PawWalk is a simple app: it estimates how hot the ground is where you are, so you can decide when to walk your dog. It was built to collect as little data as possible. There are no accounts, no sign-ups, no analytics trackers, and we operate no servers — nothing you do in the app is sent to us.
With your permission, the app reads your device's approximate (coarse) location. Your coordinates are sent directly from your device to Open-Meteo, a weather data service, for the sole purpose of fetching the weather data (air temperature, sun, wind) used to estimate surface temperatures for your area. The town or suburb name shown in the app is resolved on your device by the operating system's own geocoder. We never receive, store, or log your location, and the app does not track your movements, your walks, or work in the background.
Your settings (dog profile toggles and whether you have purchased Remove Ads) and the most recent forecast are stored locally on your device only, so the app opens instantly. Deleting the app deletes this data.
The free version of the app shows a single banner ad served by Google AdMob. Ads are configured as non-personalised — we do not request ads based on your interests or profile. To serve and measure ads, Google may still collect certain device information (such as IP address and device identifiers) as described in Google's Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services. Purchasing Remove Ads removes advertising — and AdMob's data collection with it — entirely.
The one-time Remove Ads purchase is processed entirely by Apple's App Store or Google Play. We never see your name, payment details, or billing information.
The app is suitable for general audiences and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.
We handle personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. Because we collect and hold no personal information about you, there is usually nothing for us to access, correct, or delete — but if you have any questions or concerns, we genuinely want to hear them. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au).
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this address with a new effective date. Material changes will be noted in the app's release notes.
Ostapenko Studio
yury@ostapenko.com.au