Privacy Policy
Welcome to EarthMapsAndDirections.app (the “Site”). EarthMapsAndDirections (“EarthMapsAndDirections”, "we" or "us") created the EarthMapsAndDirections extension ("Extension") to allow our users to access interactive maps, navigation, traffic alerts, and suggested destinations directly from their browser. The Extension, Site and any related features, services, functions or content provided by EarthMapsAndDirections shall be referred to as "Services". Our Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) and this Privacy Policy governs your use of the Services
All users of our Services, including the Extension and the Site, are subject to this Privacy Policy. This policy explains the type of information that EarthMapsAndDirections collects, how it is used, with whom it is shared and to what extent it can be associated with a specific user. This information may include personally identifiable information ("PII") (such as your name or email address) and non-personally identifiable information (such as your IP Address and browser type). We may use or share this information in certain cases to third parties in order to display third-party links, features and materials (collectively, “Third-Party Materials”) to you.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OR THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE OUR SERVICES. IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY A USER AND DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OR THIS POLICY, YOU SHOULD UNINSTALL THE EXTENSION IMMEDIATELY, FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change this Privacy Policy at any time. You can find out when this Privacy Policy was last modified by checking the date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.
What Information is Collected?
When you contact EarthMapsAndDirections at for issues or questions related to the Services, you may, but are not required to, submit PII. EarthMapsAndDirections collects PII in order to enable us to respond to your issues and communicate with you more effectively. As you use our Service, we will collect other information, such as your IP Address, browser type, operating system, unique identifier number and browsing. Such information is stored and used to provide our Services, such as displaying Third-Party Materials and maintaining and improving the Site and Extension, and such information may be combined with information received from third parties.
Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of eighteen. If EarthMapsAndDirections discovers that it has collected any PII from a user under eighteen, EarthMapsAndDirections will terminate that user’s access of the Service and any information collected will subsequently be deleted from our systems immediately.
How is the Information Collected?
EarthMapsAndDirections collects information about you using browser cookies, flash cookies, storage data, web beacons, JavaScript, pixels and other tracking technologies. In order to optimize our Services and provide Third-Party Information, we may collect information including, but not limited to, browser type, browsing history and other performance data.
Third parties may also collect similar usage information by using cookies and other tracking technologies described herein. EarthMapsAndDirections has no control over these third parties and as such, any such tracking technologies are governed by those third parties’ privacy policies. In addition, by default, most Internet browsers accept cookies. You can update your browser settings to block cookies altogether. Please be aware though that by changing certain settings on your browser, the Services may not perform as intended.
How is the Information Used and Shared?
We may use the information we collect in one or more of the following ways:
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We may use such information to provide and manage the Services, including to develop and optimize our Services, provide relevant Third-Party Materials, and for customer support. We may use data about your use of the Services in an aggregated and/or anonymous manner to assist us in this regard.
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We may share this information with third-party service providers, companies, contractors, and individuals who help us in providing and managing the Services. For example, we use third-party service providers to store and analyze data, to host our Services, and to provide customer service. These third-party service providers will have access to such information on an as-needed basis to perform their functions. We require such third-party service providers to protect your information and not use it for any purpose other than for the service they are providing to EarthMapsAndDirections.
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We may use information collected during your use of the Services through cookies and other technologies to deliver Third-Party Materials. In order to provide our Services for free, we are supported by Third-Party Materials delivered to you as you browse online. In delivering Third-Party Materials, these third-party partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information, such as demographic information, aggregated information and internet activity. Please be aware that EarthMapsAndDirections has no control over, nor does it review, Third-Party Material and as such, EarthMapsAndDirections assumes no responsibility and shall incur no liability for your use and/or access of such Third-Party Materials. The fact that EarthMapsAndDirections displays Third-Party Materials via the Site and Extension in no way implies that it endorses or is affiliated with such Third-Party Materials.
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In certain cases, EarthMapsAndDirections may disclose user information to protect our rights and the rights of our users. This includes situations where EarthMapsAndDirections has a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary: (1) to protect the safety and security of members of the public, including users of the Services; (2) to protect or defend EarthMapsAndDirections’s, our affiliated companies’ or our employees’, agents’ and contractors’ legal right or property; (3) for fraud prevention or risk management purposes; or (4) to comply with legal processes.
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If EarthMapsAndDirections sells all or part of its business, makes a sale or transfer of assets, or is otherwise involved in a merger or transfer of its business, EarthMapsAndDirections may transfer the information we collect as part of that transaction.
How is the Information Protected?
To protect the information collected, both during transmission and once received, EarthMapsAndDirections uses generally accepted industry-standard security measures. However, no method of transmission or electronic storage can ever be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As such, while we endeavor to use commercially acceptable measures to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
What Rights do I have as a California Resident?
California privacy laws permit California residents to submit requests to EarthMapsAndDirections to (1) provide access to the information we have collected about such residents, (2) provide a summary of the categories of information we have collected or disclosed about such residents, and (3) delete certain information we have collected about such residents. We also may not discriminate against California residents for exercising their rights.
If you would like to exercise these rights, you can submit a ticket here. You must have our Extension installed in order to submit a ticket and you must provide us with information sufficient for us to verify your identity before we can begin your request. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a ticket for you by providing EarthMapsAndDirections with your authorization for such agent in writing. There are situations where we may be exempt from responding to your request under applicable law. We will notify you in such situations. For example, we may reject your request if we cannot locate your information because such information has already been deleted in accordance with our standard business practices or your identity could not be verified
California privacy laws also permit California residents to opt out of our activities, which may include delivery of Third-Party Materials. If you would like to exercise this right, you can submit a ticket here or uninstall our Extension. We manage your opt-out preference through cookies, so if you delete your cookies, you must submit another ticket to opt out again. To uninstall our Extension, please visit the instructions available on the Site.
California residents can also ask for a list of third parties (if any) who have received such resident’s information for direct marketing purposes in the last year. If you would like to make such a request, please contact us at .
What if I have More Questions?
If you have any questions about EarthMapsAndDirections’s privacy practices, please email us at and we will respond to your inquiry as soon as we can.
Updated: January 14, 2022