Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 26, 2026

FreezeAlert ("the app", "we", "our") is built to respect your privacy. This policy explains what data the app uses, where it goes, and what we do (or don't do) with it.

Information We Collect

FreezeAlert does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information to our servers. All data stays on your device.

The app uses or accesses the following data locally:

• Location (when-in-use only). If you enable "Current Location" alerts, your GPS coordinates are used to fetch a local weather forecast. Location is never stored persistently and is never transmitted to us.
• Saved addresses. Addresses and place names you enter are stored locally on your device using iOS/macOS system storage (UserDefaults). They are never sent to our servers.
• App preferences. Your temperature threshold, lead time, and other settings are stored locally on your device.

Third-Party Services

FreezeAlert sends location coordinates to third-party weather services to retrieve forecast data:

• Apple WeatherKit. Your coordinates are sent to Apple's WeatherKit API to retrieve current conditions and hourly forecasts. Apple's use of this data is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.
• Open-Meteo. When elevation correction is enabled, coordinates are sent to Open-Meteo's weather API for elevation-adjusted forecast data. Open-Meteo's use of this data is governed by the Open-Meteo terms. Open-Meteo does not require an account and does not track users.

No advertising networks, analytics SDKs, or crash-reporting tools are included in the app.

How We Use Your Information

In Short: We may process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.

We use personal information collected (via email or otherwise) for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.

We use the information we collect or receive:

To send administrative information to you. We may use your personal information to send you product, service and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies. To protect our Services. We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our App safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention). To enforce our terms, conditions and policies for business purposes, to comply with legal and regulatory requirements or in connection with our contract. To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If we receive a subpoena or other legal request, we may need to inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond. To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may use your information to provide you with the requested service. To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may use your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of our Services.

Will we share your information with anyone?

We never share information with anyone.

Internation Data Transfer

In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own.

Our servers are located in the United States of America. If you are accessing our App from outside, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, and processed by us in our facilities in the United States of America and other countries.

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area, then these countries may not necessarily have data protection laws or other similar laws as comprehensive as those in your country. We will however take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and applicable law.

Notifications

FreezeAlert schedules local notifications on your device using forecast data. These notifications are generated entirely on-device and are not routed through any external server.

Data Retention

Because we collect no data, there is nothing for us to retain or delete. Uninstalling the app removes all locally stored preferences and saved locations.

Children's Privacy

FreezeAlert does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. The app contains no account creation or user-generated content features.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the App, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent's use of the App. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at [email protected].

Changes to This Policy

If we make material changes to this policy, we will update the effective date above. Continued use of the app after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? Email us at [email protected].