AccuWeather privacy rating

Summary

AccuWeather scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the weather apps criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

Score 0 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

• ✖No

  Open source ×3Weight 3 of 3

  Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

  Closed source.

• ✖No

  No trackers or telemetry ×3Weight 3 of 3

  Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?

  The Exodus report finds Google AdMob, Google Crashlytics, Google Firebase Analytics and Urban Airship in the Android app.

  reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org

• ✖No

  No ads or data sales ×2Weight 2 of 3

  Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

  Funded by advertising. The privacy policy says data collected through cookies for targeted advertising may be considered a sale or sharing under California law.

  accuweather.com

• ✖No

  Independent audit ×2Weight 2 of 3

  Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

  No independent audit is published.