RainAware App Privacy Policy

Your Data is Optional: You Are In Control

Our app is designed so that data collection is minimal and directly tied to the features you choose to use. You can use the core forecasting features of RainAware without providing any personal data.

Data is only collected if you choose to enable specific, optional features, as detailed below.

Information We Collect and Why

Our data collection is based entirely on the features you decide to use.

If You Use the App Without Special Features:

No data is collected or stored on our servers.

If You Choose to Enable Location-Based Alerts:

To provide alerts for your location, you must grant location permissions. This is an optional feature.

• Location Data (Approximate or Precise) is collected.
• Device or other IDs (an anonymous FCM notification token) is collected to send the alert to your specific device.

If You Choose to Purchase a Subscription:

The optional cross-platform subscription feature requires you to sign in with your Google or Apple account. This creates an account in our system to link your subscription.

• Personal Info (Your Email Address and a Firebase User ID) is collected to identify your account.
• Financial Info (specifically, a transaction receipt or purchase token from the app store) is collected to validate your subscription status. We never see or store your credit card information.

Data Deletion and Retention

This section applies **only to subscribers** who have created an account.

Automatic Data Deletion

For your privacy and security, we automatically and permanently delete all personal account information (Email, User ID, and associated alerts) for any subscriber account that has not been active within the app for 28 consecutive days. Data is re-written upon next use.

Manual Deletion Request

You may also request the deletion of your subscriber account at any time. To do so, please send an email to our support team.

Click here to send a deletion request email

Please include the email address associated with your RainAware subscription so we can identify your account. We will send a confirmation email once your data has been permanently deleted, typically within 7 days.

Data Security

We are committed to protecting your data. We use standard security measures, such as data encryption (HTTPS/SSL), to protect information transmitted to and from our servers.

Service Providers

We use third-party services to provide our application's functionality. These services have their own privacy policies and handle data as described below:

• Google and Apple: Process in-app purchases and provide authentication services. We only receive a transaction token and basic account info (email/ID) from them; we do not receive payment card details.
• Firebase (Google): Provides our backend infrastructure, including authentication, database storage, and the FCM service for push notifications.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so that we can take necessary action.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

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 at the top.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: contact@rainaware.com