Last updated June 24, 2026
This Privacy Notice for The Arc-Hives, LLC (doing business as Threshold) ("we," "us," or "our") describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you have questions, please contact us at admin@thearc-hivesindex.com.
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice. You can find more details about any of these topics by using the table of contents below.
What personal information do we process? When you use our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us, the choices you make, and the features you use. This includes your email address, device location, and device identifiers for push notifications.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We process precise location data to provide weather monitoring at your location. We do not process other categories of sensitive personal information such as racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs.
Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties. Weather data is fetched from NOAA public APIs on your behalf and is not shared with third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide weather monitoring, send severe weather alerts, and administer your account. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.
In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations such as a business transfer. We do not sell your personal information.
How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located, applicable privacy law may give you certain rights regarding your personal information.
How do you exercise your rights? Contact us at admin@thearc-hivesindex.com. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services or otherwise contact us. The personal information we collect may include:
We collect and process your precise device location when you use the Services. This location data is used solely to monitor weather conditions and severe weather risk at your chosen locations. You may add locations manually without granting device location access. If you wish to change our access to your device location, you may do so in your device settings.
If you use our application, we also collect the following information if you provide us with access or permission:
All personal information you provide must be true, complete, and accurate. Please notify us of any changes to your personal information.
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services and to send weather alerts.
We process your personal information for the following reasons:
In Short: We may share information in specific situations with the following third parties.
We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. Weather data is fetched from NOAA public APIs (SPC, NWS, MRMS, AIGEFS) and is not user data — it is publicly available weather information retrieved on your behalf.
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required by law. We will keep your information for the period of time in which you have an account with us. When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it.
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 13 years of age.
We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 13 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 13. If we learn that personal information from users less than 13 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under 13, please contact us at admin@thearc-hivesindex.com.
In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided below.
You may review or update your account information by logging into your account settings. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. We may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, or comply with legal requirements.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at admin@thearc-hivesindex.com.
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. As no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized, we do not currently respond to DNT signals. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Notice.
In Short: If you are a resident of certain US states, you may have specific rights regarding your personal information.
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about the personal information we maintain about you, correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information.
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers | Email address, account name, device push token | YES |
| B. Personal information (California Customer Records statute) | Name, contact information | NO |
| C. Protected classification characteristics | Gender, age, race, ethnicity | NO |
| D. Commercial information | Subscription status (via Google Play / RevenueCat) | YES |
| E. Biometric information | Fingerprints, voiceprints | NO |
| F. Internet or network activity | App usage patterns | NO |
| G. Geolocation data | Precise device location (used for weather monitoring only) | YES |
| H. Audio, electronic, sensory information | Images, audio, video | NO |
| I. Professional or employment-related information | Job title, employment history | NO |
| J. Education information | Student records | NO |
| K. Inferences drawn from personal information | Profile or preference inferences | NO |
| L. Sensitive personal information | Precise geolocation, account login credentials | YES |
We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services or for as long as you have an account with us.
To exercise these rights, contact us by emailing admin@thearc-hivesindex.com or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity. If we cannot verify your identity from existing information, we may request additional information for verification and security purposes.
Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at admin@thearc-hivesindex.com. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently.
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at admin@thearc-hivesindex.com or contact us by post at:
The Arc-Hives, LLC
2207 Newton St.
Columbus, IN 47203
United States
Based on the applicable laws of your country or state of residence in the US, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please email us at admin@thearc-hivesindex.com.