Simple Info Today

Welcome to Simple Info Today (referred to as "we", "us", or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit simpleinfotoday.com (the "Site"). Please read this policy carefully. By accessing the Site, you agree to the practices described here.

This Site is operated by [YOUR NAME]. If you disagree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of the Site.

Information You Provide

Simple Info Today does not require account registration and does not collect any personally identifiable information that you explicitly submit (such as names, emails, or passwords) through a form.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• Device & browser information — browser type, operating system, screen resolution
• Usage data — pages visited, time spent, referring URLs
• IP address — used to approximate your general geographic region
• Cookie data — see the Cookies section below

Location Data

The Site requests your device's geolocation (via the browser's Geolocation API) to show your location on an interactive map and fetch local weather. This happens only with your explicit browser-level permission. Location data is used solely in the current browser session and is never stored on our servers. You may deny the permission request without affecting other features of the Site.

Theme Preference

Your light/dark theme preference is saved to localStorage in your browser. This data remains on your device and is never transmitted to our servers.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We and our third-party partners use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the purposes described below.

Types of Cookies Used

• Functional cookies — Store your theme preference (dark/light mode) using browser localStorage. No expiry; stays on your device until cleared.
• Advertising cookies — Placed by Google AdSense and its partners to serve personalized or non-personalized ads. These may include the DoubleClick cookie and other identifiers used to track ad impressions and clicks across websites.
• Analytics cookies — If analytics services are added in the future, they will be disclosed in an updated version of this policy.

Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling advertising cookies will not remove ads, but the ads shown will be less relevant to your interests. Useful resources:

• Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out
• Your Online Choices (EU)
• Google Ads Settings

How Google AdSense Works

We participate in the Google AdSense program, operated by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google uses cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads to visitors based on their interests and prior browsing behavior across websites that use Google's services.

Personalized vs. Non-Personalized Ads

Google may serve personalized ads (based on your browsing history and interests) or non-personalized ads (based solely on the content of the page you are visiting and your general location). The type of ads you see may depend on your ad settings and applicable law in your region.

Third-Party Vendor Information

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Opting Out of Personalized Advertising

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:

• Google Ads Settings
• aboutads.info (DAA Opt-Out)
• Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out

For more information on how Google uses data from sites that use its services, please visit: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services .

Google's Privacy Policy

Google's full privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

The Site integrates the following third-party services. Each has its own privacy policy and data handling practices, which we encourage you to review.

wttr.in (Weather Data)

We fetch weather data from wttr.in. Your approximate location (city name or coordinates) is sent to this service to retrieve local weather. No personal account is required.

NewsAPI

News headlines are retrieved from NewsAPI. Requests are proxied through our serverless function; your IP address may be visible to NewsAPI as part of standard server-to-server requests. See NewsAPI Privacy Policy.

OpenStreetMap & Nominatim

Interactive maps are powered by OpenStreetMap tiles (served via the OSM tile CDN) and the Nominatim geocoding service. Your coordinates are sent to Nominatim to determine your city and region. See OpenStreetMap Foundation Privacy Policy.

Leaflet.js (Map Library)

The Leaflet.js library is loaded from the unpkg CDN. Loading this script may expose your IP address to unpkg's servers.

Vercel (Hosting & Serverless Functions)

The Site is hosted on Vercel. Vercel may collect standard server log data (IP address, request path, timestamps) as part of normal hosting operations. See Vercel Privacy Policy.

We use the information collected to:

• Provide and maintain the Site's core features (weather, news, map)
• Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Remember your theme preference across sessions
• Diagnose technical issues and improve Site performance
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers — Third-party services listed above receive only the minimum data needed to perform their function (e.g., city name for weather lookup).
• Advertising partners — Google AdSense and its partners receive cookie and interaction data as described in Section 4.
• Legal requirements — We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
• Business transfers — In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, user data may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We do not operate databases that store personal user data on our own servers. Any data held by third-party services (Google, Vercel, etc.) is subject to their respective retention policies.

Data stored locally in your browser (localStorage theme preference) is retained until you clear your browser storage. You can delete it at any time through your browser settings or developer tools.

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) grants you the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• Right to access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure — Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restrict processing — Request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability — Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object — Object to processing based on our legitimate interests, including profiling for direct marketing.
• Rights related to automated decision-making — We do not engage in automated individual decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [YOUR EMAIL]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Our legal basis for processing data is legitimate interest (Site operation and improvement) and consent (where you grant browser-level permissions such as geolocation and advertising cookies).

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you the following rights:

• Right to know — You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, the purposes for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share information.
• Right to delete — You may request deletion of the personal information we have collected about you, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to opt out of sale — We do not sell personal information. Therefore, no opt-out mechanism is required; however, Google AdSense may share data with its partners as described in Section 4.
• Right to non-discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising any CCPA rights.

To submit a CCPA request, please contact us at [YOUR EMAIL]. We will respond within 45 days.

Simple Info Today is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EU/EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately at [YOUR EMAIL] and we will take prompt action to delete such information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your data, please contact us:

• Operator: [YOUR NAME]
• Email: [YOUR EMAIL]
• Website: simpleinfotoday.com

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 5 business days.