Privacy Policy

Sundog is built on a simple idea: a weather app should not be a data broker. We do not sell your data, we do not run advertising trackers, and we use location and weather request data only to deliver weather for the places you ask about.

1. Who We Are

"Sundog" refers to the developers of the Sundog weather application (the "App"). This Privacy Policy describes how the App handles information when you use it. If you have questions, contact us at team@sundog.live.

2. Information Stored on Your Device

The App stores the following information locally on your device. This information is not synced to an account or used to track you:

• Saved locations — places you have added to the App.
• App preferences — units, theme, layout, units of measure, and similar settings.
• Recent forecasts and observations — cached so the App is fast and remains useful offline.
• Optional notes or annotations you create within the App.

You can clear this data at any time by deleting the App or, where supported by your platform, using the App's "Reset" function.

3. Location Information

If you grant the App permission to access your device's location, it is used solely to fetch weather data for where you are. Your location may be sent to servers we control as part of a weather request. The request may include latitude and longitude coordinates, a manually selected location, or a saved location you choose in the App.

You can revoke location permission at any time from your device settings. The App will continue to work using locations you have saved manually.

4. Information Processed by Our Servers

Sundog routes weather requests through servers we control. This lets us protect API keys, normalize weather provider responses, improve reliability, and serve weather data to the App. When you request weather, our servers may process:

• Requested locations — coordinates, place names, or saved locations used to answer your weather request.
• Weather data — forecasts, radar, observations, alerts, historical weather, and similar provider responses for the requested location.
• Standard network metadata — information such as IP address, request time, device/browser headers, and similar data automatically transmitted when the App contacts our servers.

We use this information to provide the Service, cache and speed up weather responses, troubleshoot reliability issues, secure the Service, prevent abuse, and comply with legal obligations. We do not use it to track individual users, build advertising profiles, or sell location histories.

5. Third-Party Weather Data Providers

The App uses public and commercial weather data through servers we control. To deliver forecasts and observations, our servers may make requests to third-party APIs, including:

• Open-Meteo — global forecast and historical weather data.
• api.weather.gov — the U.S. National Weather Service API, for forecasts, alerts, and observations in the United States.
• Other government and public meteorological sources (such as NOAA and ECMWF) accessed through the providers above or through similar public endpoints.

These provider requests include the information needed to deliver a weather response, typically the coordinates or area being queried. Because requests are proxied through our servers, providers generally receive server-side request metadata rather than direct app-to-provider requests from your device. These providers operate under their own privacy practices, which we encourage you to review. We do not control what they log or how they use information they receive.

6. What We Do Not Do

• We do not sell your personal information.
• We do not share data with advertisers or advertising networks.
• We do not run third-party trackers or SDKs for advertising or behavioral analytics inside the App.
• We do not require an account to use core features.
• We do not build a profile of you based on your use of the App.
• We do not use weather requests to infer where you live, work, worship, receive care, or spend time.

7. Crash Reports and App Store Analytics

The platform you installed the App from (such as the Apple App Store or Google Play) may collect aggregate, anonymized data about app installs, crashes, and usage as part of its own services. This is governed by the platform's privacy policy and is independent of the App. We may review aggregated, non-identifying crash and diagnostic information made available by the platform to fix bugs and improve stability.

8. Children's Privacy

The App is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. The App does not require an account. Location-based weather requests are used only to provide weather for the requested place.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect the Service. Network requests between the App, our servers, and weather providers are made over encrypted HTTPS connections wherever supported. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure.

10. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights under laws such as the GDPR, the CCPA/CPRA, or similar regulations. You can view, modify, or delete locally stored App data within the App, or by uninstalling it. Because Sundog does not require accounts or maintain user profiles, we may not be able to identify server-side request records as belonging to a specific person. If you believe we hold information about you and would like to make a request, contact us at team@sundog.live.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date above. Material changes will be highlighted within the App or on our website.

12. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy can be sent to team@sundog.live.