Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains what information DailyAQI (dailyaqi.com) does and does not collect, how the optional "near me" location feature works, how cookies and advertising are handled, and the choices you have. We have written it in plain language because a privacy policy should be understandable, not just present. In short: DailyAQI is a largely static information site, we do not ask you to create an account or hand over personal details, and your location — if you ever choose to share it — stays in your browser.

Information we collect

DailyAQI is built to work without collecting personal information from you directly. We do not run user accounts, we do not ask for your name, email or phone number to use the site, and we do not sell personal data. Like almost all websites, our servers may record standard, non-identifying technical information — such as the pages requested and general, aggregated traffic patterns — to keep the site running and understand roughly how it is used. This is ordinary web-server and analytics information, handled in aggregate, not a profile of you.

The "near me" location feature

The one place the site can use your location is the optional AQI near me feature, and it is designed to be completely private. When you tap "Use my location," your browser asks for your permission and, if you agree, provides approximate coordinates to a small script running on the page. That script calculates the nearest monitoring city entirely within your browser. Your location is never transmitted to our servers, never logged and never stored anywhere. If you never use the feature, or decline the browser prompt, no location is accessed at all, and you can still find your city by searching the directory by name.

Cookies and local storage

DailyAQI uses a small amount of local storage or cookies to remember your preferences — for example, your choice of light or dark theme — so the site behaves the way you left it. If advertising is shown to keep the site free (see below), advertising partners may set their own cookies. You can control or clear cookies at any time through your browser settings, and blocking them will not stop the core air-quality information from working, though it may reset preferences like your theme choice.

Analytics

To understand which pages are useful and how the site performs, we may use privacy-respecting, aggregate analytics. This tells us things like which cities are viewed most and whether pages load quickly; it does not tell us who you are. Where analytics are used, the aim is to improve the site's usefulness and reliability, not to build an individual profile of your browsing.

Advertising

DailyAQI may carry advertising so that the air-quality data can remain free for everyone. Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to show and measure ads, in line with their own privacy policies and applicable law. We choose privacy-respecting options where we can, and advertising never influences the air-quality numbers or the health guidance on the site, as set out in our editorial standards. You can typically manage ad personalisation through your browser or device settings.

Third-party data sources and links

The air-quality readings on this site come from third-party sources — the Central Pollution Control Board via India's open-data portal, and OpenAQ for world data — but consuming that data does not involve sharing anything about you with them. The site may also link out to external pages, such as official advisories; once you follow a link away from DailyAQI, the privacy practices of that other site apply, and we encourage you to read their policies.

Children's privacy

DailyAQI is a general-audience information site and is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Because we do not collect personal details from anyone to use the site, this feature is simple: there is no account, form or profile involved in reading air-quality data.

Your choices

You are in control of the small amount of data the site can touch. You can decline or revoke the location permission at any time in your browser; you can clear or block cookies and local storage through your browser settings; and you can manage advertising and analytics preferences at the browser or device level. None of these choices prevents you from reading the core air-quality information the site exists to provide.

Changes and contact

We may update this policy from time to time — for example, if we add a feature or change an analytics or advertising provider — and the current version will always be posted on this page. If you have a question about privacy on DailyAQI, or a request relating to your data, you can contact us and we will respond. For more about who we are and how the wider service works, see our about page.

Key takeaways

• DailyAQI has no user accounts and does not ask for or sell personal details.
• The "near me" feature computes your nearest city in your browser — your location is never sent to us or stored.
• Cookies/local storage remember preferences like your theme; you can control them in your browser.
• Any analytics are aggregate, and advertising never influences the air-quality data or health guidance.
• Air-quality data comes from CPCB and OpenAQ without sharing anything about you with them.