Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-04-03

Map of Crimes ("mapofcrimes.com", "we", "us") is an informational website that displays publicly available government crime statistics on an interactive map. We are committed to respecting your privacy.

Information We Do Not Collect

We do not collect or store personal data. Specifically:

• No user accounts or registration
• No cookies are set by our website (no tracking, analytics, or preference cookies)
• No persistent identifiers or tracking cookies stored on your device
• No forms, comments, or user-generated content
• No email collection or newsletters

Aggregate Analytics

We use PostHog, a privacy-focused analytics platform, to understand aggregate site usage (e.g., which pages are most visited, what devices visitors use). This helps us improve the site. Our analytics configuration is designed to minimize data processing:

• No cookies or persistent identifiers are set on your device
• No individual user profiles are created
• Anonymous visitor counting uses a privacy-preserving server-side hash (IP address + user agent, combined with a daily rotating salt) that cannot be reversed to identify you
• Your IP address is processed transiently for geolocation (country/city level) and immediately discarded — it is not stored
• Analytics data is processed and stored exclusively in the EU (Frankfurt, Germany) by PostHog Inc. under their Data Processing Agreement

Legal basis: legitimate interest (GDPR Article 6(1)(f) / UK GDPR equivalent) — understanding aggregate usage of a public information service with minimal, privacy-preserving data processing

For details, see PostHog's Privacy Policy.

Cloudflare CDN

Our website is served through Cloudflare's content delivery network (CDN). When you visit the site, Cloudflare may process your IP address and basic connection metadata (such as browser type and request timestamps) for security and performance purposes. This processing is performed by Cloudflare as a data processor under their own privacy policy. We do not have access to individual visitor IP addresses or connection logs. For details, see Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Services

Map tiles: Served by OpenFreeMap using OpenStreetMap data. No tracking cookies are set. See OpenStreetMap Privacy Policy.

Your Rights

We do not store personal data that can identify individual visitors. Our analytics uses only aggregate, anonymized data. If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights under EU GDPR or UK GDPR, you can contact us at [email protected].

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes.

Contact

For privacy-related inquiries: [email protected]