Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2025-03-21
👋 Overview
Holiday Optimizer is a web application that helps optimize holiday planning. While the core functionality runs in your browser, some external services and local storage are utilized to enhance the experience. This privacy policy explains what information is collected, how it is used, and the measures taken to protect your privacy.
🔒 Data Usage and Storage
Here's how your data is handled:
- Local storage is used to save your preferences and holiday planning data
- All locally stored data remains on your device and is under your control
- This data can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser's local storage
- API calls are made to external services for holiday data and calculations
- Some basic data (like country codes, coordinates) is shared with external APIs as necessary for core functionality
- No sensitive personal information such as names, emails, or identifiers is intentionally collected
Your privacy is important - only what's necessary for the app to function effectively is processed.
🌐 External Services & Browser APIs
The following services and browser features are utilized:
- Browser's Geolocation API - Used to detect your current location (with your permission)
- Nager.Date API - Used to fetch public holiday information for different countries
- BigDataCloud API - Used for location and timezone data to enhance holiday planning accuracy
When using the application:
- Your browser will ask for permission before accessing your location
- Granting location permission enables the app to use that data for holiday planning features
- Each third-party service has its own privacy policy regarding how your data is processed
For information about how these services handle your data, please refer to their respective privacy policies:
📊 Analytics
Umami Analytics is used to understand how the application is used and improve the user experience. Umami describes itself as a privacy-focused analytics platform. For detailed information about what data Umami collects and how it is used, please refer toUmami's Privacy Policy.
☁️ Hosting Infrastructure
The application is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may collect and process certain information as part of providing their hosting services. For details about what information Cloudflare collects and how they use it, please refer to Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.
📖 Open Source
This is an open-source project, and its complete source code is available for review. Privacy practices can be verified by examining the code in the public repository.
🔄 Updates
This privacy policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes in how data is handled. Any updates will be reflected in the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Users are encouraged to review this policy periodically.