Welcome to ddweather. We understand the importance of your personal information and are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information, particularly when you access weather forecast services across Europe and North America.
This policy applies to the domain https://ddweather.com/ and all associated subdomains and services.
To provide accurate weather forecasts, location services, and a personalized experience, we may collect the following categories of information:
- Location Information: When you actively search for cities or regions in Europe or North America, we process the city name, postal code, or IP-based geolocation (for automatic detection).
- Device & Log Information: Including browser type, operating system, IP address, access time, pages viewed, and other diagnostic data.
- Information You Provide Directly: When you contact us, subscribe to notifications, or submit feedback, we may collect your name, email address, etc.
- Cookies & Similar Technologies: Used to remember your preferences (e.g., temperature unit °C/°F, language selection).
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- Providing Core Services: Displaying real-time weather, forecasts, radar maps, air quality, and other data for European and North American regions.
- Improvement & Personalization: Offering customized weather content based on your location and preferences.
- Communications & Support: Responding to your inquiries, sending severe weather alerts, and product updates.
- Security & Compliance: Preventing fraud, fulfilling legal obligations, and protecting user rights.
We may share necessary information with the following third parties to support our operations:
- Weather Data Providers: Such as the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS), European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), etc. Only location data is shared.
- Analytics Services: Such as Google Analytics, which collects anonymized device information for analysis.
- Advertising Partners: May use cookies to display relevant ads. You can opt out through your browser settings.
Except as described above, we do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use the following types of cookies:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for login, security, and basic site functionality.
- Functional Cookies: Remember your temperature unit, language, and location preferences.
- Analytics/Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the website.
- Advertising Cookies: Used to display more relevant advertising content.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
We implement industry-standard security measures (including SSL/TLS encryption, access controls, and regular security audits) to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
As this website serves European and North American markets, your information may be transferred to and processed on servers located outside your country of residence. We ensure appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place to protect your data.
Depending on applicable data protection laws, you may have the following rights:
- Right of Access: Obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request deletion of your personal information.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: Request that we limit how we process your data.
- Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to Object: Object to our processing of your data, including for direct marketing.
This website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.
For users in the European Union, the age threshold is 16; for users in the United States, it is generally 13 (in compliance with COPPA).
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Effective Date." For material changes, we may notify you via a website announcement or email.
If you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: