Privacy Policy

Privacy policy for Climate Explorer, covering analytics, cookies, advertising, and contact data handling.

Effective Date: 2026-04-03

Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Climate Explorer (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website (climateexplorer.app).

1. Information We Collect

A. Personal Information

We do not collect personal information (such as names, addresses, or phone numbers) unless you voluntarily provide it to us. For example, if you use our Contact Form (powered by Formspree), we collect your name and email address solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not sell, rent, or share this information with third parties for marketing purposes.

B. Automatically Collected Information

When you access our website, our servers and third-party services may automatically record certain information, including: - Log Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited. - Usage Data: Time spent on pages, clicks, and interaction with our data visualization tools.

2. Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, understand usage patterns, remember preferences, and support advertising. Depending on the page you visit, your browser settings, your location, and the consent choices available to you at the time, these technologies may be provided either by us or by third-party providers.

A. Analytics and Measurement

We use analytics and session-measurement tools, including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Ahrefs Analytics, to understand how visitors use Climate Explorer and to improve the site’s content, navigation, and performance.

These services may collect information such as IP address, browser and device information, referring URLs, pages visited, interaction events, and session-level usage metrics. They may use cookies or similar identifiers to recognize repeat visits or understand how users interact with our pages.

• Google Analytics Privacy Policy
• Opt-out of Google Analytics
• Microsoft Privacy Statement

B. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We may use Google AdSense to display advertisements on Climate Explorer. Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, measure, and, where permitted, personalize ads based on your visit to this website and other websites.

• Advertising Cookies and Similar Technologies: These technologies may be used to measure ad performance, limit repetition, and infer whether an ad may be relevant to you.
• Personalized and Non-Personalized Ads: Depending on your location, browser settings, consent status, and the configuration in use at the time of your visit, ads may be served in personalized or non-personalized form, or may be limited until the required consent signal is received.
• Ad Choices: You can review or adjust Google’s ad personalization settings at Google Ad Settings. You can also learn more about opt-out options through aboutads.info.

C. Consent and Privacy Choices

We provide privacy and cookie controls on the site, including a Cookie Settings link in the footer. Depending on your location and the consent tools active when you visit, certain analytics or advertising technologies may be limited until an appropriate consent choice is made.

You can update your choices at any time through the site’s privacy controls. Declining consent, withdrawing consent, or using browser privacy settings may limit some analytics or advertising-related functionality.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to: - Operate and maintain our website. - Improve our data visualization tools and content. - Respond to your comments or inquiries. - Protect against malicious usage or security threats. - Comply with legal obligations.

4. Third-Party Services and Links

Climate Explorer contains links to external websites and also includes embedded applications and third-party services. These may include meteorological agencies and data providers (such as NOAA, DWD, JMA, IMGW, MeteoGate, and WMO-related resources), infrastructure or hosting providers, analytics services, advertising services, and contact-form providers.

When you visit a linked external website or interact with an embedded application, that third party may collect technical and usage information under its own privacy policy and terms. This can include IP address, browser metadata, requested URL, session information, and interaction data required to deliver the service. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service you use through or from Climate Explorer.

5. Your Data Rights (GDPR/CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including: - The right to access the personal data we hold about you. - The right to request correction of inaccurate information. - The right to request deletion of your data. - The right to withdraw consent for data processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us via the form on our About page.

6. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete it immediately.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top.

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Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our About page.