Privacy Policy

This policy explains what personal information UFO World Map collects, why, who it is shared with and how to exercise your rights. It is written with Québec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (as amended by Law 25) and Canada’s PIPEDA in mind. It also covers visitors from Europe (GDPR) and elsewhere.

1. Who is responsible

UFO World Map (https://ufo.roxtonmills.com) is operated by Roxton Mills Ltd. (corporation), Roxton Falls (Québec), Canada.
Person in charge of the protection of personal information: Khaled Guerza, reachable at contact@roxtonmills.com.

2. What we collect

Technical logs: our host automatically records IP address, browser type, requested page and time, to keep the service secure and working.
Language preference: stored in your browser’s local storage (no tracking cookie). It is not sent to us.
Case votes (“explainable / unsure / unexplainable”): we keep the case, your choice, the date and an irreversible hash of your IP address and browser, solely to prevent repeat votes. We do not keep your IP address in clear.
Testimonies: if you submit one, we keep the text, observation date, shape, a place and rounded coordinates, an optional nickname, the language and an irreversible hash of your IP address. Testimonies are moderated before publication. Do not include names, emails, phone numbers or anything identifying you or others.
Abuse prevention: a counter tied to the hashed IP limits submission frequency; these counters are deleted after about 25 hours.
“Near me” feature: your position is used only inside your browser, after your permission, to center the map. It is never sent to our servers.

3. What we do not do

We have no user accounts, do not ask for an email or password to browse, do not sell personal information and make no automated decisions about you.

4. Third-party services

To display the site, your browser contacts third-party services, which receive at least your IP address:

jsDelivr (MapLibre mapping library);
OpenFreeMap (base map, data © OpenStreetMap contributors);
YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode, youtube-nocookie.com, Google): the player loads from Google’s servers only if you click “Play video”; Google may then receive data about your visit;
Wikipedia and other sites: only if you click an outbound link.

These services have their own privacy policies.

5. Why we use this information

to run the site, the map, the votes and the testimonies;
to protect the service against abuse and security threats;
to moderate and publish testimonies you choose to submit (submitting means you consent to publication);

6. Retention

Host technical logs: per its policy (typically a few weeks). Votes: as long as the case is displayed. Testimonies: while published or until you ask for removal. Anti-abuse counters: about 25 hours.

7. Your rights

You may request access to information about you, its correction or deletion, withdrawal of consent, or removal of a testimony, by writing to contact@roxtonmills.com. We reply within 30 days. Because we only keep irreversible hashes, we may ask for details (case, date, testimony text) to locate your submission. If you believe your rights are not respected you may file a complaint with the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec. Visitors in the European Economic Area also have GDPR rights (objection, restriction, portability) and may contact their national authority.

8. Transfers outside Québec

Our host and some third-party services listed above may process data outside Québec and Canada. We limit this to what is necessary to run the site and use established providers.

9. Security and incidents

Encrypted connection (HTTPS), hashing of technical identifiers, protected admin access, content moderation. If a confidentiality incident presents a risk of serious injury, we will notify the Commission d’accès à l’information and the people concerned, as required by law.

10. Children

The site is not directed to people under 14 and we do not knowingly collect information about them. If you think a child has sent us information, contact us so we can delete it.

11. Changes

This policy may be updated; the last-updated date appears at the bottom of the page. Significant changes will be flagged on the site.

Last updated : 2026-10-13