Privacy Policy
1. Overview
Michigan Lake Depths is designed to collect as little personal information as possible. We do not require accounts, and we do not sell personal information.
2. Information handled
Approximate location (optional). If you use the “Lakes near me” feature, your browser will ask your permission and, if granted, provide your approximate location. This is used within your browser to sort lakes by distance. It is not transmitted to us and is not stored.
Local preferences. Your light/dark theme choice is saved in your browser’s local storage. It is not personal information and is not sent to us.
Server logs. Our hosting provider records standard access logs (such as IP address, browser type, pages requested, and timestamps) for security, performance, and abuse prevention, per the provider’s policies.
Weather requests. Live weather is retrieved by your browser directly from the U.S. National Weather Service (api.weather.gov). That request — including your IP address — is made to NOAA/NWS under their policies, not ours.
3. Cookies and tracking
We do not use advertising cookies or third-party advertising trackers. Local storage is used only for your theme preference. [If you add analytics later, disclose the provider and purpose here.]
4. Advertising
The Service may display advertisements. These are sold directly by us and served as static images that we host ourselves. They do not use third-party ad networks, tracking scripts, web beacons, or advertising cookies, and they do not collect information about you. Selecting an advertisement takes you to the advertiser’s own website, which is governed by that advertiser’s policies, not ours. [If you later adopt a third-party ad network, this section and the cookie/consent disclosures must be updated, and a cookie-consent mechanism may be required.]
5. Third-party services
We rely on our hosting provider (for delivery and logs) and NOAA/NWS (for weather). These providers process data under their own privacy policies.
6. Children’s privacy
The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
7. Your choices and rights
You can decline or revoke the location permission in your browser at any time; the Service works without it. Depending on where you live (for example, under the CCPA or GDPR), you may have rights to access or delete personal information. Because we do not maintain a database of user information, such requests are limited in scope; contact us with any questions. [Counsel to tailor CCPA/GDPR language to your audience.]
8. Changes
We may update this policy; the effective date above reflects the latest version.