QuickQuake Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

QuickQuake does not require an account, name, email, or phone number. When you use the app, we collect:

• Precise location. Used to match you against nearby earthquakes and, when enabled, to keep monitoring in the background so we can alert you even when the app isn't open.
• An anonymous device ID. Generated automatically the first time you open the app, used to associate your location and alert preferences with your device. It is not tied to your name, email, or any other personal identity.
• Push notification token. Provided by Apple when you enable notifications, used only to deliver earthquake alerts to your device.
• Alert preferences. Magnitude thresholds, alert radius, and notification settings you choose in the app.
• Device language. Used to show the app in your preferred language.

Anyone who accesses our public earthquake feed directly (rather than through the app), including other developers or services, is also a "user" under this policy. For that traffic we automatically log standard web server data, IP address and request timestamp, used only for security and abuse prevention, and kept only briefly.

We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos, browsing history, or any advertising identifiers.

2. How We Use Information

We use the information above solely to operate the app's core function: detecting earthquakes near your location and delivering timely alerts. We do not use your data for advertising, analytics, or profiling.

3. How We Share Information

We do not sell your data or share it with advertisers, analytics companies, or data brokers. The app contains no third-party analytics or advertising SDKs.

Your device's push token and notification content pass through Apple's Push Notification service and our cloud infrastructure (Amazon Web Services) solely to deliver the notification to your device. These act as service providers.

4. Data Retention

Your location, device token, and preferences are retained for as long as you have the app installed and location/notifications enabled. Only the most recent location update is retained. If you disable location access or delete the app, we stop receiving new location updates. Deleting your account from Settings in the app removes this data from our servers immediately and permanently.

5. Your Choices

• Location: You can deny, allow only while using the app, or allow always via iOS Settings. Denying location disables proximity-based alerts but the app's public earthquake feed still works.
• Notifications: You can disable push notifications at any time in iOS Settings or in-app.
• Deletion: Delete your account at any time from Settings in the app. This immediately and permanently deletes your location, device token, and alert preferences from our servers. You can also contact us (below) to request deletion.

6. Children's Privacy

QuickQuake is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.

7. Security

We use industry-standard measures (including encrypted connections between the app and our servers) to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we work to protect your data appropriately for what we collect.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated "Effective date" above.

9. Contact Us

Questions about this policy or your data: [email protected]