Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Bob the Alien's Tour of the Solar System (www.bobthealien.co.uk)
We want your visit to Bob the Alien's Tour of the Solar System to be enjoyable, educational, and as safe as a trip through space can reasonably be. We take your privacy seriously, so this policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how it's protected. It's not quite as exciting as discovering life on Europa, but it's important.
This website is operated by Sultana Barbecue, which acts as the data controller for all personal information processed through this site.
Website Security
Our website uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), which creates an encrypted link between your browser and our server. This ensures that any data sent between the two is protected. You can spot this because the website address begins with https:// and may show a padlock icon in your browser.
Visitor Logs
Like most websites, we automatically receive certain technical information when you visit.
This may include:
• Your IP address
• Browser type (e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari)
• Device and operating system
• Date, time, and duration of visit
• Pages viewed
• Referring sites or search queries
This information:
• helps us understand how people use the site
• is used to improve performance and fix issues
• does not identify you personally
• is only accessible to the site administrator
• is not shared with third parties
We keep this data under our legitimate interests in maintaining and improving the website.
Information Provided Voluntarily
The site is free to use and does not require registration. However, you may choose to submit information through our contact form. The following sections explain how we handle that information.
Contact Form (Emailing Bob)
You can send Bob the Alien a message via our
contact form. You may provide:
• Your name (optional)
• Your email address (optional)
• Your message (required)
This information is used only for replying to your message if needed. We do not:
• Use your email for marketing
• Sign you up for anything
• Share your details with third parties
• Sell your email address to hungry space pirates
Messages are normally deleted within 12 months unless there is a valid reason to retain them,
such as correcting site content or handling a follow-up request.
If we believe a message was sent by someone under 13, we may act on its contents (for example,
to fix an error they spotted) but we will not store the message longer than necessary.
Your Data Rights
If you have submitted information to us, you may:
• Request access to the information we hold about you
• Request deletion of that information
Simply contact us via the contact form with your request.
Cookies
We do not use any first-party cookies to track your activity.
However, some third-party features on our site may use cookies, including:
• Google Analytics (website statistics)
• Google Ads / Adsense (advertising)
• YouTube (embedded videos in privacy-enhanced mode)
You can disable cookies in your browser if you prefer; the website remains fully usable without them.
Third-Party Services
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. Analytics collects aggregated,
non-identifying information such as pages visited, device type, and general location (city-level).
Important:
• All advertising and remarketing features in Analytics are disabled.
• Google Signals, User-ID tracking, and ads personalisation are turned off.
• Analytics data is not shared with Google Ads for personalised advertising.
Analytics is used under our legitimate interest in improving the site.
Google Ads / Adsense
We display adverts provided by Google and its partners. When you first visit the site, Google may ask
whether you consent to personalised ads. If you decline, you will receive non-personalised ads instead.
The consent process is controlled by Google. We do not receive or store any ad-personalisation data.
YouTube
Some pages include embedded YouTube videos. These use privacy-enhanced mode, which means YouTube does not receive data until you choose to play a video. We do not collect or store any information related to your viewing of these videos.
Social Media
We link to Bob’s Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) pages. We do not use tracking plugins from these services, and visiting them is governed by their own privacy policies.
Links to Other Websites
Our website contains links to external websites. We do not control their content or privacy practices. If you visit those sites, you should review their privacy policies separately.
