Privacy Policy

Location

Location is optional. Gable asks for approximate location (about 1 km) only when you tap "Use current location", and reads it only while you're using the app. It never tracks your location in the background. Your current location is kept on your device so the app can reopen on it; it isn't saved as one of your places.

You can always search for a city instead, or turn location off in Android settings.

Places and search

Places you save are stored only on your device. When you search for a city, the text you type is sent to Google's geocoding service, built into Android through Google Play services, to find matching places.

Forecasts

To get a forecast, Gable sends the coordinates of the place you're viewing (not your name or any account) to weather providers:

• National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for U.S. forecasts and alerts, directly from your device.
• MET Norway, WeatherAPI.com as a backup when other sources don't answer, and, if you choose them, Open-Meteo or AccuWeather, through Gable's own forwarding service on Cloudflare. Coordinates are rounded to about 1 km there, and nearby users share cached answers.
• Gable's rain data (short-term U.S. rain forecasts that Gable prepares from NOAA's HRRR model), fetched from the same Cloudflare service.
• Visual Crossing, for Spotter's 15-day outlook and "this day last year", through the same service. Coordinates are rounded to about 10 km there, and only when you open those features.
• U.S. EPA AirNow, for Spotter's air quality card, through the same service. Coordinates are rounded to about 10 km there, and only when that card is shown.

Gable's forwarding service doesn't keep your requests. Like any website, it sees your IP address while answering, which it uses only to limit abuse (a per-address request limit). Cloudflare hosts it under its own privacy policy.

Radar and maps

The radar screen uses Google Maps for the base map, and loads radar imagery, warnings and map layers directly from NOAA and the National Weather Service. If you turn on Spotter's layers beyond the U.S., Canada's radar comes from Environment and Climate Change Canada and the worldwide rainfall estimate from NASA. These services receive the map area you're viewing. Google Maps is covered by Google's privacy policy.

Severe weather alerts

If you turn on alert notifications, Gable checks the National Weather Service about every 15 minutes for active alerts at your saved places and your last known current location, and shows notifications on your device. This check runs on your phone. No Gable server stores your places, and alerts never read your location in the background.

Purchases

Gable Spotter and Forecaster are sold through Google Play, which handles payment. Gable never sees your card or payment details. To confirm a subscription, the app sends Google Play's purchase token to Gable's forwarding service, which checks it with Google and returns whether it's active. Gable doesn't store purchase tokens on any server; your subscription status is kept on your device.

What Gable does not do

Gable has no user accounts, no analytics or tracking tools, and no advertising. It doesn't sell or share your data for advertising, and it doesn't build a profile of you. Gable's data isn't included in Android device backups.

Third-party services

These services receive the data described above and handle it under their own policies:

• Google (Maps, place search, Play)
• National Weather Service / NOAA
• MET Norway
• Open-Meteo, only if you choose one of its models
• Cloudflare
• Environment and Climate Change Canada and NASA, only if you turn on Spotter's layers beyond the U.S.
• Visual Crossing, only for Spotter's 15-day outlook and past days
• U.S. EPA AirNow, only for Spotter's air quality card (data from state, local and tribal air agencies)
• WeatherAPI.com
• AccuWeather, only if you choose it as your forecast source

Delete your Gable data

Gable (by Millwright Apps) keeps your data on your phone, not on a Gable server. To delete it:

1. On your phone: open Android Settings → Apps → Gable → Storage and tap Clear storage, or uninstall Gable. This deletes everything Gable stored: saved places, your last current location, settings, cached forecasts and subscription status.
2. Location: to stop Gable using location, set its location permission to Don't allow in Android settings.
3. Anything else: email jlamp606@gmail.com with the subject "Gable data deletion". We'll reply within 30 days.

What's kept, and for how long:

• Gable's own service keeps nothing: forecast requests and purchase checks are answered and discarded right away.
• Your subscription and payment records are kept by Google Play, under Google's policies. Cancel or manage a subscription in the Play Store under Payments & subscriptions.
• Usage and crash data collected by the Google Maps SDK is kept by Google under its own policies.

Children's privacy

Gable is not directed at children under 13 and doesn't knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this same address with a new "last updated" date.