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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 November 2026

EarthScope is built to collect as little as possible. You do not need an account, and we do not ask for your name, email or location.

What we do not collect

  • No accounts, sign-ups or passwords.
  • No advertising, tracking pixels or analytics.
  • No cookies set by EarthScope.
  • No access to your device location, camera or microphone.

What stays on your device

The app saves your last choices (dataset, region, time range and similar settings) in your browser's local storage so they are still there next time. This data never leaves your device. You can delete it at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser settings.

When you install or revisit the app, your browser may keep an offline copy of the site and of data you viewed (service-worker cache). This also stays on your device.

What other services see

Like any website, loading EarthScope makes your browser contact a few services, which receive your IP address and basic browser information as part of a normal web request:

  • The website host (for example Vercel, Netlify or GitHub Pages) and the EarthScope data service, which may keep standard server logs for security and reliability.
  • Content delivery networks for code libraries and imagery: cdnjs (Cloudflare), jsDelivr and unpkg.
  • Google Fonts, for the Inter and JetBrains Mono typefaces.

These services handle that information under their own privacy policies. EarthScope does not receive or store it beyond the data service's standard logs, which we use only to keep the service running.

Searches and clicks

When you search or click a place on the map, the app sends the place (a region name or coordinates) to the data service to fetch results. These requests are not linked to you.

Children

EarthScope is suitable for students and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update the date at the top of this page.

Contact

Privacy questions: see the contact address on the project site.