NGUYEN DANG HIEU ("we", "us", "our") develops and operates the Weather Radar - Windy, rain Android application (package name com.meteo.weather.forecast.radar.v2, the "App"), published on Google Play under the developer name "Accurate Weather Forecast & Weather Radar Map". TOHSOFT is the brand and website we use to provide information and support for the App. This Privacy Policy explains what information the App collects, how we use and share it, how long we keep it and the choices you have.
Your use of the App is also subject to our Terms of Use. The App is free and supported by ads. It works without an account: we do not ask for your name, email address, phone number or contacts. We do not sell your personal information for money. Disclosures to advertising partners for personalised advertising may be considered "sharing" or a "sale" under some laws; you can opt out as described in Section 6.
01 Information we collect
Location data:
- Precise or approximate location from your device (only if you grant the location permission): used to show the weather forecast, air quality and radar map for where you are, and to name your current location. The last detected location is stored on your device so the App can still show your area when location services are turned off.
- Background location (Android 10 and later, only if you choose "Allow all the time"): used to keep the weather for your current location up to date for notifications, widgets, the lock screen and weather alerts while the App is closed or not in use. The App works without it.
- Approximate location from your IP address: when your device location is not available (for example, if you have not granted the location permission or location services are turned off), the App may estimate your approximate, city-level location (approximate coordinates, city, country and time zone) from your IP address, including through a third-party IP geolocation service. This can happen before you grant any location permission, for example to suggest a location when you first set up the App.
- Country: to suggest a display language, the App may determine your country from your SIM card, mobile network or IP address, including through a third-party lookup service. The result is stored on your device.
You can turn off location access for the App in your device settings at any time. You can also add locations manually by searching for a place.
Other information:
- Places you search for and save: text you type to search for a place is sent to our servers and forwarded to a geocoding provider to find matching places (Section 4). Locations you save are stored on your device.
- Weather notifications and alerts: to deliver weather notifications and alerts and to measure how these features are used, the App may send to our servers device identifiers (such as the Android ID or an identifier generated by the App), a push notification token, the App's language, version and unit settings, your notification settings and notification permission status. When you turn on weather alerts or other location-based weather notifications, this also includes the coordinates, names and country of the locations you receive them for, including your current location. The App sends updated information when these settings or locations change.
- Usage and analytics data: device and usage information such as device model, operating system version, language and region, app version, screens viewed, features used, button taps, permission and notification settings, and an app instance identifier, collected through analytics providers such as Google Firebase Analytics. We use it to understand how the App is used and to improve it.
- Crash and diagnostic data: crash reports and diagnostics such as stack traces, device model, operating system version, app version and an installation identifier, collected through crash-reporting providers such as Google Firebase Crashlytics, used to detect and fix technical problems.
- Push notifications and app configuration: a push notification token and an app instance identifier, used through services such as Firebase Cloud Messaging and Firebase Remote Config to deliver notifications and to configure App features and settings remotely.
- Advertising data: the App shows ads served by Google AdMob and other advertising partners we may work with from time to time. These partners may collect and use your advertising ID, IP address, approximate location, device information and ad-interaction data to serve, personalise and measure ads, subject to your consent where required (Section 6).
- Attribution data: your advertising ID, device and app information and your IP address, collected through attribution providers such as AppsFlyer to measure where installs come from. The App also reports ad revenue events to the attribution provider, including the ad unit, ad type and your country.
- Messages you send us: if you contact us by email (for example with "Report a problem"), we receive your email address and the content you choose to send, and use them to reply to you and to fix problems.
- Settings and on-device data: your settings (units, language, notification and widget options), saved locations, cached weather and air-quality data and the last detected location are stored locally on your device.
02 How we use information
- Provide the App's features: current, hourly, daily and 30-day forecasts, air quality, the radar map, weather notifications and alerts, widgets, the lock screen weather view and reading forecasts aloud;
- Show and measure ads, and measure where installs come from;
- Maintain, analyse and improve the App, and fix crashes;
- Configure and test App features (for example, showing different options to different groups of users);
- Reply to messages you send us.
03 Permissions
Some features require device permissions that you can grant or refuse at any time in your device settings:
- Location (ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION): show weather, air quality and the radar map for your current location.
- Background location (ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION, Android 10+): update weather for your current location in notifications, widgets, the lock screen and weather alerts while the App is not in use.
- Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS): show weather notifications and alerts that you turn on.
- Display over other apps (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW): show the weather lock screen and the daily weather news when you unlock your phone, if you turn these features on.
- Alarms and reminders (SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM): deliver daily and tomorrow forecast notifications at the time you choose.
- Full-screen notifications (USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT): show the daily or tomorrow forecast full screen when the screen is off, if you turn this on.
- Ignore battery optimisations (REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS): ask you to let notifications and widgets keep updating when the system restricts background work.
- Foreground service, start at boot (FOREGROUND_SERVICE, RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED): keep the ongoing weather notification and widgets updated and restore them after the device restarts.
- Advertising ID (AD_ID): serve and measure ads and measure installs (Section 1).
Disabling permissions may limit or disable related features.
05 Legal bases (EEA/UK users)
Where the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation applies, we process data on these bases: consent (device location access, background location and personalised ads); performance of a contract (providing the App and the features you turn on); and legitimate interests (approximate location from your IP address to show local weather, securing, maintaining and improving the App, and serving non-personalised ads).
06 Advertising and your consent choices
- In regions where it is required (such as the EEA, the UK and Switzerland), the App shows a consent form from Google's User Messaging Platform before personalised ads are served. To change your choice, clear the App's storage (the form is shown again the next time you open the App) or contact us.
- You can opt out of personalised ads or delete your advertising ID in your device settings (on most devices: Settings › Privacy › Ads, or Settings › Google › Ads).
07 Data retention
- On-device data remains until you delete it in the App, clear the App's storage or uninstall the App.
- Notification data on our servers (Section 1) is kept until it is replaced by updated settings, the push notification token is no longer valid or you uninstall the App, and afterwards only as long as needed for security or legal reasons.
- Analytics, crash and attribution data are kept by our service providers for the periods set in our configuration and their default periods.
- Emails you send us are kept as long as needed to handle your request.
- We keep other data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law.
08 Data security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information, including encryption in transit where supported. Certain requests may not be encrypted. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
09 Children's privacy
The App is a general-audience application and is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
10 Your rights and choices
Depending on your location (for example under the GDPR or the CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to its processing, to data portability and to withdraw consent. You can:
- Allow or deny location, notification and other permissions in your device settings;
- Turn weather alerts and other notifications on or off in the App;
- Manage ad personalisation as described in Section 6;
- Delete on-device data by clearing the App's storage or uninstalling the App;
- Request access to or deletion of data associated with you by emailing app.weather@tohsoft.com. Because the App has no accounts, include the details that help us find your data, such as the approximate time you used weather alerts.
We may need to verify your request before acting on it.
11 International data transfers
Your information may be processed on servers located outside your country, including by the providers described in Section 4. Where required, appropriate safeguards are used for such transfers.
12 Links to other sites and apps
The App contains links that open outside the App, for example the weather website, other apps on Google Play ("More apps"), the store page for rating the App and the share sheet. These sites and apps are not operated by us, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to them. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices; please review their own privacy policies.
13 Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when we change the App or the providers we work with. We will post the updated version on this page with a new "Last Updated" date. Where required by law, we will notify you of material changes or ask for your consent.
14 Contact us
If you have any questions or requests about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us:
NGUYEN DANG HIEU
Google Play developer: Accurate Weather Forecast & Weather Radar Map
App: Weather Radar - Windy, rain (com.meteo.weather.forecast.radar.v2)
Email: app.weather@tohsoft.com
Website: tohsoft.com