Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 12, 2025

1. Introduction

We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data across all of our services, including our website at https://www.localconditions.com and our mobile and web applications ("the App").

This policy applies to all users who access or use the website or app, regardless of location, and is designed to meet privacy requirements under applicable laws including those in the United States, Canada, the European Union (GDPR), California (CCPA/CPRA), and other international privacy regulations.

2. Information We Collect

We do not collect personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it. If you do not provide personal information, your visit remains anonymous, except for your IP address and browser-related data used for analytics and security purposes.

If you choose to share your location, we use it only to provide services (like mapping), and it is not sold or shared for advertising or remarketing.

  • Voluntarily provided personal information (e.g. name, email)
  • IP address and technical details (browser, device)
  • Location data, if permission is granted

2.1 Sensitive Personal Information

We do not collect or process sensitive personal information. This includes, but is not limited to, details such as your age, gender, Social Security number, government ID numbers, financial account details, health or medical conditions, racial or ethnic origin, religious or political beliefs, or biometric data.

If you believe you have submitted such information to us in error, please contact us immediately so we can securely delete it.

3. Use of Information

  • To provide and improve services
  • To respond to user inquiries
  • To analyze usage via Google Analytics
  • To render maps or localized features when location is shared

4. Sharing with Vendors and Third Parties

We may share non-personal or anonymized data with vendors for technical and service purposes. These include:

  • Google Maps
  • TomTom Maps
  • Mapbox
  • MapTiler
  • ShareThis
  • PayPal

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics for site traffic analysis. It collects anonymized usage data. You can opt-out here:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

5.1 Google AdSense and AdMob

We use Google AdSense (on the website) and Google AdMob (in the app) to display personalized and non-personalized ads. These services may use cookies, device identifiers, and other technologies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites or apps.

You can control ad personalization using the following links:

Where legally required, we request your consent before enabling personalized advertising. If you decline, you will still see ads, but they may not be tailored to your interests.

6. How Your Data is Processed

Your data is processed securely and only used for the purposes described in this policy. It is not used for automated decision-making or profiling. Third-party service providers are contractually required to handle your data lawfully and protect it appropriately.

6.1 Legal Basis for Processing Your Information

We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds, depending on your location and the applicable privacy laws:

  • Consent: Where you have given us clear consent to process your personal information for a specific purpose. For example, when you provide location access or submit a contact form.
  • Contract: Processing is necessary to fulfill a contract or take steps at your request before entering into a contract, such as providing a requested service.
  • Legal Obligation: We may process your data when required to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Legitimate Interests: We may process your data for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, maintaining security, or analyzing usage — provided these interests do not override your privacy rights.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or another jurisdiction that requires a legal basis, this section provides the necessary context for our data processing practices.

7. Your Rights

7.1 European Union (GDPR)

You have the right to access, rectify, delete, or restrict your personal data, as well as data portability and objection to processing.

7.2 United Kingdom (UK GDPR)

UK residents have similar rights under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, including access, correction, and erasure of their data.

7.3 Canada (PIPEDA)

Canadian users may access and correct their personal data and withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal restrictions.

7.4 United States

We comply with applicable U.S. federal and state privacy laws. Residents of California (CCPA/CPRA) have specific rights:

  • Know what data is collected and how it's used
  • Request deletion of personal data
  • Opt-out of sale/sharing of data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Limit use of sensitive information

7.5 Brazil (LGPD)

Under Brazil’s LGPD, you have the right to confirm, access, correct, anonymize, block, or delete your personal data and withdraw consent.

7.6 Australia (Privacy Act 1988)

Australian users have the right to access and correct personal data and to complain about any breaches of privacy.

7.7 South Korea (PIPA)

South Korean residents have strong rights under PIPA, including rights to access, correct, delete, and suspend processing of personal information.

7.8 Japan (APPI)

Japan's APPI provides individuals the right to access their data, request corrections or deletions, and restrict certain uses of their data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us (see Section 10).

8. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect data from children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age as defined in your country). If you believe we have unintentionally collected such data, please contact us immediately.

9. Data Security

We implement reasonable security practices to protect your data, though no system is entirely immune to risk.

10. Contact Us

For questions or to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:

Email: https://www.localconditions.com/contact.php

11. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised date.