Last updated: 17 September 2026
Sun Miguel (the website at sunmiguel.uk and the iPhone and Android apps) is run by James Appleby, who is responsible for the information described here. This page covers the website and the apps alike.
Sun Miguel has no sign-up. Drink prices, sun reports, answers to “where do people sit outside?”, flags, outlines and requests to add a missing pub or a city are sent anonymously: we don't store a name, an account or your IP address with anything you add. Please don't put personal details in the optional notes, because notes are shown publicly.
There are no analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, and nothing is shared with advertisers or data brokers. The only cookie is for our editors' sign-in.
A small number of editors, added by hand, can sign in to review suggestions and edit the map. For each editor we keep their editor name and a scrambled (hashed) form of their password, never the password itself. Signing in sets a cookie that lasts up to 30 days or until they sign out. When an editor changes the map, such as marking a pub as closed, their editor name is recorded with the change. Editors can ask for their account to be removed at any time.
The map loads its pictures directly from our satellite imagery provider (Esri or MapTiler) and OpenStreetMap (street map). Like any website, they see your IP address when they send them. Weather forecasts come from Open-Meteo through our server, so Open-Meteo doesn't see your device.
If you choose Draw it in OpenStreetMap, you're taken to openstreetmap.org, which has its own account and privacy policy; edits there are public.
Near me asks for your location only when you tap it (in the apps, through your phone's usual location permission). Your position is used on your device to work out which pubs are close by, and your exact coordinates are never sent to us. Our server is then asked how sunny those pubs are and what the weather is at the nearest one, so it does learn roughly which area you are in. Those requests appear in the web server logs above and are deleted after 7 days.
Favourites, your answers to “where do people sit outside?” and the last part of the map you looked at are saved on your device (in your browser, or inside the app) and are never sent anywhere. Clearing your browser's site data, or deleting the app, removes them.
Because contributions are anonymous we usually can't link anything to you, but you can ask us what we hold about you, or ask us to correct or delete it, using the email below. We use server logs because we have a legitimate interest in keeping the site secure and working. If you're unhappy with how we handle your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
See also our terms of use. Questions about this page: james@applebytechnical.com.