Privacy policy

Last updated: November 10, 2026

This policy explains what information is collected when you visit thespacebackyard.net (“the site”) and how it is used.

Information we collect

Messages you send us. If you use the contact form, we receive your name, email address and message, and use them only to reply to you.

Newsletter. If you subscribe to the newsletter, your email address is stored by our newsletter provider and used only to send you the newsletter. Every email includes an unsubscribe link.

Server logs. Our host, Netlify, processes standard technical data such as IP addresses and browser type to deliver and secure the site.

Cookies and advertising

The site may show ads served by Google. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this site or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info. Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Visitors in the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland will be asked for consent before personalised ads are shown.

Embedded videos

Articles include YouTube videos. To protect your privacy, a video only loads from YouTube (in privacy-enhanced mode) when you press play. Once loaded, YouTube’s own privacy policy applies.

Links to other sites

We link to space agencies, news sources and other websites. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

Children

The site is suitable for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Your choices

You can ask us to delete any message or email address you have sent us by contacting us. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.

Changes

We may update this policy. The date at the top shows when it last changed.