Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 5/24/2026

Introduction

At Extreme Weather Tracking referred to as “we,” “our,” or “us,” protecting your privacy and handling information responsibly is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information when you visit or interact with our website:

extreme-weather-tracking.com

This Privacy Policy applies to our website, weather tracking pages, live map pages, severe weather alert pages, related location-based pages, and any communications associated with Extreme Weather Tracking.

By accessing or using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We are committed to handling information transparently and responsibly in accordance with applicable privacy laws, including where applicable the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other relevant privacy regulations.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle data, please contact us at:

Email: extreme-weather-tracking@outlook.com

1. What Data We Collect

We may collect various types of information from and about users to operate, improve, secure, and analyze our website. The information we collect may include:

Contact Information: Information you voluntarily provide when contacting us, such as your name, email address, or message content.
Website Usage Information: Information about pages visited, weather map interactions, location-specific pages accessed, features used, links clicked, and general website activity.
Location-Related Information: Information related to locations you search for, select, or view on the website, such as ZIP codes, cities, counties, states, map areas, or weather tracking pages. We may also use browser-based location features if you choose to grant permission through your browser.
Device and Analytics Information: IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, device types, referring pages, timestamps, performance metrics, and other technical information collected through server logs, analytics tools, JavaScript, or similar technologies.
Local Storage and Preference Data: Information stored in your browser, such as map preferences, radar opacity settings, alert preferences, alarm settings, or similar user-selected settings.
Attribution Information: Information about how users found our website, including referral URLs, search queries, UTM parameters, custom tracking parameters, or similar attribution data.
Support Communications: Any information you voluntarily provide when contacting us for help, feedback, questions, or support.

2. Why We Collect Data

We collect information for purposes including:

Providing Website Functionality: To operate live weather maps, severe weather tracking pages, alert views, location-specific pages, and related website features.
Improving the Website: To understand how users interact with our pages, maps, alerts, location tools, and other features.
Location-Based Weather Functionality: To display weather alerts, radar, maps, nearby threats, or other location-relevant weather information.
User Preferences: To remember browser-based settings such as map display preferences, alert preferences, alarm settings, or other local website options.
Marketing and Attribution: To better understand how users find our website and which pages, search terms, or promotional channels drive meaningful engagement.
Security and Abuse Prevention: To protect the website, prevent abuse, detect technical problems, and maintain system security.
Customer Support: To respond to questions, troubleshoot problems, and provide assistance.
Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests.

3. How We Collect Data

We may collect information in several ways, including:

User-Submitted Information: Information you provide when you contact us or otherwise communicate with us directly.
Automated Data Collection: Information automatically collected when you use the website, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and usage logs.
Browser Location Permissions: If the website offers browser-based location functionality and you grant permission, your browser may provide approximate or precise location information for weather tracking purposes.
Cookies, Local Storage, and Similar Technologies: Information collected or stored through browser technologies used to operate the website, remember settings, analyze usage, and improve functionality.
Analytics and Attribution Tools: Information collected through analytics platforms, referral tracking, UTM parameters, custom tracking parameters, or similar tools.
Third-Party Services: Information we may receive or process through third-party infrastructure, map, analytics, hosting, weather data, or security services used to operate the website.

In some cases, we may combine information collected from multiple sources to better understand website usage, improve functionality, maintain security, and evaluate website performance.

4. How We Use Data

We use the information we collect for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy, including:

To provide, maintain, and improve the Extreme Weather Tracking website.
To display live weather alerts, radar, maps, location boundaries, and nearby severe weather information.
To support location-specific weather tracking pages and related website features.
To remember user-selected settings through browser-based local storage or similar technologies.
To analyze user behavior and improve usability, performance, page structure, and content.
To measure and optimize marketing, attribution, and customer acquisition efforts.
To understand which weather categories, locations, tools, and pages are useful to visitors.
To respond to support requests, feedback, or questions.
To prevent fraud, abuse, excessive automated activity, or security threats.
To comply with applicable legal obligations.

5. Weather, Map, and Location Data

Extreme Weather Tracking uses weather, map, and geographic data to provide location-specific weather tracking features. This may include severe weather alerts, radar imagery, map boundaries, nearby alert distances, weather event categories, and location-based page content.

Some weather, map, and geographic information may come from public or third-party sources, including government weather services, mapping services, geospatial datasets, hosting providers, and related infrastructure services. These third-party services may process technical information such as IP addresses, request metadata, map tile requests, or usage data according to their own privacy practices.

If you use browser-based location features, your browser may ask for permission before sharing location information. You can usually revoke or adjust location permissions through your browser or device settings.

6. Legal Basis for Data Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where applicable, we rely on lawful bases for collecting and processing personal data. Depending on the situation, these may include:

Consent: When you voluntarily provide information or grant permission for specific functionality, such as browser-based location access.
Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary to operate, secure, improve, analyze, and market our website, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Legal Obligation: When processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal requests.
Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary to provide requested website functionality, support, or related services.

7. How We Share Data

We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. However, we may share information with trusted third parties when necessary to operate, secure, analyze, or improve the website, or when required by law.

These third parties may include:

Hosting and Infrastructure Providers: Services that help host, deliver, cache, secure, and operate our website.
Weather Data and Map Providers: Services that provide or support weather alerts, radar, map tiles, geospatial data, or related location-based functionality.
Analytics Providers: Services that help us understand website traffic, usage, performance, and user behavior.
Advertising and Attribution Providers: Services that help us measure marketing effectiveness and understand how users find our website.
Support and Communication Tools: Services used to respond to user inquiries and provide support.
Legal or Compliance Recipients: Government authorities, courts, or other parties when required by law or necessary to protect our rights, users, or website.

8. Cookies, Local Storage, and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, local storage, JavaScript, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate the website, remember settings, understand user behavior, measure attribution, improve services, and support website functionality.

For example, local storage may be used to remember map settings, radar opacity, alarm settings, or other preferences selected in your browser. These settings may remain stored in your browser unless you clear them or update your browser settings.

You can usually control cookies, local storage, and browser permissions through your browser settings. Disabling these technologies may affect certain website functionality.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, maintain security, and improve our website.

Browser-based local storage data may remain on your device until you clear it through your browser settings or until the website updates or removes the stored values.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no website, system, or transmission method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Request deletion of personal information.
Object to or restrict certain processing activities.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format.

To exercise these rights, contact us at extreme-weather-tracking@outlook.com.

12. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and related privacy laws. These rights may include the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to request deletion, the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right to opt out of certain data sharing practices where applicable.

We do not sell personal information in the traditional sense. If our use of analytics, advertising, or attribution technologies is considered a “sale” or “sharing” under applicable law, you may contact us to request more information or exercise your rights.

13. International Users

Our website is operated from the United States. If you access our website from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. By using our website, you understand that your information may be transferred to jurisdictions that may have different data protection laws than your location.

14. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

15. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, tools, map services, weather data sources, or other resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services you use.

16. Weather Information Disclaimer

Extreme Weather Tracking is intended to provide convenient access to weather-related information, maps, alerts, and location-based tracking tools. Weather information may be delayed, incomplete, inaccurate, unavailable, or subject to change. You should not rely solely on this website for emergency decisions, life safety decisions, or official weather warnings.

Always follow official guidance from the National Weather Service, local emergency management agencies, law enforcement, public safety officials, and other authoritative sources during severe weather or emergency situations.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we may update the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website after changes are posted means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.

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