Privacy Policy

Introduction

At Wetter.aero ("we", "us", or "our"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP).

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of data:

• Session Cookies: Essential for authentication purposes. These cookies are not used for tracking and are not shared with third parties.
• Email Addresses (Optional): Collected for user identification and to send newsletters, provided you have consented or where legally permitted.
• IP Addresses and Technical Browser Information (Mandatory): Collected for performance and security enhancements.
• Location Data: Collected using IP address or device location functions solely to center maps and improve geographic search relevance. This data is not stored.

How We Use Your Data

Your data is used for the following purposes:

• User authentication
• Improving performance and security
• Centering maps and enhancing geographic search relevance
• Identifying technical errors and receiving anonymized bug reports through Sentry
• Sending newsletters if you have consented or where legally permitted

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

• Contractual Necessity: For user authentication and account management (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR).
• Legitimate Interests: For performance and security enhancements, and technical error detection (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
• Consent: For collecting optional data, such as email addresses for newsletters (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

• Session cookies: Retained for the duration of your session.
• Email addresses: Retained as long as your account is active or until you unsubscribe from the newsletter.
• IP addresses and technical browser information: Retained as necessary for security and performance analysis.
• Location data: Not stored.

Data Sharing

We do not share your data with third parties. However, our resellers (Apple, Google, Fastspring) may collect data. Please refer to their privacy policies for more details.

Your Rights

You have the following rights under the GDPR and FADP:

• Access your personal data
• Rectify incorrect or incomplete data
• Erase your personal data
• Restrict the processing of your data
• Object to the processing of your data
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time (this will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal)
• File a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@wetter.aero

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

Last updated: July 30th, 2024