Last updated: April 20, 2026
Weather Workbench ("we", "us") operates weatherworkbench.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected when you visit the site, how it is used, and the choices you have over advertising and analytics cookies.
When you visit the site, basic technical and usage information may be collected automatically:
If you contact us by email, we receive your email address and the contents of your message. We do not require account registration to use the site, and we do not collect names, addresses, or payment information.
We use Google Analytics 4 to measure traffic and understand how visitors use the site. Google Analytics sets cookies and may collect information including your IP address, device identifiers, and browsing activity on this site. This information helps us see which content is useful and where the experience can be improved. Aggregated reports do not identify you personally.
Weather Workbench displays advertising served by Google AdSense. Google and its certified third-party advertising vendors use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and other sites on the Internet.
A current list of Google's certified ad technology providers is available at Google's Ad Tech Providers list.
You can manage what is set on this site at any time using the link in the footer (or the banner on first visit). For broader controls across Google services and the wider advertising ecosystem:
Visitors from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland are shown a consent banner on first visit. We use Google Consent Mode v2 with default consent for ad and analytics storage set to "denied" in those regions; cookies for measurement and advertising are only set after you accept. You can change your choice at any time through the Cookie Settings link in the footer.
This site stores a small first-party preference (your light/dark theme, and your cookie consent choice) in your browser's local storage. Google Analytics and Google AdSense set their own cookies as described above. Blocking cookies will not break the core site features but may prevent measurement and ad personalization.
We do not sell personal information for money. However, the use of advertising cookies and similar technologies by Google and certified ad-tech partners on this site for personalized advertising may be considered "sharing" or a "sale" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act). California residents can opt out of this sharing at any time by selecting "Reject non-essential" through the link, by enabling Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals in your browser, or by using the opt-out resources listed above. Aside from these advertising and analytics partners, we do not share personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
If you are a California resident, the CCPA gives you the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@weatherworkbench.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request and will respond within the timeframe required by law.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and equivalent UK and Swiss laws give you the right to:
Our legal bases for processing are your consent (for advertising and analytics cookies in consent-required regions) and our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving the Site. To exercise any GDPR right, contact us at contact@weatherworkbench.com.
We do not maintain user accounts and do not retain a database of visitor identities. Email correspondence is retained for as long as needed to respond and for a reasonable period afterward for record-keeping (typically up to 24 months). Analytics and advertising data are retained by Google for the periods described in their respective policies; current Google Analytics 4 default retention is 14 months for event-level data. Browser-side preferences (theme and cookie consent choice) remain in your browser's local storage until you clear them.
The Site is operated from the United States and the third-party services it uses (including Google Analytics and Google AdSense) process data on infrastructure located in the United States and other countries. By using the Site, you understand that information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions that may have different data protection rules than your home country. Where required, our service providers rely on appropriate transfer safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
The site links to third-party sources including federal weather and energy agencies. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.
Weather Workbench is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision.
Questions about this Privacy Policy can be sent to contact@weatherworkbench.com.
We use cookies for analytics and to show ads from Google. You can accept all cookies or reject non-essential ones. See our Privacy Policy for details.