Effective Date: May 20, 2025
Last Updated: May 20, 2025
FlightSchoolList.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your data when you use our website, including our flight school directory, blog, and any related services.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.FlightSchoolList.com
Our blog is located at: https://www.FlightSchoolList.com/aviation-blog
2. What Data We Collect
Personal Data
We may collect the following personal data from you:
- Name, email address, phone number, and location
- Flight training preferences and lead form details
- Account information (for registered users)
- Comments on blog posts
- Media uploaded (such as profile pictures or article images)
Technical & Usage Data
We automatically collect certain data when you use our site, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Pages visited and time spent on site
- Referral URLs and clickstream data
Media
If you upload images to the site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract it.
3. Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Keep you logged in
- Save your site preferences
- Track analytics and visitor behavior
- Deliver personalized ads via third parties (like Google)
Cookies may be set by us or by third-party services embedded in our site (e.g., YouTube, Google Analytics). You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may affect functionality.
4. Blog Comments
When visitors leave comments on our blog, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
If you use Gravatar, an anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture after your comment is approved. Gravatar’s policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
5. Lead Submissions and Sale of Leads
When you submit a lead to a flight school, your data (e.g., name, email, phone number, training goals, location) is shared with that school. We may sell or transfer leads to flight schools as part of our business model.
Important: Once a flight school receives your data, they are responsible for how they use and store it. We are not liable for their actions, communications, or use of your information.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any flight school you engage with.
6. How We Use Your Information
We may use your data to:
- Provide and operate our services
- Match users with schools
- Send transactional or promotional emails (you may opt out)
- Improve our website and user experience
- Serve relevant ads and measure performance
- Protect against fraud and abuse
7. Legal Bases for Processing
We process your data under the following legal bases:
- Your consent
- To fulfill a contract or requested service
- For our legitimate business interests (e.g., analytics, advertising)
- To comply with legal obligations
8. How Long We Keep Your Data
- Blog comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely
- Registered user data is stored as long as your account is active
- Lead submissions may be stored for up to 3 years
- Inactive accounts may be anonymized or deleted after 36 months
9. Who We Share Your Data With
We may share your information with:
- Flight schools you’ve submitted a lead to
- Hosting, analytics, and ad service providers
- Legal authorities when required
We do not sell personal data outside the lead submission process.
10. Where Your Data Is Sent
- Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service
- Analytics and advertising data may be processed outside your country
11. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to:
- Access or download your data
- Correct or delete your data
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Object to or restrict processing
- File a complaint with your local privacy authority
To make a request, contact us at: privacy@flightschoollist.com
12. Children’s Privacy
This website is not intended for users under 16 years old. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If we become aware of such data, we will delete it immediately.
13. Security
We use physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect your data. These include HTTPS encryption, server security, and limited access controls. While we take reasonable precautions, no system is completely secure.
14. Embedded Content & External Links
Articles may include embedded content from third parties (e.g., YouTube videos), which may collect data about you as if you were visiting that site directly. We are not responsible for their content or data practices.
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Changes will be posted here, and we may notify registered users by email. Continued use of our site after changes means you accept the new terms.
16. Contact Us
Questions or concerns? Reach out to:
FlightSchoolList.com
Email: privacy@flightschoollist.com
Location: United States