Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Meteorological Service Jamaica provides Jamaica Weather as a free app. This app is intended for use as is.
The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform visitors about how we collect, use, and disclose data of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our service.
If you choose to use this service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
Information Collection and Use
Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information: We do not collect any personal information, such as your name, email address, or contact details, through the App.
1.2 Device Information: When you use our App, we may collect information about your device IP address. This information is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the App and to improve your user experience.
1.3 Location Information: With your explicit consent, we use your location information to provide you with relevant weather forecasts and information specific to your location. You can choose to enable or disable location services within your device settings.
The app does use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you.
Link to the privacy policy of third-party service providers used by this app:
Use of Information:
2.1 We may use the information collected to provide you with weather forecasts, updates, and related information tailored to your location.
2.2 We may also use the information for analytics purposes, such as to analyze usage trends, improve the App's performance and features, and optimize our services.
Sharing of Information:
3.1 We do not share your personal information with third parties, except as described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.
3.2 We may share aggregated, anonymized data and usage statistics with third parties for research, analytics, and market analysis purposes.
Data Retention:
We retain the information collected from your device only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Log Data
We want to inform you that whenever you use our service, in a case of an error in the app we collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our service, the time and date of your use of the service, and other statistics.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
· To facilitate our service;
· To provide the service on our behalf;
· To perform service-related services; or
· To assist us in analyzing how our service is used.
We want to inform users of this service that these third parties have access to their Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
Security
We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to Other Sites
This service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Children’s Privacy
These services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do the necessary actions.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
This policy effective date: 05-06-2023.
Last updated: 05-06-2023.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at director1@metservice.gov.jm or through our in-app feedback.