QuakeBeat ("we", "us") publishes a free, real-time earthquake tracker: a live map, a magnitude log and historical data on major seismic events, built from public feeds such as USGS, NOAA NCEI and IGN. This Privacy Policy explains what data is involved when you use the site.
Data we collect
QuakeBeat does not require registration and does not ask you to submit personal information to browse the map, log or historical pages. If you use the contact form or email us directly, we receive whatever information you choose to send (name, email address, message) solely to reply to you.
Advertising & cookies
This site uses Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites, and to measure ad performance. You can review or opt out of personalised advertising at Google Ads Settings. Full details are in our Cookie Policy.
Analytics
We may use privacy-friendly analytics to understand aggregate traffic — pages viewed, approximate region, device type — so we can improve QuakeBeat. This data is used in aggregate and is not used to identify individual visitors.
Earthquake data & geolocation
The seismic data shown on the map, log and historical pages is fetched directly from public APIs (USGS and others) and is not personal data. If the site requests your browser location to centre the live map near you, that geolocation happens locally in your browser and is never sent to or stored on our servers.
Data sharing
We do not sell personal data. Limited data may be shared with service providers strictly to operate the site (hosting, advertising, analytics), each bound by their own privacy terms.
Data retention
If you contact us by email or through the contact form, we keep that correspondence only as long as needed to answer your query or comply with legal obligations, then delete it. We do not retain a database of visitor personal data, since browsing the map, log and historical pages does not require an account.
Children's privacy
QuakeBeat is a general-audience educational resource about earthquakes and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal data via the contact form, please email us and we will remove it.
International visitors
QuakeBeat is accessed globally. Depending on your location, third-party advertising and analytics providers may process data outside your country of residence, under their own applicable privacy frameworks (including GDPR safeguards for EU/EEA visitors, where relevant).
Third-party services we use
To keep QuakeBeat free, we rely on a small number of third-party services: Google AdSense for advertising, map tile providers for the live earthquake map, and an aggregate analytics provider. Each of these services operates under its own privacy policy, and we encourage you to review Google's privacy practices directly if you have specific questions about ad personalisation.
Security
We take reasonable technical measures to protect the site and any correspondence you send us, but no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. We recommend avoiding sending sensitive personal information (such as financial or health data) through the contact form or email.
Your rights
If you have contacted us, you can ask us to access, correct or delete any personal data we hold about that exchange by emailing info@seoforce.es. Depending on your jurisdiction (for example, under GDPR if you are in the EU/EEA), you may also have the right to data portability or to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or the law; changes will be posted on this page.
See also our Cookie Policy.