What Weather.Co knows about you. (Almost nothing.)
No accounts. No data sold. No analytics SDKs. Plain-English explanation of what Weather.Co reads, sends, and stores.
1. Information we collect
Weather.Co does not require an account. We do not collect your name, email, phone number, contacts, or device identifiers.
When you ask for weather at your current location, the app requests your location from iOS. That coordinate is sent to weather-data providers (see below) to fetch the relevant forecast and observations. It is not associated with you, not retained on our servers (we have none), and never sold to third parties.
2. Where the weather data comes from
Weather.Co aggregates data from public weather and aviation-weather sources:
- NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Weather Service — forecasts & alerts
- Aviation Weather Center — METAR, TAF, AIRMET, SIGMET
- FAA — NOTAMs, D-ATIS, aviation data
- SPC — convective outlooks, MCDs
- NEXRAD — radar imagery
When you request weather, the app sends location coordinates and the request type (e.g. "current conditions for KMSP") to these providers. They process the request to return the data; the app does not log or relay your queries to any Kuhlman.Co server.
3. What we don't collect
Weather.Co does not create user accounts, collect personal information, use analytics or advertising SDKs, run crash-reporting, or share data with data brokers. Favorite locations and preferences are stored locally on your device using standard iOS system storage and are never transmitted to any server we operate.
4. PIREP submission
If you choose to submit a PIREP (pilot report) from inside the app, the report is sent directly to the appropriate weather-service ingest endpoint. The submission may include your aircraft type, position, altitude, and conditions you observed. PIREPs are public by nature — they're shared back to other pilots. Don't include personal information in the free-text field.
5. Your choices
You can revoke location permission at any time in iOS Settings → Weather.Co → Location. You can disable push notifications in iOS Settings → Notifications → Weather.Co. Either choice may limit functionality but won't prevent you from using the app — the route briefing won't auto-detect your departure airport, but you can still type one in.
6. CFI / flight school program
Weather.Co is free for active CFIs and flight schools (the standing offer on every page of this site). When you apply for that access, we receive your email address and either your CFI certificate number or your school's name. We use that information only to verify eligibility and flip your account to Pro. We do not share these enrollment records with anyone outside the studio.
7. Children
Weather.Co is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
8. Changes to this policy
If we change anything substantive, we'll update the "Last updated" date above and note the change in the next app version's release notes. We won't change the privacy promise box above without making it loud.
9. Contact
Questions, concerns, or "wait, what?" emails: ethan@kuhlman-co.com.