Privacy Policy | Celestia Times

This Privacy Policy explains how Celestia Times (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses and protects information when you visit our website. By using the site, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Information we collect

Information you give us: if you use our contact form, we receive your name, email address and the content of your message.
Automatically collected information: like most websites, our servers and partners may log technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, pages viewed and the date and time of your visit.
Cookies and similar technologies: small files stored on your device. See our Cookie Policy for details.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information, and we do not sell your personal information.

How we use information

To operate, maintain and improve the website.
To respond to your messages and requests.
To understand how visitors use the site so we can improve our content.
To display advertising that helps keep our journalism free.
To protect the security and integrity of the site and comply with the law.

Advertising and third-party vendors

We may display advertisements served by third-party advertising companies, including Google. These vendors may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also learn more at How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
You can opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info or, in the EU/UK, www.youronlinechoices.eu.

Where required by law (for example in the EEA, UK and Switzerland), we ask for your consent before personalised advertising or analytics cookies are used. Until you choose, only essential cookies are set. You can change your choice at any time using the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer.

Analytics

We may use privacy-respecting analytics tools to understand overall traffic, such as which stories are popular. These tools may use cookies or similar identifiers and collect aggregated usage information.

Legal bases (EEA/UK visitors)

We process personal data on the basis of your consent (for non-essential cookies and personalised ads), our legitimate interests (operating and securing the site), and, where applicable, to comply with legal obligations.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal information, to object to processing, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time.

California residents (CCPA/CPRA): you have the right to know what personal information is collected, to request deletion, to correct inaccurate information and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. We do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, contact us using the details below. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

Data retention

We keep contact-form messages only as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping, and server logs for a limited period for security purposes.

Children’s privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA/UK). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Links to other websites

Our stories link to news outlets and other third-party sites as sources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites, and we encourage you to read their policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when it was last revised.

Contact us

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected] or use our contact form.