Privacy Policy
com.elninotracker.ai
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Version: 1.0.0
1. Introduction & Scope
Welcome to El Ni?o Tracker (“we,” “our,” or “us”), registered under package identifier com.elninotracker.ai. This Privacy Policy details the types of information we collect, how that data is used to provide real-time hydrological risk alerts, and how your privacy rights are strictly safeguarded when you access our mobile app or web portal.
By installing, accessing, or using the El Ni?o Tracker application or website, you consent to the data practices described herein.
2. Information We Collect
We adhere strictly to data minimization principles. We only collect the technical data necessary to deliver localized flood risk calculations and early warning telemetry:
Location Information (Precise & Coarse)
When you grant location permission, our app collects GPS latitude and longitude coordinates. This information is required to fetch hyper-localized weather forecasts, ground saturation indexes, and upstream river discharge from Open-Meteo and GloFAS hydrological models. Your coordinates are used ephemerally and are not sold or linked to any public advertising identity.
Background Location (Optional)
If you explicitly enable "Severe Inundation Radar Notifications," the app periodically accesses coarse background location to evaluate whether your current municipal basin has entered high flood danger status. You can revoke background location at any time in Android System Settings.
Telemetry, Diagnostics & Crash Reports
We collect anonymous technical diagnostics (e.g., device manufacturer, OS version, app crash logs, network latency) via Firebase Crashlytics to guarantee rapid fixes during severe weather events.
3. How We Use Your Information
- Hydrological Risk Indexing: Translating precipitation sum, rain probability, and river discharge into a 0?100 localized flood threat score.
- Interactive GIS Mapping: Projecting your chosen coordinates onto high-resolution CartoDB, ESRI, and Google Maps satellite imagery.
- AI Advisory Synthesis: Providing non-technical plain-language advice through Google Gemini Flash AI based on sensor conditions.
- Community Safety: Enabling one-tap WhatsApp pre-formatted alerts to warn local neighborhood groups.
4. Third-Party Service Providers
To provide comprehensive hydrology telemetry and secure hosting, we partner with reliable third-party infrastructure:
Open-Meteo & GloFAS
Open-source weather and European Flood Awareness river discharge models. No user account data is transmitted.
Google Maps Platform
Provides reverse geocoding and real-time tile caching subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
Google Gemini AI
Processes localized hydrological parameters to construct natural emergency guidance summaries.
Firebase (Google LLC)
Hosts static web documentation, manages anonymous analytics, and processes push notification tokens.
5. Data Retention & Your Deletion Rights
We believe you should have complete autonomy over your personal data:
- Local Telemetry: All cached coordinates and search bookmarks are stored locally on your device and can be cleared at any time.
- Account & Record Purge: You may submit an instant deletion request via our dedicated Account Deletion Page or via the settings menu inside the Android application.
- Diagnostics: Non-personally identifiable crash logs are purged on an automated 90-day cycle.
6. Children's Privacy (COPPA)
Our application is an environmental safety and hydrological utility not directed to individuals under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover that a minor under 13 has submitted personal information, we immediately remove that data from our servers.
7. Security Safeguards
All telemetry queries, weather API requests, and web communications are encrypted in transit using industry-standard TLS 1.3 / HTTPS encryption. On Android devices, local preferences are secured via Android Jetpack Keystore storage.
8. Contact & Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, your rights under GDPR/CCPA, or wish to submit a data verification request, contact our team: