Privacy policy


This page explains what data VarAstro processes and how it is handled. We take a simple, conservative approach: we do not sell, rent or otherwise pass your personal data to any third party. Your data is used solely to operate the service and to make astronomical observations available to the community.

Data visible to other users

VarAstro is a collaborative platform for observers of variable stars and exoplanets. By its nature, some information is shared with other members of the system:

  • A registered user has access to the contact e-mail address of other registered users of the system, so that observers can reach one another.
  • When you upload an observation, unless that particular observation is explicitly marked as "private", it is published on the main feed and in the observation database. Together with the observation, the following details are made public for that record: the name of the observer, the description of the observing station, the description of the instrument used and the observation data itself.
  • Observations marked as "private" are not shown on the public feed or in the public observation database.

You remain in control of what you publish: choose the "private" option for any observation you do not wish to share publicly.

Cookies

We use cookies only for essential functionality of the website – authentication (keeping you signed in and securing your session). We do not use cookies for advertising, tracking, profiling or any other purpose.

reCAPTCHA

To protect our sign-up, sign-in and password-recovery forms against automated abuse, this site uses Google reCAPTCHA.

reCAPTCHA works by collecting hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and sending these data to Google for analysis. The information collected in connection with your use of the service will be used for improving reCAPTCHA and for general security purposes. It is not used for personalized advertising by Google.

Your use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the processing of your data, please reach us through the contact page.