Last updated: 8 November 2026
NauticMap is a free digital nautical chart and toolbox for recreational sailors. The aim is to make navigation, route planning and sailing easier and more accessible for everyone.
NauticMap is a personal hobby project and is run independently. The service is free to use and contains no advertising.
We respect your privacy and only process personal data that is relevant for providing and improving the features of the service.
The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:
NauticMap
Frank Lundgreen
Aarhus, Denmark
Email: Use our contact form
If you have questions about how we process personal data, you are always welcome to contact us.
When you create an account and optionally register your boat, we may collect the following information:
Which information is recorded depends on which features you choose to use.
We use your information to:
We never sell your personal data and do not use it for targeted advertising.
NauticMap lets you log in using external login services, including Google and Microsoft.
If you choose this option, NauticMap receives the information you have permitted the login provider to share. This may include, for example, your name, your email address and a user identifier.
NauticMap uses this information to create and identify your user account.
Google and Microsoft also process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
We do not disclose your personal data to third parties for marketing or sale.
To run NauticMap it may be necessary to use external technical providers, for example for:
Such providers may be given access to information to the extent necessary to deliver their services.
We do not use personal data for advertising, and NauticMap contains no ads.
We keep your information for as long as you have an active user account and it is necessary to provide NauticMap's features.
If you choose to delete your account, we will delete or anonymise your personal data within a reasonable period, unless we are legally required to keep certain information for longer.
Technical log data is only kept for as long as necessary for operation, troubleshooting and security.
We continuously work to protect your information against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or misuse.
This includes, among other things, appropriate technical security measures and restricted access to personal data.
Under data protection rules you have a number of rights regarding the personal data we process about you.
You have the right, among other things, to:
If you wish to exercise your rights, you can contact us via our contact form.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Danish Data Protection Agency (Datatilsynet):
https://www.datatilsynet.dk/
NauticMap may use cookies and local storage in your browser to ensure the website's features work.
This may, for example, be necessary to remember your settings, language choice and login status.
We do not use cookies for targeted advertising.
Where cookies or similar technologies requiring consent are used, we obtain consent in accordance with applicable rules.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time, for example if NauticMap gets new features or changes how personal data is processed.
The version in force at any time will be available on NauticMap.org.
If you have questions about this privacy policy or the processing of your personal data, you are welcome to contact:
NauticMap – Frank Lundgreen
Email: Use our contact form
Web: nauticmap.org