Privacy policy
Last updated: 10 November 2026.
Chasing Eclipses (chasingeclipses.com, “we”, “us”) is designed to collect as little personal data as possible. This policy explains what happens when you use the site, why, and what choices you have. The operator of chasingeclipses.com is the controller of any personal data described here and can be reached at hello@chasingeclipses.com.
What we collect
You can read the whole site without creating an account or giving us any personal information. We do not sell or rent personal data, and we do not build profiles of visitors.
Location calculator
When you use the eclipse calculator, the coordinates you enter or share are processed only in your browser and are not sent to us. If you allow your browser to share your location, it asks for your permission first, and you can withdraw it at any time in the browser settings.
Places you save in the calculator are kept in your browser’s local storage on your own device. We cannot see them, and you can delete them by clearing the site data in your browser.
Hosting, security and server logs
The site is hosted and protected by Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes technical data such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, in order to deliver the site and protect it from attacks and abuse. Cloudflare acts as our service provider and handles the data under its own privacy policy and data processing terms.
Analytics
We may measure visits with privacy-friendly analytics, such as Cloudflare Web Analytics, which do not use cookies and do not identify individual visitors. The totals show us which guides are useful.
Cookies and similar technologies
The site does not set advertising or tracking cookies. Cloudflare may set strictly necessary security cookies to tell people from automated attacks; these do not track you across websites. If we introduce advertising or other services that use non-essential cookies, we will update this policy and, where the law requires it, ask for your consent first. You will be able to change your choice at any time.
Fonts, maps and embedded content
Our fonts, maps and illustrations are served from our own site, so loading a page does not send your data to font or map providers. Websites that embed our eclipse countdown card load it from chasingeclipses.com, so the same hosting rules apply to their visitors.
If you email us, we use your address and message only to reply and keep a record of the conversation. We keep messages for as long as needed to deal with your request and delete them within 24 months, unless we need them longer to meet a legal obligation. You will not be added to any mailing list without your agreement.
Legal basis
Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the UK GDPR applies, we process technical data and analytics on the basis of our legitimate interest in running a secure and useful website, and we process emails on the basis of our legitimate interest in answering you. If we ever rely on consent, such as for non-essential cookies, you can withdraw it at any time.
International transfers
Our service providers may process data outside your country, including in the United States. Where data leaves the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we rely on safeguards recognised by law, such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
Your rights
In practice, the only personal data we hold is email you send us; everything else on the site is anonymous or stays in your own browser.
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to ask what personal data we hold about you, to receive a copy, to have it corrected or deleted, to restrict or object to its use, and to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority. To make a request, email us and we will reply within one month. Residents of California and other US states with privacy laws have similar rights, and we do not sell or share personal information as those laws define it.
We treat a Global Privacy Control signal from your browser as a request to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal data.
Children
The site is written for a general audience and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.
Links to other websites
Our guides mention other organisations and, from time to time, may link to their websites. We are not responsible for how those websites handle personal data, so please read their own privacy policies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the site or the law changes. The date at the top shows the latest version, and significant changes will be noted on this page.
Contact
Questions or requests about privacy can be sent to hello@chasingeclipses.com.