Terms of Use

Effective date: November 12, 2026 · Operator: The Live Map · Governing law: Missouri, United States

By using TheLiveMap you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

1. Not an emergency service

TheLiveMap gathers public information and shows it on a map. It can be late, incomplete or wrong, and it can go down. It is not an official alert service. Never rely on it for safety decisions. Follow your local authorities, the National Weather Service and other official alerts.

2. What the colors and labels mean

Gray items are unvetted. They are often posts on X that no trusted source has confirmed. Green, yellow and red mean a trusted source reports the event, not that we have independently checked it. Level 1 and Level 2 are set only by the site owner (or automatically for an NWS Tornado Emergency). Summaries are generated automatically from the source text and may contain mistakes; the original sources are linked.

3. Accounts

• You sign in with a code sent to your email. Use an email address you control. Keep your device safe, because anyone with your signed-in browser can act as you.
• One account per person and per email.
• You must be at least 13 years old to use TheLiveMap or create an account. Accounts are not for anyone under 13.
• We may limit, suspend or delete an account that breaks these terms.

4. Community Check votes and The Grid

• Vote honestly, based on what you actually know. Votes are a community signal only. They never verify an event, never change its color and never set a level.
• No vote buying, no multiple accounts and no coordinated voting. We look for these patterns automatically and may remove votes, tiers or accounts.
• Grid tiers (Spark, Relay, Beacon) are given at the site owner's discretion. They can be lost through inaccuracy, inactivity or abuse, and they carry no payment, rights or ownership.

5. Tips

Tips must be real, lawful https links that are relevant to the event. Do not send spam, malware, private information about other people, or content you have no right to share. Tips are reviewed privately and are never published on their own. By sending a tip, you allow us to show the link on the event if it is accepted.

6. Third-party content

Posts from X, YouTube streams, Broadcastify scanners, Cloudflare Radar charts and other linked content belong to their owners and follow those services' terms. We do not control them and are not responsible for them. Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Cloudflare Radar data is used under CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial purposes only.

7. Acceptable use

Don't attack, overload or scrape the site or its API beyond normal browsing. Don't get around rate limits. Don't use the site to harass anyone or to break the law.

8. Copyright

If you believe something on TheLiveMap infringes your copyright, email dmca@thelivemap.com with the details.

9. No warranty; limitation of liability

The site is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind. To the extent the law allows, The Live Map is not liable for any loss or damage from using or relying on the site.

10. Changes

We may change these terms. If we do, we'll update this page and its date. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the new terms.

11. SMS alerts

TheLiveMap sends critical-alert texts only to the site owner's own number, entered with consent in the admin settings page. Message frequency varies (about 10 messages per month). Reply STOP to opt out, or HELP for help. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. The number is used only to send those alerts and is never sold or shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing.

TheLiveMap may later offer opt-in text alerts to other users, such as breaking-news or cyber alerts. Anyone who joins would give separate express consent through an unchecked opt-in box, would see the frequency and a notice that message and data rates may apply, and could reply STOP at any time. Their number would never be sold or shared for marketing. This page will be updated before any such program starts. Today, only the site owner receives texts.

Contact

contact@thelivemap.com