Children's Privacy Policy
Yibo Zhang (an individual developer, referred to below as "the Developer" or "we") operates the Space View iOS application and understands how important the personal information and privacy of children โ meaning minors under 14 โ are. This Children's Privacy Policy (the "Policy") explains our policies and measures for collecting, using, storing and protecting children's personal information, and the ways in which children and their guardians can access, correct, delete and protect that information.
If you are a child, we ask you to have your parent or other guardian read this Policy carefully, and to use our products and services, or provide information to us, only once they have agreed.
If you are a child's parent or other guardian, please read this Policy carefully and decide whether you accept it. We ask you to work with us to protect children's personal information: to help children understand why personal information matters and how to protect it, and to guide, remind and require them not to give personal information to any online product or service provider without your consent.
Space View is a tool for looking up spaceflight launch information worldwide, suitable for users of all ages. It offers launch schedules, an astronomy calendar and space photos. A child can browse launch information without registering an account.
While a child uses Space View, we collect and use their personal information only in the following situations:
1. Account registration and sign-in
When a child registers or signs in to a Space View account, we collect the child's email address, or mobile number together with the WeChat authorisation data (encryptedData, iv), in order to create the account and keep it secure.
If the child declines to provide this information they cannot register an account, but this does not affect the basic features of Space View, such as browsing launch information.
A child may choose to add an avatar and nickname to complete their profile. If the child chooses to provide an avatar, we need access to the camera or photo library. The child may choose not to provide this information, and doing so does not affect the other features of Space View.
2. Keeping the service secure and stable
To keep Space View running securely and stably, to guard against online crime, to better prevent phishing sites, fraud, network vulnerabilities, computer viruses and network attacks, and to identify breaches of laws, regulations or the Space View agreements more accurately, we may collect, use or combine the child's account information, device information and log information, together with information shared by our partners with authorisation or under the law, in order to assess account and transaction risk, verify identity, detect and prevent security incidents, and take the necessary recording, analysis and remediation measures permitted by law.
3. Saving and following
When a child saves a launch or follows a space agency, we record that action so that we can provide a personalised service and send the corresponding reminders.
4. Launch reminders
When a child sets a launch reminder, we record the reminder settings and notify the child before the launch by Mini Program message or app push notification.
5. Customer service
When a child or their guardian contacts our support team or sends us a comment or suggestion, we may need the personal information necessary to match and verify the child's user identity so that we can respond promptly.
Under applicable law, we may collect and use a child's personal information without the consent of the child and their guardian where:
Please note: under current law and regulatory requirements, children's personal information is sensitive personal information. We ask children and their guardians to be careful and considered about providing children's personal information to Space View. Providing it indicates agreement that we may process it for the purposes and in the ways described in this Policy.
To keep Space View working properly and efficiently, to make access easier for the child, and to recommend content the child may be interested in, we store small data files called cookies on the child's device. A cookie typically contains an identifier, the site name and some numbers and characters. Cookies allow Space View to store the child's preferences and similar data.
We do not use cookies for any purpose other than those described in this Policy. A child's guardian may manage or delete cookies according to their own preferences, and may clear all cookies saved on the device; most browsers also offer a setting to block cookies. If the guardian does so, however, the user settings will need to be changed on each visit to Space View.
Besides cookies, we also use web beacons and similar technologies in Space View. Our pages may contain small electronic images (known as "single-pixel" GIFs or "web beacons"). We use web beacons to:
We do not share children's personal information with any company, organisation or individual other than the Developer, except:
We do not transfer children's personal information to any company, organisation or individual, except:
We publicly disclose children's personal information only:
We provide services within mainland China and worldwide, and a child's personal information will be stored on the servers required to provide those services. We apply security measures that meet industry standards to protect it.
Where a child's personal information needs to be transferred across borders, we will inform the guardian separately, obtain their explicit consent, and ensure that the information is adequately protected as required by law and by this Policy.
We retain a child's personal information only for as long as is necessary to provide Space View and its services. Once the child or their guardian deletes the account, or the child deletes the information themselves, we will delete or anonymise the child's personal information, unless laws or regulations provide otherwise.
So that children and their guardians can access, correct and delete children's personal information more easily, we have built the corresponding settings into the product. Children and guardians may also use the contact details we provide to raise questions or give feedback. We will act on a guardian's request once we have verified their identity.
A guardian can view the child's personal information provided or generated through use of our products and services, including account information, saved items and browsing history. Account information can be viewed in the app under "Mine โ Account Management".
We encourage children and their guardians to keep the child's personal information accurate and up to date. If a child or guardian finds that the children's personal information we collect, use or process is inaccurate, they can contact us to have it corrected. We will verify identity, investigate and take prompt corrective action.
A child or guardian can correct the child's avatar, nickname and similar details in the app under "Mine โ Account Management".
A child or their guardian may ask us to delete the child's personal information in the following circumstances, and we will act promptly once identity has been verified and the matter checked:
Please note: if a child or guardian deletes the child's personal information or applies to delete the account, it may no longer be possible to use our products and services, or some of their features. This does not affect processing already carried out on the basis of the guardian's earlier consent.
A child and their guardian can change or withdraw part of the consent given by deleting the child's personal information, switching off device features and similar means.
Once consent is withdrawn, we will stop processing the corresponding children's personal information. Withdrawal does not affect processing already carried out on the basis of the guardian's earlier consent.
A guardian can delete the child's account in the app under "Mine โ Account Management โ Delete Account". After deletion we will stop providing products and services to the child and, at the guardian's request and unless laws or regulations provide otherwise, delete the child's personal information.
If a guardian cannot access or correct the child's personal information, or delete the child's account, in the ways described above, they may contact us at any time using the details in section 8. For security reasons we may need the request in writing, or other evidence of the guardian's identity and of the guardianship relationship. We will respond within fifteen days of receiving the request and verifying the guardian's identity.
We do not, as a rule, charge for reasonable requests. For repetitive requests that exceed reasonable limits, we may charge a reasonable cost. We may decline requests that are unreasonably repetitive, require disproportionate technical effort, create risk to the lawful rights of others, or are highly impractical.
We may revise this Policy from time to time. Where a change would materially reduce the rights of children under it, we will notify guardians before the change takes effect โ by a prominent notice on the page, by email or by other means. If a guardian does not accept the revised Policy, they should stop the child using Space View immediately; continued use indicates that the guardian agrees to be bound by the revised Policy.
We have a dedicated personal-information protection team and a designated person responsible for personal-information protection. If a guardian has any question, comment, suggestion or complaint about this Policy or about the protection of children's personal information, they can contact us in any of the following ways:
We will normally reply within fifteen days of receiving the question, comment or suggestion and verifying the guardian's identity.
If a guardian is not satisfied with our reply โ in particular if they consider that our handling of children's personal information has harmed the child's lawful rights and interests โ they may seek a remedy by bringing proceedings before the competent court in the defendant's place of domicile.