Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 17th, 2025

Information Collection

We collect information about you in the following ways:

Information You Provide:

This includes information submitted when creating an account, using our services, or contacting us for support, such as:

  • Your name and email address
  • Location data for stargazing spots you share
  • Reviews and ratings you provide
  • Photos and descriptions of stargazing locations
  • Comments and interactions with other users

Automated Information Collection:

When you access our Service, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage of our Service, including:

  • IP addresses
  • Browser type
  • Internet service provider (ISP)
  • Referring/exit pages
  • Operating system
  • Date/time stamp
  • Location data (with your permission)
  • Usage patterns and preferences

Cookies and Tracking Technologies:

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information, enhancing your experience with our Service.

Use of Information

The information we collect is used to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our stargazing spot discovery service
  • Help you find and share optimal stargazing locations
  • Communicate with you, including providing customer support
  • Understand and analyze how you use our Service
  • Enhance the accuracy of our stargazing location recommendations
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and fraud
  • Improve the overall user experience of our platform

Sharing of Information

We may share information we collect about you as follows:

Service Providers:

With third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, under strict data protection terms, including:

  • Cloud storage providers
  • Analytics services
  • Customer support services
  • Location data services

Legal Obligations:

When required by law or to respond to legal process or lawful requests, including from law enforcement and government agencies.

Protection of Rights and Safety:

To protect the rights, property, or safety of Starry Spots, our users, or others, including to prevent fraud and abuse of our service.

Security

We take the security of your information seriously and implement reasonable security measures to protect it. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of our databases, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply won't be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.

International Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

Your Rights

Depending on where you reside, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • The right to access your personal data
  • The right to correct inaccurate data
  • The right to delete your data
  • The right to restrict how we use your data
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to object to our use of your data

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

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 effective date at the top of this policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].