Cookie Notice — Pacificus Mercatus

The Directorate believes in transparency regarding all that passes through our waters — including the small and often invisible instruments that help us understand how our vessel is navigated. This Notice explains our current use of cookies and similar technologies.

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1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors interact with the pages. Some cookies are essential for the site to function; others are used for performance measurement or personalisation.

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2. Our Current Use of Cookies

At this time, the Pacificus Mercatus website operates with minimal cookie deployment. Specifically:

Essential Cookies — We may use session-level cookies necessary for the basic operation of this Site, such as maintaining form state. These cannot be disabled as they are required for the Site to function.
Analytics Cookies — We do not currently deploy third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics). Should we do so in future, this Notice will be updated and your consent obtained before any such cookies are placed.
Advertising Cookies — We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies of any kind. The Pacificus Mercatus website is not a commercial advertising environment.

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3. Third-Party Cookies

This Site uses Google Fonts to render our chosen typography. Google may set cookies or collect data in connection with serving these fonts. We recommend reviewing Google's Privacy Policy for details on their data practices. We have selected our font service in good faith and review this regularly.

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4. Your Choices

You may control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Be aware that blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality of this Site. The following resources may assist:

Google Chrome — Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
Safari — Preferences → Privacy
Firefox — Options → Privacy & Security
Microsoft Edge — Settings → Privacy, Search and Services

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5. Future Changes to This Notice

As the fleet grows and our digital operations develop, we may introduce additional tools that make use of cookies. In that event, we will update this Notice, display an appropriate consent mechanism, and ensure you are informed before any new cookies are placed on your device.

This Notice was last revised on the date stated above. We recommend checking it periodically as our operations evolve.

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6. Questions

For any questions regarding our use of cookies or this Notice: