WX Hubs Radar privacy policy
Location
If you allow it, WX Hubs Radar reads your device location (GPS or network) to pick the nearest NEXRAD (Next-Generation Radar) site, center the map, show local forecasts and alerts, and estimate your aurora chance. The location is used and stored only on your device (in the app's local storage). You can deny location and type a place in Settings instead.
To fetch your forecast, the app asks public government and open-data services for the point you chose. Those requests contain the coordinates but no name, account or ID from us. They go to the NWS (National Weather Service), NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and Open-Meteo. Some are relayed through our own server, which does not log or keep them.
Push notifications (optional)
If you turn on alerts, your browser or phone creates a push subscription: an anonymous endpoint URL plus encryption keys. It is stored together with the alert types you picked (solar flares, geomagnetic storms or a Kp-index threshold, proton events, and optional astronomy alerts such as aurora at your place, moons, showers, eclipses, and close asteroid approaches). If you also turn on astronomy alerts or optional health-weather alerts (AQI threshold, NWS Air Quality Alerts, or high UV), we store the latitude, longitude, time zone and (if you choose) the name of the place you marked for alerts, plus a copy of My List object names for astronomy, so we can decide whether an event is visible or relevant there. We do not use that location for advertising or tracking. We store this only to send those alerts, and we delete it when you turn alerts off or the subscription expires. It is never used for anything else, and never shared or sold.
What we do not do
- No user accounts, sign-in, names, emails or phone numbers.
- No advertising, no ad IDs, no analytics or tracking SDKs (software development kits).
- No selling, renting or sharing of personal data with anyone.
- No access to your contacts, photos, files, camera or microphone. The optional "Read my phone's magnetometer" button uses the compass sensor on-device only.
Third-party content
Maps, radar and imagery load directly from public sources such as NOAA, NASA, USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), Esri map tiles and Open-Meteo. These servers see a normal web request (your IP address and user agent), as with any website. Their own privacy policies apply.
Data security and retention
All traffic uses HTTPS (encrypted). Push subscriptions are kept only while active. On-device settings stay until you clear the app's data or uninstall it.
Children
WX Hubs Radar is a general-audience weather app. It is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their personal information.
Contact
Questions or deletion requests: drsteve@neurodxc.com. Weather data is from official sources but may be delayed. Always follow official NWS warnings and local emergency managers.
We'll post any changes to this policy on this page, with a new effective date.