Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is developed by Bluewhale Studio (hereinafter referred to as "the Company" or "we"). This policy is intended to explain in detail how we collect, retain, process, share and transfer your information when you use our application services (Weather Hub, package name: com.forecast.weatherhub) so that you can make an informed decision when using our services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and completely before using our services. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please stop accessing or using our services. We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time to adapt to the service adjustments we make. If you have any questions, you can contact us at kingstrong310@gmail.com.

This application is not intended for users under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you can choose to stop accessing the application.

1. Who We Are

As a data controller, we are committed to protecting your privacy and security, and independently determine the processing purposes and methods in personal information processing activities.

2. Information We Collect and How We Collect It

The categories of personal information we collect depend on how you interact with us, our services, and applicable legal requirements. We only collect relevant information necessary to maintain the normal operation of our products and services and improve the application experience. Here is the data we collect and why we collect it.

2.1 Information Collected Automatically

  1. Device Data
    When you use the services we provide, we may automatically collect some information. For example, your Internet Protocol (IP) address, mobile operator information, mobile advertising related information, specifically, persistent identifiers, iOS vendor identifier (IDFV), Google Advertising ID (GAID) or Android ID for Android devices; in addition, other unique identifiers, device information, Internet service provider information, language settings, time zone information, and the application version you use.
  2. Usage Information
    The pages you visit before, during, and after using the services provided by our applications, the types of content you interact with, the frequency and duration of your activities, and other information about how you use our services
  3. Location Information
    We may use your IP address to estimate your approximate location in order to provide the current weather and weather forecast for your area.
    In order to provide you with accurate local weather information, we may request your permission to grant location information when you first register the app or enable location services in the device settings. The data that may be collected include your GPS coordinates, Wi-Fi or mobile base station information.
    • Approximate Location Data (ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION): Used to display your local weather conditions. This part of location data will also be used by users to maintain the normal operation of the weather widget service.
    • Precise Location Data (ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION): Used to provide high-precision location information, so that we can provide users with high-precision weather services.
    After you agree to provide us with your location data, the collected location data will be transmitted over a secure network (https) and uploaded to our server (https://bluewhale-studio.com/). We only use your location information to the extent necessary to provide the above-mentioned specific services and will never use it for any other unauthorized purposes. You can manage your location settings at any time and choose to disable the location service of the application, but this may affect the accuracy and functionality of the weather information provided.
  4. App crash information diagnosis
    When an app crashes or encounters technical problems, we may collect diagnostic information to help locate and resolve the problem. This information may include specific details of the crash, device model specifications, and related system logs.

2.2 Information You Provide Directly to Us

  1. Create an Account. Currently, it is not necessary to create an account to use the App. We will update this section once this feature is enabled.
  2. Your Communications with Us. We may collect Personal Information from you, such as an email address, when you request information about our Services, customer or technical support, or otherwise communicate with us.
  3. Necessary information to maintain the normal operation of the application service. For example, we will request your location data information so that we can provide you with accurate local weather information services. You can choose to allow or refuse to provide this information.

2.3 What We Don't Collect

Our app does not request READ_PHONE_STATE or READ_PHONE_NUMBERS permissions, and does not collect phone numbers, IMEI, or SIM card information. However, integrated third-party SDKs (such as AppLovin and Pangle) may try to access relevant data for advertising purposes.

We do not collect sensitive personal information about you, including your name, email address, financial details, biometric data, or precise geographic location, unless you explicitly provide this information for use in weather features.

2.4 How we collect data

  1. Directly from users: When you enable the weather widget or grant permissions (such as location access), this is the relevant data information necessary to keep the weather function running.
  2. Through third-party services: We use Firebase, a tool provided by Google LLC, to process certain data (see for details in Chapter 5).

2.5 Anonymization of data

Your data will be stored and processed in an anonymous form as much as possible. We will not identify you personally in any other way, except for the approximate location information obtained for providing weather reports and the device type information collected for analyzing crash reports.

3. How We Use Collected Data

By integrating and analyzing the information we have about you, we can better understand your usage and interaction with our services, thereby providing, personalizing, and improving our services. Specific uses include:

  1. Use of location data: We will use the location information you submit to present accurate and real-time updated weather forecast and warning information, as well as personalized weather recommendations and analytical insights for your location or search location.
  2. Analyze and measure how you use the Services so we can maintain, improve, and develop related features, content, and services.
  3. By analyzing crash issues, we will strive to improve product and service performance and stability, reduce the probability of crashes, and optimize user service experience.
  4. Communicating with you through the contact information you provide, responding to your requests, comments, and questions.
  5. Help advertisers and publishers connect to serve relevant ads on their apps and websites.
  6. Detecting and preventing fraud, abuse, or illegal activities.
  7. To personalize advertising to you and measure its effectiveness.

4. Data Retention and Deletion

We take the storage and protection of your personal information very seriously. User information collected through our services is stored and processed on the Google Firebase platform, which has built a secure infrastructure for data storage. Provide reasonable protection for your personal information to prevent loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, and alteration.

During data transmission, we use SSL encryption technology and protect content with AES encryption to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure. Data is stored in secure servers managed by Firebase, and access control mechanisms are implemented on the relevant servers.

We take commercially reasonable protection measures to protect user information security, such as requiring user identity verification through a unique password before granting account access. However, please note that no system can ensure absolute security. We cannot guarantee that information transmitted or stored through this service is completely free from security threats, nor do we guarantee that such information will not be accessed, disclosed, tampered with, or destroyed due to security breaches.

About Storage Period

In order to determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we may consider factors such as applicable legal requirements, the amount, nature and sensitivity of personal information, storage risks, etc. The weather data service provided by this product will be cached for 2 hours and automatically updated, and user data will not be retained on our servers for longer than the time required for the service function.

Despite our precautions, we cannot guarantee that the service is completely secure, so we encourage users to be responsible for the confidentiality of their login credentials (including passwords and email communications). You are responsible for protecting and maintaining the privacy of your password when using the service. We recommend that you protect your personal information when browsing the Internet and use a secure Internet browser to maintain the confidentiality of your account information and control communication access between you and the service. We are not responsible for the security measures of third-party services.

About Deleting User Information

If a user chooses to delete an account from the service, all relevant user data (including account information and user-generated content) will be deleted from our system immediately in principle. This deletion operation is permanent and irreversible - after the account is deleted, the user data cannot be restored. Before initiating the account deletion process, be sure to back up all important information in advance.

5. Third-Party Data Processing

In order to provide personalized ads and product analysis and optimization services, some of our service providers (including their partners) may require your consent when collecting, receiving, processing and transferring information (including personal information and non-personal information) related to your use of the services, unless they have another legal basis for processing. By using our services, you agree to be bound by the terms and privacy policies of the following service providers. The following weather data service providers, data analysis service providers and advertising service providers are independent data controllers of your personal data. You can visit their respective privacy statements through hyperlinks to understand their data processing practices. We are not responsible for their acts or omissions.

  1. Weather data services
    Accuweather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/privacy
    OpenWeather: https://openweather.co.uk/privacy-policy
  2. Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
    1. Firebase Analytics: Track usage and crash data to improve the app.
      Data collected: Android ID, Advertising ID, Usage data, Approximate location (based on IP).
      Processor: Google LLC (USA)
    2. Firebase Crashlytics: Monitor app crashes for troubleshooting.
      Data collected: Android ID, Advertising ID, Crash logs, Approximate location.
    3. Firebase Performance Monitoring: Measure app performance.
      Data collected: Usage data, Technical details.
    Google LLC acts as a data processor based on our instructions. Your data may be transferred to the United States, subject to the Privacy Shield or equivalent protections.
  3. Advertising Attribution Service
    Adjust: https://www.adjust.com/terms/privacy-policy/
  4. Ad serving, which uses the advertising ID to serve ads.
    AdMob: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US
    Amazon Publisher Services: https://aps.amazon.com/aps/privacy-policy/
    AppLovin: https://www.applovin.com/privacy/
    Audience Network: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/audience-network/optimization/best-practices/an-policy
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/previous
    InMobi: https://www.inmobi.com/privacy-policy
    IronSource: https://developers.is.com/ironsource-mobile/air/ironsource-mobile-privacy-policy/
    Mintegral: https://www.mintegral.com/en/privacy/
    Pangle: https://www.pangleglobal.com/privacy
    TapJoy: https://www.tapjoy.com/legal/general/privacy-policy/
    Unity: https://unity.com/legal/privacy-policy
    Vungle: https://vungle.com/privacy/
    BIGO Ads: https://www.bigossp.com/agreement/privacyPolicy?v=v1.2.0
  5. App Notification Push Service
    Onesignal: https://onesignal.com/privacy_policy

6. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We will not share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes without your consent. Generally speaking, we only share your information in the following circumstances:

  1. Sharing with service providers: We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who will use the information to help us provide our services. This includes providers that provide us with IT support, cloud storage, analytical tools, and crash reporting services. These third-party providers are contractually obligated to protect the confidentiality and security of your information
  2. Advertising partners: We may share your personal information with advertising partners (who may be group or third parties). These advertising partners may set up technical and other tracking tools in our services to collect information about your activities and devices (for example, your IP address, cookie identifiers, pages visited, location, time) and provide you with personalized ads based on this information.
  3. Disclosure for fraud prevention: When we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent or respond to suspected illegal or fraudulent activities.
  4. Disclosure for law enforcement purposes and public safety: User personal information may also be disclosed in accordance with legal requirements of government agencies to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

Please read the following important supplements carefully.

  1. Device Information and Permission Statement
    Our app does not request or use any sensitive permissions, such as READ_PHONE_STATE (read device status) and READ_PHONE_NUMBERS(read phone number); we do not actively collect private data such as mobile phone numbers, IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) and SIM card related information. Our integrated advertising SDKs (such as AppLovin or Pangle) may attempt to access certain device information (such as advertising identifiers, device models, etc.) for advertising delivery and optimization. Such data collection is handled by the third-party SDK itself, and its privacy policy may be independent of our app policy.
  2. Dynamic code loading technology statement
    Our application does not use any dynamic code loading technology, including DexClassLoader, DelegateLastClassLoader and InMemoryDexClassLoader. However, some third-party advertising service provider SDKs (such as AppLovin, Facebook Ads and Pangle) may use dynamic code loading technology under the premise of complying with platform policies, mainly for: optimizing advertising effects and meeting the compliance requirements of advertising platforms. All dynamically loaded codes run in a sandbox environment to ensure isolation, and SDK providers perform integrity verification to prevent malicious code injection. These technologies are only used for functional requirements and will not be used to bypass any compliance checks.
  3. Aggregate and de-identified data
    We may share aggregated, anonymized or de-identified data with third parties for research, marketing or other commercial purposes. Such data does not contain any personally identifiable information.

We are committed to minimizing data collection and ensuring that all data processing complies with privacy protection standards. While we do not collect sensitive information ourselves, third-party ad SDKs may have independent data processing practices. We recommend that you review their privacy policies for more details. All data is stored and transmitted encrypted and anonymized to protect your privacy.

7. Your Private Rights

In certain circumstances, you may exercise the following rights under applicable data protection laws.

  1. Right of access: You may review the content of your personal data that we hold.
  2. Right of rectification: You may request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  3. Right of erasure: You may request erasure of your data where the conditions are met.
  4. Right to object or restrict processing: You may object to our processing of your personal data, request that we restrict processing of your personal data, or request portability of your personal data.
  5. Right to data portability: You may obtain your personal data in a machine-readable format.
  6. Right to withdraw consent: If we have collected and processed your personal data with your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. This may mean that your access to certain services will be limited or denied.
  7. In addition, you have the right to complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your personal data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority.

We respond to requests from all individuals who wish to exercise their data protection rights under applicable data protection laws. We strive to process within 30 days, but complex requests may take longer.

Please note that since most data is anonymized, we may need specific device details to process your request. For Firebase or advertising-related data, we may forward your request to the appropriate third-party (e.g. Google LLC, AppLovin).

8. International Data Transfers(GDPR Compliance)

We do not represent or warrant that the Services are appropriate or available in a particular jurisdiction, and by using our Services, you consent to the cross-border transfer of your personal information.

All personal information processed by us, our advertising partners, our Group or our service providers may be transferred, processed and stored anywhere in the world, including but not limited to the United States or other countries, which may have different data protection laws than where you live. We are committed to protecting your information as required by applicable law and ensuring that safeguards such as standard contractual clauses or adequacy decisions are in place.

For example, if you are in the UK or the European Economic Area, your data may be transferred outside of these regions, including to the United States, via Firebase, AdMob, Facebook or AppLovin.

If you have questions about the transfer mechanism of your personal information, please contact us for more information.

9. Children’s Privacy Protection

We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Our services are not targeted at children under 13 years old. We will not intentionally collect information from children or individuals who are not entitled to use our services. If we discover that we have collected personal information of children under 13 years old, we will delete it immediately unless there is a legal obligation to retain it. If you think we have collected such information by mistake or unintentionally, please contact us.

10. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted within the application or by email (if provided). Major changes require you to review and agree to the changed policy terms. Your continued use of the service will be deemed as your acceptance of these changes.

11. California Data Privacy Rights

According to the California Civil Code and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), California residents have the following rights:

  1. Request and obtain a list of personal information disclosed by us to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the previous calendar year and the names and addresses of these third parties. Requests can be made only once a year and are free. Contact us through kingstrong310@gmail.com. In the body of the request, please indicate "Your California Privacy Rights" and your personal information. We do not accept requests by phone, mail, or fax, and we are not responsible for notifications that are not properly labeled or have incomplete information.
  2. Access the data about you that we have collected.
  3. Prevent us from selling your information to third parties by opting out.
  4. Request us to delete your personal data that we have collected.
  5. Know the categories of third parties to whom we have sold your data.
  6. Know the reasons why we collect your data.

When you claim the right to request information, you need to confirm that you are a California resident. We reserve the right to request further proof. We will respond to the request within 45 days and list the categories of third parties to whom we have sold data.

12. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies

A "cookie" is a small file that contains your preferences. When you access our services, we and/or service providers (including advertising networks and their partners) may send cookies or deploy other similar technologies (such as the mobile software development kit "SDK") to your computer or mobile device to uniquely identify your browser or provide personalized services and targeted advertisements. Some technologies can synchronize behaviors between different mobile applications, devices, and websites for personalized advertising. They may also access your installed application inventory to avoid promoting installed applications.

If you want to choose not to receive personalized advertising on your mobile device in this way, you can click here. We use cookies and other similar technologies mainly to improve service quality and your experience in using the service, as well as to provide targeted advertisements. For example, providing services in the language you choose, filtering results to meet preferences, and analyzing user interactions with the service. Many browsers accept cookies by default. You can control the settings. If there are no cookies, some parts of the service may not function properly.

We may use service providers to provide services and targeted advertising, and use network analysis companies to measure service effectiveness. This requires allowing them to include web beacons, cookies, and other similar technologies in the service. The information collected by these service providers and network analysis companies is used to provide services, targeted advertising, and understand user preferences. To "opt out" of receiving cookies from certain advertising partners, please click here. In this privacy policy, we use "cookie" to refer to cookies and all similar technologies.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions or feedback about this service and product, please feel free contact us during working days 9:00 - 18:00 via the following channels:

We commit to responding to your messages within 3 working days to ensure your concerns are addressed promptly.