Cookie Policy
This policy describes how Universe Map and its service providers use cookies and similar technologies, why they are used, and how visitors can manage their choices.
Effective September 20, 2026 | Last updated September 20, 2026
1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files stored on a browser or device when a website is visited. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, tags, software development kits, and identifiers. These tools can help a website function, remember preferences, measure activity, prevent abuse, and support advertising.
2. How Universe Map Uses Cookies
| Category | Purpose | Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Operate core site functions, maintain security, prevent fraud, balance traffic, and remember privacy choices. | These technologies are generally required for the site to function. |
| Preferences | Remember settings such as interface or consent choices where available. | Can be controlled through the consent interface or browser settings where applicable. |
| Analytics | Measure visits, page activity, performance, and aggregate audience behavior, including through Google Analytics. | Used according to local consent requirements and visitor choices. |
| Advertising | Serve, limit, personalize, and measure ads, detect invalid traffic, and report advertising performance, including through Google AdSense. | Personalized advertising is subject to consent and regional controls where required. |
3. Google Services
Universe Map uses or may use Google Analytics and Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies or other identifiers to collect information about visits, measure website activity, prevent invalid traffic, and serve advertising.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to Universe Map or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
Learn more about how Google uses cookies and how Google uses data from partner sites.
4. Managing Your Choices
Consent settings
Where a consent message is required, use the privacy choices control displayed on the site to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies. A visitor can return to that control to change a previous choice.
Browser controls
Most browsers allow cookies to be deleted, blocked, or limited. Blocking some cookies may affect site features or saved preferences. Browser documentation provides instructions for the device and browser being used.
Advertising controls
Visitors can manage personalized Google advertising at Google Ads Settings. Additional opt-out tools may be available at YourAdChoices.
5. Cookie Duration
Session cookies generally expire when a browser session ends. Persistent cookies remain for a defined period or until deleted. The duration of third-party cookies is controlled by the relevant provider and may change. Consent records and security technologies may be retained as needed to demonstrate choices, prevent abuse, or comply with law.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when technologies, providers, legal requirements, or site features change. The latest version will be posted here with an updated date.
7. Contact
Questions about cookies or privacy choices can be sent to [email protected]. For additional information, review the Privacy Policy.