Privacy Policy

Aorista (aorista.com) is a free utility website providing travel and everyday tools including a currency converter, world clock, and weather forecasts. Aorista is operated as an independent project based in Wellington, New Zealand. For questions about this policy, contact us at .

Aorista does not require registration or account creation. We do not collect your name, email address, or any other personally identifying information unless you contact us directly.

When you visit Aorista, our analytics provider (Google Analytics) automatically collects certain non-personal technical information, including:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Your approximate geographic location (country and city level, not precise location)
• The device type, browser, and operating system you are using
• How you arrived at the site (search engine, direct link, referral)
• General usage patterns such as which tools you use

This information is collected in aggregate and is used solely to understand how the site is being used and to improve the experience for all visitors.

Aorista uses cookies in the following ways:

• Analytics cookies — Google Analytics sets cookies to track sessions and page views. These cookies do not identify you personally.
• No advertising or affiliate cookies — Aorista shows no ads and uses no ad network or affiliate tracking, so none of these cookies are set.
• Functional cookies — Aorista uses your browser's localStorage (not cookies) to save pinned cities in the World Clock, your packing list (selections, ticks and items you add) and a copy of the latest exchange rates so the converter still works offline. This data stays on your device and is never transmitted to our servers.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Note that disabling cookies may affect some features of the site.

Aorista uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyse site traffic and usage patterns. Google Analytics collects data using cookies and JavaScript. The information generated is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website and to compile reports on site activity. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. For more information on how Google uses data, see Google's Privacy Policy.

Advertising: Aorista does not display advertisements and does not use any ad network.

Affiliate links: Aorista does not use affiliate links. Links to other websites are ordinary links: we receive nothing if you click them or buy something, and no tracking code is added. The other site’s own privacy policy applies once you are there. See our disclosure.

Email updates: Aorista does not currently offer an email signup. If one is added, your email address would be sent only if you choose to subscribe, directly to the email provider named on the form, and this policy will be updated first.

Aorista's tools use the following third-party services to provide live data:

• ExchangeRate-API (exchangerate-api.com) — provides daily exchange rates. Currency tools request rates from open.er-api.com directly from your browser. As with any web request, the service receives your IP address; no other personal data is sent.
• Frankfurter (frankfurter.dev) — a backup source of European Central Bank reference rates, used only if the main source is unavailable.
• Open-Meteo (open-meteo.com) — provides weather forecast data. When you view weather, your browser sends the city's coordinates (latitude and longitude) to Open-Meteo, and city searches send the text you type to Open-Meteo's geocoding service. If you press "My location", your browser asks your permission first; the coordinates are sent only to Open-Meteo to fetch the forecast and are not stored by Aorista.
• Google Fonts — Aorista loads fonts from Google Fonts. Google may collect certain information when fonts are loaded. See Google's Privacy Policy.

World clock times are calculated entirely within your browser using built-in JavaScript APIs. No data is sent to any external server for this feature.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access information we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to object to processing of your data
• The right to data portability

As Aorista does not collect personally identifiable information beyond what Google Analytics gathers automatically, most requests will be directed to Google. To exercise rights under GDPR, the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, or other applicable legislation, contact us at .

Aorista does not store personal data on its own servers. Analytics data collected by Google Analytics is retained according to Google's standard data retention policies, which you can configure in your Google Account settings.

localStorage data (pinned cities, packing lists, cached exchange rates) is stored only on your device and can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser's site data.

Aorista is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through this site, please contact us at and we will take steps to delete that information.

Aorista may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

For any privacy-related questions, requests, or concerns, please contact us at . We aim to respond to all enquiries within 5 business days.

Aorista is operated from Wellington, New Zealand. This policy is governed by New Zealand law and is designed to comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and, where applicable, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).