Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 27, 2025

Overview

EasyWeatherWidget and WeatherWidget are open-source desktop weather widget. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what data the application handles and how it is used.

The short version: EasyWeatherWidget does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. There is no telemetry, no analytics, no tracking, and no user accounts.

1. Data We Do Not Collect

WeatherWidget does not collect any of the following:

• Personal identification information (name, email, address, phone number)
• Device identifiers or hardware fingerprints
• Usage analytics or telemetry data
• Location data from your device (GPS, Wi-Fi, or IP-based)
• Browsing history or application usage patterns
• Crash reports or diagnostic data

2. Data Stored Locally

WeatherWidget stores the following data only on your local machine:

• Configuration file: Your city list, refresh interval, display preferences, and API key are stored in a JSON file at %APPDATA%\WeatherWidget\ (Windows) or ~/.config/WeatherWidget/ (Linux).
• No data is transmitted to us. The configuration file never leaves your computer.

3. Third-Party API Requests

When configured to use a remote weather API (such as OpenWeatherMap), WeatherWidget sends HTTPS requests containing the latitude and longitude of your configured cities and your API key directly to the third-party weather service provider.

These requests are made:

• Directly from your machine to the weather API provider
• Only for the cities you have explicitly configured

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of your chosen weather API provider to understand how they handle your requests.

4. Local Database Option

If you configure EasyWeatherWidget and WeatherWidget to use a local PostgreSQL database as the data source, all weather data queries remain entirely within your local network. No external API calls are made in this mode.

5. No Cookies or Web Tracking

EasyWeatherWidget and WeatherWidget is a native desktop application. It does not use cookies, web beacons, pixels, or any other web-based tracking technologies.

6. No Data Sharing

Since we do not collect any data, there is no data to share, sell, rent, or disclose to third parties. Period.

7. Children's Privacy

EasyWeatherWidget and WeatherWidget does not collect personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. The application is safe for users of all ages.

8. Open Source Transparency

EasyWeatherWidget and WeatherWidget is fully open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. You can inspect the complete source code at any time to verify these privacy claims:

https://github.com/gcclinux/WeatherWidget

9. Changes to This Policy

If we ever update this privacy policy, the changes will be reflected on this page with an updated revision date. Since EasyWeatherWidget and WeatherWidget collects no data, significant changes are unlikely.

10. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please open an issue on our GitHub repository.