Cookie Policy

Learn about how we use cookies and how you can manage them

Last Updated: January 2025

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and improve your experience. Cookies can be "session cookies" (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (remain on your device until they expire or you delete them).

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Always Active

These cookies are necessary for the app to function properly. They cannot be disabled.

Purpose:

Store user preferences (temperature unit, theme, obscenity level)
Remember your location preference
Maintain session state for geo-fencing
Remember terms acceptance

Examples:

temperatureUnit - Your temperature preference (°F/°C)
theme - Light or dark mode preference
weatherAppObscenityLevel - Profanity level setting
geoFenceAllowed - Session geo-fencing data

Retention: Until you clear your browser data or delete them manually

Analytics Cookies

Optional

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our app. PostHog collects product-usage events tied to a per-device identifier; Vercel Analytics collects anonymous, aggregate traffic statistics.

Purpose:

Track page views and navigation patterns
Measure app performance (Core Web Vitals)
Identify errors and issues
Understand feature usage

Services: PostHog (product analytics) and Vercel Analytics (anonymous aggregate)

Data Collected: PostHog — a per-device identifier, product-usage events, and properties such as your attitude level and referral/campaign tags; Vercel — anonymous aggregate statistics only

Retention: Per PostHog's and Vercel's privacy policies

Opt-Out: You can disable these cookies in your cookie preferences; contact us to access or delete PostHog data

Advertising Cookies

Optional

These cookies are used by Google AdSense to show you relevant advertisements. They collect browsing data and device information for ad personalization.

Purpose:

Show relevant advertisements
Measure ad performance
Prevent showing the same ad repeatedly
Personalize ad content based on browsing

Service: Google AdSense

Data Collected:

Browsing history and patterns
Device information
Approximate location (country/region)
Ad interaction data

Retention: Per Google's privacy policy

Opt-Out: You can disable these cookies in your cookie preferences or visit Google Ad Settings

How to Manage Cookies

In Our App

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time:

This will show the cookie consent banner again so you can update your preferences.

In Your Browser

You can also manage cookies directly in your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Privacy → Cookies and site permissions

Third-Party Opt-Out

For advertising cookies, you can opt-out directly with Google:

Visit Google Ad Settings →

Cookie Duration

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. We use session cookies for geo-fencing data.

Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. We use persistent cookies for user preferences. Most of our cookies don't have an expiration date and remain until you clear them.

More Information

For more information about how we handle your data, please see our Privacy Policy.

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at: privacy@weatherwithattitude.com

We're committed to transparency about our cookie usage and respect your privacy choices.

This cookie policy may be updated periodically. Check back for changes.