Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 November 2026

This policy explains what Animated Map Maker ("we") collects when you use animatedmapmaker.com. The short version: you do not need an account to make and export maps; we keep anonymous usage statistics without cookies; we never see your projects or voice-over files; and we do not sell anything about you.

What stays on your device

• Your projects, channel styles and settings are saved in your browser's local storage so they are still there next time. They are not sent to us.
• Voice-over files you load are read by your browser only, to draw the waveform and play the audio. They are never uploaded.
• Exported videos and images are created in your browser and saved straight to your computer.

Anonymous usage statistics

To learn which pages and features are useful, our own analytics (no third-party analytics service) records:

• the page you visit, the page or site you came from, and campaign tags in the link (such as utm_source);
• your browser, operating system, device type, screen width, language and country (worked out from your IP address at the moment of the request; the IP address itself is not stored);
• how long the page was in view and how far you scrolled;
• actions in the editor, such as choosing a template, starting an export or opening the upgrade dialog, and the text of buttons and links you click.

We do not use cookies or any other identifier stored on your device for this. To count unique visitors, the server combines your IP address and browser details with a secret value that changes every day and keeps only a one-way hash of the result. The hash cannot be turned back into your IP address and cannot be linked across days.

Statistics are kept for up to 12 months and then deleted.

Email address (only if you give it)

If you leave your email in a "notify me" box, we store it to tell you when the paid plan opens, and for nothing else. Ask us at any time and we will delete it.

Accounts (optional)

You can make and export maps without an account. If you choose to sign up with email, we store your email address, your name, a hashed password, the IP address and language at sign-up, and a session cookie that keeps you signed in. We use this only to run your account and, once paid plans open, your subscription. You can ask us to delete your account and its data at any time.

Hosting

The site runs on Cloudflare (Workers and a D1 database), which processes technical data such as IP addresses to deliver pages and protect against abuse, under its own privacy policy.

Your rights

You can ask what we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, or object to its use. Because statistics are anonymous, we usually cannot link them to you; your email and account, if you gave them, we can find and delete. Contact hello@animatedmapmaker.com.

Children

The site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date. Before paid plans go live, this page will describe what is collected for them.