Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement Summary:

We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting it. This statement explains how we collect, use, and share information when you use our website, services, our Mastodon instance, our Discord bot Prosochi, and our WeatherRadio service. We may share your information internally as necessary and will never sell it to third parties. We use cookies to enhance your user experience, but do not collect personal information. You can access and update your information at any time, and we take measures to protect it from unauthorized access.

Thank you for your interest in the Global Weather & EAS Society.

Data Collection:
We use Google Analytics on our website. We have full control over the data collected by Google Analytics, and we ensure that the data remains confidential. We may collect information about you when you visit our website, contact us, use our Mastodon instance, interact with Prosochi, or contribute to our WeatherRadio service. This information may include your name, email address, and other details you choose to provide.

Prosochi:
Prosochi, which is exclusive to our servers, collects the User ID of members only when a moderative action is applied. This data is securely stored in a database and is promptly removed whenever a moderative action expires or is needed for logging purposes. The data collected by the bot cannot be shared outside of our staff team.

WeatherRadio:
To contribute to our WeatherRadio service and stream your local weather radio station, you are required to fill out a form. This is done using Microsoft Forms. The form collects your name, email address, and the station you are streaming. This information is strictly used for operational and communication purposes and is only accessible to our staff. It is not used for any other purposes.

Our software used for streaming, does provide our team the IP addresses of the person streaming and the person listening. However, this information is not publicly available, saved or used in any manner.

Use of Collected Data:
We use the collected data to provide and improve our services, including our website, Mastodon instance, Discord bot functionality, and WeatherRadio service. Specifically, for Prosochi, User ID data is used solely for moderation purposes and ensuring the smooth operation of our community.

Information Sharing:
We may share your information internally as necessary to provide our services or as required by law. We may also share information on a “need to know” basis with the public. We will never sell your personal information to third parties. All information will always reside within the secure control of the Global Weather & EAS Society.

Data Security:
We store your data securely and take reasonable measures to protect it from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. Specifically, data collected by Prosochi is stored in a secure database directly accessible only to certain individuals of our Leadership Council.

User Rights:
You have the right to access your information at any time. For our Discord bot, users can view their moderation log at any time by running the /punishlog command within Discord. Due to the nature of Prosochi’s operation, the data cannot be deleted upon request unless the user leaves the community.

Cookies:
We use cookies on our website to enhance your user experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. We use cookies to remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and track your use of our website. Our cookies do not collect personal information or track your browsing activities on other websites.

Consent:
By using our website, contacting us, using our Mastodon instance, interacting with Prosochi or contributing to our WeatherRadio service, you consent to our collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this privacy statement. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us.

We may update this privacy statement from time to time based on changes to services we provide, and any changes will be effective when we post the updated statement on our website.

Updated: August 7, 2024