Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Spaceflight Tracker ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit spaceflight-tracker.com.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

• Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.
• Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information to improve your experience.
• Analytics Data: We use Google Analytics to understand site usage, including page views and session activity. Analytics can use cookies and online identifiers; this information should not be assumed to be anonymous.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Provide and maintain our website and services
• Analyze usage patterns to improve content and user experience
• Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Monitor the technical performance of our website
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity

4. Google AdSense and Advertising

The site has applied to Google AdSense and is awaiting approval. If advertising is enabled, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this and other websites. Google's advertising cookies can allow Google and its partners to personalize advertising based on those visits.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.

5. Third-Party Services

Our website integrates with the following third-party services to provide content:

• The Space Devs API: Provides real-time space launch data
• NASA JPL NeoWs API: Provides near-Earth asteroid data
• Where the ISS at?: The ISS map requests positions directly from this provider, which receives connection information such as your IP address.
• OpenStreetMap: Map tiles load from its servers, which receive connection information and the requested map area.
• N2YO and Open Notify: Station predictions and crew information are fetched through this website’s server.
• YouTube and external media: Opening embedded broadcasts or loading externally hosted images and styles connects to their providers, which may receive connection information and use their own cookies.
• Google Analytics: Website traffic and behavior analytics
• Google AdSense: Advertisement delivery

Each of these third-party services has its own privacy policy governing the use of your data. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

6. Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device. We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site (Google Analytics)
• Advertising cookies: Used to display relevant ads (Google AdSense)

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly.

7. Data Retention

Emails you send to our contact address contain the information you choose to provide. Hosting services may also retain technical access logs. Analytics retention depends on the Google Analytics property settings. Contact us with questions about a specific record or a deletion request.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

9. Your Rights

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

• The right to access information we hold about you
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to opt out of personalized advertising
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: