Tornado Hub is an educational weather website. This policy explains what information may be collected when you use the site, how advertising and analytics technologies may work, and what choices you have.
We do not sell personal information directly. The site may use third-party advertising, analytics, affiliate, and hosting services that collect data under their own policies.
Information we may collect
- Basic technical data such as browser type, device type, referring pages, approximate location, and pages viewed.
- Voluntary messages you send through contact links or issue reports.
- Local browser data used for non-sensitive features such as article view tracking or saved preferences.
Advertising cookies and third-party ads
The site may use third-party ad networks, including Adsterra-related domains such as highperformanceformat.com and effectivecpmnetwork.com. Those vendors may use cookies, scripts, or similar technologies to serve, limit, and measure ads.
Google AdSense
This site uses Google AdSense to serve ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Google uses the DoubleClick cookie (and similar identifiers) to serve ads. This cookie is set when you visit a site that uses Google advertising products.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
- For more detail on how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and other regions with applicable privacy laws are shown a consent choice before personalized advertising cookies are set, in line with those laws. Where required, ads are limited to non-personalized advertising until consent is given.
Users can use browser settings, privacy extensions, or participating industry opt-out tools to limit personalized advertising and manage cookies. Some ad network choices may be controlled on the vendor's own privacy or opt-out pages.
We avoid ad formats that hijack normal page clicks, force unexpected full-page navigation, or make the site difficult to use. Display banners, native placements, and clearly framed ad slots are preferred.
Analytics and site measurement
We may use server logs, privacy-conscious counters, or analytics tools to understand which pages are useful, diagnose technical issues, and improve navigation. Article popularity features may use aggregate or local counts rather than identifying a specific person.
Affiliate links
Some pages may include affiliate links. If you click a link and buy something, the site may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links do not change our educational safety advice.
Children and students
The site includes student-friendly weather education content, but it is not directed at collecting personal information from children. Students should use classroom and project pages with a parent, guardian, or teacher when appropriate.
Contact and correction messages
If you contact us, we may use your message and contact details only to respond, investigate corrections, or maintain the site. Do not send sensitive personal information.
Your choices
- Use browser settings to block or delete cookies.
- Use privacy extensions or participating industry opt-out tools to limit personalized advertising.
- Review ad vendor privacy choices where available.
- Contact us through the Contact page for correction or privacy questions.