PRIVACY POLICY

Cosmic Dust Astrology respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information thoughtfully and responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, purchase a reading, submit information for an astrological service, or otherwise communicate with Cosmic Dust Astrology, and how that information may be used.

INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

When you purchase or request an astrological service, you may provide personal information necessary to prepare and deliver your reading.

This information may include:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your date of birth
• Your exact or approximate time of birth
• Your birthplace
• Your current location
• Birth information for another person when relevant to a relationship reading
• Dates and descriptions of significant life events when required for rectification or timing work
• Questions, areas of concern, or other information you voluntarily provide

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED

Information you provide may be used to:

• Prepare and personalize your astrological reading
• Calculate and interpret charts
• Complete birth-time rectification or timing analysis
• Communicate with you about your order
• Deliver your completed reading
• Respond to questions or requests
• Process payments and maintain appropriate business records
• Resolve technical, delivery, or billing issues
• Improve services and website functionality

Your information is used only for legitimate business purposes related to the services you request and the operation of Cosmic Dust Astrology.

ASTROLOGICAL INFORMATION

Birth data and personal information supplied for a reading may be sensitive and are treated accordingly.

Information you provide for a personalized reading is used for the purpose of preparing that reading and related administrative needs.

Personal chart information will not be publicly published or used as an identifiable example without your permission.

RELATIONSHIP READINGS

If you provide birth information about another person for the purpose of a relationship reading, that information is used only as necessary to prepare the requested analysis.

Please provide only information you have a legitimate reason to use in connection with the reading you are requesting.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payments made through this website may be processed by third-party payment providers integrated with the website platform.

Cosmic Dust Astrology does not ordinarily receive or store your complete credit-card number or full payment-card details.

Payment processors may collect and process information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

WEBSITE PLATFORM

This website is hosted through Squarespace.

Squarespace may process technical and transactional information necessary to operate the website, provide hosting, maintain security, process website interactions, and support integrated commerce features.

Information collected by Squarespace is subject to Squarespace's own privacy and data-handling practices.

COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

This website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, maintain security, process transactions, and understand how visitors use the site.

Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly. Others may be used for analytics or related website services.

Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies, although doing so may affect some website features.

ANALYTICS AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website platform or related service providers.

This may include information such as:

• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Approximate geographic region
• Pages visited
• Referral source
• Date and time of website activity
• Internet Protocol address or related technical identifiers

This information may be used to understand website performance, maintain security, and improve the visitor experience.

EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

If you contact Cosmic Dust Astrology or place an order, your email address may be used to communicate with you regarding your inquiry, purchase, reading, delivery, or related customer-service matters.

Your email address will not be sold to advertisers or unrelated third parties.

If promotional or newsletter communications are offered in the future, they will be handled separately from service-related communications and will include an appropriate method for opting out.

SHARING OF INFORMATION

Cosmic Dust Astrology does not sell your personal information.

Information may be shared with service providers only when reasonably necessary to operate the website, process payments, provide technical infrastructure, deliver communications, maintain records, or fulfill the service you requested.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal process, or a lawful request from a governmental authority.

DATA RETENTION

Personal information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to prepare and deliver your reading, maintain business and transaction records, respond to later questions about your order, comply with legal or accounting obligations, and protect legitimate business interests.

Information that is no longer reasonably needed may be deleted, anonymized, or otherwise removed from active records when appropriate.

DATA SECURITY

Reasonable measures are used to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or misuse.

However, no website, email system, cloud service, or electronic method of storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

By providing information electronically, you acknowledge the ordinary risks associated with online communication and digital storage.

YOUR PRIVACY REQUESTS

You may contact Cosmic Dust Astrology to ask what personal information you have provided in connection with a reading or to request correction or deletion of information when reasonably possible.

Certain information may need to be retained when required for legitimate business, accounting, transaction, legal, fraud-prevention, or recordkeeping purposes.

Requests will be reviewed and handled in accordance with applicable requirements and the circumstances of the request.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Cosmic Dust Astrology services are intended for adults and are not directed toward children.

The website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children without appropriate authorization.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

This website may contain links to external websites or third-party services.

Cosmic Dust Astrology is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or data-handling policies of websites operated by other parties.

Please review the privacy policies of any external service you choose to use.

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

If you access this website from outside the United States, information you provide may be processed or stored in the United States or in other locations used by website, payment, email, or technology service providers.

By using the website and voluntarily providing information, you understand that information may be processed in jurisdictions with different data-protection laws from those in your country of residence.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in services, website practices, technology, or applicable requirements.

The current version will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

CONTACT

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, please contact:

hello@cosmicdustastrology.com