Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: October 23, 2026
At Eastern Star Reading Independent Guide, we prioritize the privacy and protection of our visitors’ personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of data we collect, how it is used, and the measures we take to keep your information secure when you navigate our independent review and educational resource site.
We adhere to strict data minimization practices. We only process information that is necessary to deliver an optimized user experience and maintain website security.
When you visit our site, our servers and third-party analytics services automatically collect standard technical usage data:
Log Data & IP Address: Anonymized IP addresses, browser types, language preferences, operating systems, referring URLs, and time stamps.
Device & Usage Analytics: Information regarding how you interact with our pages (e.g., page views, scroll depth, link clicks, and time spent per section).
Direct Inquiries: If you contact our editorial team via email regarding site feedback or legal questions, we receive your name, email address, and the content of your message.
Important Note on Personal Astrology Data: Our independent review site does not ask for, collect, store, or process your birth date, birth time, or full name for astrology readings. All input forms for free readings or paid chart upgrades occur exclusively on the third-party merchant’s platform (easternstarchart.com).
We use the information collected on this website solely for legitimate administrative and operational purposes:
To maintain, optimize, and troubleshoot our website’s layout and performance.
To analyze aggregate, non-personally identifiable traffic patterns and standard SEO performance.
To respond to direct email inquiries or administrative requests.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, spam, or security breaches.
Our website utilizes cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to ensure seamless site functionality and analyze user engagement.
Essential Cookies: Necessary for basic site navigation and formatting.
Analytics Cookies: Help us aggregate anonymized traffic statistics (e.g., via Google Analytics).
Affiliate Tracking Cookies: When you click on an external link to the product seller (such as “Get Your Free Reading Now”), an affiliate tracking cookie is placed on your browser by third-party tracking networks. This cookie simply records that your visit originated from our site so we may earn a referral commission if you complete a purchase. It contains no personally identifiable information.
You can choose to disable or selectively block cookies in your individual browser settings at any time without affecting your ability to view our content.
Our content contains external links to third-party vendor platforms, merchant checkout pages, and affiliate partner sites.
Once you click on an external link and exit our domain, we no longer exercise control over the collection, storage, or processing of your data.
We strongly encourage you to carefully read the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service of any external website you visit before entering your email address, birth date, or payment details.
We employ industry-standard administrative, physical, and technical measures—including Secure Sockets Layer (SSL/HTTPS) encryption—to safeguard data transmitted to our site. However, no digital transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. We retain standard web server logs only for as long as necessary to fulfill site security and analytical needs.
Our website is intended strictly for an adult audience aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 18. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal data, we will immediately delete such information from our records.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our privacy compliance manager at: