Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Aviators360

Last Updated: October 26, 2023

Welcome to Aviators360 (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website, aviators360.com, which covers aviation news, jobs, industry updates, and related content.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways.

A. Personal Data
Personally identifiable information you voluntarily provide to us includes:

  • Contact Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, you provide your name and email address.
  • Comment Data: When you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
  • Job Alerts: If you sign up for specific job alerts, we collect and use your email address to send you relevant opportunities.
  • Communication Data: If you contact us via our contact form or email, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.

B. Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the site, such as:

  • Your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the site.

C. Third-Party Data

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, an anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
  • Social Media: If you interact with us on social media (e.g., Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook), we may receive basic personal data from these platforms.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and Maintain the Website: To run the site, publish content, and manage user accounts.
  • Send Newsletters and Job Alerts: To deliver aviation news, career opportunities, and industry updates you have subscribed to.
  • Manage Comments: To approve and display user comments and respond to them.
  • Improve User Experience: To understand how users interact with our site via analytics, allowing us to improve our content and services.
  • Communication: To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
  • Security: To monitor and prevent abuse and spam, and protect the security of the website.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your information is:

  • Your Consent: (e.g., when you opt-in for our newsletter or job alerts).
  • Performance of a Contract: (e.g., providing the services you request).
  • Legitimate Interests: (e.g., using analytics to improve our website and for security purposes).

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties. We may share information in the following situations:

  • Service Providers: We share data with trusted third-party vendors who help us operate the site, such as:
    • Email Marketing Services (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit).
    • Analytics Providers (e.g., Google Analytics).
    • Website Hosting and Management.
  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose information where required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process.
  • Business Transfers: If Aviators360 is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your data may be transferred.

5. Tracking Technologies

A. Cookies and Web Beacons
We use cookies (small text files stored on your device) to:

  • Remember your login session and site preferences.
  • Understand how you use our site through analytics.
  • Deliver targeted advertisements (if we use advertising).

You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, but this may affect site functionality.

B. Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect data about website traffic. Google Analytics does not identify individual users. You can opt-out of Google Analytics here: Google Analytics Opt-out.

6. Advertising

We may use third-party advertising companies (like Google AdSense) to serve ads when you visit our site. These companies may use aggregated, non-personally identifiable information about your visits to this and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

7. Data Retention

  • We will retain your personal data (e.g., for newsletter subscriptions) only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.
  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
  • Analytics data is retained for a period defined by our analytics providers.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you have rights under data protection laws, which may include:

  • Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Rectification: The right to have any inaccurate information corrected.
  • Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): The right to request that we delete your personal data.
  • Restrict Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
  • Data Portability: The right to be provided with a copy of the information we have in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Withdraw Consent: The right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on it to process your information (e.g., you can use the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email we send).

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@aviators360.com.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16.

10. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by a new “Last Updated” date at the top and will be effective immediately upon posting. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Website: aviators360.com
Email: info@aviators360.com
Founder: Ashutosh Bansal
Co-founder: Abhishek Pratap Singh