1. Introduction

Welcome to Whatistheday ("we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about the data we collect. This Privacy Policy explains what information we gather, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data when you visit whatistheday.com (the "Site").

2. What Data We Collect

Whatistheday is primarily a client-side web application. We do not require user accounts or collect personal information directly. The following data may be processed:

• IP Address — Used temporarily for geo-detection (determining your country/region) to show relevant sun/moon times and holidays. Your IP is sent to ipapi.co for this purpose and is not stored by us.
• Analytics Data — Anonymized usage data (pages visited, interactions, browser type) collected via Google Analytics 4 only after you consent to cookies.
• Local Storage — Your preferences (e.g., favorite dates, cookie consent choice, theme preference) are stored locally in your browser and never transmitted to our servers.
• Device Information — Basic device metadata (screen size, browser version, operating system) may be collected by analytics for improving user experience.

3. How We Use Your Data

• Provide location-relevant content (sunrise/sunset times, local holidays, regional date formats)
• Understand how visitors use the Site to improve the user experience
• Monitor site performance, identify technical issues, and fix bugs
• Generate aggregate, anonymized statistics about site usage

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, or Switzerland, our legal basis for processing personal data is:

• Consent — Analytics cookies are only activated after you explicitly accept via our cookie consent banner.
• Legitimate Interest — Basic geo-detection to provide relevant content (e.g., showing your local holidays).

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Google Analytics 4 — Collects anonymized usage data. Only activated after you accept cookies. Google's Privacy Policy
• ipapi.co — Used to detect your approximate location (country/region) from your IP address. ipapi.co Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare / Hosting Provider — May process connection metadata (IP address, request headers) for security and performance. Standard web hosting practices apply.

6. Cookies

We use a cookie consent banner. Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) are only loaded after you explicitly accept. Essential cookies for site functionality may be used without consent, as permitted by law. You can change your cookie preference at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site.

7. Data Retention

We do not store personal data on our servers. Analytics data is retained by Google according to their retention policies (default: 14 months). Local storage data persists in your browser until you clear it.

8. Children's Privacy

Whatistheday is a general-audience site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA). If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Decline cookies — analytics will not load
• Clear local storage to remove all locally stored preferences
• Request access to, correction, or deletion of any personal data we hold
• Withdraw consent for analytics tracking at any time
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

Since no account or personal data is stored on our servers, most data rights are exercised directly through your browser settings.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions, requests, or concerns, contact us at: privacy@whatistheday.com