Hello Earth

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Hello Earth ("the app", "we") is a globe-led world newspaper that shows localised news, radio, weather, photos, live webcams, flight and marine radar, and public social posts for countries around the world. This policy explains what limited data we handle and why.

Information we collect

Anonymous usage analytics. When you open the app we record a visit event containing an anonymous visitor identifier, the referring website (if any), and the page path. We do not ask for your name, email, or any account details — the app has no login.
Approximate country from IP address. Our server performs a best-effort lookup of the visitor's country from the IP address of the request (via a third-party IP geolocation service) so we can show aggregate visitor-country statistics. We do not store your full IP address for tracking, and we do not build advertising profiles.
Device location (optional). If you grant location permission, the app uses your device's GPS coordinates once, on launch, only to open the edition for your current country. Coordinates are not stored on our servers. You can decline, and the app falls back to a default country.

How we use it

Data is used solely to operate and improve the app: to display the correct local edition, to show aggregate visitor counts, and to understand which countries our audience comes from. We do not sell your data or share it with advertisers.

Third-party services

The app fetches public content from third-party providers, each governed by its own terms and privacy practices: Mapbox (maps), Google News RSS (headlines), Radio Browser (radio), Open-Meteo (weather), Wikimedia Commons (photos), Windy (webcams), adsb.lol / adsbdb.com (flights), AISstream (ships), and Mastodon (social posts). Loading this content may expose your IP address to those providers as part of a standard web request.

Data retention

Anonymous visit records are retained for analytics and may be aggregated or deleted over time. No personal identifiers are attached to them.

Children's privacy

The app is a general-audience news product and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Your choices

Decline the location permission — the app still works with a default country.
Use your device/browser controls to clear local storage at any time.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Contact the developer at support@emergent.sh.