Thank you for using the Atmospheric Weather Alerts extension. We value your privacy and want you to understand how we handle your data. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.
1. Overview
Atmospheric Weather Alerts provides personalised weather information and notifications. In doing so, it may request certain permissions from you. The data collected is solely used to enhance your experience and provide accurate, localised weather alerts.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Geolocation (Optional)
What We Collect: When you enable location services, we gather your approximate latitude and longitude coordinates.
Why We Collect It: We use your coordinates to request weather and alert data specific to your current area from our weather data provider (e.g., OpenWeatherMap).
How We Use It: We show you relevant local forecasts, severe weather alerts, and other localised features.
What We Don’t Do: We do not share, sell, or use your location data for advertising or any purposes other than fetching weather data. You can disable location access at any time by turning off or restricting location permissions in your browser or extension settings.
2.2 Notifications
What We Collect: No additional personal data is collected for notifications.
Why We Collect It: We request permission to send notifications so you can receive important weather alerts (e.g. severe storms) and daily forecasts without actively checking.
How We Use It: When enabled, notifications appear to inform you about critical weather updates. You can disable notifications at any time in your extension settings.
2.3 Storage
What We Collect: We store minimal settings, such as your last chosen location (if you manually set it), theme preference, units (metric/imperial), and notification toggle state.
Why We Collect It: Storing preferences locally allows the extension to remember your settings so you do not have to re-enter them each time.
How We Use It: Stored data is kept within your local browser storage. We do not upload or share it with third parties.
3. How We Share Your Information
Third Parties: We do not sell or rent your personal data to any third party. We only share necessary location data (latitude and longitude) directly with the weather API provider (e.g. OpenWeatherMap) to retrieve weather forecasts and alerts.
Legal Requirements: We may only disclose data if required by law or to protect our rights or those of other users.
4. Data Security
We implement reasonable measures to protect any data the extension processes. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We do not store or transmit personally identifiable data on external servers; your settings and geolocation data remain with the Chrome extension or are used only in transient API calls to retrieve weather information.
5. Children’s Privacy
This extension is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have unintentionally collected such information, please contact us, and we will promptly delete it.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this document. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
7. Your Choices
Location Services: You may disable or revoke geolocation permissions in your browser settings at any time, but certain location-based features (e.g. local alerts) may no longer work.
Notifications: You can disable notifications or limit them within the extension’s settings or your browser’s notification settings.
Uninstallation: If you no longer wish to use this extension, you can remove it from your Chrome browser at any time.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us at:
[chatwithus@gbengaayelabola.com]
Disclaimer
This sample document is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. For full compliance with applicable privacy laws (such as GDPR, CCPA, or other local regulations), please consult a qualified legal professional to tailor the policy to your specific circumstances.
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