Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for the management of quakemap24.com. The use of the websites of quakemap24.com is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to quakemap24.com. By means of this privacy policy, we inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by us. Furthermore, data subjects are informed about their rights.

As the controller responsible for processing, quakemap24.com has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed via this website. However, internet-based data transmissions may generally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us via alternative means, for example by telephone.

The privacy policy of quakemap24.com is based on the terminology used by the European legislator when adopting the GDPR. Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public, our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we explain the terminology used in advance.

a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

c) Processing
Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller
Controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

h) Processor
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not.

j) Third party
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

k) Consent
Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

quakemap24.com
Seehaldenstrasse 28
9404 Rorschacherberg
Switzerland

Phone: +41797909916
Email: info@quakemap24.com
Website: quakemap24.com

QuakeMap24 uses technically necessary cookies and local storage to provide essential functions such as language selection and saving your cookie settings. These are required for operation.

Optional services, currently Google Analytics, are loaded only after your explicit consent. Optional categories are disabled by default. Your selection is stored in your browser's local storage for no longer than 180 days.

You can change or withdraw your selection at any time using the permanently accessible “Cookie settings” button. When consent is withdrawn, known optional first-party cookies are deleted and the relevant services will no longer load after the page reloads. You can also delete cookies and local storage in your browser.

The “Earthquakes near you” feature accesses your precise location only after you grant permission through your browser. The coordinates are used exclusively in your browser to calculate straight-line distances to recorded earthquakes. Your precise location is not transmitted to QuakeMap24, stored, written to cookies or local storage, or shared with analytics services.

Without location permission, the IP address already processed to deliver the page may be used once to derive an approximate region. This lookup is performed locally on the QuakeMap24 server using the DB-IP City Lite database; the IP address is not sent to DB-IP or another external geolocation service and the result is not stored. The approximate position is used only to display nearby earthquakes.

You can revoke location permission at any time in your browser settings. General earthquake information and static city pages remain available regardless.

The website of quakemap24.com collects a series of general data and information with each visit to the website by a data subject or automated system. These general data and information are stored in the server log files. The following may be collected:

• browser types and versions used
• operating system used
• referrer URL
• subpages accessed
• date and time of access
• IP address
• internet service provider
• other similar data and information used for security purposes

When using these general data and information, quakemap24.com does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to correctly deliver the content, optimise content and advertising, ensure the long-term functionality and security of our systems, and provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. The anonymously collected data are evaluated statistically and also serve to increase data protection and data security.

The website of quakemap24.com contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general email address. If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted voluntarily are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as long as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply, or a prescribed storage period expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

You have the following rights under the GDPR:

• a) Right of confirmation – confirmation as to whether personal data are being processed.
• b) Right of access – free information about stored personal data and a copy of this information.
• c) Right to rectification – correction of inaccurate personal data and completion of incomplete data.
• d) Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”).
• e) Right to restriction of processing.
• f) Right to data portability.
• g) Right to object.
• h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling.
• i) Right to withdraw consent.

You may contact us at any time to exercise your rights.

QuakeMap24 uses Google Analytics only after your explicit consent to the Analytics category. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

Google Analytics helps us measure visits and use of the website. Cookies such as _ga may be set, and personal data, particularly online identifiers and IP address information, may be processed and transferred to third countries.

You can withdraw your consent at any time using the “Cookie settings” button. Google Analytics will then no longer load after the page reloads. Further information: Google Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Terms.

Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. If our company is subject to a legal obligation, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, processing may be based on Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR (vital interests). Finally, processing operations may be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest), provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override these interests.

Where processing of personal data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of this period, the corresponding data are routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer necessary for contract fulfilment or initiation.

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may result from contractual provisions. In some cases, it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides personal data which must subsequently be processed by us. Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract could not be concluded. Prior to providing personal data, the data subject may contact us to clarify whether the provision of the personal data is required and what the consequences of non-provision would be.

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.