Privacy
Effective July 1, 2026 · Updated July 2, 2026
MonoWx is a free weather app that runs entirely in your browser. There are no accounts, no sign-ups, and we do not run our own servers that store anything about you. This page explains what data the app touches and where it goes.
Your location
- Browser geolocation is used only if you grant permission when your browser asks (or when you press the locate button). Your coordinates are sent only to the weather and geocoding services to fetch the local forecast, and are kept on your own device as part of your last loaded forecast (see “Stored on your device”) — never on any server of ours.
- IP-based location: if precise geolocation is unavailable or declined, the app asks a free geolocation service (ipwho.is or ipapi.co) for your approximate city. Like any website you visit, those services see your IP address when the request is made.
Weather data
To show a forecast, the app sends the relevant coordinates or city name directly from your browser to third-party weather and geocoding services: WeatherAPI.com (primary), MET Norway (fallback), and BigDataCloud (reverse geocoding). Only the location being looked up is sent — nothing that identifies you personally beyond the standard network request.
Stored on your device
The app keeps a few conveniences in your browser's localStorage: your temperature-unit preference (°C/°F), your last loaded forecast and its location (so the app opens instantly and still works offline), and your three most recent city searches. None of it ever leaves your device, and clearing your browser data removes it all.
Analytics
The site uses Cloudflare Web Analytics, a privacy-first, cookie-free analytics tool. It counts page views without cookies, without fingerprinting, and without tracking you across sites.
Cookies & advertising
MonoWx sets no cookies. It shows a single sponsored card that the app renders itself — a plain text link with no ad network behind it, no tracking script, no cookies, and no data shared with anyone. A planned one-time $1 purchase will remove the card permanently once it launches (see Payments below).
Payments
An optional one-time $1 ad-free unlock is planned but not yet available. If it launches, it will be processed entirely by Stripe on Stripe's own checkout page — MonoWx will never see your card details; the app will only confirm with Stripe that checkout completed and store an unlock code in your browser. This policy will be updated when it goes live.
Contact
Questions or concerns? Open an issue on GitHub.