GP Weather ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. We collect minimal data to provide our Formula 1 weather forecasting and race analysis service:
Email Address: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address to send you race previews, insights, and blog post notifications. Your email is stored securely in our database alongside a unique unsubscribe token.
Cookies & Local Storage: We use cookies and browser local storage to remember your preferences (language, temperature unit, cookie consent status, notification settings) and to serve personalized advertisements.
Usage Data: We use Google Analytics to collect anonymized analytics data such as page views, session duration, browser type, device type, geographic region, and referral source to improve our service. This data is processed by Google under their Privacy Policy.
Analytics Events: We collect anonymized page view and interaction data (device type, language preference, pages visited) to understand how visitors use our site and improve the experience. This data is associated with random session identifiers, not personal information.
Sponsor Inquiries: If you submit a sponsorship inquiry, we collect your company name, contact name, email, phone number, and message to respond to your request.
IP Address: We temporarily log IP addresses for rate limiting purposes on form submissions (newsletter signup, sponsor inquiries). IP addresses are stored alongside email subscriptions to help prevent abuse.
Notification Permissions: If you opt in to rain alerts, we use the browser Notification API. No personal data is transmitted to our servers for this feature.
2. How We Use Your Information
To deliver weather forecast content and race insights for Formula 1 race weekends
To send email notifications about new blog posts and race previews (if subscribed)
To remember your display preferences (language, units) across sessions
To serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
To analyze aggregate site usage and improve performance
To respond to sponsorship inquiries
To prevent abuse through rate limiting
3. Email Communications
When you subscribe to GP Weather email updates:
We send you notifications when new blog posts and race previews are published
We send a welcome email confirming your subscription
Every email includes an unsubscribe link — you can opt out at any time with one click
We do not sell, share, or rent your email address to third parties
Email delivery is handled by Resend, a third-party email service provider (see Section 4)
If you unsubscribe, your email is marked as inactive in our database. You can re-subscribe at any time.
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect or process data:
Google Analytics: Collects anonymized usage data (page views, session duration, device/browser info, geographic region) to help us understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish unique users. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google AdSense: Serves advertisements on our site. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings.
Resend: Handles email delivery for our newsletter and notification emails. When we send you an email, your email address is transmitted to Resend for delivery. Resend processes this data under their Privacy Policy.
OpenWeatherMap: Provides weather data. API requests are made from our server; no user data is shared with OpenWeatherMap.
Open-Meteo: Provides historical weather data. Requests are made client-side using only geographic coordinates of F1 circuits, not user location data.
Anthropic (Claude): Powers our race insight analysis and blog content generation. No user data is sent to Anthropic — only race, weather, and circuit data is processed.
Google Fonts: Serves web fonts. Google may collect IP addresses and browser data per their privacy policy.
5. Cookies
We use the following types of cookies:
Essential cookies: Required for site functionality (preferences, consent status, admin sessions).
Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant ads and measure ad performance.
Analytics cookies: Set by Google Analytics (e.g., _ga, _ga_*) to distinguish unique users and track session data. These cookies expire after 2 years.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.
6. Data Retention
Preferences: Stored locally in your browser and can be cleared at any time through your browser settings.
Email subscriptions: Retained until you unsubscribe. Unsubscribed records are marked inactive but retained for re-subscription support.
Analytics data: Page view and event data is retained on our servers. Anonymized session identifiers are not linked to personal information.
Sponsor inquiries: Retained for the purpose of responding to and managing business inquiries.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information. All data is transmitted over HTTPS. Email subscriptions and other data are stored in a secured PostgreSQL database with encrypted connections. Admin access is protected by hashed passwords and session-based authentication.
8. Children's Privacy
Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
9. Your Rights
You have the right to:
Unsubscribe from email communications at any time via the link in every email
Clear your local data at any time via browser settings
Request deletion of your email address from our database by contacting us
Opt out of Google Analytics tracking via the browser add-on
Opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings
Disable notifications through your browser settings
Contact us with any privacy concerns
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
11. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at Support@GPWeather.com.