Who we are
Our website address is: https://planetaryexpedition.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
We use Google AdSense and other third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information (such as your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed) during your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Specifically, please note the following:
- First-Party and Third-Party Cookies: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on planetaryexpedition.com.
- Personalized Advertising: Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- How to Opt-Out: You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
By using our website, you consent to the processing of data about your visit by Google and other third-party advertisers in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Data Protection & Contact Information
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
- Contact: Frank
- Email: frank@planetaryexpedition.com
- Website: planetaryexpedition.com
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: For cookies and marketing technologies (such as Google AdSense and Google Analytics), we rely on your consent.
- Legitimate Interests: For security, spam prevention (such as analyzing IP addresses in comments via Akismet/spam filters), and maintaining the technical stability of our website.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and improve our user experience. To protect your privacy:
- We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google.
- IP anonymization is active, meaning your IP address is masked before being processed.
- We do not share this data with Google for other services unless you have given consent.
Data Security
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (such as SSL/TLS) via HTTPS.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We use Google Analytics and AdSense to serve ads and collect data to better our website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
