MarsOMars ("we", "this site") is an independent publication about Mars, spaceflight, and the night sky. This policy explains what information is collected when you visit marsomars.com and how it is used.
Information we collect
Analytics. We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site — for example, which pages are viewed, approximate geographic region, device type, and browser. Google Analytics sets cookies in your browser and processes this data on Google's servers. You can opt out of Google Analytics across all sites with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Advertising. We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements. Google and its partners use cookies — including the DoubleClick cookie — to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings. Learn more about how Google uses data from partner sites at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Correspondence. If you contact us by email, we receive your email address and the contents of your message, which we use only to respond.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. This site uses cookies for analytics and advertising as described above. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings; doing so may affect some site features (such as remembering your eclipse-finder location).
What we don't do
- This site has no user accounts, logins, or comment systems.
- We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties beyond the analytics and advertising processors described above.
- We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. The site is a general-audience publication; external links in the kids' section lead to third-party sites with their own privacy policies.
External links
MarsOMars links to third-party sites (NASA, ESA, news outlets, and others). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.
Contact
Questions about this policy: see our contact page.