Privacy policy - Rain Gauge & Rainfall Log

Publisher: DIGITAL SHIJIL LLC. Contact: contact@digitalshijil.com

Published at: https://apps.digitalshijil.com/rain-gauge/privacy/

Effective: 2026-11-08

What the app does with your data

Rain Gauge keeps your places, rainfall entries, gauge readings and settings on your phone. It has no account, no backend and no analytics or advertising SDK. Nothing is sent to the developer.

Rainfall estimates and the National Weather Service

For places in the United States the app asks the NOAA/NWS API (api.weather.gov, US government) for rainfall estimates. The request is sent over HTTPS and contains the latitude and longitude you typed in for that place. The app never reads your device location. NWS receives the request like any web request, so it also sees your IP address. We do not control or receive that data. The values are estimates and are not official; the app labels each one as an estimate or as your gauge. Gauge readings you type in work anywhere in the world without this request.

What is collected

• Precise location (Location): the coordinates you type for a place. Collected, shared with NOAA/NWS (api.weather.gov) to fetch rainfall estimates, optional, used for app functionality, encrypted in transit.
• Diagnostics (App info and performance): collected, not shared, required. This is the technical data Google Play Billing handles when you buy or restore Pro. We do not receive your card or payment details; Google does.
• Nothing else is collected: no name, email, contacts, photos, files, audio, advertising or device identifiers.

Permissions

• Internet (install-time): to request rainfall estimates and to talk to Google Play.
• Notifications: asked only when you turn on heavy-rain or dry-day alerts. Alerts are local notifications scheduled on your phone; no push server is involved.
• The app has no location permission.

Your controls

• Settings > Export CSV and Settings > Export all my data save a CSV file that you choose where to keep.
• Settings > Delete all data wipes every place, rainfall entry, alert setting and saved preference from this phone.
• Backup: if you have Android backup turned on, Android may copy the rainfall database and settings to your Google account; you can delete that backup from your Google account. Uninstalling the app removes its data from the phone.
• Purchases are handled by Google Play. Manage or cancel the yearly plan in Google Play (Settings > Manage subscription).

Children

The app is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their data.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the new text and date appear at the address above. Questions: contact@digitalshijil.com