Privacy

RayBar is built to be useful without watching you. Here's exactly what happens when you use it.

Geolocation

When you tap “Allow location,” we ask the browser for your coordinates and use them only on-device to center the map on you. Your location is never sent to any server — not ours, not anyone else's. If you decline, you can use Vancouver as a fallback and pan the map yourself.

We remember your choice in your browser's local storage so we don't prompt you again. You can clear it from your browser settings at any time.

Weather data

Weather requests are proxied through api.raybar.app, which runs on Cloudflare's edge. Your IP address is visible to Cloudflare while the request is in flight; their privacy policy applies (cloudflare.com/privacypolicy).

We cache weather responses by latitude/longitude for one hour so repeat lookups stay fast and free. We do not store your IP address or any per-request log persistently.

Analytics and cookies

No analytics in v1. No cookies. No tracking pixels.

Open data

RayBar is built on open data and we are grateful to the people and projects who make it possible:

• Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
• Basemap tiles by OpenFreeMap.
• Weather forecasts by Open-Meteo, licensed CC BY 4.0.
• Shadow data via ShadeMap (attribution per their terms).

Contact

Questions, corrections, or concerns? Email kamarshi@microsoft.com.

Updated 2026-04-28.