Website analytics
When enabled, Neon Archive uses Cloudflare Web Analytics to measure aggregate visits, page views, referrers, approximate countries, popular pages, and site performance. Cloudflare states that Web Analytics does not collect or use visitors’ personal data. Analytics reports are private and are not displayed as a public visitor counter.
Public guestbook
If you post a guestbook comment, the name or nickname, message, date, and a generated record identifier are stored in Cloudflare KV and displayed publicly. Do not include private information in a comment.
Your IP address is used to create a temporary rate-limit record that expires after approximately one minute. The IP address is not stored with the public comment.
Bot protection and security
The guestbook may use Cloudflare Turnstile to distinguish legitimate submissions from automated abuse. Cloudflare may also process technical security information needed to deliver and protect the site.
Approximate observing location
The Tonight dashboard rounds browser coordinates to 0.1° before saving or requesting them. The rounded area and unit preference are stored only in your browser. Precise coordinates, city names, and rounded coordinates are not included in shared outlook text.
External services
Live pages request information from public scientific and location services. The Tonight dashboard sends rounded coordinates or a city-search query to Neon Archive’s Cloudflare function, which requests forecast or geocoding data from Open-Meteo. The same rounded coordinates are used server-side to calculate local ISS pass predictions from CelesTrak orbital data. Following a source link takes you to another website governed by its own privacy practices.
Retention and removal
Guestbook comments remain until removed for moderation, privacy, or operational reasons. To request removal of a comment, use the contact page and include the displayed name, message, and approximate posting date.
Contact
Questions or removal requests can be submitted through the project contact methods listed on the contact page.