Introduction

Welcome to Tonight’s Targets (“the Site”). This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected, how it is used, and the choices available to you regarding your information. Tonight’s Targets is an astronomy observation planning application designed to help astronomers identify suitable imaging and observing targets.

Information We Collect (from registered users only)

The Site may store information that you enter, including:

• Observing locations
• Observing Date and time
• Telescope information
• Camera information
• Favorite astronomical objects
• Application settings and preferences

This information is used solely to provide the functionality of the Site.

Email Addresses

Providing an email address is optional. If you choose to register an email address, it is used only to:

• Verify ownership of the email address
• Associate your settings and preferences across multiple devices
• Allow synchronization of your saved configuration data

We do not use your email address for advertising, marketing, newsletters, or promotional communications.

Technical Information

Like most websites, the Site may automatically collect limited technical information such as:

• Browser type
• Device type
• Access times
• Diagnostic and error logs

This information is used for security, troubleshooting, and improving the reliability of the Site.

How We Use Information

Information collected by the Site is used only to:

• Provide astronomy planning functionality
• Store and synchronize user settings
• Verify email ownership
• Maintain system security
• Diagnose and correct software issues

Email Communications

The Site sends only transactional emails that are directly requested by users. Examples include:

• Email address verification messages
• Account verification links
• Login or authentication links (if ever implemented)

The Site does not send:

• Marketing emails
• Newsletters
• Promotional offers
• Third-party advertisements
• Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise share personal information with third parties. Information may be processed or stored using the trusted service provider's cloud hosting and email delivery services.

Data Security

Reasonable technical and administrative safeguards are used to protect stored information. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Data Retention

User information is retained only as long as you allow it. Visit the registration page to remove your unregister. If you are having problems with registering/unregistering contact the developer in Cloudy Nights (StarsInArizona). Users may request removal of their registered information. When registration is removed, associated email address information and synchronized account data will be all be deleted from the Site’s storage systems, so all your registered devices will be back to using local storage only. Excepting where retention is required for security, legal, or operational purposes.

Cookies and Local Storage

The Site does not use cookies as they have a very limited lifespan on many platforms. Local storage is used to remember preferences and improve the user experience. You may remove it all by using the Reset All opton on the side bar menu or by clearing your browser's local storage.

These technologies may store information such as:

• User settings
• Observing locations
• Equipment selections

Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page along with the updated revision date.

Contact

Tonight's Targets is developed and maintained by Toby Patton.

Announcements may be found under Cloudy Nights forum New Freeware Announcments. As a Cloudy Night's user you may respond to Annoucements, but you cannot start a thread there do to Cloudy Night's policy.

Questions, bug reports, feature requests, and support requests may be posted under the Cloudy Skies forum Beginning Deep Sky Imaging

You may also contact the developer through Cloudy Nights private messaging user StarsInArizona. Please be patient in waiting for a response as he might be out shooting the stars.