Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Altitude website ("we", "our", or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at altitudeaviation.co.

This policy covers only the Altitude website. The Altitude mobile application has its own separate privacy policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Contact Form: Name, email address, and message content when you submit the contact form

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Analytics Data: Page views, referring pages, browser type, device type, country, and general usage patterns (via PostHog)
• Language Preference: Your selected language (English or French), stored in your browser's local storage

2.3 What We Do Not Collect

This website does not collect passwords, payment information, location data, or any account or profile information. There are no user accounts on this website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Respond to your contact form enquiries
• Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it
• Remember your language preference between visits

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data based on:

• Consent: When you submit the contact form, you consent to us processing your name, email, and message
• Legitimate Interests: Analytics data helps us improve the website experience

5. Service Providers

We share data with the following third-party services, solely to operate this website:

• Vercel: Website hosting (USA)
• Web3Forms: Contact form processing (USA) — receives your name, email, and message when you submit the form
• PostHog: Privacy-friendly analytics (EU) — collects anonymised usage data

We do NOT sell your personal data to third parties.

6. Cookies and Local Storage

This website uses minimal browser storage:

• Language preference: Stored in local storage to remember your chosen language (English or French)
• Analytics: PostHog may set cookies to distinguish unique visitors. PostHog is configured to respect Do Not Track settings

No advertising or third-party tracking cookies are used.

7. Data Retention

• Contact form submissions: Retained for as long as needed to respond to your enquiry, then deleted
• Analytics data: Retained by PostHog according to their data retention policy
• Language preference: Stored in your browser until you clear your local storage

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you
• Erasure: Request deletion of your data
• Object: Oppose processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at: altitude.pilots.app@gmail.com

9. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed in the United States (via Vercel and Web3Forms) and the EU (via PostHog). We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for any transfers outside the EEA.

10. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy:

Email: altitude.pilots.app@gmail.com

13. Data Processing Summary

• Purpose: Marketing website for Altitude pilot community app
• Data Categories: Contact details (name, email), usage analytics
• Recipients: Vercel (hosting), Web3Forms (form processing), PostHog (analytics)
• Transfers: USA, EU

This privacy policy is effective as of the date stated above. By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy.