Local Weather API

WeatherUnlocked – Terms and Conditions of Use

Last Updated: 27/06/2016

Acceptance of Terms

Use of this API is conditional on you reading and accepting the terms set out below and that, if you break with any of the conditions listed below, WeatherUnlocked will have the right to terminate your use of the API. Further, these conditions may at any time be updated by WeatherUnlocked, the last date of the update will be noted on this page of the website, and it is your responsibility to make yourself aware of any of changes and to abide by any changes.

Weather Unlocked reserves the right to limit or remove any account where the user is deemed to be acting out with what is considered ‘fair usage’.

Licence

In contracting with WeatherUnlocked by accepting and meeting these terms of use WeatherUnlocked allows you to a limited, worldwide, nonexclusive, non-transferable revocable license for your use for access, use, and to receive information via the API to transmit, use and display information obtained via the API for the uses allowed by these terms of use. In addition to allow you to integrate and use the obligatory WeatherUnlocked domain names, trademarks, logos necessary to acknowledge that WeatherUnlocked is the source of the data originating from the API.

Payment

Only after the agreement to these terms along with the stipulated non-refundable payment, as prescribed in the payment schedule for the identified service required, will you obtain rights of use under licence.

Rate Limits: Overage Policy

All plans have maximum requests per minute limits and daily request limits.

If you go over your plans requests per minute limit then further requests within that minute will return an error.

Daily request limits are calculated from 00:00 to 24:00 UTC. Once you reach your limit for the day any further request you send will return an error.

You can track usage (daily/weekly/monthly) within the admin area. In addition we will alert you when daily usage begins to reach the upper limit of your chosen plan;

  • For any day you reach 80% of your plan limits an email will be triggered and sent to you.
  • For any day you reach 90% of your plan limits an email will be triggered and sent to you.
  • For any day you reach 100% of your plan limits an email will be triggered and sent to you.

If you are getting email alerts warning you are reaching your plan limits we suggest you upgrade your plan.

Privacy Policy

WeatherUnlocked determination and implementation of its privacy policy is given the upmost importance. This policy sets out how any personal information collected in the process of supplying any of its services is secured and protected from any abuse. WeatherUnlocked also fully complies with the DATA Protection Act 1998, Information Commissioner’s Office Registration Number Z8961894

The personal Information covered by our privacy policy includes that collected on the registration on our site to place an order for data or data services together with the details necessary to administer and monitor your account. Also covered is any information provided to us in any forms, subscription process or any other forms of communication with WeatherUnlocked.

Storage of Information

WeatherUnlocked is responsible for the processing of your personal information. By submitting your personal information, you agree to the transfer, storing and/or processing of your data. WeatherUnlocked will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. Secure credit card and payment authorisation is handled by our payment provider, Braintree, and where credit card information is collected, we use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or equivalent secure technology with 128-bit encryption.

You may also access your registration details through the relevant customer administration page, using your customer password. Access is strictly controlled and password protected. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the WeatherUnlocked site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.

Use of information

WeatherUnlocked may use information about you to record of which services you have subscribed to and to deliver the services you have requested, to ensure that content is presented in the most efficient manner. We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to our advertisers or sell or rent out information to any other organisations.

If you do not want us to use your personal information in one or more of the ways mentioned above, please contact info@weatherunlocked.com. You can also manage your preferences in some services at any time by logging in and accessing your account information.

Cookies

WeatherUnlocked uses cookies, small pieces of data stored by your Internet browser, to obtain information about your general internet use. For pages which require registration and monitoring cookies need to be enabled and your browser will have specific instructions on how to control the acceptance of cookies and how to delete them from your system when required

Changes to our privacy policy

WeatherUnlocked privacy policy may on occasions be altered or updated and in order for you to be aware of our current privacy policy it is suggested that you visit this part of our site regularly. The privacy policy was last updated on the 27th June 2016.