Weather IQ Privacy Policy
Last updated: 1st December 2023
Transition of Information from Oz Cyclone Chasers to Weather IQ
As part of the transition from Oz Cyclone Chasers to our new entity, Weather IQ, pre-existing users of Oz Cyclone Chasers agree that their personal information will be shared with and transferred to Weather IQ. This transition is essential to continue providing seamless services and ensure that our users can benefit from enhanced weather-related services and products under the Weather IQ brand. All personal information transferred will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy and all applicable laws and regulations.
Security of your Personal Information
To maintain the security of your information, we use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol with 128-bit or higher encryption strength to transmit sensitive information. This is the same technology used in transmitting sensitive information by banks, governments, and online businesses such as Amazon.com and eBay.
Once the information is in our system, it is accessible to authorized Weather IQ personnel only. We strictly enforce our privacy policies with our employees and any breach of this policy will result in termination and the pressing of criminal charges where there are grounds.
How we use your Personal Information
Your personal information will be used to provide you with the requested products and services, including local-based weather intelligence tailored to your access location. This includes completing transactions or communicating back to you. Credit Card/Debit Card numbers are used only for payment processing and are not stored on Weather IQ’s servers or accessible to our staff.
We may also use personal information in ways that do not specifically identify or contact you but do identify certain criteria about our Site's users in general, such as informing third parties about the number of registered users, unique visitors, and frequently browsed pages.
Who we share your Personal Information with
We will NOT sell, trade, or rent your name or personal information to anyone else. We DO NOT sell, trade, rent, or provide outside access to our mailing list.
Weather IQ will only release your personal information to authorities if required by law, search warrant, court order, subpoena, or fraud investigation.
Except as otherwise stated in this policy, Weather IQ will share your information with third parties only to the extent necessary to provide the requested services and products. These third parties are prohibited from using your personal information for other purposes and must maintain its confidentiality.
Collection of your Personal Information
Weather IQ collects personal information necessary for you to access and use our services. This includes, but is not limited to, name, email address, phone number, location, and payment processing details. We store this personal information until you delete it on our site, request its deletion, or revoke your consent. However, we will retain user data for up to 12 months post-subscription lapse to facilitate easy resubscriptions. Contact us in writing if you wish for this data to be deleted earlier.
Accessing and Updating Personal Information
You can access and update your personal information via our subscriber portal. If you wish for your data to be deleted, please contact us in writing.
Advertising
Weather IQ partners with third-party ad networks, like Google Adwords, to manage advertising on our site. These partners may use cookies and Web beacons to collect non-personal information about your Web activities for targeted advertising. You may opt-out of targeted ads using Google's Opt-out, but this will not exempt you from generic ads. Subscription areas of Weather IQ will remain ad-free, except for banners or links to our major sponsors.