This Privacy Policy (hereafter referred to as – ‘Privacy Notice’) explains Our approach to personal data collection, storage and use on the Website and in the App, as well as Your rights to personal data.
Within the Privacy Notice we refer to the listed below notions and mean by them as defined:
‘Website’ – Our website, which is available at https://rainviewer.com.
‘App’ – Our mobile application, which is available on Google Play Market or/and Apple App Store and/or Huawei AppGallery under the name ‘Rain Viewer’ or ‘RainViewer’.
‘Rain Viewer services’ – services provided by Rain Viewer, which are available on the Website or in App and described in the Terms and Conditions.
‘Rain Viewer’ (also ‘We’, ‘Our’, ‘Us’) – Rain Viewer services provider. Considering the App published on the Google Play Market and Apple App Store the service provider is Meteolab Inc., a legal entity duly established and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware, in the United States of AmericaH.
‘User’ (also ‘You’, ‘Your’) – any natural person that uses the Website and/or an App.
‘personal pata’ – any information relating to the User who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier.
‘processing’ – any act when We collect, store, record, structure, adapt, use, make available, erase, restrict access to Your personal data.
The controller is the entity that determines the purposes and means of the processing of a User’s personal data and is responsible for their safety. The data controller shall take all necessary measures (including legal and technical) to preserve and protect Your personal data.
Meteolab Inc. is entitled to determine how your data is processed and for what purposes, and it shall be considered a joint data controller.
Personal data | Purpose of the processing | Basis of the processing |
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first, middle and last name | to provide support, to obtain feedback | performance of a contract and legitimate interests to obtain feedback as to the Rain Viewer services provided to the User |
marketing communication (e.g. newsletters) | User’s consent and legitimate interests to provide updates on Rain Viewer services provided to the User | |
email address | to provide support, to obtain feedback | performance of a contract and legitimate interests to obtain feedback as to the Rain Viewer services provided to the User |
marketing communication (e.g. newsletters) | User’s consent and legitimate interests to provide updates on Rain Viewer services provided to the User | |
payment infromation (e.g. time of purchase, subscription type) | provision of Rain Viewer services | performance of a contract |
device online identifier | provision of Rain Viewer services | performance of a contract |
location information (including GPS and IP Address) | provision of Rain Viewer services | performance of a contract |
other meta data (e.g. cookies) | analyses of the traffic and use of the Website, advertisement | User’s consent and legitimate interests to improve Rain Viewer services |
Device Online Identifier Use
We use Your device online identifier (and similar information e.g. IP address, operating system) to link it with our App. Your device online identifier is created when the App is downloaded, and it changes when you reinstall the App.
Location Information Use
To provide accurate information about the weather forecast and make weather alerts, We might use Your device location information (including GPS, IP address, Bluetooth). This feature requires access to your device′s current location, even when the App is not currently running. You can restrict access to Your current location information in your device system settings.
Payment Information Use
All Your payment information (e.g. credit card information, billing details) is processed via the in-App purchases service provider (Google or Apple, or Huawei) and We do not process it, nor have access to it. However, We collect some transaction details related to Your in-App purchases, including the type of purchase, date and time of the purchase, amount charged, and other related transaction details.
Data Not Linked to You
Your device online identifier (and other similar information), location information, transaction-related details and cookies are not connected with Your personal data and can not be used to create Your profile or/and identify You unless You provide us with them with a connection to Your other personal data.
Other Use Cases
We may also use Your personal data for other purposes than those identified above and will provide electronic written notice at the time of collection and obtain Your consent where necessary.
To personalize Your advertisement experience and perform targeting services We use Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on Your prior visits to the Website or other websites. A cookie is a small piece of data placed on Your computer or other devices by Your web browser to track your activities.
Google′s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to You based on Your visit to Website and/or other sites on the Internet. If You want to opt-out of Google AdSense You should visit the Ads Settings page.
Additionally, we might implement and use other similar technologies to cookies to provide You with a better and faster experience.
Rain Viewer retains and processes the User’s personal data as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes defined and the basis of the processing activity exists, or until a request to delete personal data is received.
Please be informed that if You are aged less than 13 years or for this matter any legal age of your country, You may NOT use Rain Viewer services without Your parents (supervisors) consent.
We as a controller of the personal data provided by You are adopting appropriate technical, organizational and legal measures in such a manner that processing will ensure the protection of Your rights.
The personal data obtained is processed by electronic means strictly related to the purpose indicated in Privacy Notice.
The personal data is stored by the Rain Viewer as long as We need such personal data to perform Rain Viewer services and support. The User’s personal data is not subject to automated decision-making, including profiling.
We have the right to process your information (including personal data) on servers inside and outside the European Union, but in any way in the jurisdiction in which the data protection and privacy laws may offer the same level of protection as those in the European Union.
We do not provide Your personal data to third parties. In some cases we might provide Your personal data to third-party service providers, such as customer support and administrators, however, in any case, such third-party service providers are contractually bound by Us to keep the personal data and other information confidential.
You have the right:
You shall have the right to contact Us on any issue regarding personal data via the email: support@rainviewer.com. We will reply to any such communication without undue delay and always within 14 days.
This Privacy Notice is subject to change and revision, and We reserve the right to modify and update Privacy Notice. We advise You to review the Privacy Notice periodically.
This Privacy Notice went into effect on May 23, 2024.