Astrospheric Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

Updated April 2022

Privacy Policy

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

Astrospheric LLC takes privacy seriously and makes a best effort to only collect information necessary for a particular feature to aid in service telemetry. Any private information collected by Astrospheric LLC will never be shared or sold to a third party. Third party services are used to improve features on the site and help Astrospheic LLC develope faster and find issues sooner. Note that this privacy policy may change at any time.

Note that while browsers have the ability to block cookies and opt out of services Astrospheric uses, mobile devices generally can not and therefore you agree to the privacy policy and terms of use when you decide to use Astrospheric on a mobile device.

Cookies & Local Storage

By default, Astrospheric uses a cookie and local storage to hold session information necessary for the user interface. If you choose to use Favorites, then you’ll also be sharing your email address with Astrospheric, this is considered private information and is never shared. It is possible to use Astrospheric with cookies and local storage turned off, however many customization and community features will not work.

External Services (3rd party)

Google Analytics

By default, Astrospheric LLC uses Google Analytics to track site telemetry (user counts, feature usage, page errors) and will store a cookie on your device. Private information collected on Astrospheric (location and email information) is never shared with Google Analytics. If you’d like to opt out of this telemetry, please use Google’s tools to do so (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/). You may also block 3rd party cookies. Mobile users and app users cannot opt out and therefore agree to allow Google Analytics to collect data.

Sponsorship

Astrospheric sponsors are not given any user personal information. Sponsors are given numerical information on total ad loads, ad views, and ad clicks. The ads on Astrospheric are delivered via the Google Ad Network.

If you do not agree to this policy, please discontinue use of the service. If you’ve used the Favorites features and would like the cookie removed, simply use the Logout functionality provided in the Profile tab. You can also just clear your cookies (or delete the mobile app) to remove this information.

Terms of Use

General terms and conditions

All Astrospheric users must agree with the following. If you don't agree, please discontinue use of the service.

Favorites and Community Favorites

The next set of Terms of Use only apply to those users who use Favorites and Community Favorites. If you don't agree, simply discontinue use of these specific features.

It is up to you, the user, to keep your account credentials safe and private. Astrospheric LLC is not responsible for lost or stolen account information regardless of how the information was obtained.

Users who view Community Favorites must agree to the following terms of use.

Failing to follow or agree to the terms above may lead to being banned from the service.

Users who submit Community Favorites must agree to the following terms of use.

If you do not agree with the terms listed above, do not post content to Community Favorites. Those who abuse any terms above may be blocked from using the Astrospheric service.

Subscriptions

By purchasing a subscription either through the app store, or via a bulk coupon code purchase, you agree to the following terms.

Subspace

Subspace allows for social networking amongst astronomy clubs, societies, and other special interest groups. By using Subspace, you agree to the following terms of use. If you do not agree, simply discontinue use of the Subspace features.

Public Subspace channels such as "Astrophotography" strictly follow Subspace terms. Moderators are free to remove any post and block any user they feel is not positively contributing to the channel.

Clear Skies,
Daniel Fiordalis Astrospheric LLC