This policy describes how the METAR Tracker iOS app and associated products operated by Notwen Consulting (“we”, “us”) handle information. In short: we do not collect, store, or share personal data. Everything the app does happens on your device or between your device and a public aviation weather API.
Bluetooth. The app uses Bluetooth Low Energy to provision Wi-Fi credentials on METAR Tracker hardware units that you own. BLE is not used to connect to any other device, beacon, or service.
Location (when in use). The app uses your current location only to sort the airport picker by distance, so the closest reporting stations appear first when you pick a home airport. Your location never leaves your device and is not stored, logged, or transmitted.
The app makes outbound network requests to two endpoints:
aviationweather.gov — the FAA’s public METAR data API. Requests include only the ICAO codes of airports on the chart you are viewing. No user identifier is sent. This is the same public API used by ForeFlight and other aviation apps.metartracker.com — used by your METAR Tracker hardware unit to fetch firmware update manifests and binaries. Anonymous, cacheable HTTP(S) requests; we do not log user identifiers.The app stores the following locally on your iPhone or iPad, via Apple’s standard on-device storage:
This information remains on your device. It is included in your iCloud device backup only if you have iCloud Backup enabled for iOS generally, in which case it is encrypted by Apple under your iCloud account.
Any in-app purchases (for example, virtual-chart unlocks) are processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. We receive only anonymized aggregate sales data from Apple; we do not receive your name, email, payment information, or Apple ID. Please review Apple’s Privacy Policy for details on how Apple handles App Store transactions.
METAR Tracker is intended for pilots and aviation enthusiasts, not children. We do not knowingly collect any data from children under 13.
Because we do not collect personal information, there is no data for us to sell, disclose, or process on your behalf under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you still have questions about your rights, please contact us at the address below.
If we materially change how the app handles data, we will update this page and bump the effective date above. For significant changes we will also post a notice in the app itself.
Questions about this policy or about the app in general: jim@jimsgear.com.
Notwen Consulting, Redwood City, California, USA.
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