1. Overview and scope
Ski Live Cam ("we," "us" or "our") operates skilivecam.com, a public directory of ski and scenic destination cameras, weather context and travel editorial (the "Site"). This policy explains how information is processed when you visit the Site, load third-party content, choose your analytics-cookie settings or contact us.
The Site does not currently offer user accounts, comments, direct hotel bookings or payment processing. Third-party camera, weather, analytics and infrastructure providers process information under their own privacy notices where they control those services.
2. Information we process
Site delivery and security data
When you request a page, our hosting and security providers may process your IP address, request date and time, requested URL, referring page, browser and device characteristics, approximate network or country information, error details and security signals. This information is used to deliver the Site, diagnose issues, measure reliability, prevent abuse and protect the service.
Contact enquiries
If you use the contact form, we collect the name, email address, subject and message you provide. We also store timestamps, the page from which the message was submitted and an internal status so authorised administrators can organise, review and respond to enquiries. We store a hashed version of request information for abuse prevention; we do not need raw IP addresses in the contact database for ordinary message handling.
Browser storage
The Site may cache resort weather data and a timestamp in session storage for a short period, currently up to ten minutes, to reduce repeat requests. Weather cache entries relate to fixed resort coordinates, not your device's precise location. If you switch the directory between its grid and list layouts, the Site saves that choice in local storage so the directory opens the same way next time.
3. Analytics and consent mode
We use Google Analytics 4 with Google Consent Mode. The Google tag loads with analytics and advertising storage denied, and the Site never changes that setting, so analytics runs without cookies. Google receives only limited, cookieless measurement signals such as the consent state, page address, referrer, timestamp, browser or device information and coarse network information. These signals do not use Analytics cookies or a persistent Analytics device identifier and may contribute to aggregated or modelled reporting rather than an identifiable visitor profile.
The Site sets no analytics cookies and therefore shows no cookie banner: there is nothing to opt in to. Our Google Analytics measurement ID is G-G88ZKKEJ0V. Advertising storage, ad-user-data and ad-personalisation consent are also always denied.
We use analytics to understand which destination pages are useful, how visitors move through the directory and where technical or content improvements may be needed. We do not intentionally send contact-form content, names or email addresses to Google Analytics.
4. Why we process information
We process technical request and security information to provide, maintain and protect the Site and to pursue our legitimate interests in reliable, secure operation. We process contact information to respond to an enquiry, manage a rights or privacy request, protect our legal rights and meet legal obligations. We do not use analytics cookies or persistent Analytics identifiers. Limited cookieless measurement, described in section 3, runs for all visitors and does not vary by location; you can prevent it with a browser or content-blocking control.
Where another lawful basis is required or more appropriate, we may process information to comply with law, perform an agreement with you, or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
5. Camera, weather, analytics and infrastructure providers
YouTube
Some destination pages feature YouTube live cameras. Preview thumbnails of YouTube cameras are loaded from YouTube's image servers (i.ytimg.com) when you open a page that lists them; the player itself still loads only when you choose to start a video. We use YouTube's privacy-enhanced youtube-nocookie.com domain where available. After a player loads, Google and YouTube receive the technical information needed to deliver it and may use cookies or similar technologies under their own terms and privacy policies.
Official camera operators
Some destinations use a resort, tourism organisation, Roundshot, Skaping or other operator's player, image or camera page. Interactive players and framed pages generally load after your click; current still images may load as part of the page. When content loads, its operator receives ordinary browser request information and may use its own cookies or similar technology.
Open-Meteo
Your browser requests weather data from Open-Meteo for fixed coordinates associated with the resort page, not your device's precise location. Open-Meteo receives the technical request data needed to return the forecast and handles it under its own privacy terms.
Google Analytics
Google provides Google Analytics 4. Its tag loads on Site pages with storage denied and always stays in that restricted, cookieless mode, sending only limited measurement signals. Google may process analytics information on servers outside your country under its own terms and privacy information.
Fonts
The Site uses Source Serif 4, an open-licence typeface. The font files are served from skilivecam.com itself, so displaying the Site's text does not send a request to Google Fonts or any other third-party font service.
Cloudflare
Cloudflare hosts, delivers and protects the Site. Contact enquiries are stored in Cloudflare D1 and made available through a restricted management portal to authorised administrators. Cloudflare may process network, operational and security data across its global infrastructure to provide these services and prevent abuse.
We may also disclose limited information to professional advisers, regulators, courts, law-enforcement bodies or other parties where reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect rights and safety, investigate misuse, or establish or defend legal claims. If the Site or relevant assets are reorganised or transferred, information may be disclosed to parties involved subject to appropriate safeguards.
6. Cookies, consent and your controls
Analytics and advertising storage are always denied. The Site sets no analytics cookies, so it shows no cookie banner and there is nothing to opt in to; the camera directory, weather pages and contact form work the same for every visitor. You can block the remaining cookieless measurement with a browser or content-blocking control, and you can delete Site data through your browser.
Loading a third-party camera is a separate choice. Those providers may place cookies or use similar technology once their content is requested. Browser privacy settings, content blockers and private-browsing modes may limit these technologies, but may also prevent some players from working.
We do not sell personal information, and we do not use contact details for third-party behavioural advertising. The Site does not currently respond to every browser "Do Not Track" signal because there is no single accepted standard; use the browser and content-blocking controls described here instead.
7. Contact-form management
Contact submissions are stored in our Cloudflare D1 database and accessed through an administrative portal. Portal access is limited to authorised people who need it to review, categorise, investigate or respond to messages. Internal status labels help us track whether a message is new, reviewed or resolved.
We use contact submissions only to handle the request, maintain service and rights-request records, prevent misuse, improve support and comply with law. We do not add your email address to a marketing list merely because you contacted us.
8. Retention
We retain contact-form records while an enquiry is active and ordinarily for up to 24 months after it is closed, unless a shorter period is appropriate or we need to retain it longer for a continuing dispute, rights request, safety concern, abuse prevention or legal obligation. We then delete or anonymise it where reasonably practicable.
Operational and security logs are kept only as long as reasonably necessary for delivery, troubleshooting, security and legal compliance. Analytics retention is controlled through our Google Analytics settings. Browser-stored data remains until it expires or you clear it. Third-party providers determine their own retention periods under their policies.
9. International processing
The Site is available globally, and Cloudflare, Google, camera operators and other providers may process information in countries other than the one where you live. Privacy laws in those countries may differ. Where we are responsible for an international transfer, we use a legally recognised transfer mechanism or another lawful basis where required.
10. Security
We use proportionate technical and organisational safeguards designed to protect information, including encrypted transmission, security headers, access restrictions for the management portal and Cloudflare platform protections. No internet service, database or transmission method is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Your choices and privacy rights
You can block analytics requests through browser or content-blocking controls, avoid loading third-party media, clear browser storage and choose not to submit the contact form. Depending on where you live, you may also have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of or a copy of personal information; to object to or restrict certain processing; to withdraw consent without affecting earlier lawful processing; and to complain to your local data-protection authority.
To exercise a right, contact us using the details below and describe your request. We may ask for information reasonably necessary to confirm your identity and protect information from unauthorised disclosure. Some rights are subject to exceptions, and we will explain our response where required.
12. Children
The Site is a general-audience travel information service and is not directed to children under 13 or any higher minimum age required by local law. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us without appropriate permission, please contact us so we can review and delete it where required.
13. Changes to this policy
We may revise this policy as the Site, providers, legal requirements or business practices change. We will update the effective date and make material changes reasonably prominent. Where law requires consent or direct notice for a new use, we will provide it before that use begins.
14. Contact
For a privacy request or question, use the Site's contact form. Please identify the relevant page or submission and do not send identity documents or other sensitive records unless we ask you to use a secure method.