Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 23, 2025

Introduction

Is It Visible ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website isitvisible.com.

Information We Collect

Privacy-First Approach: We collect virtually no personal data.

Information You Provide

We collect minimal personal information from users:

  • Email address (only if you contact us via hello@isitvisible.com)
  • Any information you include in your messages to us

Automatically Collected Information

We do NOT use cookies, analytics, or tracking scripts. The only automated data collection is:

  • Standard server logs: Our hosting provider automatically logs basic HTTP request information (IP addresses, timestamps, requested URLs) for security and performance monitoring. These logs are retained for a maximum of 30 days.

We do NOT track your browsing behavior, device type, location, or how you use our website.

How We Use Your Information

Given our minimal data collection, we use information only for:

  • Provide our service: Display real-time visibility forecasts and weather data (no personal data required)
  • Respond to inquiries: Answer questions and provide support via email (only if you contact us)
  • Improve accuracy: Use voluntary feedback to refine our visibility prediction algorithms
  • Security: Server logs help detect and prevent abuse, DDoS attacks, or security incidents

We do NOT use your data for advertising, marketing, profiling, or selling to third parties.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate our website:

Weather Data Provider: Open-Meteo

We use Open-Meteo, a free and open-source weather API, to fetch real-time forecast data for landmark locations.

Data shared: None of your personal information is sent to Open-Meteo. We request weather data server-side for fixed geographic coordinates (e.g., Lake Kawaguchiko for Mt. Fuji visibility). Open-Meteo does not receive your IP address, browser information, or any identifiable data about you.

Hosting Provider

Our website is hosted on cloud infrastructure. Server logs may include IP addresses, timestamps, and requested URLs for security and performance monitoring, retained for a maximum of 30 days.

Live Camera Feeds

We embed third-party live camera feeds (iframe embeds) from external sources. When you view these cameras, the camera provider may collect standard web analytics. We do not control their data practices. Please refer to each camera provider's privacy policy.

We do NOT use:

  • Google Analytics or any analytics services
  • Advertising networks or tracking pixels
  • Social media tracking (Facebook Pixel, etc.)
  • Marketing automation or CRM platforms

We do not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties.

Cookies: We Use ZERO Cookies

Is It Visible does not set any cookies whatsoever.

We do not use:

  • Essential cookies (not needed - our site is fully functional without them)
  • Performance or analytics cookies
  • Advertising or tracking cookies
  • Social media cookies
  • Marketing cookies

You can verify this in your browser's developer tools - our website sets no cookies at all. This means you can use our service without accepting any cookie banner or worrying about tracking.

Note: Third-party embedded content (like live camera feeds) may set their own cookies independently. We do not control this.

Data Retention

We retain information only as long as necessary to provide our services:

  • Email correspondence: Up to 2 years for support history
  • Server logs: Maximum 30 days (automatically purged by hosting provider)

We do not retain analytics data, browsing history, or behavioral tracking information because we do not collect it.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information:

  • HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
  • Secure hosting infrastructure with regular security updates
  • Access controls limiting who can view stored data
  • Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments

While we strive to protect your information, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights (GDPR & Privacy Regulations)

Because we collect virtually no personal data, exercising most privacy rights is straightforward. Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access: Request a copy of personal information we hold about you (likely only email correspondence if you contacted us)
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information (e.g., email correspondence)
  • Data Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format

To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@isitvisible.com. We will respond within 30 days.

Note: Because we use no tracking or analytics, there is no behavioral data to access, correct, or delete. Server logs are automatically purged after 30 days.

Children's Privacy

Our website is intended for general audiences and does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we discover we've collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it immediately.

International Users

Our website is accessible globally. If you access Is It Visible from outside your country of residence, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the country where our servers are located. By using our website, you consent to this transfer.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: hello@isitvisible.com

We will respond to privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.