ED Colonise Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2025/10/06

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy outlines how ED Colonise (hereinafter referred to as "we", "us", or "our") handles your information when you use our website. Your privacy is important, and we are committed to being transparent about our data practices.

2. Information We Collect

ED Colonise collects the following information from users:

• Anonymous Report Data: When you report a search result as "Locked" or "Claimed", we record this report to improve the quality of future search results for all users. This data is entirely anonymous and cannot be used to identify you.
• Personal Blocklist: To improve your experience, the search results you report get added to a personal blocklist that gets stored in two ways:
  • Session Storage: For your current visit (session), we keep a temporary list of information to ensure the website functions correctly. This includes:
    • Your personal blocklist of reported search results.
    • A timestamp of your last report to help prevent spam.
    • A flag to confirm you have passed the anti-spam check.
    This information gets cleared when you close your browser.
  • Local Storage: To retain your personal blocklist for future visits, a list of your reported search results gets saved to your browser's local storage. This allows us to automatically load your personal blocklist the next time you visit ED Colonise.
• Third-Party Game Data: Our service is built on data from the game Elite Dangerous. This data is sourced from:
  • Elite Dangerous Data Network (EDDN): ED Colonise reads anonymised journal entries sent by users who have opted into sharing their game data via EDDN.
  • Data Dumps Provided by Spansh.co.uk: ED Colonise processes daily data dumps provided by Spansh.co.uk, which in turn sources its data from EDDN.
• Data Collected by Our Web Host: ED Colonise is hosted using a third-party web hosting service, Fasthost Internet Limited. When you visit our website, Fasthosts may collect certain technical information. This information is standard for most web servers and includes:
  • Your IP address
  • The type of browser and operating system you are using
  • The date and time of your visit
  • The pages you have visited on our site
  • The address of the website you came from (referring URL)
  This data is collected for statistical purposes, to analyse trends, and maintain the security of our website. Fasthosts' collection and use of this data are governed by their own privacy policy. For more detailed information, we encourage you to review the Fasthosts Privacy Notice.

3. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect from you is used in the following ways:

• To Improve Our Service: We analyse your anonymous reports to understand which search results do not provide valid colonisation targets for the game Elite Dangerous.
• To Personalise Your Experience: Your personal blocklist stored in your browser allows you to refine your search results by immediately removing search results you have reported from future searches.
• To Build and Keep Our Database Up to Date: We utilise the data provided by Spansh.co.uk to create and update a database of star systems in the game Elite Dangerous. Additionally, we utilise "Docked" journal entries, sourced from EDDN, to keep our database fresh so that it more accurately reflects the current state of the Elite Dangerous galaxy.

4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We use sessions and local storage, which are standard web technologies, to store your personal blocklist on your device. These technologies are essential for the functionality of the personal blocklist feature. We do not use cookies or other technologies to track your activity across different websites.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not personally collect, sell, rent, or trade any personally identifiable information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

However, we do rely on essential third-party services to operate and maintain our website. These providers may have access to or process specific data as part of their service to us. Our primary service providers are:

• Web Hosting: Our website is hosted by Fasthost Internet Limited. As described in section 2, Fasthosts collects technical data to provide its hosting service and ensure the security and performance of our website. We do not have direct control over this data collection. Their use of data is governed by the Fasthosts Privacy Notice.
• Spam Protection: To protect our service from automated spam, we use the Altcha CAPTCHA. Altcha is a privacy respecting service that verifies you are a human by using a proof-of-work challenge, which does not require the collection of personal data, cookies, or user tracking.

6. Your Choices and Control

You have control over the data stored on your device by our website. You can clear your personal blocklist at any time by clearing your browser's local storage. This action can typically be performed in your browser's "Settings" or "Privacy and Security" menu or by clearing your browser's history.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and administrative measures to protect the integrity of the anonymous data we collect and to secure our website. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any changes. We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy when we do so. We will also announce significant revisions on this website's official changelog on the Fontier Forum.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please get in touch with us at edcolonise@gmail.com.