Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

WeatherAlarm is an iOS application that monitors locations you choose for severe weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) and NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC), and delivers push notifications to your device when a warning or dangerous outlook is issued.

For questions about this policy, contact us at contact@weatheralarm.net.

2. What we collect and why

We collect the minimum information necessary to deliver the service.

• Monitored locations. The addresses and coordinates of locations you manually add to the app (for example, a family member's home address). These are stored on our servers solely to check for weather alerts in those areas. We do not access your device's GPS or location services.
• APNs device token. Apple provides your device with an anonymous push notification token. We store this token to deliver weather alerts to your device. The token does not identify you personally.
• Anonymous account identifier. The app generates a random UUID on first launch and syncs it to your iCloud account. This identifier is used to associate your locations with your devices so that locations sync across multiple iPhones you own. It contains no personal information and is never linked to your identity.

We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, payment information, contacts, photos, or any other personal data.

3. How we use your information

The data listed above is used exclusively to provide the core functionality of WeatherAlarm:

• Checking your saved locations against active NWS alerts and SPC outlooks
• Sending push notifications to your device when severe weather is detected
• Synchronizing your saved locations across multiple devices you own

We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, or any purpose beyond operating the app.

4. Third-party sharing

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise share your information with any third party.

The app communicates with the following external services as part of normal operation:

• Apple Push Notification service (APNs). Used to deliver notifications to your device. Apple's privacy policy applies to this service.
• Apple iCloud Key-Value Storage. Used to sync your anonymous account identifier across your devices. Apple's privacy policy applies to this service.
• NOAA / National Weather Service APIs. Public U.S. government APIs used to fetch weather alert data. No user data is sent to these services.

We have no advertising partners, analytics providers, or data brokers.

5. Data retention and deletion

Your locations and device token are retained on our servers for as long as the app is installed and in use. You can delete your data at any time:

• To delete a location, swipe left on it in the app and tap Delete.
• To delete all data, remove all locations from the app. Once no locations remain, your account record and device token are no longer used and will be purged from our servers.

To request manual deletion of any data associated with your device, contact us at contact@weatheralarm.net.

6. Data security

All communication between the app and our servers is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS. Access to our backend is protected by a secret key embedded in the app. We do not store any sensitive personal information, which minimizes risk in the event of any unauthorized access.

7. Children's privacy

WeatherAlarm is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children. Because we collect no personal information from any user, the app is inherently low-risk for users of all ages.

8. Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the app after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, please contact us:

contact@weatheralarm.net