Privacy Policy
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Aviation Geeks is built to respect your privacy. In plain language: we don’t ask who you are, and we don’t track you around the web.
Your location
The “What’s flying overhead” page can use your device’s location to show nearby aircraft. This happens only in your browser: your coordinates are sent to our server solely to look up aircraft within range, and they are never stored or logged. You can decline the location prompt and search for a place instead. Place searches are handed to OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim service to turn a name into coordinates.
Accounts and personal data
There are no accounts, no sign-ups, and no newsletter. We do not collect names, email addresses, or profiles. If you email us, we only use your message to reply.
Advertising and tracking
We run no advertising and no cross-site ad tracking. The “View on Google Flights” links on the deals page are plain searches and are not affiliate links.
Analytics
FlightScope uses Google Analytics 4 to understand aggregate traffic — which pages are popular and roughly where visitors come from — so we can improve the site. This loads Google’s gtag.js script, sets Google cookies, and sends usage data (pages viewed, device type, and a coarse location derived from your IP address, which Google does not store) to Google. We use it only for aggregate analytics: no advertising and no cross-site ad targeting. You can opt out with Google’s browser add-on or by blocking analytics scripts, and Google’s handling is covered by its own privacy policy.
Third-party data providers
Loading maps, photos, and live data means your browser and our server contact third parties (such as the Carto tile servers, adsb.lol, and Planespotters). Those requests are subject to those providers’ own policies.