privacy policy

Welcome to our Privacy Policy, your privacy is critically important to us.

It is Aviation Action's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to Aviation Action (hereinafter, "us", "we", or "https://www.aviationaction.org"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through https://www.aviationaction.org (the “Website”) regardless of where you visit it from. 

PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We have adopted this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.

This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and conditions posted on our Website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.

CONTROLLER

Aviation Action is the controller and responsible for your personal data collected through the Website. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us at hello@aviationaction.org.

THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

· Identity Data includes [first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender].

· Contact Data includes [billing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers].

· Technical Data includes [internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website].

· Usage Data includes [information about how you use our website, products and services].

· Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

We may also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. Aviation Action may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.

WEBSITE VISITORS

Like most website operators, Aviation Action collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Aviation Action's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Aviation Action's visitors use its website. From time to time, Aviation Action may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Aviation Action also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on https://www.aviationaction.org blog posts. Aviation Action only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.

GATHERING OF PERSONALLY-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

Certain visitors to Aviation Action's websites choose to interact with Aviation Action in ways that require Aviation Action to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Aviation Action gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who request peer support at https://www.aviationaction.org to provide name, email address, phone number and job role. We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly we will use your personal data where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interest and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data although we will get your consent before sending third party direct marketing communications to you via email or text message. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us.

ADVERTISEMENTS  

Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognise your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Aviation Action and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

MARKETING

We strive to provide you with choices regarding certain personal data uses, particularly around marketing and advertising. We have established the following personal data control mechanisms:

PROMOTIONAL OFFERS FROM US

We may use your Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage and Profile Data to form a view on what we think you may want or need, or what may be of interest to you. This is how we decide which products, services and offers may be relevant for you (we call this marketing).

You will receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us or [purchased goods or services] from us and you have not opted out of receiving that marketing.

THIRD-PARTY MARKETING

We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your personal data with any third party for marketing purposes.

OPTING OUT

You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by contacting us.

Where you opt out of receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us via the Website. 

THIRD PARTY LINKS

The Website may contain links to external sites, plug-ins and applications that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link or enable those connections, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and terms and conditions of every site you visit.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites, products or services.

COOKIES

To enrich and perfect your online experience, Aviation Action uses "Cookies", similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalised content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Aviation Action uses cookies to help Aviation Action identify and track visitors, their usage of https://www.aviationaction.org, and their website access preferences. Aviation Action visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Aviation Action's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Aviation Action's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Aviation Action's use of cookies.

CHANGE OF PURPOSE

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.

If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.

DATA SECURITY

 The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

HOW LONG WILL YOU USE MY PERSONAL DATA FOR?

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.

PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Aviation Action may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Aviation Action's sole discretion.