Deep Astronomy is run by me, Tony Darnell. I consider myself an easy-going person, except when it comes to internet privacy and spam. While one of the objectives of this site is to make money, rest assured that this will never be achieved by misusing any user data and information that we collect.
If you have any questions about the information on this page, or if you would like to provide feedback or concerns about our privacy policy, you can email us directly using [email protected].
Alternatively, you can use the form below.
As with the vast majority of websites, the following information is automatically collected by Google Analytics whenever our site is visited;
This information is anonymous, is held by Google and is not linked to you as an individual.
If you register to receive our newsletter, your email address is added to a subscription list in our MailChimp account. The following information is collected and stored by MailChimp;
If you use any contact forms on our website, the data and information you provide is emailed to us directly from the website. A copy of this email is stored in our website database. This data is only used to allow communications with you directly.
If you register for an account on the website, the following information is collected;
This information is stored in our website database which is protected by high levels of security, hosted within the industry-leading AWS infrastructure.
If you choose to donate via a third party, such as Patreon or PayPal, we do not store any information that you provide. This is all handled by the third party and you should check their privacy policies for information on how they use the data and information that you provide.
If you register for an account on the website, you have the option to provide debit or credit card information which can be saved for future donations and purchases on our website.
This card data is NOT stored by us.
Any card details you provide are stored with Stripe , our secure payment provider. If you choose to do this, Stripe provide us with a customer ID, which we do store along with your other personal information.
This customer ID is how we are able to link your payment information to your account and take payments if/when you make a purchase or donation, without storing any of it or being able to access it.
Anonymous data
Used to understand how our site is being used, how people find us,
who our audience is and how we can make the site better.
Newsletter data
Used to ensure that we can keep fans up-to-date with things
that are likely to be of interest, such as breaking astronomy news or changes
to our content, website and the community as a whole.
Contact form data
Used to ensure that we can communicate with those of you
that want to converse with us!
Personal data
Used so that we can identify who you are, which allows us to
personalise your experience on our site.
Once you have registered for an account, you will be able to delete your account and all associated personal data that we hold for you. This excludes any comments or articles that you have created, which will remain on the site but will no longer be linked to you.
If for any reason you cannot access your account to trigger this deletion, please contact us. We can help you regain access to your account so that you can proceed to delete it.
If you choose to delete your account, the following data will be anonymised. This means that we will retain the data but it will not be linked to you.
If you choose to delete your account, the following data will be permanently and irreversibly deleted.
If you choose to delete your account, the following data will not be deleted.