Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what information Quake Tracker Live (the “site”, “we”) collects when you visit, how it is used and the choices and rights you have. The site is operated by Infinity AI Studios LLC, 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R, Albuquerque, NM 87110, USA, which is the controller of the personal information described here.

1. Information we collect

• Server logs. Our hosting infrastructure automatically records technical data such as IP address, browser and device type, referring page, pages requested and timestamps. We use it for security, reliability and aggregated statistics.
• Cookies and similar technologies. See the Cookie Policy.
• Information you send us. If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you include in the message.

We do not require accounts and do not ask you for personal information to browse the site.

2. Email alerts (waiting list)

Email alerts are not live yet. If you join the waiting list we collect your email address, the region and minimum magnitude you choose, and a record of your consent: the date and time, a truncated IP address (IPv4 /24 or IPv6 /48) and the exact consent text and policy version you accepted (“Notify me when alerts launch and send alerts for my area”).

• Purpose: to tell you when alerts launch and, after you confirm your subscription at that time, to send you the earthquake notifications you asked for. We do not send you anything when you join the list, and nothing is sent to anyone on the waiting list until alerts are live.
• Legal basis: your consent (GDPR/UK GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)). When alerts launch we will ask you to confirm by email (double opt-in) before sending any alert.
• Unsubscribe and deletion: write to us at the address below and we will delete your entry. Once alerts are live, every email will have a one-click unsubscribe link. Withdrawing consent does not affect earlier processing.
• Retention: waiting-list entries are kept until alerts launch and you confirm or ask us to delete them, and are deleted automatically 12 months after you joined if alerts have not launched by then. After you unsubscribe we keep only your email address and the consent and unsubscribe record, for up to 3 years, to prove consent and honor your opt-out, then delete it.
• Sharing: when alerts go live we expect to use an email delivery provider as a processor. We do not sell or rent the list. Each email will include our physical mailing address, as required by the CAN-SPAM Act.

3. How we use information

To operate and secure the site, understand how it is used, improve it, respond to messages, comply with the law and show advertising that helps fund the site.

4. Advertising by Google and third parties

We may use Google AdSense and other third-party vendors to show ads. These vendors, including Google, use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Learn how Google uses data when you use partner sites at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, we ask for your consent before using cookies for personalized advertising.

5. Analytics

We may use privacy-conscious analytics to measure traffic and performance (for example, pages viewed and approximate location at country level). Where analytics uses cookies, it is covered by the consent choices described in the Cookie Policy.

6. Sharing

We share information only with service providers that help us run the site (hosting, analytics, advertising), when required by law, or to protect our rights and users. We do not sell personal information for money. Some advertising and analytics activity can count as “sharing” or “selling” under California law; see Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.

The interactive map loads base-map tiles, fonts and icons directly from OpenFreeMap when the map is activated; its servers therefore receive your IP address and browser information like any web request. OpenFreeMap states that it uses no cookies, requires no registration and keeps no user database.

7. Retention

Server logs are kept for a limited period (typically up to 90 days) unless needed longer for security or legal reasons. Emails you send us are kept as long as necessary to handle your request. Cookies expire as described in the Cookie Policy.

8. Your rights (EEA/UK GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, rectify or erase your personal data, restrict or object to its processing, data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time (withdrawal does not affect earlier processing). Our legal bases are legitimate interests (operating and securing the site), consent (non-essential cookies and personalized ads) and legal obligations. You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. We respond to verified requests within one month (GDPR) or 45 days (CCPA), as the law allows.

9. Your rights (California – CCPA/CPRA)

California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared or sold, to delete or correct it, to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. Categories we may collect: identifiers (IP address, cookie IDs) and internet activity (pages viewed). We honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signal as an opt-out of sale or sharing. Use the opt-out page or contact us to exercise your rights; you may use an authorized agent, and we may need to verify your identity.

10. Children

The site is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them (COPPA). If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

11. International transfers and security

Information may be processed in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where personal data from the EEA, the UK or Switzerland is transferred, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses used by our service providers. We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect it, but no system is completely secure.

12. Changes

We may update this policy; the “Last updated” date shows the latest revision.

13. Contact

Infinity AI Studios LLC, 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R, Albuquerque, NM 87110, USA. Email: hola@infinityaistudios.com. Or use the contact page.