EbolaMap Global Outbreak Tracker

Privacy & transparency

Privacy Policy

A plain-language explanation of what EbolaMap collects and why it is used.

Last updated 29 August 2026

Who we are

EbolaMap is an independent public-information website available at ebolamap.org. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by WHO, CDC, Africa CDC, ECDC, MSF, or any government agency. Privacy enquiries can be sent to contact@ebolamap.org.

Information you provide

If you email us, we receive the address, message, and any attachments you choose to send. We use that information only to respond, investigate a correction, or handle the request. Do not send medical records or other sensitive personal information.

Analytics

EbolaMap uses Google Analytics to understand aggregate traffic and improve content and navigation. Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies and may process information such as page visits, approximate location, device and browser details, and interactions with the site. You can restrict or clear cookies through your browser settings.

  • Analytics provider: Google LLC.
  • Purpose: understand aggregate traffic and improve content and navigation.
  • EbolaMap does not send names, email addresses, or medical records to Google Analytics.

Advertising and Google AdSense

EbolaMap participates in the Google AdSense programme and includes the AdSense site-verification and advertising script. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, local storage, web beacons, IP addresses, device identifiers, and browser information to deliver, limit, secure, and measure ads. Where permitted and consented to, these technologies may also be used to personalize advertising. Advertising is visually distinguished from editorial content and does not determine our coverage or conclusions.

For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, consent for advertising purposes is requested through a Google-certified consent management platform before consent-dependent storage or processing is enabled. You can accept, reject, or manage the available choices in that message.

Third-party resources

Pages link to official health agencies and may load map, chart, font, or media resources from third-party services. Those providers process technical information such as IP address and browser details under their own policies. External links do not imply endorsement.

Retention, rights, and contact

We retain correspondence only as long as reasonably needed to answer or document a correction. Depending on your location, you may ask to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold. Email contact@ebolamap.org with “Privacy request” in the subject line.

Children and medical information

The site is intended for a general audience and is not designed to collect information from children. EbolaMap does not provide diagnosis, treatment, or emergency services and should not receive patient-identifying information.

Policy changes

Material changes will be posted on this page with a revised update date.