Grade A+ — Highly protective (score 100/100)
The National Weather Service maintains a highly protective privacy policy, explicitly stating it does not sell personal data and uses information only for the requested service.
Government service with transparent, non-commercial data practices.
We do not collect personally identifiable information (e.g., name, address, phone number, e-mail address) unless you provide it.
The NWS does not harvest your personal data; it only collects what you voluntarily submit to receive a service.
We destroy the information we collect when the purpose for which it was provided has been fulfilled unless we are required to keep it longer by statute, policy or both.
Data is not kept indefinitely; it is deleted once it is no longer needed for the service provided.
NWS may share information received from its Web sites with other Federal agencies.
While the NWS does not sell data, it reserves the right to share information with other federal agencies, particularly for security or law enforcement purposes.
Our cookies don't not contain any personally-identifiable information.
The cookies used by the NWS are for site functionality and do not track your personal identity.
Last reviewed 2026-08-02 under rubric v3.5.