Cookie policy

Advertising cookies

Ads on the site are served by Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners may set cookies or use similar technologies to show ads, limit how often you see the same ad, measure performance and, if you agree, show ads based on your interests.

If you visit from the UK, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google’s consent message asks for your choice before advertising cookies are used. If you decline, you may still see ads, but they will not be personalised. Google explains how it uses information from sites that show its ads at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and you can manage personalised ads at adssettings.google.com.

Analytics cookies

Google Analytics counts visits and shows which pages are read. It sets cookies named _ga and _ga_ followed by a code, which hold a random identifier and last up to two years. We use it only for statistics about how the site is used: Google signals and advertising use of this data are switched off. Google explains its use of this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

In the European Economic Area and Switzerland these cookies are set only if you accept in the consent message. In the UK they are set without asking first, as UK law allows for cookies used only to collect statistics that help improve a website, provided you can object. Wherever you are, you can turn analytics off for this browser here:

Turn off analytics

The choice is saved in your browser, so it applies until you clear this site’s data, and it needs making again in each browser you use.

Launch webcasts

Around a launch, launch pages can show the webcast. When it is on YouTube, the page shows a still photo until you press play, and only then loads YouTube’s player from youtube-nocookie.com. Once the video plays, YouTube may set cookies or use similar technologies under Google’s privacy policy. Webcasts on X open on X’s own site in a new tab, so X sets nothing on this site.

Changing your choice

To change a choice you made in the consent message, clear this site’s cookies in your browser settings and reload the page; the message will appear again. You can also block or delete cookies for any site through your browser settings.

Questions

Email editor@spacex-news.com. The privacy policy covers the rest of the personal data the site handles.