Privacy Notice for Mozilla Location Services by Mozilla

Open Legal LibraryUpdated 10 Dec 2025

The Privacy Notice for Mozilla Location Services explains how Mozilla collects and uses crowdsourced geolocation data from nearby signals and user-authorized apps to estimate device location. It is part of Mozilla’s trusted open-source ecosystem and follows the Mozilla Privacy Policy, ensuring transparent data handling and limited public sharing of sensitive data.

Privacy Notice for Mozilla Location Services

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[company name] [product name] [short name] is an open, crowdsourced geolocation service that can estimate your device’s location. [short name] works on apps, websites, and services that are authorized to use [short name] and that you have given permission to request your device’s location.

In this Privacy Notice, we explain what data [company name] [product name] collects and shares, and why. We also adhere to the practices outlined in the [company name] Privacy Policy for how we receive, handle and share information we collect from [short name].

What Data [short name] Collects

Mozilla estimates your location when you choose to share your location with an application, or website, or service. Here’s the data [short name] may receive when a request is made:

Location data: Information about the publicly observable Wi-Fi access points, cell towers and Bluetooth beacons closest to you. We may also determine your location from your device’s (e.g., computer, phone, tablet) IP address. You can prevent your Wi-Fi access points from being reported to [company name]- see how to disable this on the Opt-Out page on [short name].

Technical data: Technical data like the time you made a location request and an approximation of how close you are to a Wi-Fi access point, cell tower, or Bluetooth beacon.

You can see a complete list of the technical data we collect here [link to complete list].

Crash reports: If [short name] crashes, we receive information about what may have caused the crash. Crash reports include information about [short name] at the time of a crash, which may contain data that identifies you or is otherwise sensitive to you. This could include your IP address, location information, and the time of the crash.

We use the information we collect to provide the service to you, and to improve the service.

How Your Data is Shared

Cloud Storage Provider: We use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as our cloud storage provider to store and process [short name] data.

Authorized applications and websites that request your location: If you (or a product or service you’re using) makes a request for your location, [company name]will share your approximate location with the product or service.

Publicly: We publish data on public cell tower locations on our website for public use and benefit. We will not publicly share Bluetooth or Wi-Fi location data, which can be more sensitive. You can view the reports on [short name].

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