Last Updated: January 1, 2023
Welcome to VortexVista ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our weather forecasting services, website, and mobile applications (collectively, the "Services").
By accessing or using our Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.
This policy complies with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the European Union, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California residents, and other relevant privacy regulations.
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Services, including:
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share aggregated, anonymized data that does not identify any individual for research, analytical, or commercial purposes.
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
We engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Services ("Service Providers"), including:
These Service Providers have access to your information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., court orders, subpoenas).
In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company, we may transfer your information.
We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including:
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
In the event of a data breach that affects your personal information, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities as required by applicable law.
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Our retention periods are based on:
When we no longer need to retain your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you in a structured, commonly used format.
You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
You can request deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
You may request restriction of processing or object to certain uses of your data.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the link in our emails or through your account settings.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@vortexvista.com. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request, which we will respond to within 30 days as required by law.
Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal information, to the United States and process it there.
We implement appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) for transfers of personal information outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or other regions with data transfer restrictions.
Our Services are not directed to children under 13 (or 16 in some jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.
Parents or guardians who believe their child has provided us with personal information can contact us to request deletion of such information.
Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Services prior to the change becoming effective when the changes are material. Your continued use of the Services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.
We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
For EU residents, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@vortexvista.com.