Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 30, 2026
Website: https://weatherscopes.xyz/ (“Weather Scopes”, “we”, “our”, or “us”)
This Privacy Policy outlines how Weather Scopes collects, uses, protects, and discloses personal information gathered from users of our digital archive. We are dedicated to maintaining the highest privacy standards in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and global web data standards.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide better educational resources to our visitors:
- Non-Personal Data: Browser user agent, device operating system, referring URLs, time spent per page, and general geographic location (country/city level) via server access logs for performance analytics.
- Voluntary Personal Data: Name and email address when you voluntarily contact our editorial team or subscribe to research digests.
2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Weather Scopes utilizes standard web cookies to enhance user experience, preserve display preferences, and analyze aggregated traffic. You have full control over cookie settings within your personal web browser and may choose to disable or refuse cookies at any time without compromising access to our core educational articles.
3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
Weather Scopes participates in the Google AdSense advertising program to support the free publication of academic meteorological research. As part of this program:
- Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to Weather Scopes and other internet websites.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or through the Network Advertising Initiative.
4. Data Security
We implement industry-standard cryptographic protocols (SSL/TLS encryption) across all web endpoints. Personal data is never sold, traded, rented, or leased to third-party marketing entities.
5. User Rights Under GDPR and CCPA
Visitors have the right to request access to, rectification of, or permanent deletion of their personal data stored within our systems. For data inquiries, please email privacy@weatherscopes.xyz.