Privacy Policy

1. About Tidely

Tidely is a weather and environmental information application providing users with information including, but not limited to:

• Weather forecasts
• Tide information
• UV Index
• Wind
• Waves
• Lightning
• Sea temperature
• Air quality
• Pollen
• Sunrise and sunset
• Moon information
• Aurora forecasts
• Other environmental information

Tidely is designed to provide information only and should not be relied upon as the sole source for navigation, safety, or emergency decisions.

2. Information We Collect

Tidely is designed with privacy in mind.

Tidely does not require users to:

• Create an account
• Register
• Sign in
• Provide a username
• Provide a password

Tidely does not intentionally collect personal information such as:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Postal address
• Payment information
• Government identification
• Contacts
• Photos
• Messages

3. Location Information

If you grant permission, Tidely may access your device location.

Location is used only to:

• Display local weather
• Display nearby tide stations
• Display local UV levels
• Display wind information
• Display waves
• Display lightning
• Display air quality
• Display pollen
• Display sea temperature
• Display other location-based environmental information

Location permission is optional.

You may revoke permission at any time through your device settings.

Tidely does not sell your location information.

4. Device Information

Depending on your device and operating system, the application may automatically receive technical information including:

• Device model
• Operating system version
• Language settings
• Time zone
• App version

This information is used solely to ensure compatibility, improve stability, and troubleshoot technical issues.

5. Analytics and Diagnostics

Tidely may use anonymous diagnostic information to improve app performance and reliability.

Where analytics services are used, they are intended solely to:

• Improve stability
• Detect crashes
• Improve performance
• Improve user experience

Tidely does not use analytics to personally identify users.

6. Third-Party Services

Tidely relies on trusted third-party providers to deliver weather and environmental information.

These services may include weather, tide, environmental and mapping providers.

Third-party providers process information according to their own privacy policies.

7. Data Sharing

Tidely does not sell personal information.

Tidely does not rent personal information.

Tidely does not share personal information with advertisers.

Information is shared only where technically necessary to provide requested services.

8. Advertising

At the time of writing, Tidely does not use personalized advertising based on personal information.

If advertising is introduced in future versions, this Privacy Policy will be updated.

9. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards to protect information processed by the application.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, but we continuously work to improve security.

10. Data Retention

Tidely stores only the information necessary to operate the application.

Information is retained only for as long as necessary to provide services or comply with applicable laws.

11. Children's Privacy

Tidely is suitable for users of all ages.

Tidely does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If we become aware that personal information has been unintentionally collected from a child, reasonable steps will be taken to remove such information.

12. International Users

Tidely may be used worldwide.

Depending on your location, your information may be processed in countries outside your country of residence.

Where required, appropriate safeguards are implemented to comply with applicable privacy legislation.

13. Your Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion where applicable
• Object to certain processing
• Request restriction of processing
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

Requests may be submitted using the contact information below.

14. GDPR

For users located within the European Economic Area (EEA), processing is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Where applicable, processing is based on:

• User consent
• Legitimate interests
• Legal obligations

15. California Privacy Rights

Where applicable, California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will always be available at:

https://tidely.net/privacy

Continued use of Tidely after changes have been published constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.