This Privacy Policy explains how Deep Space Astro ("we," "us," or "I") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit deepspaceastro.net (the "Site"). Deep Space Astro is a personal astrophotography website operated by Rich Stevenson. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described below.
01 Information We Collect
We keep data collection to a minimum. The Site collects information in only two ways:
Information you provide
When you use our contact form, you choose to provide your name, email address, and the contents of your message. We use this solely to read and reply to your inquiry.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, when you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including your approximate location, device and browser type, pages viewed, and how you interact with the Site. This is used for analytics and advertising as described below. We do not collect this information to personally identify you.
02 Cookies & Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. The Site uses cookies for two purposes:
- Analytics — to understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it.
- Advertising — to display ads and, where permitted, make them more relevant.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time, and you can manage personalized advertising as described in the next section. Blocking some cookies may affect how the Site functions.
03 Third-Party Services
We rely on a few trusted third parties to run the Site. Each handles your data under its own privacy policy:
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to measure traffic and understand how the Site is used. Google may set cookies and process usage data on our behalf. See Google's Privacy Policy and How Google uses data from sites that use its services.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info/choices or youronlinechoices.eu (EU).
Web3Forms
Our contact form is delivered by Web3Forms, which processes your submission and forwards it to our inbox. See the Web3Forms Privacy Policy.
Embedded content
Some pages embed content from third parties such as YouTube and Buy Me a Coffee. These services may set their own cookies and collect data when you interact with their content, governed by their respective privacy policies.
04 How We Use Information
- To respond to messages you send through the contact form.
- To operate, maintain, and improve the Site.
- To measure Site traffic and performance through analytics.
- To display advertising that helps support the Site.
- To comply with legal obligations and protect against misuse or fraud.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use your contact-form details for marketing.
05 Your Privacy Rights (EU / UK — GDPR)
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to our processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. Our legal bases for processing are your consent (for advertising and analytics cookies), and our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Site and responding to your inquiries.
Where required, advertising and analytics cookies are loaded only after you consent through the cookie/consent banner shown to visitors in applicable regions. You can withdraw consent at any time through that banner or your browser settings.
06 Your Privacy Rights (United States)
Depending on your state of residence (for example, California under the CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, to correct it, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising.
We do not sell personal information for money. However, the use of advertising cookies may be considered "sharing" or a "sale" under some state laws. You can opt out of personalized ads using the links in Section 03, and through the Global Privacy Control signal where supported. To exercise any right, contact us using the link below.
07 Data Retention
Contact-form messages are kept only as long as needed to handle your inquiry and our records. Analytics and advertising data are retained according to the providers' standard retention periods. You may ask us to delete a message you have sent at any time.
08 Children's Privacy
The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will delete it.
09 Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Significant changes will be reflected on this page, so we encourage you to review it periodically.
10 Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please reach out through our contact form. We're happy to help.
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