Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2025-12-05
This privacy policy explains how this website (“APRSdirect”, “we”, “our”, “us”) processes personal data when you visit and use our services. This text is provided for general information only and does not replace individual legal advice.
1. Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Miguel Palacios (DO1MIG)
E-mail: do1mig@darc.de
2. Server log files
When you access this website, your browser automatically sends information to our server. These log files usually contain:
- IP address of the requesting device (short-term, for security and troubleshooting)
- Date and time of access
- Requested URL and HTTP status code
- Amount of data transferred
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
We use this data to ensure the technical operation, security and stability of the service and to detect misuse. Log data is stored only as long as necessary for these purposes and is not used to personally identify visitors except in case of abuse.
3. APRS, CWOP and OGN data
APRS, CWOP and OGN data typically contain positional information, telemetry, weather data, callsigns and other information that is transmitted publicly over radio networks and the APRS-IS infrastructure.
This website:
- Receives APRS / CWOP / OGN packets from upstream servers (e.g. APRS-IS).
- Stores and displays these packets in order to provide maps, station overviews, telemetry pages and statistics.
- May store historical data for a limited time to enable history views and statistics.
By design, APRS and related systems are not anonymous. If you operate an APRS, CWOP or OGN station, you should be aware that your transmissions are publicly available and may be collected, stored and displayed by many different services.
4. Cookies and similar technologies
This website may use cookies or similar technologies in order to:
- Provide basic functionality (for example, map settings or language preferences).
- Store anonymised usage information or session identifiers.
- Integrate third-party services such as advertising networks.
Depending on your browser settings, you can block cookies completely, restrict them or delete them after a session. This may, however, limit some functionality of the site.
5. Advertising and third-party services
This website may use third-party services such as:
- Advertising networks (e.g. Google AdSense or similar services)
- Analytics or performance measurement tools
These services may use their own cookies, identifiers or tracking technologies in order to display adverts, measure performance or prevent fraud. The information processed may include your IP address, approximate location, information about the devices you use and which pages you visit.
For detailed information about processing by Google, please refer to Google’s own privacy policies and consent information. Where required, we endeavour to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies or calling tracking scripts.
6. Legal bases
Depending on your location, we process personal data in particular on the basis of:
- Our legitimate interests in operating a stable, secure APRS map and related services.
- Our legal obligations (e.g. security, abuse prevention and retention requirements).
- Your consent, where required (e.g. for certain cookies or advertising technologies).
7. Data retention
We store personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by applicable law. APRS history and statistics may be stored for longer periods in aggregated form, without focusing on individual users.
8. Your rights
Depending on the applicable data protection law (for example the GDPR in the EU), you may have the following rights:
- Right of access to the personal data we process about you
- Right to rectification of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”), within legal limits
- Right to restriction of processing in certain circumstances
- Right to data portability, where applicable
- Right to object to certain processing activities based on legitimate interests
- Right to withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided above. Please note that for purely radio-based APRS transmissions, removal from third-party archives may not always be technically or legally possible.
9. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or about how we process personal data, please contact us at:
[Add your name or callsign]
[Add postal address if desired]
E-mail: [add contact e-mail here]
10. Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements or technical developments. The current version is always available on this page.