1. Introduction & Overview
Welcome to DryOutdoors.com ("we," "our," or "us"). We provide physics-based evaporative drying forecasts to help users decide when to line-dry laundry outdoors. We respect your personal privacy and are committed to maintaining transparent practices regarding information collection, usage, and cookie compliance under GDPR, CCPA, and Google AdSense guidelines.
2. Information We Collect
DryOutdoors.com operates as an account-free web application. We do not require registration, login credentials, passwords, or personal identity details. The only types of data processed include:
- Geolocation Data: If you explicitly click the "My Location" button, your browser requests permission to access your device's approximate latitude and longitude coordinates strictly to query local weather forecasts.
- Device & Browsing Data: Standard browser telemetry (IP address, user agent string, browser type, device type) transmitted automatically via HTTP requests.
- Local Preference Storage: We use your browser's local storage (`localStorage`) to remember your preferred theme (Light or Dark Mode) and unit selections (°C vs °F).
3. How We Use Weather & Location Data
Latitude and longitude coordinates are passed directly from your browser to third-party weather API endpoints (e.g., Open-Meteo) to fetch temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, solar radiation, and precipitation probabilities. Location data is never stored, sold, or retained on our server databases.
4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Cookies
DryOutdoors.com displays advertisements served by Google AdSense to support the site's ongoing operation and free availability.
Important AdSense Disclosures:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to DryOutdoors.com or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or aboutads.info.
5. Third-Party Services & CDNs
Our website relies on trusted Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) to load essential visual libraries and scripts quickly:
- Open-Meteo API: Provides open-access weather model datasets (Open-Meteo Privacy Policy).
- Tailwind CSS & Chart.js CDNs: Front-end styling framework and canvas charting libraries.
6. Data Security & Storage
We do not store personally identifiable information (PII) on backend servers. Preferences like light/dark mode remain isolated within your local browser storage (`localStorage`) and can be cleared at any time through your browser settings.
7. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on your location, you hold statutory rights under regulations like GDPR or CCPA:
- Geolocation Controls: Revoke or manage site location access directly in your browser's site permissions settings.
- Cookie Preferences: Disable third-party advertising cookies through your browser settings or opt-out tools.
8. Contact & Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in web technology or ad compliance standards. If you have questions regarding this policy, please reach out via our official site channels.