Privacy policy - Weather.Timeline

This version release date: October 20, 2023 Effective date: October 20, 2023 "Weather.Timeline" is a weather forecasting app developed and operated by the oneteamc team (hereinafter referred to as "we"). When you use the Weather.Timeline app service, we will protect your personal information and privacy security in accordance with laws and regulations. As the success of Weather.Timeline app depends on establishing and maintaining good credibility with users, we will firmly implement the privacy policy. If you are under 18 years old, please read this privacy policy carefully and fully understand it under the accompaniment of your guardian, and use our services or provide information to us only after obtaining your guardian's consent. We hope you read and fully understand this Privacy Policy before using the Weather.Timeline app service. After reading this policy, if you have any questions about this "Privacy Policy" or related matters, please contact email: oneteamc+weather@gmail.com. By using or continuing to use the Weather.Timeline app, you agree that we collect, use, store and share your information in accordance with this "Privacy Policy". We have used bold text to highlight important content regarding your personal information rights, please pay special attention. I. How we collect and use information Weather.Timeline provides weather information services, and you can use it without providing any information. However, in order to provide better services/functions of our products to you, with your consent to this privacy policy, we will collect the following information from you based on business functions, operational security, network security and other needs when you use our services/functions or accept services. To protect your account security, system operation security and product operation risk control, with your authorization, we will collect the following device information: device information (including device model, device MAC address, unique device identifier (IMEI, Android ID, IDFA, IDFV, OpenUDID, GUID, IMSI, MEID, CCID, hardware device serial number), operating system version, resolution, telecom operator, device settings, installed or in-process application information. We will collect the information you actively provide when using the service, as well as the information generated during your use of functions or acceptance of services through automated means, as follows: (1) Registration, login To help you register a Weather.Timeline account for use of Weather.Timeline software features, we need to collect the following information:
  1. When you register for the Weather.Timeline app, you can create an account with your mobile phone number. We need to collect your mobile phone number and verify your identity is valid by sending a SMS verification code to your registered mobile phone number.
  2. You can also log into Weather.Timeline through WeChat, and we will obtain the personal information (avatar, nickname) you registered on the third-party platform.
(2) Business functions When using the "Weather.Timeline" product, we will collect the necessary information required by the product features. If you refuse to provide it, it will only affect the use of related functions and will not affect our continued provision of services to you. The table below outlines the permissions that Weather.Timeline may call on your device based on business functionality needs, including device permissions, corresponding business functions, purpose of requesting permissions, when to ask, and whether permissions can be disabled. Please note that the display and disabling of permissions may vary depending on the Android system version or mobile phone manufacturer. No. Device Permission Business Function Purpose When to Ask Can Disable 1 Location permission Weather forecast Provide weather information (temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind direction and wind level) of the day according to your location and predict weather conditions for the next 7 days Pop-up to ask when first enabled, can ask again by clicking on specific weather scene functions if not obtained Yes The specific functions and modules involved in our products are detailed below: Business function 1: Weather forecast When using Weather.Timeline, we will collect your location information so that we can provide weather information for the day (temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind direction and wind level) according to the user's location and predict weather conditions for the next 7 days. If you do not authorize us to obtain your location information, we need you to manually add cities to provide weather information for the corresponding area when using it. Business function 2: Receive message delivery, push service If you authorize us to obtain notification permissions, we will push notifications to you about weather changes, such as weather warnings, and remind you of relevant matters needing attention. When obtaining notification permissions, we will pop up prompts and expressly authorized by you. Refusing to enable this permission will not affect your use of other functions of this software. Business function 3: Weather forecast notification When using the Weather.Timeline product, in order to notify you of weather changes in a timely manner, ensure that persistent notifications and desktop widgets can accurately and promptly obtain weather data, we need to self-start or associate startup applications to ensure timely acquisition of weather information. If you refuse self-starting or associating app launch, you can turn off notifications or delete widgets in your phone settings. Turning off notifications or deleting widgets only affects the weather forecast notification function and does not affect the use of other functions. (3) Device information and log information
  1. For the following reasons, we need to collect your device information and log information:
(1) Detect whether the user's account is secure and prevent the user from encountering theft, fraud and other behaviors. (2) Ensure network security and operational security, and prevent malicious cheating behaviors. (3) To help us with troubleshooting and analysis.
  1. Device information refers to: information about the device you use when using this software. We will collect the brand, model, screen resolution, gyroscope sensor, accelerometer, gravity sensor, linear acceleration sensor, device identification code (IMEI), system version, application identification code, IP address, device MAC address, SIM card information (operator information, IMSI) of your device, software installation list, hardware device serial number, DEVICE_ID, IDFA, IDFV information.
  2. Log information includes:
(1) Usage information of this software: version number, overall operation and usage of the software, usage frequency. Such data is anonymous and we do not match it one by one or match it with your personal identity information. (2) Network security event related log information, such as network crashes, system activities, etc. This type of information is required by law to collect, so if you do not want such information to be collected by us, please do not use this software.
  1. In order to prevent malicious programs, ensure operational quality and efficiency, we need to collect your application list information, including installed application information or running process information, overall operation and usage of applications, application crash conditions, overall installation usage, performance data, application source status, etc., to better optimize the functionality of our mobile software on your phone and provide you with better service.
  2. Please understand that the collection of device information is a prerequisite and basis for our service provision. As long as you install and open this software, we will collect your device information.
  3. Individual device information alone cannot identify a specific natural person's identity, and we have de-identified and anonymized such information.
  4. In order to accurately identify your identity information and ensure the accuracy of information pushed, Weather.Timeline will collect your MAC address, DEVICE_ID, software installation list, device serial number, SIM card information (service provider information, IMSI), WIFI scanning result (SSID/BSSID), IMEI and Android ID information when your device is silent or running in the background.
  5. In order to collect risk control logs and provide accurate real-time fraud account and fraud behavior identification services, Beijing Shumei Time Technology Co., Ltd. will collect your MAC address, unique device identification code (such as IMEI, IDFA), basic configuration information of your mobile phone (such as CPU, memory, screen, mobile phone model, operating system), network information (such as WIFI and cellular network information, IP address), installed software list and software configuration information, user system account unique identifier, mobile phone number, IP address, timestamp information, obtain device serial number, etc. when our products run silently (silently) in the background on your device.
  6. When the user clicks on the "Contact Us" function, when copying the email information in "Contact Us", we will obtain the clipboard/clipboard information of the device so that the user can contact us accurately.
II. Personal information collected and used by law without consent Please understand that in the following circumstances, we may collect and use your personal information without obtaining your authorization and consent in accordance with laws, regulations and relevant national standards:
  1. Related to the obligations stipulated by laws and regulations with the personal information controller;
  2. Directly related to national security and national defense security;
  3. Directly related to public safety, public health, and major public interests;
  4. Directly related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgment;
  5. In order to protect the major legitimate rights and interests of the life and property of the personal information subject or others, but it is very difficult to obtain the consent of the individual;
  6. The personal information involved has been disclosed by the personal information subject to the public by himself/herself;
  7. Necessary for signing and performing contracts required by the personal information subject;
  8. Collect personal information from legally publicly disclosed information, such as legitimate news reports, government information disclosure channels, etc.;
  9. Necessary to maintain the safety and stability of the products or services provided, such as detecting and handling product or service failures;
  10. The personal information controller is a news agency, and it is necessary for legitimate news reporting;
  11. The personal information controller is an academic research institution, and it is necessary for statistical or academic research in the public interest, and the results containing personal information are de-identified when providing academic research or description results externally.
III. Use of COOKIES and similar technologies (1) Introduction to COOKIES and similar technologies We or our third party partners may obtain and use your information through COOKIES and WEB BEACONS, and store such information as log information. COOKIES refer to a technology that when a user accesses a website with COOKIES installed, the server of the website will automatically send COOKIES to your browser and store them on your mobile device. The COOKIES are then responsible for recording your subsequent visits, personal information, browsing habits, consumption habits and even credit records on the website. COOKIE technology enables us to provide services better and faster, and enables the platform to serve you more targeted. (2) Purposes of using COOKIES and similar technologies We use our own COOKIES and WEB BEACONS for the following purposes: (1) Remember your identity; (2) Analyze and optimize our service status; (3) Advertising optimization. COOKIES and WEB BEACONS help us optimize your ad selections based on your information. (3) Authorized use of COOKIES and WEB BEACONS Cookie and device information identification technologies are commonly used technologies on the Internet. When you use "Weather.Timeline" and related services, we may use related technologies to send one or more Cookies or anonymous identifiers to your device to collect and identify information about your access and use of this product. We promise not to use Cookies for any purpose other than the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. We mainly use Cookies and similar technologies to achieve the following functions or services:
  1. Safeguard product and service security and efficiency
We may set authentication and security COOKIES or anonymous identifiers to confirm that you are securely logged into the service or have not encountered theft, fraud and other illegal activities. These technologies also help improve service efficiency and speed up login and response times.
  1. Data analysis and anomaly detection
a. We may use such technologies to understand your usage habits and conduct data analysis to improve product services. b. When using Weather.Timeline, we may use COOKIES to record browsing activities for troubleshooting crashes, delays, and other anomalies, as well as exploring better ways of service.
  1. Clearing COOKIES
Most browsers provide users with the functionality to clear cached browser data. You can perform the corresponding data clearing operation in the browser settings function. If you clear them, you may not be able to use services or corresponding functions provided by us that rely on COOKIES. IV. Information we may share, transfer and disclose (1) Prerequisites for sharing information
  1. We will not share your personal information with any other companies, organizations or individuals, except for the following:
1.1 Obtained your express consent or authorization in advance; 1.2 Required to share in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, legal procedures, mandatory administrative or judicial requirements; 1.3 Share with authorized partners: Only to achieve the purposes stated in this policy, some of our services will be jointly provided by us and our authorized partners. We may share some of your information with partners to provide better customer service and user experience. We will only share your personal information for legitimate, justified, necessary, specific and clear purposes, and will only share the personal information necessary to provide the service. Our partners have no right to use the shared personal information for other purposes unrelated to the product or service. We will show you the purpose of accessing the partner's SDK/API, the type or identity of the partner, and the personal information necessarily collected by the partner through the SDK/API to achieve the product function and service. We will monitor the SDKs/APIs involving personal information collection to protect the security of your personal information. Among them, we have accessed the SDKs of partners who commission us to promote and place advertising, and they will collect indirect portrait tags that cannot identify your personal identity and de-identified or anonymized information through the SDK to help improve the effective delivery rate of advertisements without identifying your personal identity. When you first install and start the Weather.Timeline product, we will inform you of the above advertising push behavior in the form of pop-ups, and if you later refuse this advertising push behavior, you can turn it off by clicking "Me - Settings - Personalized Recommendations" in sequence. V. How we store and protect information (1) Location of information storage We only retain your information for the duration necessary for the purposes stated in this "Privacy Policy" and for the period required by laws and regulations. The information we collect and generate in China will be stored in China. If cross-border transfer is required, we will obtain your authorization and consent separately. (2) Duration of information storage In general, we only retain your personal information for the time necessary to achieve the purpose of the product, up to 5 years at most. When the above period expires or when our products and services cease operation, we will notify you in the form of push notifications, announcements, etc., and delete your personal information or anonymize it within a reasonable period of time. (3) Ways to protect information
  1. We will use encryption technology, anonymization processing and other reasonable and feasible means not lower than industry peers to protect your personal information, and use security protection mechanisms to prevent malicious attacks on your personal information.
  2. We will establish a dedicated security department, security management system, and data security processes to safeguard the security of your personal information.
  3. We adopt a strict data use and access system to ensure that only authorized personnel can access your personal information, and conduct security audits on data and technology in a timely manner.
  4. In response to risks such as leakage, damage and loss of personal information, we have established a dedicated emergency response team to initiate security plans for handling different security incidents in accordance with relevant security event handling specifications, conduct loss control, analysis, formulate remedial measures, cooperate with relevant departments for traceability and crackdown. At the same time, we will notify you in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations: the basic situation and possible impact of the security incident, the handling measures we have taken or will take, your recommendations for self-prevention and risk reduction, and remedies for you. At the same time, we will notify you of the incident in a timely manner by email, letter, telephone, push notification, etc. When it is difficult to notify the personal information subjects one by one, we will issue a public announcement in a reasonable and effective manner. At the same time, we will also take the initiative to report the handling of personal information security incidents to the regulatory authorities as required.
  5. Although reasonable and effective measures have been taken and relevant legal requirements have been complied with, please understand that due to technical limitations and possible malicious means, it is impossible to guarantee 100% security of information in the Internet industry even if security measures are strengthened as much as possible. We will make our best efforts to ensure the security of the personal information you provide to us.
  6. Please note: Once you leave this software, we will not have the ability and direct obligation to protect any personal information you submit on software, websites other than this software and related services, whether you log in, browse or use the above software and websites based on links or guides from "this software".
VI. How users manage information (1) Accessing, updating and deleting your personal information If you need to access, update, delete and obtain the personal information generated during the use of Weather.Timeline, we will provide it to you in a timely manner after verifying your user identity under reasonable requirements, and access, update, delete personal information and obtain personal information copies. You can contact us by sending an email to oneteamc+weather@gmail.com. We will respond within 15 working days. (2) Close or withdraw authorization You can change or withdraw the scope of collection and processing of your personal information authorized to us: You can change the settings of your smart mobile device to grant, modify or withdraw your consent. The settings vary by device manufacturer, but most can be found in the phone settings. For example, for iPhones, you can grant, change authorization scope or withdraw your authorization in "Settings" - "Weather.Timeline" - "Permissions". (3) Complaints You can file complaints or reports through our company's contact information. If you believe your personal information rights may have been infringed, or discover clues to the infringement of personal information rights, you can contact us through the contact information under the "Privacy Policy". We will provide feedback on your complaint and report within 15 working days after investigation. VII. Age restrictions This software service is mainly for adults. Our products, websites and services are mainly for adults. If you are under 18 years old, you should read and agree to this Privacy Policy under the guidance and supervision of your parents or other guardians before using "Weather.Time" and related services. In accordance with relevant national laws and regulations, we protect the personal information of minors. We will only collect, use, store, share, transfer or disclose the personal information of minors when permitted by law, with explicit consent of parents or other guardians, or when necessary to protect minors. If we find that the personal information of minors has been collected without prior verifiable consent from parents or other guardians, we will try to delete the relevant information as soon as possible. If you are a guardian of a minor, please contact us through the contact information published in this Privacy Policy if you have any questions about the personal information of the minor under your guardianship. VIII. Notification and revision 1. We may modify the privacy agreement according to national laws, regulations and business development needs. In general, we will publish the revised privacy policy on the "Me - About Us - Privacy Policy" page and mark a small red dot on the above viewing path to remind you to view the updated agreement.
  1. For major changes, we will provide more conspicuous notifications (including notifications on our website or pop-up prompts). Major changes referred to in this policy include but are not limited to: major changes in our service model, such as the purpose, type of personal information processed, and way of using personal information; major changes in control such as changes in ownership caused by mergers and acquisitions; main objects of sharing, transferring or publicly disclosing personal information change; major changes in your rights and ways to participate in personal information processing; changes in the department responsible for personal information security, contact information and complaint channels; the personal information security impact assessment report indicates high risks.
  2. If you confirm and accept the revised content, you can normally use the related services of this software; if you do not agree to the revised content, please do not click confirm or continue to use this software.
IX. How to contact us If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the following methods: Personal Information Protection/Information Security Department Contact: oneteamc+weather@gmail.com. We will respond within fifteen working days. Third party partners and shared information description: Apple Weather Purpose: Provide seven days weather forecast Cooperation method: Embed third party SDK Personal information collected: Geographic location information for anti-fraud Visualcrossing Website: https://www.visualcrossing.com Purpose: Provide queries of weather history data for past forty years Cooperation method: Access API Personal information collected: Geographic location information for anti-fraud