Privacy Policy
This policy explains what information USTimeZonesMap ("the site", "we") collects from visitors, how it is used, and what choices visitors have. It applies to ustimezonesmap.com and any pages on this domain.
1. Information we collect
Information you provide directly
If you send an email through the address listed on the contact page, we receive whatever you choose to put in that message, including your email address. We do not collect this information in any other way — there is no signup, no account, no newsletter form, and no contact form on the site.
Information collected automatically
When a page loads, standard request information is logged by the hosting infrastructure and by third-party services that the site uses. This typically includes:
- IP address (used to estimate approximate location for analytics and to detect abuse).
- User agent string (browser and operating system).
- Referring URL, requested URL, timestamp, and response status.
- Approximate location at the country/region level (derived from IP).
- Device characteristics such as screen size and language.
This information is used to operate the site, measure usage, prevent abuse, and serve advertising as described below.
2. Cookies and similar technologies
The site uses cookies and similar technologies (local storage, pixels) set by us and by third parties. A full breakdown is on the cookie policy page. In summary, cookies fall into three categories on this site:
- Strictly necessary — required for the site to load and render correctly.
- Analytics — used to count visits and measure which pages are useful (Google Analytics).
- Advertising — used to serve and measure ads (Google AdSense and partner vendors).
3. Analytics
The site uses Google Analytics (measurement ID G-M9B0L8JXJ8) to understand how visitors find and use the pages. Google Analytics sets cookies and processes the request data listed above. The information helps us decide what content to add, fix, or remove. We do not attempt to identify individual visitors from analytics data, and we do not link analytics data to email correspondence.
Information about Google's privacy practices for analytics is available on Google's privacy policy page.
4. Advertising — Google AdSense
USTimeZonesMap displays third-party advertisements served through Google AdSense. As part of this:
- Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on the site.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- Users may also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info or Your Online Choices.
For more details on how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see Google's policy.
5. Third-party services
The site loads resources and services from the following third parties. Each has its own privacy practices:
- Google AdSense and partner ad vendors — advertising and measurement.
- Google Analytics — usage measurement.
- Google Fonts — web typography (fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com).
- Leaflet via unpkg.com — JavaScript mapping library, served from a CDN.
- CARTO and OpenStreetMap — map tile providers used by the interactive map.
Loading content from these providers means that, at a network level, they can see your IP address and basic request information. We do not share any additional data with them beyond what is needed to render the page.
6. Legal bases for processing (EU/UK visitors)
For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, the legal bases under the GDPR are:
- Consent — for non-essential analytics and advertising cookies, where required.
- Legitimate interests — for operating the site securely, preventing abuse, and basic aggregate analytics.
- Performance of a request — when replying to email correspondence.
7. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction of inaccurate data.
- Deletion of data we hold (subject to exceptions).
- Objection to or restriction of certain processing.
- Data portability where applicable.
- Withdrawal of consent at any time, without affecting prior lawful processing.
- The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
California residents have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know what personal information is collected and to opt out of "sales" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. To exercise any of these rights, email the address on the contact page.
8. Data retention
Server access logs are retained for a short rolling window for security and debugging. Analytics data is retained according to Google's defaults, which we do not extend. Email correspondence is kept for as long as needed to address the question and a reasonable period afterward for reference.
9. Children
The site is a general-audience reference resource and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
10. International transfers
Some of the third-party services listed above operate globally and may transfer information outside your country of residence. Where required, these providers use standard contractual clauses or other recognised transfer mechanisms.
11. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated to reflect changes in the services we use or in applicable law. The "Last reviewed" date at the top of the page is updated whenever the policy is changed. Material changes will be reflected in a clearly visible update.
12. Contact
Questions about this privacy policy, requests to exercise any of the rights above, or any other privacy-related correspondence can be sent to [email protected].
This policy is published from the operator of USTimeZonesMap.com. References to a specific jurisdiction are intentionally left as [Jurisdiction] placeholders below where they would otherwise be filled in by a registered legal entity; that does not affect any of the visitor rights described above.
Governing jurisdiction for this policy: [Jurisdiction].