Templicity Forecast Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 15, 2025

Welcome to Templicity Forecast ("Templicity," "we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with a clear understanding of how your personal information is collected, used, disclosed, and protected. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the information we collect through our website, mobile applications, widgets, and any other services we provide (collectively, the "Service").

By accessing or using our Service, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms outlined herein, please do not use our Service. We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

1. Introduction and Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected by Templicity Forecast, whether online or offline, and through any means, including but not limited to our website (templicityforecast.com), mobile applications available on various app stores, and any associated widgets or services. Our aim is to provide "Simple Temps. Smarter Days." and this commitment extends to simplifying our privacy practices so you can confidently use our Service knowing your data is handled responsibly.

This policy covers both "Personal Data" (information that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly) and "Non-Personal Data" (information that cannot identify you). We are dedicated to ensuring that your privacy is respected and that our data handling practices comply with applicable data protection laws and regulations, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the European Union and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California residents, where applicable.

We understand that privacy is a fundamental right, and our approach is built on transparency, accountability, and user control. We believe that a clear and concise privacy policy is essential for building trust with our users.

2. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our Service. The types of information collected depend on how you interact with Templicity Forecast.

2.1. Information You Provide Directly to Us

• Account Information: If you choose to create an account with Templicity Forecast, we may collect your email address, username, and password. This information is used to manage your account, provide personalized features (like Location Faves), and communicate with you.
• Location Faves: When you save favorite cities or neighborhoods, we store these locations to provide quick access to their weather forecasts.
• Communication Information: When you contact our customer support, send us feedback, or participate in surveys, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message.
• Preferences: We may collect your preferences, such as your choice of units (Celsius/Fahrenheit), light/dark mode settings, and notification preferences.

2.2. Information Collected Automatically

When you access or use our Service, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and your usage patterns.

• Location Information:
  • Precise Location: With your explicit consent, we may collect precise real-time location data (e.g., GPS coordinates) from your device to provide accurate local weather forecasts, alerts, and relevant content. You can enable or disable location services through your device settings.
  • Approximate Location: Even without precise location, we may infer your approximate location (e.g., city or region) from your IP address or Wi-Fi information to provide regional weather information.
  • Saved Locations: We store locations you explicitly save as "Location Faves" for quick access to their forecasts.
• Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access the Service, including hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, mobile network information, and crash data. This helps us optimize our Service for different devices and troubleshoot issues.
• Usage Information: We collect details about how you use our Service, such as the features you access, the pages you view, the time and duration of your visits, and your interactions with content. This includes:
  • Log data (e.g., access times, IP addresses, browser type, referring URLs).
  • Interaction data (e.g., clicks, scrolls, feature usage).
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities, preferences, and interactions with our Service.
  • Cookies: Small data files stored on your device that help us recognize you, remember your preferences, and track your usage. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device until deleted).
  • Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Small graphic images embedded in web pages or emails that allow us to track user activity, such as whether a page was viewed or an email was opened.
  • Local Storage: We may use browser web storage (like HTML5) or application data caches to collect and store information on your device.
  For more details on how we use cookies and your choices regarding them, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

2.3. Information from Third-Party Sources

We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as:

• Weather Data Providers: We integrate with third-party meteorological data providers to obtain raw weather information (e.g., temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind speed). This data is typically aggregated and does not directly identify you.
• Analytics Providers: We use third-party analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) that may collect information about your usage of our Service to help us understand user behavior and improve our offerings. This data is generally anonymized or aggregated.
• Advertising Partners: If we incorporate advertising into our Service, our advertising partners may provide us with information about your interactions with advertisements.
• Social Media Platforms: If you interact with our social media pages or use social login features (if available), we may receive information from those platforms in accordance with their privacy policies.

We only collect information from third-party sources where we have a legitimate basis to do so or where you have provided your consent.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, primarily to provide, maintain, and improve our Service, and to communicate with you.

3.1. To Provide and Maintain the Service

• Delivering Weather Forecasts: To provide accurate and localized current, daily, and weekly weather forecasts based on your current location or saved "Location Faves."
• Personalization: To customize your experience, such as displaying weather in your preferred units, applying light/dark mode settings, and remembering your preferences.
• Feature Functionality: To enable features like Mood Planner Integration, Templicity Today Widget, and gentle notifications.
• Account Management: To manage your user account, if you create one, and facilitate your access to the Service.

3.2. To Improve and Develop the Service

• Analytics and Research: To understand how users interact with our Service, identify trends, analyze usage patterns, and gather demographic information. This helps us to improve features, content, and overall user experience.
• Performance Monitoring: To monitor the performance of our Service, identify and fix technical issues, and ensure stability and reliability.
• Product Development: To develop new features, services, and content based on user needs and market trends.

3.3. To Communicate with You

• Customer Support: To respond to your inquiries, provide technical support, and address any issues you may encounter.
• Service-Related Communications: To send you important updates about the Service, such as changes to our terms or policies, security alerts, or maintenance notifications.
• Marketing and Promotional Communications: With your consent, or where permitted by law, to send you newsletters, promotional offers, and information about new features or services that may be of interest to you. You can opt-out of marketing communications at any time.
• Personalized Notifications: To deliver gentle weather notifications tailored to your preferences and location (e.g., "Heads up, a light drizzle is coming by 4 PM.").

3.4. For Legal and Security Purposes

• Compliance with Laws: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.
• Fraud Prevention: To detect, prevent, and investigate fraudulent or illegal activities and to protect the security of our Service and our users.
• Enforcement of Terms: To enforce our Terms of Service and other agreements.
• Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, property, or safety of Templicity Forecast, our users, or others.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your Personal Data to third parties. We may share your information with third parties only in the following limited circumstances:

4.1. With Service Providers

We engage trusted third-party service providers to perform functions on our behalf and to assist us in operating and improving our Service. These providers may have access to your information only to perform these tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Examples include:

• Cloud Hosting Providers: For data storage and infrastructure.
• Weather Data Providers: To source raw meteorological data.
• Analytics Providers: To analyze Service usage (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Customer Support Platforms: To manage and respond to your inquiries.
• Email Service Providers: To send communications.

4.2. For Legal Reasons and Protection

We may disclose your information if we believe it is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation, such as a court order, subpoena, or government request.
• Enforce our Terms of Service or other agreements.
• Protect the rights, property, or safety of Templicity Forecast, our users, or the public.
• Detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues.

4.3. Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service of any such change in ownership or control of your Personal Data.

4.4. With Your Consent

We may share your information with other third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so. For example, if you choose to share your weather forecast on social media directly from our app.

4.5. Aggregated or Anonymized Data

We may share aggregated or anonymized data that cannot reasonably be used to identify you. This type of data may be used for research, analysis, industry trends, and marketing purposes. For instance, we might share statistics about the most popular cities for weather forecasts, but this data will not be linked to any individual user.

5. Data Retention

We retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period depends on the type of data and the purpose for which it was collected.

• Account Information: Retained as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your Personal Data within a reasonable timeframe, unless retention is required by law or for legitimate business purposes (e.g., fraud prevention).
• Location Data: Precise location data is typically processed in real-time and not stored long-term, unless you explicitly save a location as a "Location Fave." Saved locations are retained until you delete them.
• Usage and Device Information: Retained for a period necessary for analytics, service improvement, and troubleshooting, typically anonymized or aggregated after a certain period.
• Communication Records: Retained for a period necessary to resolve inquiries and maintain records.

In some circumstances, we may anonymize your Personal Data so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

6. Data Security

We implement a variety of technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. These measures include:

• Encryption: Data transmitted between your device and our servers is encrypted using industry-standard protocols (e.g., SSL/TLS).
• Access Controls: Limiting access to Personal Data to authorized employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information to process it for us, and who are subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations.
• Regular Security Audits: Conducting periodic reviews and assessments of our security practices to identify and address potential vulnerabilities.
• Data Minimization: Collecting only the Personal Data that is necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy.
• Physical Security: Protecting our servers and data centers with appropriate physical security measures.

While we strive to protect your Personal Data, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You are also responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and for any activities that occur under your account.

7. Your Data Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Data. We are committed to facilitating the exercise of these rights.

7.1. General Rights

• Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the Personal Data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data we hold about you.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request the deletion of your Personal Data under certain circumstances (e.g., when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected).
• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data under certain conditions (e.g., if you contest the accuracy of the data).
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another controller, where technically feasible.
• Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes or when the processing is based on our legitimate interests.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your Personal Data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

7.2. Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in Section 10 of this Privacy Policy. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe, and in accordance with applicable laws.

Please note that certain information may be exempt from such requests in some circumstances, for example, if we need to keep processing your information for our legitimate interests or to comply with a legal obligation.

7.3. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with specific rights regarding your Personal Information.

• Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which the Personal Information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling Personal Information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share Personal Information.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of Personal Information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale: Templicity Forecast does not sell your Personal Information.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us using the information in Section 10. We will verify your request using information associated with your account or, if you do not have an account, by requesting additional information to verify your identity. You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected Personal Data from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information from our records promptly. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

For users in the European Union, we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 16 without parental consent, unless a lower age is specified by Member State law.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, and other factors. When we make changes, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated policy on our website or through other appropriate communication channels (e.g., email notification, in-app alert).

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of the Service after any modifications to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the updated Privacy Policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email: privacy@templicityforecast.com

Postal Address:

We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy.

Thank you for trusting Templicity Forecast. We are dedicated to providing you with a clear, calm, and secure weather experience.