Last updated: July 2026
Is The Ocean Cool? ("this site," "the tool") is a free tool that shows real-time ocean water temperature. This policy explains what data is and isn't collected when you use it.
If you use the "Use my location" feature, your device's location is sent directly to your browser's geolocation API and used only to find the nearest ocean buoy for that one lookup. It is not stored, logged, or sent to us — it's used in the moment and then discarded. You can decline location access and enter a city name instead.
We use Google Analytics to understand overall traffic patterns — for example, how many people visit the site and which pages are popular. Google Analytics may use cookies and collect standard technical information such as your approximate location (city/region level, not precise location), browser type, and device type. This data is aggregated and is not used to identify you personally. You can learn more about how Google handles this data at Google's Privacy Policy, and you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using a browser extension such as the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
To provide water temperature readings, this site retrieves public data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Data Buoy Center (NOAA NDBC). No personal information is sent to NOAA as part of this process.
This site is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect information from children.
If this policy changes — for example, if we add a new analytics or data feature — we'll update this page and revise the "last updated" date above.
Questions about this policy can be sent via the form at https://jonathangoldner.com/contact.