StormCall Privacy Policy

Last updated: [DATE] · Operated by StormCall · Contact: [YOUR-EMAIL]

StormCall connects linemen and employers for storm-restoration work. This policy explains what we collect and why, in plain language. We do not sell your personal information.

1. Information you provide

• Profile: your name, classification (e.g. Journeyman), IBEW local and ticket/book number, home city/state, and contact info you enter. Your local and ticket number are shown to foremen when you respond to their call, to speed up onboarding.
• Content you post: storm calls, crew availability, and forum ("The Yard") posts.

2. Location

If you tap "Use my current location," your device's GPS coordinates are used to set your home base and are sent to a reverse-geocoding service to turn them into a city/state. We use your home location only to (a) sort jobs by drive distance and (b) fetch local weather alerts. You can instead type a city manually and never share GPS.

3. How your data is stored

• Local mode: if cloud sync is off, everything stays in your browser on your device and is never sent to our servers.
• Cloud mode: if enabled, your posts, calls, and profile are stored in Google Firebase (Firestore) so other users can see shared content. You are signed in with an anonymous Firebase ID.

4. Third-party services we call

• National Weather Service (weather.gov) — live storm alerts.
• Open-Meteo — converts a city name to map coordinates.
• BigDataCloud — converts GPS coordinates to a city/state.
• Google Firebase — database, anonymous sign-in (cloud mode only).
• Google Fonts — typography.

Each provider receives only what's needed to perform its function (e.g. a city name or coordinates) and is governed by its own privacy policy.

5. Payments

If/when paid membership is enabled, payments are processed by Stripe. We never see or store your full card number; Stripe handles it under PCI-compliant standards.

6. Your choices

• Use "Log out & reset this device" in your Profile to erase local data.
• Decline the location permission and type your city instead.
• Email us at [YOUR-EMAIL] to request deletion of cloud content tied to you.

7. Children

StormCall is for working professionals and is not directed to anyone under 18.

8. Changes

We'll update this page and the "Last updated" date when this policy changes.