Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2024

1. Introduction

Astrophoto Almanac ("we", "us", "our", or "Company") operates the Astrophoto Almanac website. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

2. Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected:

  • Personal Data: Email address, name, password (hashed), subscription tier, and usage history
  • Usage Data: Browser type, IP address, pages visited, time and date of visits, and time spent on pages
  • Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies to track your preferences and authentication status

3. Use of Data

Astrophoto Almanac uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

4. Usage Logging and Rate Limiting

To ensure fair usage and prevent abuse, we maintain usage logs that track the number of messages sent per user per day. These logs are separate from your chat message content and serve the following purposes:

  • Rate Limiting: We enforce daily message limits based on your subscription tier to ensure service quality for all users
  • Billing: Usage data helps us track subscription compliance and usage patterns
  • Service Improvement: Aggregated usage statistics help us understand how our service is being used

Important: When you delete your chat history, your conversation messages are permanently removed from our servers. However, usage logs (message counts) are retained to maintain accurate rate limiting records. These logs contain only the date and number of messages sent, not the message content itself.

If you wish to request deletion of your usage logs, please contact us at privacy@astrophotoalmanac.com with your request.

5. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience. 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, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

7. Third-Party Services

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services before providing your information.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete such information from our servers.

9. 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 Privacy Policy.

10. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Opt-out of marketing communications
  • Data portability

11. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations.

12. Subscription Auto-Suspension

As part of our user-friendly billing practices, we automatically suspend subscriptions after 30 days of inactivity. This means you will not be charged for a service you are not using. You can reactivate your subscription at any time by logging in to your account.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@astrophotoalmanac.com