Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 11, 2026
1. Introduction
This privacy policy (the “Policy”) applies to WhatsGoodApps LLC (“WhatsGoodApps,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”), developer of the Hantavirus Maps app (the “App,” “Service,” or “Services”).
As used in this Policy, “Personal Data” means any information that relates to, describes, or could be used to identify an individual, directly or indirectly.
Definitions: Throughout this Policy, “You” or “Your” means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable. “Company” refers to WhatsGoodApps LLC. “Usage Data” refers to data collected automatically, either generated by use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.
Applicability: This Policy applies to Personal Data that WhatsGoodApps collects, uses, and discloses in connection with Hantavirus Maps, including: (i) data collected through the Services; (ii) app usage data, map interaction data, country page views, outbreak overview interactions, newsfeed interactions, device data, and analytics information; (iii) preferences, saved settings, notification settings, and other information You choose to provide; (iv) data collected through improving, testing, and enhancing the App, including through anonymized and/or aggregated data as described in this Policy; (v) data collected from customer support communications; and (vi) data collected from third-party sources where applicable. When You make purchases, We use third-party payment processors to collect credit card or other financial information. WhatsGoodApps does not store the credit card or payment information You provide, only confirmation that payment was made.
Changes: We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal, regulatory, operational requirements, Our practices, and other factors. Please check this Privacy Policy periodically for updates. If any changes are unacceptable to You, You should cease using the Services. When required under applicable law, We will notify You of changes to this Privacy Policy.
2. Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
2.1 Types of Data Collected
2.1.1 Personal Data
While interacting with the Services, You may provide certain personally identifiable information that could be used to contact or identify You, including:
Your IP address
Usage Data
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
Contact Information
Your Email
Account information, if accounts are offered or required
Purchase confirmation information
Device identifiers and app interaction data
Other data that You elect to send to Us
2.1.2 App Usage, Map Interaction, and Country Data
The Service provides an outbreak overview, an interactive world map, country-specific information, ship or maritime-related indicators where available, and other informational tools related to hantavirus activity. When You use these features, We may collect Usage Data and interaction data, such as which screens, map areas, countries, regions, markers, ships, data cards, tabs, or features You view or interact with, how often features are used, session duration, crash data, device type, operating system, app version, and similar technical or analytics information.
We use this information to provide, maintain, troubleshoot, improve, and understand the Services, including improving map performance, country pages, navigation, data presentation, and user experience.
2.1.3 Outbreak, Map, Maritime, and Public Health Information
The Service displays informational content related to reported hantavirus activity, including outbreak overviews, case-related summaries, geographic information, country-level information, map markers, maritime or ship-related indicators where available, and related contextual information. Much of this content may come from public sources, third-party data providers, news sources, public health sources, commercial data sources, databases, websites, feeds, or other external sources.
Outbreak, map, country, maritime, and related public health information displayed in the App is not Personal Data about You unless it is linked to information that identifies You. The App is designed to present informational data and does not require You to provide medical records, diagnoses, treatment information, personal health history, or health status in order to use the core features.
2.1.4 Newsfeed and External Article Interactions
The Service may include a newsfeed containing articles, headlines, summaries, links, or other content from third-party publishers, news providers, public sources, or external websites. We may collect analytics about Your interaction with the newsfeed, such as article views, link clicks, categories viewed, and similar usage data, to improve the newsfeed and user experience.
If You click a third-party news link or external link, You may be directed to a third-party website, app, or service that is not operated by Us. Those third parties may collect information from You according to their own privacy policies and practices.
2.1.5 Location Data
The Service may offer map-based features. Unless the App expressly requests location permission and You grant that permission, We do not collect precise device location from Your device. If location-based features are offered and You choose to enable them, We may process Your location information only for the purpose of providing the requested functionality, such as centering a map, showing nearby relevant information, or improving the map experience.
You can manage location permissions through Your device settings. If You disable location permissions, some location-based features may not function as intended.
2.1.6 Notifications
The Service may request permission to send push notifications, alerts, or updates, such as significant outbreak-related updates, news updates, feature announcements, or other app-related communications. You may disable push notifications through Your device settings.
2.1.7 No Medical Records or Personal Health Diagnosis Data Required
The Service is an informational mapping and news app. We do not require You to provide medical records, diagnoses, lab results, treatment history, symptoms, exposure history, or other personal health status information to use the core Service. You should not submit sensitive medical information to Us unless specifically requested for a support purpose and only if You choose to do so.
2.2 Use of Your Personal Data
We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide, maintain, operate, and improve Our Service.
To display outbreak overviews, map information, country-level information, maritime or ship-related indicators, and newsfeed content.
To manage Your account, if accounts are offered or required.
To perform contracts with You, including purchases or other transactions through the Service.
To contact You by email, telephone, SMS, push notification, or other equivalent communication regarding updates, security, functionality, purchases, requested services, major app changes, or other relevant information.
To provide news, offers, or general information about goods or services similar to those You have purchased or enquired about, unless You have opted out.
To manage Your requests and respond to customer support inquiries.
For business transfers, including mergers, sales, acquisitions, restructurings, financing, or similar transactions.
To analyze app usage, map interactions, country page views, outbreak overview interactions, newsfeed engagement, feature usage, crashes, and technical performance.
To improve, test, evaluate, and enhance Our maps, data presentation, algorithms, user interface, analytics, data organization, newsfeed, and Services using anonymized and/or aggregated data where such data is not intended to identify You personally.
To identify usage trends, evaluate promotions, improve the Service, and improve Your experience.
To protect the security, integrity, and lawful operation of the Services.
2.3 Third-Party Data Sources, Public Data, and External Content
The Service may rely on information from third-party data providers, public databases, commercial data sources, public health sources, government or non-government sources, news providers, websites, feeds, map providers, maritime data sources, and other external sources. These sources may provide outbreak-related information, country information, location information, map data, maritime or ship-related data, article information, or related contextual information.
We may collect, process, organize, display, summarize, or link to third-party and public data in order to provide the Service. We do not control all third-party sources and cannot guarantee that external information is accurate, complete, current, uninterrupted, or error-free.
2.4 Informational Health Content and No Medical Services
Hantavirus Maps provides informational content related to hantavirus activity, map visualization, country-level information, maritime indicators, and news. The Service does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, public health directives, or emergency services.
We do not collect Personal Data for the purpose of diagnosing, treating, or evaluating Your health. If You have health concerns, symptoms, possible exposure, or questions about prevention, diagnosis, or treatment, You should consult a qualified healthcare professional or appropriate public health authority.
2.5 Anonymized and Aggregated Data
We may use anonymized and/or aggregated data, including app usage patterns, map interactions, viewed regions, viewed countries, newsfeed engagement, device information, crash data, and related analytics, to improve, test, evaluate, and enhance Our Services. Such anonymized or aggregated data is intended not to identify You personally.
Anonymized and/or aggregated data may be used for analytics, research, product development, data presentation improvements, performance improvements, algorithmic improvements, map improvements, and Service improvement.
2.6 Sharing of Your Personal Data
We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:
With service providers, third-party vendors, consultants, and business partners: We may share Your Personal Data with these parties to provide services on Our behalf, including cloud hosting, storage, analytics, customer support, payment processing, map services, data processing, content delivery, crash reporting, notification services, monitoring, and analyzing use of the Services.
With third-party content and data providers: We may share limited technical, usage, or interaction data with providers that help power maps, analytics, newsfeeds, data feeds, maritime data, or other app functionality, subject to applicable law and provider terms.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Personal Data in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, acquisition, or similar transaction.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other purpose with Your consent.
With law enforcement: We may disclose Personal Data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities. To the extent We receive a law enforcement request for Your Personal Data, We will promptly notify You and provide a copy of the request unless legally prohibited.
For legal, safety, and security purposes: We may share information to comply with legal obligations, protect rights or property, prevent or investigate wrongdoing, protect personal safety, or protect against legal liability.
2.7 No Government or Public Health Authority Affiliation
Unless expressly stated otherwise, Hantavirus Maps is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to any government agency, public health authority, medical institution, the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or any other public health organization. The Service is an independent informational tool.
2.8 Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Personal Data to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.
Usage Data, map interaction data, country page interaction data, newsfeed interaction data, notification settings, app preferences, saved settings, customer support communications, and related outputs may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Services, improve the Services, maintain app functionality, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce Our agreements and policies.
Cached map data, cached newsfeed data, cached country information, or cached outbreak-related content may be stored temporarily or persistently on Your device or through Our systems to improve performance, provide functionality, or reduce loading times. We do not guarantee permanent storage, backup, availability, or recoverability of any cached content, preferences, saved settings, or app data.
Anonymized and/or aggregated data may be retained and used for analytics, research, product development, map improvement, newsfeed improvement, algorithm improvement, and Service improvement, where such data is not intended to identify You personally.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when used to strengthen security or improve functionality, or where We are legally required to retain it longer.
2.9 Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in other places where the parties involved in processing are located. This means information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside Your state, province, country, or other jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
The Company will take steps reasonably necessary to ensure Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of Personal Data will take place to an organization or country unless adequate controls are in place.
2.10 Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Personal Data, We cannot guarantee absolute security.
3. Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with personal information, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected personal information from anyone under 13 without verification of parental consent, We will take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information, and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.
4. Links to Other Apps or Websites
Our Service may contain links to other apps or websites that are not operated by Us, including links to third-party news articles, public health sources, data sources, map services, or other external websites. If You click a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s app, website, or service. We strongly advise You to review the privacy policy of every app, website, and service You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party apps, websites, data providers, publishers, public sources, or services.
5. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will strive to let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service before the change becomes effective and update the Last updated date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. Changes are effective when posted on this page.
6. Supplemental Terms and Conditions for Certain Regions
6.1 Europe
If You are located in the European Economic Area (the EEA), Switzerland, or the United Kingdom (the UK), Our legal basis for collecting and using Personal Data will depend on the Personal Data concerned and the context in which We collect it. We normally collect Personal Data where We have Your consent, where We need the information to perform a contract with You, or where processing is in Our legitimate interests and not overridden by Your rights. In some cases, We may have a legal obligation to collect Personal Data.
We may process Usage Data, device data, map interaction data, country page interaction data, newsfeed interaction data, location data if enabled, notification settings, and other app-related data for the purposes described in this Policy.
When We share Personal Data of individuals in the EEA, Switzerland, or UK with third parties, We use legal mechanisms to safeguard the transfer, including European Commission-approved standard contractual clauses and additional safeguards where appropriate.
You may have rights to request access, correction, updates, deletion, restriction, objection, or portability of Your Personal Data. If We process Personal Data with Your consent, You may withdraw consent at any time. You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority. To exercise Your rights, contact support@whatsgoodapps.com.
6.2 California
This section applies to California residents and individuals whose information has been collected in California. WhatsGoodApps has included this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, and related regulations (collectively, CCPA).
6.2.1 Categories of Personal Information
Depending on how You use the Service, We may collect categories of personal information such as identifiers, internet or other electronic network activity information, commercial information, geolocation information if location permissions are enabled, inferences based on app usage, and other information You choose to provide. We use such information to provide the Service, display maps and content, maintain app functionality, improve and secure the Service, process purchases through third-party payment processors, respond to requests, and comply with legal obligations.
6.2.2 Your Rights and Choices
California residents may have rights to know/access, delete, correct, and receive information about collection, use, disclosure, sharing, or sale of personal information, subject to applicable exceptions.
WhatsGoodApps does not sell Your personal information, as defined under the CCPA. If in the future We sell or share Your personal information in a manner that requires an opt-out right, We will provide notice and a method to exercise that right.
We use sensitive personal information, if collected, for purposes reasonably necessary to provide the Service, maintain App functionality, protect security, comply with law, and otherwise as permitted by applicable law.
6.2.3 Exercising Your Rights
To exercise access, data portability, deletion, correction, or applicable opt-out rights, You may submit a verifiable consumer request by email to support@whatsgoodapps.com.
A verifiable consumer request must provide sufficient information that allows Us to reasonably verify Your identity or authority to make the request and describe Your request with enough detail for Us to understand, evaluate, and respond. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority.
We endeavor to respond to verifiable consumer requests within the time required by applicable law. If We require more time, We will inform You in writing of the extension period and reason. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to a verifiable consumer request unless permitted by applicable law.
7. Contact Us
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or would otherwise like to exercise Your rights under this Policy or applicable law, You can contact Us at support@whatsgoodapps.com.