Welcome to Weather2Go, a travel and weather app with social features that lets users share experiences, view weather updates, and connect with others. Your privacy is important to us. This policy details how we collect, use, and protect your information.

1. Information We Collect

   We collect the following types of information when you use our app:

   1. Account Information

      When you create an account, we collect:

      1. First name and last name
      2. Username
      3. Email address
      4. Password (encrypted and never visible to us)

      You can edit your name and username at any time. Your may also upload a profile picture, which may include your likeness.Your username, name, and profile picture may be visible to other users.

   2. User-Generated Conted

      You can create trips that include multiple days and locations. This information is stored so you can plan, organize, and share travel itineraries.

      1. We do not automatically track your location.
      2. Any trip locations are entered manually by you.
      3. Your "current" or "upcoming" location within a trip is based on your own trip plan, not your device's GPS.
      4. When you invite or add others to a trip, they can view the trip details you share.

   3. Preferences and Settings

      We store your display preferences such as:

      1. Temperature unit (Fahrenheit or Celsius)
      2. Units of measurement (miles or kilometers)
      3. Time format (12-hour or 24-hour)

      This information is saved to personalize your experience

   4. Automatically Collected Information

      We may collect limited technical information sucha as:

      1. Your device's time zone, to display local time correctly
      2. Basic device or browser information, for app performance and debugging
      3. Creation timestamps for records (e.g., when trips are created or updated)

   5. Cookies

      We use essential cookies to:

      1. Keep you signed in
      2. Maintain your session securely

      We do not use cookies for tracking, advertising, or analytics.

2. How We Use Your Information

   We use the information we collect to:

   1. Create and manage your account
   2. Keep you logged in between sessions
   3. Display weather and time data for your trips
   4. Save your preferences and settings
   5. Enable social features like sharing trips with others
   6. Monitor system performance and detect technical issues

   We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

3. Sharing of Information

   We may share information in the following limited situations:

   1. With trip participants: If you invite other users to a trip, they can see trip details you've chosen to include.
   2. With service providers: We use trusted third parties like Supabase (for authentication and data storage), WeatherAPI.com (for weather data), and Leaflet.js with OpenStreetMap (for displaying maps). These providers process data on our behalf under strict confidentiality and security obligations.
   3. When required by law: We may disclose information if legally obligated to do so.

   We do not display advertisements or share data with advertisers.

4. Data Security

   We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

   Passwords are securely encrypted and cannot be accessed in plain text.

5. Your Choices and Rights

   1. You can update or delete your profile information at any time from your account settings.
   2. You may requrest full deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us at [add email here].
   3. You can also change your app preferences (units, time format, etc.) at any time.

6. Children's Privacy

   Our app is not inteded for children under the age of 13. We do not knoingly collect personal information from minors. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.

7. Changes to This Policy

   We may update this privacy policy occasionally. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. Significant changes may also be communicated within the app.

8. Contact Us

   If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

   [add email address]