you are stepping onto an independent site with its own privacy setups. We don't control, oversee, or accept any liability for how those external operations track your session or handle your data.