Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Slabcast is developed and published by Abdullah Onur Şimşek, an individual developer based in Türkiye, under the name Berry Film&ART. Abdullah Onur Şimşek is the data controller for the limited processing described in this policy. You can contact us at any time using the email address at the bottom of this page.

2. Information we do not collect

Slabcast does not require an account or sign-in. We do not ask for your name, email address, phone number or any profile information. We do not run our own servers that store user data, and we do not use analytics tools that track you across other apps or websites.

On Android, the app may occasionally ask you to rate it using Google Play's in-app review prompt. This prompt is shown and handled by Google; we do not receive your rating or review through the app.

3. Location

If you allow location access, Slabcast uses your device's coordinates only to show the weather where you are. On iOS, the coordinates are sent to Apple WeatherKit to retrieve the forecast, and to Apple's geocoding service to look up place names and time zones for your location and for the cities you search for.

On Android, the coordinates are sent to OpenWeather (One Call API) to retrieve the forecast. Place names and time zones for your location are looked up using Android's built-in Geocoder (which relies on Google's geocoding service on your device) and OpenWeather's geocoding service, and city search uses OpenWeather's geocoding service. The Android app requests both approximate and precise location permission; you can allow approximate location only, or deny location access entirely.

We do not store your location and never share it with advertisers. You can deny or revoke location access at any time in your device settings; Slabcast will then show a default city and the cities you add manually.

4. Advertising (Google AdMob)

The free version of Slabcast shows banner ads and, only if you choose to watch one, rewarded ads, delivered by Google AdMob. To serve and measure ads and to prevent fraud, Google may collect and process information such as your device's advertising identifier (on iOS only if you allow tracking; on Android, your device's advertising ID), IP address, approximate location derived from the IP address, device and operating-system details, and ad interaction data.

Before any ads are requested, Slabcast asks for your consent where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland) and shows the privacy choices required by certain US state laws, using Google's consent tools. On iOS, Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt lets you decide whether apps may use your advertising identifier; if you decline, ads are shown without it. Android has no such prompt: the app declares the advertising ID (AD_ID) permission, and Google may use your advertising ID. You can reset or delete your advertising ID at any time in Android settings (Settings → Google → Ads, or Settings → Privacy → Ads, depending on your device); if you delete it, ads are shown without it. Ads may be personalized or non-personalized depending on your choices.

This processing is carried out by Google under its own policies, listed below. If you subscribe to Slabcast Pro, Slabcast requests no ads and shows no consent or tracking prompts.

5. Data stored on your device

Your saved cities, selected theme, language, units, other settings, theme unlock periods and a short-lived forecast cache are stored only on your device. On iOS, part of this information is kept in a shared app group so the app's extensions can read it. On Android, all of it (including the 30-minute forecast cache and the data for home screen widgets) is kept in the app's private storage; the widgets read the same local cache and use the same data flow as the app. This information is not sent to us. Deleting the app removes it.

6. Weather data (Apple WeatherKit and OpenWeather)

On iOS, weather forecasts and alerts are provided by Apple Weather through Apple WeatherKit. Weather requests are processed by Apple in accordance with Apple's Privacy Policy. Data sources and the required attribution are shown in the app.

On Android, weather data is provided by OpenWeather (OpenWeather Ltd, openweathermap.org) through its One Call API. Weather and city search requests, including the coordinates sent and the city names you search for, are processed by OpenWeather in accordance with its own privacy policy. Home screen widgets get their data the same way.

7. Purchases

The Slabcast Pro subscription is sold and processed by Apple's App Store on iOS and by Google Play on Android. We never see or store your payment details. The app only checks, on your device, whether your subscription is active.

8. Legal bases (GDPR and KVKK)

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, processing related to providing the weather service is based on our legitimate interest in, and the necessity of, delivering the features you request. Personalized advertising and the use of your device's advertising identifier are based on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.

If you are in Türkiye, personal data is processed in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK), on the legal grounds described above and, where required, with your explicit consent.

9. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to its processing, to data portability, to withdraw consent, and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in Türkiye, the Personal Data Protection Authority; in the EU, your local data protection authority).

Because Slabcast keeps your data on your device, you can exercise most of these rights directly: change location access, ad tracking (on iOS) and your advertising ID (on Android) in your device settings, change your ad consent choices through the privacy options offered in the app where they apply to your region, or delete the app to erase all locally stored data. For data processed by Google for advertising, you can use Google's own privacy tools. For any other request, contact us by email.

10. International transfers

Apple, Google and OpenWeather may process data on servers located outside your country, including in the United States. These providers apply their own safeguards for international transfers, such as standard contractual clauses.

11. Retention

We do not keep personal data on our own servers. Information on your device stays there until you change it or delete the app. Apple, Google and OpenWeather retain data according to their own policies.

12. Children

Slabcast is a general-audience weather app and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Advertising is delivered in line with the app store policies for general-audience apps.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be published on this page with a new "last updated" date.

14. Contact

Slabcast is developed and published by Abdullah Onur Şimşek under the name Berry Film&ART. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us using the email address below.