Last updated
August 11 2026

Privacy Policy

Pepper Weather is built so that your data stays yours. We do not sell your data, and we do not share it for any reason beyond what’s necessary to provide the app’s features.

Location & Weather Data

Pepper Weather may ask for permission to access your current location so it can show localized weather forecasts. Granting access is optional but recommended for the best experience, and it can be turned off at any time in your device’s settings.

When you use the app, your location is sent to Apple’s WeatherKit service to retrieve weather data. This exchange is handled directly by Apple and is subject to Apple’s own privacy practices.

If you have a Premium Plus subscription and view the Air Quality section, an approximate version of your location — rounded to roughly a 10 kilometer area — is sent to our backend service, hosted on Google Firebase, and forwarded to Google’s Air Quality API to retrieve air quality data for your area. This exchange is used solely to display air quality information within the app and is not sold or shared for any reason beyond what’s necessary to provide that feature.

Severe Weather Alert Notifications

If you turn on Severe Weather Alerts for one or more of your saved locations from the Notifications screen, an approximate version of each of those locations’ coordinates — rounded to roughly one square kilometer, precise enough to identify weather alert areas but not the exact address — is sent to and stored by our backend service, hosted on Google Firebase, along with a device notification token. This lets us check for active severe weather alerts for those locations on your behalf and notify you even when the app isn’t open. You can turn this on independently for each of your saved locations.

This data is only collected for locations where the feature is turned on. Turning it off for a location deletes that location’s stored data immediately, and any location’s data is also automatically deleted after 30 days if you haven’t opened the app to reconfirm it’s still in use. It is never sold or shared for any reason beyond what’s necessary to deliver severe weather alert notifications to your device.

Next-Hour Precipitation Notifications

If you have a Premium Plus subscription and turn on Next-Hour Precipitation Notifications for one or more of your saved locations from the Notifications screen, an approximate version of each of those locations’ coordinates — rounded to roughly one square kilometer, precise enough to forecast precipitation for that area but not the exact address — is sent to and stored by our backend service, hosted on Google Firebase, along with a device notification token. This lets us check the minute-by-minute forecast for those locations every 5 minutes and notify you when rain or snow is about to start, even when the app isn’t open. You can turn this on independently for each of your saved locations.

Data Stored On Your Device

Favorite locations, unit preferences, and other app settings are saved locally on your device. If you use Pepper Weather’s widgets, this same data is shared securely between the app and its widgets using Apple’s App Group storage. This data stays on your device and is not accessible to anyone but you, except where noted elsewhere in this policy — for example, if you enable Severe Weather Alerts or Next-Hour Precipitation Notifications for one of your saved locations, that location is also sent to our backend as described above.

Purchases & Subscriptions

Subscription purchases are processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. Pepper Weather does not collect, store, or have access to your payment information.

Analytics & Crash Reports

Pepper Weather may collect anonymized reports for crash analytics using Apple Analytics. Any anonymous information is only collected to help improve the app and is never shared for any reason beyond that purpose.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about the app, terms of use, or privacy policy contact pepperweatherapp@gmail.com