Privacy Policy for Spigot Sentry

Last updated: March 31, 2026

Overview

Spigot Sentry is a weather application for Android. This policy describes what data the app accesses, how it is used, and with whom it is shared.

Data We Collect and Use

Location Data

Spigot Sentry requests access to your device's location (both precise and approximate) solely to retrieve local weather forecasts and conditions. Specifically:

• How it's used: Your current coordinates are sent to the OpenWeatherMap API (api.openweathermap.org) to fetch current weather, forecasts, and reverse geocoding (to display your city/region name).
• Retention: Location data is not stored or persisted anywhere outside your device. It is used transiently at the time of each weather refresh.
• Third-party sharing: Your coordinates are necessarily transmitted to OpenWeatherMap to fulfill the weather request. OpenWeatherMap's own privacy policy governs how they handle that data. No other third parties receive your location.

Notifications

Spigot Sentry requests permission to send push notifications in order to deliver weather alerts (e.g., low temperature warnings). Notifications are generated on-device from weather data already fetched and are not used to collect any personal information.

Crash and Stability Analytics (Google Play Console)

The app may use Google Play Console's built-in analytics, including Android Vitals and crash reporting. This data is collected automatically by the Android platform and Google Play Services and is used exclusively for debugging and improving app stability. It is not used for advertising or behavioral tracking.

Data collected may include: crash traces, ANR (app not responding) reports, device model and OS version, and aggregate performance metrics. This data is associated with your Google account as governed by Google's privacy policy, not by Spigot Sentry directly.

Internet Access

The app requires internet access to contact the OpenWeatherMap API and, if enabled, to transmit crash and diagnostic data to Google Play Console.

Data We Do NOT Collect

• We do not collect, store, or transmit any personally identifiable information (name, email, account credentials, etc.).
• We do not use advertising networks or user-tracking SDKs.
• We do not share location data with any third party other than OpenWeatherMap as described above.
• We do not store your location history.

Third-Party Services

Service	Purpose	Privacy Policy
OpenWeatherMap	Weather data and reverse geocoding	View Policy
Google Play Console	Crash reporting and stability analytics	View Policy

Children's Privacy

Spigot Sentry does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes materially, the updated version will be posted here with a revised date.

Contact

For questions about this privacy policy, contact: dylan@koch.technology