Privacy Policy – How OpenWeather Protects Your Data Privacy policy INTRODUCTION Welcome to the OpenWeather`s privacy notice. OpenWeather Ltd respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy notice will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you. OpenWeather focuses on providing convenient and easy-to-use tools that allow developers to work with high-quality weather data and other datasets. We do not collect unnecessary data and our APIs do not require excessive, private information in order to be fully functional. In other words, all data that are collected is then used to deliver our services. We do not collect or store any parameters from your API requests, such as locations/ZIP-codes/city names, units measurements, data format, etc. When you make API requests, we also do not collect or store your IP address, user agent and other API request parameters. To support that, below we list all types of data that are collected and explain why we collect them (e.g billing, technical support). Please do not hesitate to reach out to our team at [email protected] if you need further advice on this. 1.IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WHO WE ARE PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY NOTICE This privacy notice aims to give you information on how OpenWeather Ltd collects and processes your personal data through your use of this website, including any data you may provide through this website when you sign up to our newsletter, purchase a product or service or take part in a competition. It is important that you read this privacy notice together with any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This privacy notice supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them. CONTROLLER OpenWeather Ltd is the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as “OpenWeather Ltd”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this privacy notice). CONTACT DETAILS Full name of legal entity:Openweather Ltd Name of data privacy manager: Olga Ukolova Email address: [email protected] Postal address: 30 St Mary`s Axe, The City Of London, London, Greater London, EC3A 8BF, United Kingdom You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner`s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY NOTICE AND YOUR DUTY TO INFORM US OF CHANGES This version was last updated on 18 July 2022 and historic versions are archived here OR can be obtained by contacting us.We may change this privacy notice from time to time by updating this page in order to reflect changes in the law and/or our privacy practices. We encourage you to check this privacy notice for changes whenever you visit our website. THIRD-PARTY LINKS This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit. 2.THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data). We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together follows: Data we collect and store while you are using OpenWeather APIs: API usage includes how many API requests and for which API products they were made. We do not share this data with third-party companies and services. Please note, that we do not collect or store any parameters from your API requests, such as locations/ZIP-codes/city names, units measurements, data format, etc. When you make API requests, we also do not collect or store your IP address, user agent and other API request parameters. Data we collect and store while you are using OpenWeather website: Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website. Usage Data includes information about how you use our website. Data we collect and store when you become an OpenWeather customer (when you subscribe to our services): Identity Data includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier and password. Contact Data includes billing address and email address. Transaction Data includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us. Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences and surveys information. We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data may be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy notice. In the course of discharging our contractual obligations to you, we do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with services). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time. 3.HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED? We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through: Direct interactions. You may give us your Identity, Contact and Financial Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you: apply for our products or services; create an account on our website; subscribe to our service or publications; request marketing to be sent to you; enter a competition, promotion or survey; or give us some feedback. Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using server logs and other similar technologies. Third parties or publicly available sources. We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources as set out below: Technical Data from the following parties (a) analytics providers such as Google Analytics and Google tech manager; and (b) advertising networks such as HelpDesk; and (c) Contact, Financial and Transaction Data from providers of technical, payment and delivery services 4.HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances: Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you. Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests, when we acting in pursue of our business purposes and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests. Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation. Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data other than in relation to sending our or third party direct marketing communications to you via email or text message. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us. PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE WILL USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA We have set out below a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate. Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact us if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the table below. Purpose/Activity Type of data Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest To register you as a new customer Identity Contact Performance of a contract with you To process and deliver your order including: Manage payments, fees and charges Collect and recover money owed to us Identity Contact Transaction Performance of a contract with you Necessary for our legitimate interests (to recover debts due to us) To manage our relationship with you which will include: Notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy Asking you to leave a review, take a survey, or updating, or keeping you informed about our or our partners` products and services. Consent in the last column (Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest) Identity Contact Marketing and Communications Performance of a contract with you Necessary for our legitimate interests (to keep our records updated and to study how customers use our products/services) To run, administer and protect our business and this website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting, hosting of data) Identity Contact Technical Necessary for our legitimate interests (for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security, to prevent fraud and in the context of a business reorganisation or group restructuring exercise) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation To use data analytics to improve our website, products/services, marketing, customer relationships and experiences Technical Usage Necessary for our legitimate interests (to define types of customers for our products and services, to keep our website updated and relevant, to develop our business and to inform our marketing strategy) If we are selling all or parts of our business we may have to share your personal data with potential buyers and investors after they sign non-disclosure and non-compete agreement. MARKETING We strive to provide you with choices regarding certain personal data uses, particularly around marketing and advertising. We have established a privacy centre where you can view and make certain decisions about your personal data use. We may use your company name and associated business contact details (e.g., email user identifiers) in sales presentations, case studies, proposals, and related marketing or promotional materials. This informat…