Private: App Privacy policy
## Location Data

**Collection of Location Data**: Our app collects location data to provide earthquake and seismic activity monitoring services. We collect:
– Precise location (GPS and network-based)
– Approximate location (network-based)

**How We Use Location Data**: We use your location data to:
– Show you nearby seismic activities and earthquakes
– Provide localized alerts for potential seismic events in your area
– Enable you to report earthquakes or seismic activities from your current location
– Calculate distances between your location and reported seismic events

**When We Collect Location Data**:
– When you use features that require location, such as viewing nearby earthquakes or reporting seismic activity
– If you’ve enabled background location permissions, we may collect location data while the app is in the background to provide timely alerts about seismic activities near you

**Retention and Storage**:
– Your location data is stored on your device and our secure servers
– We retain location data only as long as necessary to provide our services
– Location history may be stored to improve the accuracy of our seismic activity detection algorithms

**Sharing of Location Data**:
– Your location data may be shared in anonymized and aggregated form to improve seismic detection networks
– We do not sell your location data to third parties
– Location data may be shared with emergency services in case of severe seismic activity

**Your Control Over Location Data**:
– You can enable or disable location services through your device settings
– You can choose between allowing precise location or approximate location
– You can choose between allowing location access only while using the app or also in the background
– You may delete your location history by contacting us at [support email]

This location data is essential to the core functionality of our app. Without access to location data, certain features of the app such as nearby earthquake alerts and location-based reporting will not function properly.