Rainline privacy policy

Last updated: 18 September 2026

Who develops Rainline

Rainline is an open-source Android widget developed by Hardly Working. Privacy and support contact: workinghardlyforyou@gmail.com. Rainline has no accounts, ads, analytics or tracking SDKs, and Hardly Working operates no forecast server.

Forecasts and location

Rainline sends the selected coordinates, rounded to four decimal places, directly to MET Norway (the Norwegian Meteorological Institute) over HTTPS. MET also receives your public IP address and Rainline’s application name and version. MET logs requests, including IP addresses and coordinates. Its privacy policy describes retention, including up to 90 days for IP addresses on weather-data sites that do not require login. Clearing Rainline does not delete MET’s logs.

Device location permission is optional. Following your position during forecast updates while the app is closed needs optional background location access. Rainline reuses recent fixes and does not continuously record a route. You can instead enter a fixed place or coordinates without location permission.

Place searches and external services

Searching by place name sends your search text to Android’s geocoding provider, whose own policies apply. Entering coordinates avoids this search. Android’s location services may use providers governed by your device settings.

Open Yr and other external links open a separate app or browser. Those services apply their own privacy policies. If you email support, Hardly Working receives your email address and message through Gmail to respond to your enquiry. These messages are separate from the app’s forecast data.

Data stored on your device

Rainline stores widget settings, the selected place, the latest followed position and a cache of up to 16 forecast locations privately on your device. Old cache entries are pruned when new ones are saved. Settings remain until changed or removed. Cloud backup and device transfer are disabled for app data.

Diagnostics contain technical status information and the latest update timestamps, not coordinates, place names or device identifiers. Rainline does not upload them. Copying a report puts it on Android’s clipboard; you decide whether to send it elsewhere.

Your choices and deletion

Revoke location access in Android settings at any time. A fixed place remains available. Clear Rainline’s storage or uninstall it to delete its local settings, diagnostics and cached forecasts. This does not remove copies you chose to send to another service. Contact MET or your geocoding provider about data they retain. For support correspondence or privacy questions, contact workinghardlyforyou@gmail.com; support messages are retained only as needed to handle the enquiry and any applicable obligations.

Related policies

MET Norway’s privacy policy and API terms describe the weather service’s data handling. This policy applies to Rainline; Google Play, Android providers and services you open have their own policies.