Jamaica's Disaster Response & Monitoring System
Maintained by Wocom Limited
Jamaica's Disaster Response & Monitoring System
Maintained by Wocom Limited
Privacy Policy
This policy explains what data the platform collects, how it is used, and the choices you have.
The public hazard map can be used without an account and without sharing your identity. The platform collects only the data needed to operate the service:
If you submit a hazard report, we collect what you provide: the description, type and severity, the location, any photo, and optionally your name and contact details. The submitting device's IP address is recorded to prevent abuse. Reports are reviewed by moderators and, once approved, the description and location appear on the public map.
Operator accounts exist for agency staff (ODPEM, NWA, JFB, MOH, JPS, NWC, NSWMA and partners). For those users we store a name, email address, a securely hashed password, an assigned role, an organisation and an optional phone number. Members of the public do not need an account to use the public map.
Like any website, our servers log basic technical data — IP address, browser type and request times — to keep the service secure and reliable. The platform uses your browser's local storage (not advertising cookies) to remember preferences and, for staff, a login session.
To display maps, weather and hazard data, the platform loads data from open services including OpenStreetMap (map tiles), OSRM (routing), Photon and Nominatim (place search), and weather and hazard feeds (Open-Meteo, MET Norway, RainViewer, NASA GIBS, USGS, NOAA). When these load, your IP address is visible to those providers under their own privacy terms. The platform does not sell your data or use it for advertising.
| Hazard map | Show moderated hazard reports and live sensor data. |
| Disaster response | Route incidents to the right responding agency and coordinate response. |
| Safety & security | Detect abuse, prevent false reports, keep the service running. |
| Improvement | Understand usage patterns to improve the platform. |
We do not sell personal data. Information may be shared with responding agencies for emergency response, with service providers who operate the platform, or where required by law or to protect safety. Aggregated, non-identifying statistics may be shared publicly or with relevant agencies.
This is a general-audience information service and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
We may update this policy; the effective date above will change accordingly. Questions about privacy can be sent to info@wocomja.com. See the Contact page for more.