Privacy Policy

The Luna Balloon ("we", "us", or "our") operates thelunaballoon.com. This policy describes what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights with respect to it. By using this site you agree to the practices described here.

We collect information you provide directly — such as your email address when you subscribe to our monthly almanac newsletter or submit a message through our contact form. We also collect standard server-log data (IP address, browser type, referring URL, pages visited, timestamps) automatically when you visit the site. We do not collect names, phone numbers, or payment information.

Your email address is used solely to deliver the monthly full-moon almanac newsletter you subscribed to. Server-log data is used in aggregate to understand traffic patterns and improve the site. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We do not use your data for profiling or automated decision-making.

This site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies and device identifiers to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at adssettings.google.com. The site earns revenue when you view or interact with ads; that revenue funds editorial operations.

We use first-party session cookies for basic site functionality and Google AdSense third-party cookies for ad delivery and measurement. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete existing ones; doing so will not materially affect your ability to read the site, though some personalised ad features will not function.

The site embeds a Google Maps iframe on the Contact page, which may set Google cookies. Phase and ephemeris calculations are performed entirely client-side using published NASA/JPL formulas; no personal data is transmitted to any external astronomy service. Newsletter emails are dispatched through the Remixer Forms Service, which stores email addresses in an encrypted data store.

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information we hold about you by writing to editorial@thelunaballoon.com. We will respond within thirty days. If you subscribed to the newsletter, you may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any issue. Residents of the EEA, UK, or California have additional statutory rights; we will honour them on written request.

Questions about this policy may be directed to editorial@thelunaballoon.com. The desk is based in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will change. Continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised policy. For material changes we will post a notice on the home page for thirty days.