Privacy Policy

Exoplanets Digest Privacy Policy

privacy policy for exoplanetsdigest.com

Effective Date: March 1, 2012

Respect for your privacy rights is important to us and this privacy policy describes how data are collected and handled, and the commitment to protect your privacy. In the following we may refer to exoplanetsdigest.com as “the/this website,” “we” or “us.” Scope and Third-Party Websites

The privacy policy applies to this website only. Other websites accessible via links (or otherwise) from this website have their own privacy policies, which may be different to policies pertaining to this website. It is your responsibility to review the privacy policies of third-party websites and to ensure that you understand and agree with their policies. We are not responsible for the content of third-party websites, but we welcome feedback regarding objectionable content. However, any third-party websites used to process payments for products offered on this website are, to the best of our knowledge, reputable businesses that use secure practices for handling payment information.

Children Under 13

The content on this website is not specifically directed at children less than 13 years of age. If a visitor to the website is under the age of 13 we request that the visitor does not submit any personal information as we do not collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we suspect or have reason to believe a subscriber is under the age of 13, all personal information will be deleted from our database.

What Information Is Collected?

Using online forms and commenting areas, we may collect names, e-mail address, and other contact information from a visitor who enters such information in the appropriate fields in the relevant collection areas of the website.

Automatic Collection. Some information, such as a visitor’s IP address and geographic location, can be collected automatically. However, no personal information about the visitor is revealed or gathered during this process. The website may also collect other data pertaining to details of the visitors navigation through the website, such as page views and time spent at any location on the website. Again, no personal information is gathered during this process. Such data may be used for improving the experience of future visitors to the website and for marketing purposes.

Cookies. We may use the “cookies” feature of web browsers. Cookies store a small amount of information on the user’s computer about the user’s visit to the website and these data can also serve to provide information for how to improve the user experience. You can choose to disable cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser. However, if you do so, you may not be able to benefit from all of the features offered by the website.

How the Collected Information Is Used

Personal Information. Your personal information will not be disclosed, shared, or sold to a third party, unless required to do so by law. You may request to remove all personal data from our database at any time, using the contact information below. If you have purchased a product from this website, your credit card data is not stored by us and is handled by the pertinent credit-card processing company. We do not have access to the information collected by third-party websites not owned by us, personal or anonymous.

Anonymous Information. Anonymous information that does not carry your personal information or any other means of identifying an individual, may be used for statistical or other types of analyses. Such data help to study various properties of the traffic to this website. Anonymous data, or the results of analyses of anonymous data, may be published and/or sold, or shared publicly or with third parties such as advertisers. However, these data will never contain information that can be associated with an individual.

Public Comments Areas. Visitors should be aware that any information entered in comment areas on the website will be publicly accessible. Visitors should exercise caution when entering text in the comment fields.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this policy, or if you would like to be removed from the mailing list and databases, we provide the following contact information:

exoplanetsdigest ‘at’ exoplanets.co
P.O. Box 5762, Baltimore, MD 21210