Updated June 14th, 2024

Privacy Policy

Platforms

Special Numbers

Device ID (123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000):

Unique to each each installation it is used to store device preferences and locations directly. It is also used to index crash reporting.

Subscription ID (SW-1234-5678-90ABC-DEF1):

Unique number that represents a subscription to shadow weather and is linked to a "Platform Subscription". This is how you are able to subscribe on Google Play, or the App store and link a browser, or device on another platform.

Up to 4 devices can be connected to a subscription. subscription linking requires app version 2.0.0 or newer.

Device Data

Device data is associated with a Device ID. This data contains settings, preferences, saved locations, and other data required to allow for background work on Shadow Weather servers. Device data is removed after 42 days of inactivity.

Location

Location is only accessed when in GPS mode. Location may be accessed when the app is closed. This data is not shared with third parties and is reduced in accuracy before being sent to Shadow Weather servers.

Usage Tracking

Anonymous usage tracking might be used periodically to determine what features are being most used, etc. This is NOT connected to Device ID. This data is not shared.

Shadow Weather uses Firebase messaging for notification delivery. Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy/

Crash Reporting: Shadow Weather uses a crash reporting system (sentry.io) to find bugs and issues. Crashs, errors, and performance traces are recorded. Individual event retention is 90 days.

Other data

Sensor data from the device like the barometer may be used to collect weather data for the service. Right now there is no sensor collection; but this may change in the future. It will be an opt-out feature. This data may be distributed to third parties.

The app is not intended for people under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have collected information from a child, we will take action to remove that data as soon as possible. Please contact us using any method listed in the “Contact” page.

To request a copy of your data or deletion contact us through the “Contact” page.

Terms and Conditions

The app is provided by “Shadow Weather LLC” (“we”, “us”, “Shadow Weather LLC”) to you as is and no warranty of any kind is given or implied. Subscribing or watching ads for premium status does not guarantee that you will get premium. Your subscription or credits may be cancelled at any time for any reason; however, assuming reasonable circumstances, you will retain your status as long as agreed upon.

You are not allowed to reverse engineer any shadow weather binaries (binaries meaning; the app, website, any executable files, or hardware) and its functionality. You are not allowed to attempt to reverse engineer or use any of the app or website APIs outside of the provided binaries.

There is no insurance or liability given for anything resulting from data that was incorrect or data used to make a decision. There is no guarantee of the app being available at any given time.

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Prices for premium access may change over time. Most of the time, the price at initial purchase is honored and unchanged, however in some instances it may not be possible to honor any given price for any amount of time.

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