Last Updated: October 1, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how USAMap.net ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website. We are committed to ensuring the privacy and protection of your data while providing educational map resources. USAMap.net is supported by advertising; see Section 4 for details about the third-party advertising on this website.
Educational Website Notice
USAMap.net is an educational resource focused on providing maps and geographic information about the United States. We collect minimal information necessary to operate our website and improve your experience.
By using USAMap.net, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand how we handle your information.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit USAMap.net, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your interaction with our website, including:
- IP address (anonymized)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Time and date of your visit
- Pages you view
- Downloads you initiate
- Interactions with interactive maps
- General geographic location (country/region level only)
1.2 Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. These technologies help us:
- Remember your preferences
- Understand how you use our resources
- Analyze website performance
- Improve our educational offerings
- Serve, measure, and personalize advertising (see Section 4)
The cookies we use include:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Cookies | Required for basic website functionality | Session to 1 year |
| Analytics Cookies | Help us understand how visitors interact with our website | Up to 2 years |
| Advertising Cookies (first and third party) | Used by Mediavine and its advertising partners to serve, measure, and personalize ads | Varies by partner |
| Preference Cookies | Remember your settings and preferences | Up to 1 year |
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
1.3 Information You Provide
USAMap.net is primarily a content-based educational website. We do not require users to create accounts or provide personal information to access our resources. However, if you contact us via email, we may collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Any information you choose to include in your message
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
2.1 Website Operation and Improvement
- Provide, maintain, and improve our educational resources
- Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
- Optimize website performance and user experience
2.2 Analytics and Research
- Understand which educational resources are most valuable to users
- Identify what geographic regions have the most interest in our content
- Evaluate the effectiveness of our website design and interface
- Develop new features and resources based on user engagement
2.3 Advertising
- Display advertisements that support the free operation of our website
- Allow our advertising partners to serve, measure, and personalize ads as described in Section 4
2.4 Communication
- Respond to your inquiries or requests
- Provide important updates about our website or resources
Advertising Supports Free Resources
Advertising revenue allows us to keep our maps free for personal and educational use. Except for the advertising-related data sharing described in Section 4, we do not sell, rent, or lease your information to third parties.
3. How We Share Your Information
USAMap.net is committed to maintaining your privacy. We limit sharing of information as follows:
3.1 Service Providers
We may share information with third-party service providers who help us operate our website, including:
- Hosting and infrastructure providers
- Analytics services
- Content delivery networks
These service providers are bound by confidentiality obligations and are permitted to use your information only to provide services to us, not for their own purposes. Advertising partners are governed by Section 4 below and their own privacy policies.
3.2 Analytics Partners
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects information using cookies and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors to us. For more information, you can read Google's Privacy Policy.
3.3 Advertising Partners
We work with Mediavine to display advertising on our website. Mediavine and its partners may collect and use information as described in Section 4.
3.4 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
3.5 Business Transfers
If USAMap.net is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your information.
4. Advertising
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a "device") by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, "Tags") may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser's cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser's cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor's referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance's AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Our security measures include:
- SSL encryption for all web traffic
- Regular security assessments and updates
- Limited access to information on a need-to-know basis
- Secure hosting environments
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Children's Privacy
USAMap.net is an educational resource that may be used by students and educators. We recognize the importance of protecting children's privacy online.
Educational Resources
Our website provides educational maps and geography resources that are suitable for classroom use. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age, and we do not intend for interest-based advertising to be directed at children under 13.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
7. Your Rights and Choices
7.1 Cookie Controls
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may not function properly. You can also opt out of interest-based advertising using the tools listed in Section 4; you will still see non-personalized ads.
7.2 Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a Do Not Track ("DNT") setting. Because there is no common industry standard for interpreting DNT signals, our website and our advertising partners may not respond to them. To limit interest-based advertising, please use the opt-out tools described in Section 4.
7.3 Data Access and Correction
Since we collect minimal personal information, we generally do not maintain user accounts or profiles. However, if you have concerns about information we may have collected about you, please contact us.
7.4 California Privacy Rights
California residents may have additional rights regarding their personal information under laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Because our advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver interest-based ads (as described in Section 4), this may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under some state privacy laws. You may opt out of interest-based advertising using the tools described in Section 4, or contact us with any privacy request, and we will respond in accordance with applicable law.
8. International Users
USAMap.net is operated from the United States. If you are accessing our website from outside the United States, please be aware that information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States. The data protection and other laws of the United States might not be as comprehensive as those in your country.
By using our website, you consent to your information being transferred to our facilities and to those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
We will respond to your inquiry as promptly as possible.