Privacy Policy
Last updated November 13, 2026
This policy explains what data USSoilMap (ussoilmap.com) processes, why, and what choices you have. The controller is Moving Data Systems d.o.o., Smolnik 62, 2342 Ruse, Slovenia, reachable at info@ussoilmap.com.
Soil lookups
When you search an address, city or ZIP code, the text is sent to our server. Street addresses are forwarded to the US Census Bureau Geocoder to find coordinates; cities and ZIP codes are matched against the Census Bureau's public Gazetteer files on our own server. We do not store searches, and address lookups are marked so they are never cached.
When you click the map, or use "Use my location" after your browser asks for permission, the coordinates are sent to our server. We round them to three decimal places and ask USDA's Soil Data Access service for the soil at that point. Our server makes these requests, so the Census Bureau and USDA receive the address or coordinates but not your IP address.
Soil results for rounded coordinates may be cached by our hosting network so repeat lookups are fast; cached results contain nothing about who asked. The "Copy link" button puts the point's coordinates in the page address, so anyone you share that link with can see the point.
Hosting
The site is hosted by Vercel Inc., which processes technical data such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you request in order to deliver the site and protect it from abuse. This data can appear in Vercel's short-term server logs.
Maps
Map tiles are loaded from OpenFreeMap, and the satellite view's imagery from USGS The National Map. Your browser requests the tiles directly, so these services receive your IP address and the map area you are viewing.
Analytics and cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used: page views, plus anonymous labels saying what kind of result a lookup returned and how it was started (typed, clicked or located). We never send addresses, coordinates or search text to Google Analytics.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, analytics cookies stay off until you accept them. Elsewhere they are on by default. You can change your choice at any time with "Cookie settings" at the bottom of every page.
If analytics is allowed, Google Analytics sets its own cookies (_ga and ga followed by an ID). Your cookie choice itself is saved in your browser's local storage so we don't ask again. We keep analytics data for 14 months. Google processes this data under its own privacy policy.
Legal bases
Answering your soil lookup, hosting the site and keeping it secure rely on our legitimate interest in providing the service you asked for (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Analytics in the EEA, UK and Switzerland relies on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time. Elsewhere, analytics relies on our legitimate interest in understanding how the site is used, and you can object through "Cookie settings".
Sharing and transfers
We do not sell or rent personal data, and the site shows no ads. The services named above may process data in the United States or other countries; where EU law requires it, those transfers rely on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or on standard contractual clauses.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you can ask to access, correct, delete, restrict or port your personal data, object to processing, and withdraw consent. Because the site has no accounts and stores no lookups, we usually hold no data that identifies you; analytics data is pseudonymous. Email info@ussoilmap.com for any request.
You can also complain to a data protection authority. Ours is the Information Commissioner of the Republic of Slovenia (Informacijski pooblaščenec), www.ip-rs.si.
US residents
We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Children
The site is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes
We update this policy when the site changes, for example if we add advertising. The date at the top shows the current version.