01Operator & contact
“We” means the operator of GlowMeet. Contact us below for questions about this policy, or requests to access, correct or delete your data.
02Data we handle & why
| Data | Source & purpose |
|---|
| Selected place & location | A city or map point you select, or device coordinates obtained after you tap the location button and grant permission. Coordinates are sent to the forecast server to calculate forecasts, viewing windows and reviews. Device locations and map points are rounded to three decimal places; calculation and archival on the server also use a 0.001° grid. Rounding does not make location fully anonymous. The device may supply approximate or precise location depending on permission. |
| Forecast snapshots | The server retains coordinates, event dates, sunrise/sunset event types, predictions and issue times for some queried places to support later accuracy reviews. Snapshots do not contain feedback tokens, but coordinates may still reflect a selected location. |
| Feedback identifier & votes | A random token is created on your first vote and stored on your device. The server stores its hash and creation time, linked votes, forecast events, locations and submission times. This supports recognizing, deduplicating, updating and deleting your feedback. The identifier is pseudonymous, rather than irreversibly anonymous. |
| Network & operational information | Server connections involve IP addresses and network requests. IP addresses are used for short-term, in-memory rate limiting and abuse prevention. The supplied production configuration disables API access logging and does not enable gateway access logs. Runtime errors and cloud security diagnostics may include IP addresses, timestamps, requests or device/browser technical information. |
| Local preferences | Language, selected place, place-selection status, a configurable API address and the feedback token are kept locally to preserve settings and your feedback identity. This policy page uses URL parameters for language selection and does not add a tracking identifier. |
The current version requires no registration and does not actively collect names, phone numbers, contacts, photos or payment information. It has no advertising, behavioral analytics, marketing tracking or push-notification SDKs. We do not sell user data or use location or feedback for targeted advertising.
03Providers & sharing
- Forecast hosting: The official forecast service runs on Alibaba Cloud servers in mainland China. Alibaba Cloud may process relevant data as an infrastructure provider for hosting, networking and security.
- Maps: MapLibre GL renders maps on your device using styles, tiles and related resources from OpenFreeMap, with OpenStreetMap data. Opening or moving a map sends your IP address, requested map area and network technical information to OpenFreeMap and its delivery infrastructure. OpenStreetMap attribution alone does not mean every map view sends device coordinates directly to OpenStreetMap. See OpenFreeMap and the OpenStreetMap privacy policy.
- Weather sources: Our server downloads public model grids from ECMWF and NOAA. This download process does not send feedback tokens or individual users’ query coordinates to those sources.
- Other necessary disclosures: We may disclose necessary information to authorized parties where required by applicable law or valid legal process, or as necessary to protect the service and its users.
If you select a third-party API in Settings, that provider receives forecast and feedback requests under its own policy. Our commitments for the official service do not automatically apply to another operator.
04Retention & deletion
Local preferences and feedback tokens remain until you clear app data or uninstall; backup and restoration may depend on system settings. Server-side feedback identities and votes remain until you delete them through the app or the operator deletes them, for example following a valid request or service closure. The current version has no automatic expiry for these records.
Forecast snapshots are stored separately from feedback identities. Deleting feedback does not remove the corresponding forecast snapshots. Snapshots and runtime error logs also have no fixed automatic expiry configured; the operator removes them when no longer needed. Cloud-provider security records are subject to that provider’s applicable policies and legal obligations.
How to delete: Open Settings → Privacy & your data → Delete my feedback data in the app, then confirm. The server deletes the feedback identity associated with the current token hash and all linked votes, and the device removes the token. Errors are shown so you can retry once connected. This does not clear your local language or place preferences; use the operating system’s clear-app-data function to remove those.
Uninstalling or clearing local storage does not itself send a server deletion request. If the original token is lost, we may be unable to identify your earlier feedback. Contact the email on this page for assistance; do not send passwords or private keys.
05Your choices & rights
You can deny location permission or revoke it in Android settings and still select a city or map point. The app requests foreground location only when you tap the location button. It does not continuously track location or request background location permission. Avoid opening maps to avoid map-tile requests; a feedback identity is not created unless you submit a vote.
You can change your place, update eligible votes or delete feedback for the current identity. Depending on applicable law, you may contact the operator to request access, correction, deletion or other data rights. We may reasonably verify the connection between a request and the relevant data. Provide only information needed to handle your request.
06Security & international transfers
The official production service uses HTTPS in transit, and the server stores a hash of the feedback token. Protect your device and token. No storage or transmission method can guarantee absolute security.
Official forecast data processing takes place in mainland China. Map delivery infrastructure may be outside your country or region. Use from different regions may involve international network transfers: selected coordinates go to our official server, and map requests may be processed abroad.
This policy webpage itself embeds no maps, third-party fonts, advertisements or analytics scripts, requires no login and does not request location permission.
07Children
The app provides general weather information and does not profile children or market to them. Minors should use it in accordance with local law and with parental guidance where required. A parent or guardian who believes a minor has provided data that should be deleted can contact the operator using the email on this page.
08Changes to this policy
We will update this page and its revision date when data practices change. Where additional notice or consent is required for a material change, we will provide it before the relevant processing begins. Google Play declarations should reflect the actual behavior of the released version.
