Privacy Notice

Last updated: 25 June 2026

This notice explains what personal data Nippy Index ("we", "us") collects when you use nippyindex.com, why, and what rights you have under UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018).

Who is responsible for your data

The data controller for Nippy Index is Nippy Index.

. You can contact us at hello@nippyindex.com.

What we collect and why

• Analytics data (only if you accept). If you accept analytics in our cookie banner, Google Analytics 4 collects information about how the tool is used - for example the pages and locations you view and an anonymous identifier. We use a custom event that records the type of location searched (coastal or inland) and the search term, to understand which areas people are interested in. This data is not used to identify you personally by us.
• Your last searched location. Stored only in your own browser so the tool can pre-fill your last search. It is not sent to us as analytics and is not shared with anyone.
• Technical data. Like any website, our hosting provider (Cloudflare) processes your IP address and basic request information to deliver the page and keep the service secure.

We do not ask for or store names, email addresses or accounts. We do not sell your data or use it for advertising profiling.

Lawful bases

• Consent - for analytics cookies (Google Analytics). You can withdraw consent at any time via "Cookie settings" in the footer of the homepage.
• Legitimate interests - for keeping the site available, secure and free from abuse (essential technical processing by our hosting provider).

Cookies and similar storage

Full details of every cookie and browser-storage item we use, and how to control them, are in our Cookie & Storage Policy.

Third parties

To deliver the page your browser connects to a small number of providers: Cloudflare (hosting), Google (web fonts, and Google Analytics only after you accept), and Cloudflare's cdnjs (the charting and sun/moon calculation libraries). The weather, marine, tidal and sunrise data shown in the tool are fetched by our own server from Open-Meteo, the UK Hydrographic Office (ADMIRALTY) and SunriseSunset.io; these requests are made by us, not directly by your browser.

How long we keep it

Analytics data is retained according to the retention period set in our Google Analytics property (between 2 and 14 months). Items stored in your browser remain until you clear them or change your cookie choice. Hosting/security logs are kept only as long as needed for those purposes.

International transfers

Some providers (such as Google) may process data outside the UK. Where they do, they rely on safeguards recognised under UK data protection law, such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum.

Your rights

You have the right to access, correct, erase or restrict the processing of your personal data, to object to processing, and to data portability where applicable. To exercise any of these, email hello@nippyindex.com. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Changes

We may update this notice from time to time. The date at the top shows when it last changed.