Welcome to NASA Space News. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains our data practices when you visit nasaspacenews.com (the “website”).
By using our website, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our website.
- Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our website to provide you with the best possible experience and to operate our space news service effectively.
Personal Information You Provide: When you voluntarily interact with our website, we may collect contact information such as your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us directly. We also collect communication data including messages, inquiries, or feedback you send to us through our contact forms. If you create an account with us, we collect account information such as your username, password, and preferences.
Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns to improve our services. This includes:
- Device information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers
• Usage data including pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, and referring or exit pages
• Location information based on your approximate geographic location determined by your IP address
• Cookie data collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies
Information from Third Parties: We may receive information about you from third-party services we use to operate our website, including analytics providers like Google Analytics, advertising networks such as Google AdSense, and social media platforms if you interact with our social media content.
- How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for several important purposes that help us provide you with quality space news content and maintain our website operations.
website Operations and Improvements: We use your information to provide, maintain, and improve our website functionality while personalizing your experience based on your preferences and browsing history.
We analyze usage trends to enhance content quality and user experience, troubleshoot technical issues, and optimize website performance to ensure you have the best possible experience when reading our space news articles.
Communications: Your information helps us respond to your inquiries, comments, or requests in a timely manner. With your consent, we may send you newsletters, updates, or promotional materials about the latest space discoveries and NASA missions. We also use your contact information to notify you about important changes to our policies or services.
Advertising: We display targeted advertisements through Google AdSense and other advertising partners to help support our free content. This includes:
- Measuring advertising effectiveness and campaign performance
• Delivering personalized ads based on your interests and browsing behavior across websites
• Working with advertising partners to show you relevant space and science-related advertisements
Legal Compliance and Protection: We may use your information to comply with legal obligations and respond to legal requests, protect our rights, property, and safety as well as those of our users, prevent fraud, security breaches, or other illegal activities, and enforce our Terms of Service when necessary.
- Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC that uses cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites across the internet.
How Google AdSense Works: Google and its advertising partners use third-party cookies to collect information about your browsing activities across different websites. The ads displayed on our website may be personalized based on your interests, demographics, and previous online behavior.
Google uses the information collected to serve ads that are more relevant to you and your interest in space exploration and scientific discoveries.
Information Shared with Google: When you visit our website, Google AdSense may collect various types of information to provide personalized advertising services. This includes:
- Your IP address and approximate location information
• Browser type and version details
• Time and date of your visit to our website
• Specific pages you viewed and content you engaged with
• Referring website URLs that brought you to our site
• Device identifiers and characteristics
Google’s Privacy Practices: Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to our website and other websites across the internet. For more detailed information about Google’s privacy practices, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and learn How Google Uses Information from Sites That Use Our Services at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Opting Out of Personalized Advertising: You have several choices regarding personalized advertising that give you control over your ad experience:
- Google Ads Settings: Visit Google Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.comto adjust your preferences for personalized ads across Google services
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Opt-Out: Visit https://optout.networkadvertising.org/ to opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Opt-Out: Visit https://optout.aboutads.info/ to control how participating companies use your data for interest-based ads
• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through browser settings, though this may affect website functionality
Important Note: Opting out of personalized advertising does not mean you will stop seeing ads entirely. You will still see advertisements, but they may be less relevant to your interests in space exploration and scientific topics.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website that help websites remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience. Our website uses various types of cookies to enhance your experience and provide personalized content.
Types of Cookies We Use: We employ different categories of cookies, each serving specific purposes to improve your experience on our space news website.
Strictly Necessary Cookies are essential for website functionality and enable core features like security, network management, and accessibility. These cookies cannot be disabled without severely affecting website performance and your ability to access our space news content.
Analytics Cookies help us understand how visitors use our website through services like Google Analytics. These cookies collect information about:
- Pages visited and time spent reading articles
• User interactions with our content
• Popular space news topics and trending articles
• Overall website performance and user engagement patterns
Advertising Cookies are used by Google AdSense and advertising partners to track your browsing behavior and deliver personalized ads related to space exploration, NASA missions, and scientific discoveries. These cookies also measure advertising campaign effectiveness to help us provide relevant content.
Functionality Cookies remember your preferences and settings to enable enhanced features like saved preferences, language selection, and personalized content recommendations based on your interests in specific space topics.
Third-Party Cookies: Our website uses third-party services that may set their own cookies, including Google Analytics for website analytics and visitor tracking, Google AdSense for advertising delivery and performance measurement, and social media platforms if you share content or interact with embedded social media features.
Managing Cookies: You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies
Important Note: If you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly, and you may experience a degraded user experience when browsing our space news articles and interactive features.
- How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. Your privacy is important to us, and we only share information in specific circumstances that help us provide better service or when required by law.
Service Providers: We share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and delivering quality space news content. These include hosting providers who host and maintain our website infrastructure, analytics providers like Google Analytics for usage analysis and insights, advertising partners such as Google AdSense and other ad networks for ad delivery, email service providers for newsletter distribution and communications, and content delivery networks (CDNs) to optimize website performance. These service providers are contractually obligated to use your information only for the purposes we specify and to protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to legal processes such as subpoenas, court orders, or legal proceedings. This also includes:
- Requests from government authorities or regulatory agencies
• Situations involving potential violations of our Terms of Service
• Circumstances where disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users and readers
Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or bankruptcy, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when you have given us explicit consent to do so, such as when you choose to share articles on social media or participate in special promotions or surveys.
- Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Our retention practices are designed to balance your privacy rights with our operational needs.
Specific Retention Periods: Contact form submissions are retained for up to 2 years or until your inquiry is resolved. Newsletter subscriptions are maintained until you choose to unsubscribe from our space news updates.
Analytics data is handled according to Google Analytics policies, with aggregated data retained indefinitely while raw data is retained for 26 months. Advertising data is managed by Google AdSense according to their retention policies. For legal compliance purposes, data may be retained longer if required by applicable laws.
When data is no longer needed for its original purpose, we will securely delete or anonymize it to protect your privacy while maintaining our ability to provide quality space news content and services.
- Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Your security is a top priority as we handle your data in connection with our space news services.
Our Security Measures Include: All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted using HTTPS SSL/TLS encryption. We maintain strict access controls, limiting access to personal information to authorized personnel only.
We conduct regular security audits through periodic reviews of our security practices and systems. Information is stored on secure servers with restricted access, and we work with service providers that maintain appropriate security standards.
Important Limitation: While we take reasonable measures to protect your information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we continuously work to maintain the highest standards of data protection for our space news readers and subscribers.
- Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. We respect these rights and provide mechanisms for you to exercise them in connection with your use of our space news website.
Rights Under GDPR (European Union): If you are located in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), or United Kingdom (UK), you have comprehensive rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right to Access: Request copies of your personal data we hold
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of how we process your data
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to Object: Object to processing of your personal data for certain purposes (e.g., direct marketing)
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with your local data protection authority
Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California): If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
- Right to Know: Request disclosure of the personal information we collect, use, and share
• Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to exceptions)
• Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information
• Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: Limit our use of sensitive personal data
• Right to Non-Discrimination: Exercise your privacy rights without discriminatory treatment
How to Exercise Your Rights: To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@nasaspacenews.com or through our contact form. We will respond to your request within 30 days (GDPR) or 45 days (CCPA), with possible extensions as permitted by law. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request to protect your privacy and security.
- International Data Transfers
Our website is operated in the United States, and if you are located outside the United States, please be aware that information we collect will be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States to provide you with our space news services.
Data Protection Standards: The United States may not have data protection laws equivalent to those in your jurisdiction, but we implement appropriate safeguards to protect your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States. For EU-US data transfers, we comply with applicable legal frameworks for transferring data from the EU/EEA to the United States.
- Children’s Privacy
Our website is designed for general audiences interested in space exploration and scientific discoveries, and is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at info@nasaspacenews.com. We will take steps to delete such information from our systems. In compliance with Google’s Ads & Made for Kids Content policies, we do not run targeted advertising aimed at children.
- Do Not Track Signals
Some web browsers have “Do Not Track” (DNT) features that signal websites not to track user activity. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for how to respond to DNT signals.
At this time, our website does not respond to DNT browser signals. However, you can manage cookies and tracking through your browser settings and the opt-out mechanisms described in the Google AdSense section above. This gives you control over your privacy preferences while browsing our space news content.
- Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or resources that are not operated by us, including links to NASA’s official website, ESA resources, research paper repositories, and social media platforms. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party sites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit through links from our space news articles. Examples of third-party links you may encounter include nasa.gov, esa.int, arxiv.org, Nature and Science journal websites, and various social media platforms.
- Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons related to our space news services.
How We Notify You: The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will be revised whenever changes are made. For material changes, we may provide additional notice through email notification or prominent website banner. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information while you enjoy our space news content and services.
- Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our NASA Space News Privacy Team:
- Email: info@nasaspacenews.com
• Contact Form: https://nasaspacenews.com/contact_us
• Mailing Address: [Delaware Technology Park (DTP@STAR) / 1 Innovation Way, Suite 400 / Newark, DE 19711 / United States]
We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 7 business days and are committed to addressing your concerns about how we handle your personal information in connection with our space news services.
- Cookie Consent Management
By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies and tracking technologies as described in this Privacy Policy. We use these technologies to enhance your experience reading space news and to provide personalized content about NASA missions and space discoveries.
Managing Your Preferences: You can manage cookie preferences at any time through your browser settings, Google Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com, or our cookie consent banner if applicable. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent you from using certain features of our space news website.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of October 28, 2025, and complies with Google AdSense Terms of Service (Section 10), GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and applicable international privacy laws.
For CCPA-specific notices and opt-out mechanisms, see Section 8 above. For GDPR-specific rights and data protection information, see Section 8 above.
Last reviewed and updated: October 28, 2025
