CINXE.COM
Privacy Policy | Webb
<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="no-js" lang="en"> <head><link rel="canonical" href="https://webbtelescope.org/privacy" /> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=yes"> <meta name="description" content="The Privacy Policy is a statement explaining our information practices when visiting WebbTelescope.org."> <meta name="target_country" content="us"> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US"> <meta property="og:title" content="Privacy Policy"> <meta property="og:description" content="The Privacy Policy is a statement explaining our information practices when visiting WebbTelescope.org."> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Webb"> <meta property="og:url" content="https://webbtelescope.org/home/privacy"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://webbtelescope.org/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/_images/STScI-J-home-teaser-banner-video-fallback-1920x1080.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:type" content="image/png"> <meta property="og:image:alt" content=""> <title>Privacy Policy | Webb</title> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="144x144" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png"> <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes"> <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black-translucent"> <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Q Starter Kit"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="228x228" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/coast-228x228.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/favicon-32x32.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="192x192" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/android-chrome-192x192.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/favicon-16x16.png"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/favicon.ico"> <link rel="manifest" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/manifest.json"> <meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes"> <meta name="theme-color" content="#fff"> <meta name="application-name" content="Q Starter Kit"> <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#fff"> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/mstile-144x144.png"> <meta name="msapplication-config" content="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/browserconfig.xml"> <meta name="ucode" content="7EjHDCsimuhXhSQbYRmjcRWav3ttb3oEyGA9w9gU"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 320px) and (height: 480px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 1)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-320x460.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 320px) and (height: 480px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-640x920.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 320px) and (height: 568px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-640x1096.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 375px) and (height: 667px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-750x1294.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 414px) and (height: 736px) and (orientation: landscape) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 3)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-1182x2208.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 414px) and (height: 736px) and (orientation: portrait) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 3)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-1242x2148.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 768px) and (height: 1024px) and (orientation: landscape) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 1)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-748x1024.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 768px) and (height: 1024px) and (orientation: portrait) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 1)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-768x1004.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 768px) and (height: 1024px) and (orientation: landscape) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-1496x2048.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" media="(width: 768px) and (height: 1024px) and (orientation: portrait) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2)" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/favicons/webb/apple-touch-startup-image-1536x2008.png"> <!-- video-js --> <link href="//vjs.zencdn.net/8.3.0/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/css/webb-override-0f1a927585.css" media="all" type="text/css"/> <script src="/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/js/app-9f174fa77e5619a497e6.js"></script> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-NFHGDSM'); </script> <script type="application/json" id="jahia-data-ctx">{"contextPath":"","lang":"en","uilang":"en","siteUuid":"3f8e4238-49ba-49ab-a316-1e16015a7a68","wcag":true,"ckeCfg":""}</script> <script type="application/json" id="jahia-data-ck">{"path":"/modules/ckeditor/javascript/","lng":"en_US"}</script> <link id="staticAssetCSS0" rel="stylesheet" href="/generated-resources/16cef494ee99505377bb18df4b84767a.min.css" media="screen" type="text/css"/> <script id="staticAssetJavascript0" src="/generated-resources/9acce64134db6617a513a6e073a905e.min.js" ></script> <script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=6Lf1JKUUAAAAADlRmvbTMzYD_fmo83Av-gytnpXw"></script> <script > $(document).ready(function() { const siteSearchForm = { searchForm: document.getElementById('search-input'), submitHandler: function submitHandler(e) { e.preventDefault(); grecaptcha.ready(function() { grecaptcha.execute('6Lf1JKUUAAAAADlRmvbTMzYD_fmo83Av-gytnpXw', {action: 'searchSubmission'}).then(function(token) { $('#search-input').prepend('<input type="hidden" name="token" value="' + token + '">'); $('#search-input').prepend('<input type="hidden" name="action" value="searchSubmission">'); document.getElementById('search-input').submit(); }); }); }, }; siteSearchForm.searchForm.onsubmit = siteSearchForm.submitHandler; }); </script> <script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=6Lf1JKUUAAAAADlRmvbTMzYD_fmo83Av-gytnpXw"></script> <script> function setup(formInfo) { $("form[name='"+formInfo.formName+"']").validate({ onfocusout: false, onkeyup: false, onclick: false, errorElement: "span", errorPlacement: function(error, element) { console.log(error); console.log(element); switch ( element.attr("type" )) { case "radio": error.appendTo( element.parents(".radio-buttons").prev("label") ); break; case "checkbox": error.appendTo( element.parents(".checkboxes").prev("label") ); break; default: error.appendTo( $("label[for='" + element.attr('id') + "']") ); } element.attr("aria-describedby", error.attr('id')); }, rules: { 'user-name' : { required : true } , 'user-email' : { required : true,email : true } , 'user-message' : { required : true } }, formId: formInfo.formId, submitHandler: function() { submitHandler(formInfo) } }); }; function submitHandler(formInfo) { var formNameAtt = "form[name='"+formInfo.formName+"']", $form = $(formNameAtt), formAction = $form.attr("action"), form = $form[0], formData = new FormData(form), modal = $("#"+formInfo.modalResponseId), urlPath = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname; modal.modal('toggle'); if (formInfo.modalFormId) { $("#"+formInfo.modalFormId).modal("hide"); } if(isTimerExpired) { $.get(urlPath) .done((data) => { var newFormToken = $(data).find(formNameAtt).find("input[name='form-token']").val(); formData.set('form-token', newFormToken); completeFormSubmission(); }) .fail(() => { console.error('Error loading filtered content'); }); } else { completeFormSubmission(); } function completeFormSubmission() { grecaptcha.ready(function() { grecaptcha.execute('6Lf1JKUUAAAAADlRmvbTMzYD_fmo83Av-gytnpXw', {action: 'formSubmission'}).then(function(token) { formData.append('g-recaptcha-response', token); formData.append('form-uuid', formInfo.uuid); if (!formInfo.isModal) { var request = new XMLHttpRequest(); request.open("POST", formAction); request.send(formData); request.onreadystatechange = function() { if (request.readyState == XMLHttpRequest.DONE) { window.location = request.responseURL; } }; } else { var captchaRequest = $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: formAction, data: formData, contentType: false, processData: false, dataType: 'json', traditional: true }); captchaRequest.done(function (data) { if (data.robot) { modal.find(".timeline-modal-heading").text(formInfo.robotHeader); modal.find(".timeline-modal-description").text(formInfo.robotText); } else { modal.find(".timeline-modal-heading").text(formInfo.successHeader); modal.find(".timeline-modal-description").text(formInfo.successText); } }); captchaRequest.fail(function (data) { console.error(data); if (data.robot) { modal.find(".timeline-modal-heading").text(formInfo.robotHeader); modal.find(".timeline-modal-description").text(formInfo.robotText); } else { modal.find(".timeline-modal-heading").text(formInfo.errorHeader); modal.find(".timeline-modal-description").text(formInfo.errorText); } }); } }); }); resetForm(); } function resetForm() { $form.trigger("reset"); } } </script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $('.email-form__modal-trigger-placeholder').each(function(){ var uuid = this.dataset.uuid, isBtn = this.classList.contains('btn'), $modalTrigger = $('#modal-trigger-wrapper__modal-form-'+uuid); if (isBtn) $modalTrigger.children('a').addClass('btn'); $(this).replaceWith($modalTrigger); }); }); </script> <script type="application/json" id="jahia-data-aggregatedjs">{"scripts":["/modules/stsci-www-components/javascript/highlight.pack.js","/modules/stsci-www-templates/javascript/jquery.validate.js"]}</script> </head> <body id="body" data-module-core="offcanvas-nav media-queries focus-links scroll-anchor-links mathjax img-lightbox link-icons touch-detector list-style" data-site-key="webb" class="webb"> <!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <noscript> <iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-NFHGDSM" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"> </iframe> </noscript> <header class="site-header"> <a href="#top-of-page" data-module-dynamic="scroll-to" class="skip-to-main btn">Skip to main content</a> <div class="navbar navbar-default clearfix container-fluid"> <div class="h2"> <div class="svg-sprite -stsci-logo logo"> <div class="logo-container"> <a href="/home" class=" no-file-icon" > <picture class="flex-ratio"><img alt="Webb Space Telescope" src="/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/_images/webb-telescope-site-title-2021.png?t=thumbnail" srcset="/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/_images/webb-telescope-site-title-2021.png?t=thumbnail 150w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/_images/webb-telescope-site-title-2021.png?t=tn370 370w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/_images/webb-telescope-site-title-2021.png?t=tn768 768w" sizes="370px" /></picture><noscript><img alt="Webb Space Telescope" class="noscript-img null" src="/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/_images/webb-telescope-site-title-2021.png?t=thumbnail" srcset="/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/_images/webb-telescope-site-title-2021.png?t=thumbnail 150w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/_images/webb-telescope-site-title-2021.png?t=tn370 370w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/_images/webb-telescope-site-title-2021.png?t=tn768 768w" sizes="370px" /></noscript></a></div></div> </div> <div class="button-div"> <div class="search-widget clearfix pull-left" data-module-core="search-widget"> <button class="btn navbar-btn search-widget__toggle advanced-search-toggle" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="search"> <span class="svg-sprite -close"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#close"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="svg-sprite -search"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#search"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="hidden-xs" aria-hidden="true">Search</span> </button> <div id="advancedSearch" class="search-widget__panel js-search-panel" style="display:none;"> <div class="search-widget__input-group clearfix"> <form method="post" autocomplete="off" name="searchForm" action="/search-results.searchVerifyRecaptcha.do" id="search-input" class="Form search-widget__form search-widget__search-field light-background-" > <input type="hidden" name="jcrMethodToCall" value="get" /> <input type="hidden" name="src_originSiteKey" value="webb"/> <input type="hidden" id="searchURL" name="searchURL" value="/privacy.default"/> <label for="searchTerm">Search for news, events, etc.</label> <input name="src_terms[0].term" placeholder="Enter Search Terms" id="searchTerm" type="text" class="form-control" value=""/> <input type="hidden" name="src_terms[0].applyFilter" value="true"/> <input type="hidden" value="true" name="src_terms[0].fields.siteContent"> <input type="hidden" value="true" name="src_terms[0].fields.fileContent"> <input type="hidden" value="true" name="src_terms[0].fields.description"> <input type="hidden" value="true" name="src_terms[0].fields.title"> <input type="hidden" value="true" name="src_terms[0].fields.keywords"> <input type="hidden" value="false" name="src_terms[0].fields.tags"> <div class="exact-phrase" id="exact-phrase"> <p>Do not include words like a, and, for, the, etc.</p> </div> <div class="search-help" > <p><a href="/search-results/advanced-search-syntax">Advanced Query Syntax</a></p> </div> <label class="left" for="searchMethod"> Search Method</label> <input type="hidden" name="src_sites.values" value="webb"/><input type="hidden" name="src_sitesForReferences.values" value="systemsite"/> <input name="src_pagePath.value" id="src_pagePath_value" type="hidden" value="/sites/webb"/> <input type="hidden" name="src_pagePath.includeChildren" value="true"/> <select name="src_terms[0].match" id="searchMethod" > <option value="all_words" >All These Words</option> <option value="exact_phrase" >This Exact Phrase</option> <option value="any_word" >Any of These Words</option> <option value="as_is" >Advanced</option> </select> <div id="search-documents-criteria"> <label class="left" for="searchNodeType"> Content Type</label> <select id="searchNodeType" name="src_nodeType"> <option value="jnt:page" >Page</option> <option value="stnt:mediaLibraryPressRelease" >Press Release</option> <option value="stnt:mediaLibraryImage" >Image</option> <option value="stnt:mediaLibraryVideo" >Video</option> <option value="stnt:article" >Article</option> <option value="jnt:file" >File</option> <option value="stmix:searchableContent" >All Searchable Content</option> </select> </div> <div id="searchOrderByContainer"><label class="left" for="searchOrderBy"> Sort By</label> <input id="searchOrderOperand" type="hidden" name="src_orderings[0].operand" value="score"> <select id="searchOrderBy" name="src_orderings[0].propertyName"> <option id="searchOrderByScore" value="score" selected>Relevancy Score</option> <option id="searchOrderByDate" value="jcr:lastModified">Date</option> </select> </div> <div class="divButton"> <input type="submit" name="search" class="btn" value="Submit"/> </div> <div class="recaptcha-branding"> <div>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google</div> <div><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" target="_blank">Terms of Service</a> apply.</div> </div> </form></div> </div> </div><button class="navbar-btn js-nav-btn btn" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Main Menu" aria-controls="MainMenu"> <span class="svg-sprite -hamburger"> <svg role="img" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"> <use xlink:href="#hamburger"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="hidden-xs">Menu</span> </button> </div> </div> </header> <nav class="offcanvas is-at-top-level" aria-label="Main Menu" id="MainMenu"> <div class="offcanvas__control-bar"> <button class="navbar-btn js-nav-btn btn pull-right" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Main Menu" aria-controls="MainMenu" tabindex="-1"> <span>Menu</span> <span class="svg-sprite -close"> <svg role="img" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><use xlink:href="#close"></use></svg> </span> </button> </div> <h2 id="h2-sr-only-main-navigation" class="sr-only">Main Navigation</h2> <div class="offcanvas__scroll-wrapper"> <div class="back-to-main"> <a href="/home" tabindex="-1">Home</a> </div> <ul role="list" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="1"><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren"><a href='/news' class="offcanvas__section-link" >News</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="News_0_control" type="button" aria-label="News submenu" aria-controls="News_0_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="News_0_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="2" aria-labelledby="News_0_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='/news/news-releases' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Science Releases</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/news/mission-status' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Mission Status</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren"><a href='/news/webb-science-writers-guide' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Webb Science Writers’ Guide</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="Webb_Science_Writers-_Guide_1_control" type="button" aria-label="Webb Science Writers’ Guide submenu" aria-controls="Webb_Science_Writers-_Guide_1_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="Webb_Science_Writers-_Guide_1_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="3" aria-labelledby="Webb_Science_Writers-_Guide_1_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='/news/webb-science-writers-guide/telescope-overview' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Telescope Overview</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/news/webb-science-writers-guide/webbs-scientific-instruments' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Webb's Scientific Instruments</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/news/webb-science-writers-guide/science-with-webb' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Science with Webb</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/news/webb-science-writers-guide/webb-project-history' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Webb Project History</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/news/webb-science-writers-guide/available-experts' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Available Experts</a></li></ul></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren"><a href='/news/first-images' class="offcanvas__section-link" >First Images</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="First_Images_2_control" type="button" aria-label="First Images submenu" aria-controls="First_Images_2_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="First_Images_2_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="3" aria-labelledby="First_Images_2_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='/news/first-images/events' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Events</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren"><a href='/news/first-images/resources' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Resources</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="Resources_3_control" type="button" aria-label="Resources submenu" aria-controls="Resources_3_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="Resources_3_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="4" aria-labelledby="Resources_3_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel lastInLevel"><a href='/news/first-images/resources/microshutters' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Microshutters</a></li></ul></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/news/first-images/gallery' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Gallery</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="Gallery_4_control" type="button" aria-label="Gallery submenu" aria-controls="Gallery_4_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="Gallery_4_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="4" aria-labelledby="Gallery_4_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='/news/first-images/gallery/zoomable-image-deep-field-smacs-0723' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Zoomable Image: Deep Field SMACS 0723</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/news/first-images/gallery/zoomable-image-carina-nebula' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Zoomable Image: Carina Nebula</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/news/first-images/gallery/zoomable-image-stephans-quintet' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Zoomable Image: Stephan's Quintet</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/news/first-images/gallery/zoomable-image-southern-ring-nebula' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Zoomable Image: Southern Ring Nebula</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/news/milestones' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Milestones</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="Milestones_5_control" type="button" aria-label="Milestones submenu" aria-controls="Milestones_5_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="Milestones_5_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="3" aria-labelledby="Milestones_5_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='/news/milestones/first-anniversary' class="offcanvas__section-link" >First Anniversary</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/news/milestones/mission-timeline' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Mission Timeline</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/images' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Images</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/videos' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Videos</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren"><a href='/science' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Science</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="Science_6_control" type="button" aria-label="Science submenu" aria-controls="Science_6_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="Science_6_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="2" aria-labelledby="Science_6_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='/science/early-universe' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Early Universe</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/science/galaxies-over-time' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Galaxies Over Time</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/science/the-star-life-cycle' class="offcanvas__section-link" >The Star Life Cycle</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/science/other-worlds' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Other Worlds</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/science/early-highlights' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Early Highlights</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/science/the-observatory' class="offcanvas__section-link" >The Observatory</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="The_Observatory_7_control" type="button" aria-label="The Observatory submenu" aria-controls="The_Observatory_7_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="The_Observatory_7_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="3" aria-labelledby="The_Observatory_7_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='/science/the-observatory/infrared-astronomy' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Infrared Astronomy</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/science/the-observatory/what-is-webb-observing-now' class="offcanvas__section-link" >What Is Webb Observing Now?</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren"><a href='/resource-gallery' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Resources</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="Resources_8_control" type="button" aria-label="Resources submenu" aria-controls="Resources_8_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="Resources_8_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="2" aria-labelledby="Resources_8_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='/resource-gallery/articles' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Articles</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/resource-gallery/posters' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Posters</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/resource-gallery/public-lecture-series' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Public Lecture Series</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/resource-gallery/activities' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Activities</a></li></ul></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren"><a href='/recursos-en-espanol' class="offcanvas__section-link" ><span lang="es">Recursos en español</span></a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="Recursos_en_espa-ol_9_control" type="button" aria-label="Recursos en español submenu" aria-controls="Recursos_en_espa-ol_9_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="Recursos_en_espa-ol_9_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="2" aria-labelledby="Recursos_en_espa-ol_9_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='/recursos-en-espanol/comunicados-de-prensa' class="offcanvas__section-link" ><span lang="es">Comunicados de Prensa</span></a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/recursos-en-espanol/videos' class="offcanvas__section-link" ><span lang="es">Vídeos</span></a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/recursos-en-espanol/infografias' class="offcanvas__section-link" ><span lang="es">Infografías</span></a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/recursos-en-espanol/recursos-adicionales' class="offcanvas__section-link" ><span lang="es">Recursos adicionales</span></a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/recursos-en-espanol/politica-de-uso-de-contenidos' class="offcanvas__section-link" ><span lang="es">Política de uso de contenidos</span></a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/recursos-en-espanol/declaracion-de-accesibilidad' class="offcanvas__section-link" ><span lang="es">Declaración de Accesibilidad</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/quick-facts' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Quick Facts</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/glossary' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Glossary</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/about' class="offcanvas__section-link" >About Us</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='/contact' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Contact Us</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item hasChildren"><a href='/other-webb-sites' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Other Webb Sites</a><button class="offcanvas__section-toggle" id="Other_Webb_Sites_10_control" type="button" aria-label="Other Webb Sites submenu" aria-controls="Other_Webb_Sites_10_section" tabindex="-1" aria-expanded="false"><span class="svg-sprite -plus"><svg role="img" aria-label="open section"><use xlink:href="#plus"></use></svg></span><span class="svg-sprite -slider-dash"><svg role="img" aria-label="close section"><use xlink:href="#slider-dash"></use></svg></span></button><ul role="list" id="Other_Webb_Sites_10_section" class="offcanvas__list" data-level="2" aria-labelledby="Other_Webb_Sites_10_control"><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren firstInLevel"><a href='https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb' class="offcanvas__section-link" target='_blank' >Mission: News/Overview/Features</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren"><a href='https://webb.nasa.gov/' class="offcanvas__section-link" target='_blank' >Engineering: Building Webb</a></li><li class="offcanvas__item noChildren lastInLevel"><a href='/other-webb-sites' class="offcanvas__section-link" >Partners: Agency/Industry/Academic</a></li></ul></li></ul></div> </nav> <div class="offcanvas-body"> <section id="top-of-page"> <main id="main-content" class=" " > <div class="background-img banner__interior content-section-" aria-labelledby="page-title" > <div class="row banner__content"> <div class="col-md-12 text-center"> <h1 id="page-title" class="interior-page-title ">Privacy Policy</h1> </div> </div> <picture class="stretch-container"><img alt="Star field in the Milky Way" src="/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn370" srcset="/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn370 370w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn768 768w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn992 992w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn1200 1200w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn1440 1440w" sizes="100vw" /></picture><noscript><img alt="Star field in the Milky Way" class="noscript-img null" src="/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn370" srcset="/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn370 370w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn768 768w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn992 992w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn1200 1200w, /files/live/sites/webb/files/home/privacy/_images/wt-banner-privacy-policy.jpg?t=tn1440 1440w" sizes="100vw" /></noscript></div> <div class="container-fluid breadcrumbs-container"> <nav class="breadcrumbs-share row hidden-xs hidden-sm" aria-label="Breadcrumb" data-module-dynamic="toggle-links-display"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <h2 id="h2-sr-only-breadcrumbs-navigation" class="sr-only">Breadcrumbs Navigation</h2> <ul role="list" class="breadcrumbs"> <li class="breadcrumb"> <a href="/home"> <span>Home</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div><div class="main"> <section id="section-406f39ca-dbc1-4fad-a1db-175c319ef286" data-name="section-policy-statement" class="section-row none" > <h2 id="h2-sr-only-406f39ca-dbc1-4fad-a1db-175c319ef286" data-name="h2-sr-only-policy-statement" class="sr-only" data-include-in-navigation="false"> Policy Statement</h2> <div class="component-block container-fluid"> <h3 data-name="h3-information-we-collect" id="h3-CK-f624cfcb-a37c-4817-b093-08d457cbffeb">Information We Collect</h3> <p>In order to understand who uses our online resources and how they are used, when you visit this website or use online applications, we collect basic information such as the date and time, internet protocol (IP) address, information about your web browser and computer (computer type, browser type), the resources you visit on our site, the amount of data transmitted, etc. We use this information to generate aggregate statistics on the usage of our site. We share this aggregate information with NASA and with our parent organization, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). Some of this aggregate information will be made available to the public. We will not use this information to identify or track usage by individuals, except as necessary to provide user support and maintain our systems. Non-aggregated information is only available to the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and authorized contractors.</p> <p>We do not sell, rent, or exchange this information to anyone outside of STScI. We use this information only for the purpose of understanding how our resources are used and how they may be improved.</p> <p>A "cookie" is a piece of data that our website transfers to your web browser to allow it to remember specific information about your visit. Some STScI web pages use cookies. We may use both session and persistent cookies. Session cookies last only as long as your web browser is open. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for longer periods of time. We use cookies to allow better navigation on our pages and to allow you to customize preferences. If you do not wish to have session or persistent cookies stored on your computer, you may disable them in your browser. However, this may prevent some STScI services from functioning properly.</p> <h3 data-index="1" data-name="h3-information-you-supply" id="h3-CK-8479b5d5-089a-4390-a012-f0f54fa7dafa">Information You Supply</h3> <p>Some of our web pages and online applications may ask for personal information such as your email address, postal address, or institutional information. We may also require you to create an account to use some of our resources. We use this information only to provide you with access to the specified service. We may share this information with NASA, ESA, AURA, and other astronomical institutions.</p> <h3 data-index="2" data-name="h3-information-you-share" id="h3-CK-10a2a71b-c9b2-48a8-8fd7-3c26ef6dbbcf">Information You Share</h3> <p>Some of our services (e.g., blogs, wikis) allow you to contribute information that will be seen by other users of those pages, or by the public. This information may be indexed by search engines such as Google or Bing. You should exercise discretion to not reveal personal information.</p> <h3 data-index="3" data-name="h3-monitoring" id="h3-CK-69876a27-593e-4bdd-9933-9c498fe023c9">Monitoring</h3> <p>STScI monitors computer and network systems to ensure that our services are available to the intended users. We monitor the computer and network systems to identify attempts to deny service or make unauthorized changes. Anyone using our systems expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that if monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, such evidence may be provided to law enforcement officials. If we see evidence of improper access, we may, without notice, remove access for some or all users in order to further investigate the situation. We will restore the service as quickly as possible and provide the community with information about the situation.</p> <h3 data-index="4" data-name="h3-email-subscriptions" id="h3-CK-36c794a5-3667-43f8-b6f6-11ccecb45c55">Email Subscriptions</h3> <p>STScI maintains lists of subscribers who have asked to receive email updates. A recipient may unsubscribe from future messages via a link at the bottom of each email message. We do not sell, rent, exchange, or otherwise disclose our subscriber lists to persons or organizations outside STScI.</p> <p>Note that your participation in an email subscription may expose your email address to other subscribers.</p> <h3 data-index="5" data-name="h3-links-to-external-sites" id="h3-CK-8939e424-5b62-4510-89f2-985917170e79">Links to External Sites</h3> <p>To provide you with general information, our site contains links to external (non-STScI) sites. You should realize that such links are subject to the privacy and security policies of the external site and that the STScI Online Privacy Policy does not apply. We can't guarantee the accuracy or relevance of information on an external site. A link to an external site is not an endorsement by STScI.</p> <h3 data-index="6" data-name="h3-social-websites" id="h3-CK-734274b6-b268-4e77-b512-d19d319cb72a">Social Websites</h3> <p>To better communicate with the public and astronomical community, STScI uses social websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to disseminate information and to engage the community. STScI does not own, manage, or control the applications on social websites. Information that you supply to those sites is subject to their privacy and security policies and the STScI Online Privacy Policy does not apply.</p> <h3 data-index="7" data-name="h3-data-retention" id="h3-CK-1f0c6080-92a5-4bb2-8645-b41ac54bf34d">Data Retention</h3> <p>The information we collect may be retained indefinitely.</p> <h3 data-index="8" data-name="h3-notification" id="h3-CK-8673f86e-cd80-4a85-aac2-b267cbdff3cb">Notification</h3> <p>In the event of a breach, or reasonable suspicion of a breach that allows an unauthorized person to access personally identifiable information, we will inform you as soon as possible. This notice may be sent to you individually, or we may notify you via STScI applications or our social media presence.</p> <h3 data-index="9" data-name="h3-accessibility-statement" id="h3-CK-aff352ba-1d54-4419-bb32-63c25a326952">Accessibility Statement</h3> <p>We strive to ensure that our resources are accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as outlined in our <a href="/accessibility-statement" target="_self">Accessibility Statement</a>. If you have any difficulty viewing any page with adaptive technology or thoughts about how we can improve, please <a href="/accessibility-statement.html#h3-CK-41e30b0b-7c9f-402d-83c3-914c1ac08a38" target="_self">submit accessibility feedback</a>.</p> <h3 data-index="10" data-name="h3-disclosure" id="h3-CK-f87d6a8d-23dd-4a0d-989a-afecde48a51b">Disclosure</h3> <p>We will share any information we have, including personal information, with organizations or individuals outside of STScI if we have a good-faith belief that this is reasonably necessary to: meet applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request; enforce applicable policies, including investigation of potential violations; detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of STScI, our users, or the public as required or permitted by law.</p> <h3 data-index="11" data-name="h3-children-and-privacy" id="h3-CK-2176a3fc-3a0d-41d8-a248-092313790cf8">Children and Privacy</h3> <p>We believe in the importance of protecting the privacy of children online and do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Our services are not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13. To notify us of our receipt of information from children under 13, please <span class='email-form__modal-trigger-placeholder ' data-uuid='f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571' data-name='-1'>contact us</span>.</p> <h3 data-index="12" data-name="h3-questions" id="h3-CK-e4be4051-531f-45f6-81d9-ea577b87796f">Questions</h3> <p>If you have questions about this policy, or you have a privacy concern, please <span class='email-form__modal-trigger-placeholder ' data-uuid='233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3' data-name='-2'>contact us</span>.</p> <script>hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();</script> </div></section><section id="section-e99060fa-74b6-480c-a4ae-eb5ddd34bba5" data-name="section-about-this-content" class="section-row none" > <h2 id="h2-sr-only-e99060fa-74b6-480c-a4ae-eb5ddd34bba5" data-name="h2-sr-only-about-this-content" class="sr-only" data-include-in-navigation="true"> About This Content</h2> <div class="component-block container-fluid"> <hr aria-hidden="true" /> <p><em>Last reviewed: </em><i data-stringify-type="italic">October 1, 2024</i></p> <script>hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();</script> </div></section><div id="modal-form-container" style="height:0"> <div class="component-block container-fluid"><span id="modal-trigger-wrapper__modal-form-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571" class="modal-form-link"> <a href="" data-target="#modal-form-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571" data-toggle="modal">contact us</a></span> <div class="modal fade" id="modal-form-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" data-module-dynamic="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="h1-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-form" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="btn close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close" >Close <span class="svg-sprite -close"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#close"></use> </svg> </span> </button> </div><div class="modal-body"> <div class="form-modal-description"> <script> var isTimerExpired; if (typeof isTimerExpired == "undefined") { isTimerExpired = false; window.setTimeout(function() { isTimerExpired = true; }, 1500000); } </script> <script> (function(){ $(document).ready(function(){ $("#modal-form-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571").on('shown, shown.bs.modal', function() { var formInfo = { uuid: 'f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571', formName: '-1-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571', formId: '-1', isModal: true, modalResponseId: 'modal-response-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571', modalFormId : 'modal-form-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571', successHeader: 'Thank you for contacting us.', successText: '', errorHeader: 'Submission Error', errorText: 'An error has occurred. Please resubmit.', robotHeader: 'Are you a robot?', robotText: 'If you have received this message in error, please contact the webmaster.' };; setup(formInfo); }); }); })(); </script> <div class="container-fluid component-block"> <h1 id="h1-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571" class="modal-title" data-name="h1-privacy-policy-questions">Privacy Policy Questions</h1> <div class="intro"> </div> <div class="Form FormBuilder" id="form-builder-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571" data-module-dynamic="form"> <form action="/privacy/pagecontent/policy-statement/text-editor-1/-1/responses.verifyRecaptcha.do" method="post" id="-1" name="-1-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571"> <input type="hidden" name="originUrl" value="https://live.webbtelescope.org/cms/render/live/en/sites/webb/home/privacy.html"/> <input type="hidden" name="jcrNodeType" value="jnt:responseToForm"/> <input type="hidden" name="jcrRedirectTo" value="/privacy"/> <input type="hidden" name="jcrNewNodeOutputFormat" value="html"/> <input type="hidden" name="chainOfAction" value="mailFormAction"/> <fieldset> <legend>Contact Information</legend> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $('<script/>',{src:'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery.mask/1.14.16/jquery.mask.js'}).appendTo('head'); }); </script> <p class="field"> <label for="user-name-82e8f3a5-9c57-44c0-afc8-a36b3e6bc5bd" class="left"> Name <span class="required-message">(required)</span></label> <input autocomplete="name" type="text" required class="required" id="user-name-82e8f3a5-9c57-44c0-afc8-a36b3e6bc5bd" name="user-name" maxlength="256" size="20" value="" /> </p><p class="field"> <label for="user-email-9b104f3b-be22-4ce2-a54e-cd4e1ab918ef" class="left"> Email <span class="required-message">(required)</span></label> <input autocomplete="email" type="email" required class="required" id="user-email-9b104f3b-be22-4ce2-a54e-cd4e1ab918ef" name="user-email" maxlength="256" size="20" value="" /> </p><p class="field"> <label class="left" for="user-message-1d867464-502b-48f3-962a-549275a998b8"> Message <span class="required-message">(required)</span></label> <textarea required class="required" id="user-message-1d867464-502b-48f3-962a-549275a998b8" name="user-message" cols="20" rows="6" ></textarea> </p></fieldset><div class="divButton"> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-hexagon submit" data-target="#modal-response-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571" > <span>Submit</span> </button></div> <div class="validation"></div> </form> <div class="recaptcha-branding"> <div>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google</div> <div><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" target="_blank">Terms of Service</a> apply.</div> </div> </div> <br/><br/> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="modal-response-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="h1-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571" data-module-dynamic="modal"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="btn close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close" >Close <span class="svg-sprite -close"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#close"></use> </svg> </span> </button> </div><div class="modal-body"> <h1 id="h1-f474c5bd-4be0-4520-9e20-92fbd1350571" class="timeline-modal-heading">Submission in progress</h1> <p class="timeline-modal-description">Processing...</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="component-block container-fluid"><span id="modal-trigger-wrapper__modal-form-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3" class="modal-form-link"> <a href="" data-target="#modal-form-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3" data-toggle="modal">contact us</a></span> <div class="modal fade" id="modal-form-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" data-module-dynamic="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="h1-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-form" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="btn close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close" >Close <span class="svg-sprite -close"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#close"></use> </svg> </span> </button> </div><div class="modal-body"> <div class="form-modal-description"> <script> var isTimerExpired; if (typeof isTimerExpired == "undefined") { isTimerExpired = false; window.setTimeout(function() { isTimerExpired = true; }, 1500000); } </script> <script> (function(){ $(document).ready(function(){ $("#modal-form-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3").on('shown, shown.bs.modal', function() { var formInfo = { uuid: '233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3', formName: '-2-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3', formId: '-2', isModal: true, modalResponseId: 'modal-response-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3', modalFormId : 'modal-form-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3', successHeader: 'Thank you for contacting us.', successText: '', errorHeader: 'Submission Error', errorText: 'An error has occurred. Please resubmit.', robotHeader: 'Are you a robot?', robotText: 'If you have received this message in error, please contact the webmaster.' };; setup(formInfo); }); }); })(); </script> <div class="container-fluid component-block"> <h1 id="h1-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3" class="modal-title" data-name="h1-privacy-policy-questions">Privacy Policy Questions</h1> <div class="intro"> </div> <div class="Form FormBuilder" id="form-builder-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3" data-module-dynamic="form"> <form action="/privacy/pagecontent/policy-statement/text-editor-1/-2/responses.verifyRecaptcha.do" method="post" id="-2" name="-2-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3"> <input type="hidden" name="originUrl" value="https://live.webbtelescope.org/cms/render/live/en/sites/webb/home/privacy.html"/> <input type="hidden" name="jcrNodeType" value="jnt:responseToForm"/> <input type="hidden" name="jcrRedirectTo" value="/privacy"/> <input type="hidden" name="jcrNewNodeOutputFormat" value="html"/> <input type="hidden" name="chainOfAction" value="mailFormAction"/> <fieldset> <legend>Contact Information</legend> <p class="field"> <label for="user-name-ecffd47b-f4eb-49e0-b116-b2add2cad027" class="left"> Name <span class="required-message">(required)</span></label> <input autocomplete="name" type="text" required class="required" id="user-name-ecffd47b-f4eb-49e0-b116-b2add2cad027" name="user-name" maxlength="256" size="20" value="" /> </p><p class="field"> <label for="user-email-9ec80aa6-871d-4d9c-93c0-c4935fbfe46b" class="left"> Email <span class="required-message">(required)</span></label> <input autocomplete="email" type="email" required class="required" id="user-email-9ec80aa6-871d-4d9c-93c0-c4935fbfe46b" name="user-email" maxlength="256" size="20" value="" /> </p><p class="field"> <label class="left" for="user-message-b28df274-711a-44b3-9d53-73b7bdf06c90"> Message <span class="required-message">(required)</span></label> <textarea required class="required" id="user-message-b28df274-711a-44b3-9d53-73b7bdf06c90" name="user-message" cols="20" rows="6" ></textarea> </p></fieldset><div class="divButton"> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-hexagon submit" data-target="#modal-response-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3" > <span>Submit</span> </button></div> <div class="validation"></div> </form> <div class="recaptcha-branding"> <div>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google</div> <div><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" target="_blank">Terms of Service</a> apply.</div> </div> </div> <br/><br/> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="modal-response-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="h1-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3" data-module-dynamic="modal"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="btn close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close" >Close <span class="svg-sprite -close"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#close"></use> </svg> </span> </button> </div><div class="modal-body"> <h1 id="h1-233de61c-6940-4567-a37b-ca0676c737d3" class="timeline-modal-heading">Submission in progress</h1> <p class="timeline-modal-description">Processing...</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </main> <div data-module-dynamic="scroll-affix" data-activate-on-scroll="true" class="back-to-top"> <a class="back-to-top-button" href="#body" data-module-dynamic="scroll-to" aria-label="back to top"> <span class="svg-sprite -back-to-top"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#back-to-top"></use> </svg> </span> </a> </div> </section> <footer class="footer dark-background-"> <h2 id="h2-sr-only-footer" class="sr-only">Footer</h2> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="component-block container-fluid"> <div class="disclaimer">The NASA James Webb Space Telescope, developed in partnership with ESA and CSA, is operated by AURA’s Space Telescope Science Institute.</div> <script>hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();</script> </div><nav aria-labelledby="h3-sr-only-6ab6d85c-91b5-4fdc-8907-9089d5a87df4"> <h3 id="h3-sr-only-6ab6d85c-91b5-4fdc-8907-9089d5a87df4" data-name="h3-sr-only-secondary-navigation" class="sr-only">Secondary Navigation</h3> <div class="col-md-2 hidden-xs hidden-sm footer__logo"> <a href="http://www.stsci.edu/" class=" no-file-icon" target="_blank"> <img alt="Space Telescope Science Institute home page" src="/files/live/sites/webb/files/footer-icons/stsci-logo.svg?t=thumbnail" sizes="200px" /></a></div> <ul role="list" class="footer__link-list list-inline col-md-5"> <li><a href="/about" class="" target="_self"> About Us</a></li> <li><a href="/contact" class="" target="_self"> Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/accessibility-statement" class="" target="_self"> Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/privacy" class="" target="_self"> Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/copyright" class="" target="_self"> Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="/site-map" class="" target="_self"> Sitemap</a></li> </ul> </nav><nav class="col-xs-12 col-md-4" aria-labelledby="h3-sr-only-d929f082-6756-40a6-9928-70d279dd00ca"> <h3 id="h3-sr-only-d929f082-6756-40a6-9928-70d279dd00ca" data-name="h3-sr-only-social-media" class="sr-only">Social Media</h3> <ul role="list" class="footer__link-list--icons list-inline"> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NASAWebb" target="_blank" aria-label="facebook" class="has-icon"> <span class="svg-sprite -facebook"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#facebook"></use> </svg> </span> </a> </li><li> <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAWebb" target="_blank" aria-label="x" class="has-icon"> <span class="svg-sprite -x"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#x"></use> </svg> </span> </a> </li><li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nasawebb/" target="_blank" aria-label="instagram" class="has-icon"> <span class="svg-sprite -instagram"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#instagram"></use> </svg> </span> </a> </li><li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAWebbTelescope" target="_blank" aria-label="youtube" class="has-icon"> <span class="svg-sprite -youtube"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#youtube"></use> </svg> </span> </a> </li><li> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/sets/" target="_blank" aria-label="flickr" class="has-icon"> <span class="svg-sprite -flickr"> <svg role="img" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#flickr"></use> </svg> </span> </a> </li></ul> </nav><div class="logo-container"> </div></div> </div> </footer> </div> <div id="spriteSheet" class="svg-sprite-sheet sr-only" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <!-- Sprite Sheet --> <script> $(function(){ let svg; svg = "/modules/stsci-www-assets/assets/svg/webb-15378d985d.svg"; $("#spriteSheet").load(svg, function() { $('.animate-icon').trigger('spriteSheetLoaded') }); }); </script> <!-- video-js --> <script src="//vjs.zencdn.net/8.5.2/video.min.js"></script> </body> </html>