Privacy Policy adsb.fi

Version 1.0 | June 15, 2023

At adsb.fi, accessible from https://adsb.fi, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors and customers. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by adsb.fi and how we use it. Should you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail at privacy@adsb.fi.

By accessing our site, using our services, setting up a receiver or otherwise providing data to us (referred to in this policy as “use of the site”), you hereby consent to this privacy policy and agree to its terms.

Personal information we collect from our users

By using our site, we collect information the web browsers and servers typically make available, including your IP address, internet service provider, browser type, operating system, device type, and time of access. We also collect information you submit to the site, such as search queries or areas or topics of interest.

We also collect information you provide to us, like if you choose to contact us via email or any other method.

Like most websites, we also use cookies to optimize your experience. These cookies are used to store information like your personal preferences and your feeder status.

Cookies may also be used by third parties, including services used for content delivery, traffic management, identifying and mitigating malicious traffic, and advertising partners. Such third-party services and partners may each have their own respective terms and privacy policies, and are not subject to this privacy policy. You hereby consent to those privacy policies (as well as any updates to those policies) in connection with your use of the site.

If you wish to disable cookies in your browser, you can do so by adjusting your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences, including disabling or deleting cookies altogether. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality and usability of our site.

Personal information we collect from our feeders

You can participate in our global flight tracking network by setting up a receiver and providing its data to us. We call this “feeding data to the site”.

We collect information you provide to us by operating the receiver and feeding data to our site, including your IP address, receiver name, unique identifier, precise receiver location, software information, and the received flight data.

When you feed data to the site, the receiver name and approximate location are displayed publicly on our site and in other illustrations of geographic coverage. You can choose to hide your receiver’s approximate location by enabling the privacy option in the receiver configuration file. Precise receiver location is not made public regardless of the setting.

Multilateration (also called “MLAT”) is a process where the aircraft location is calculated based on the known position of 4 or more receivers. The effective operation of MLAT requires the data you provide be accompanied by, and processed with, the precise geographic location of your receiver.

We receive and process your receiver’s location only to the extent required to derive and verify the accuracy of aircraft positional data, and to display your approximate receiver location as explained above. We endeavor to retain this data for no longer than required to fulfill these purposes.

Why we collect and process your personal information

We use your personal information to:

Provide, operate, maintain, improve, and personalize our services
Develop new services, features, and functionality
Communicate with you for customer service purposes
Build awareness of our site and the services that we provide
Evaluate and verify the accuracy of the data you feed to us
Recognize and prevent abuse and safeguard our systems
Investigate, fix, and prevent technical issues

We primarily collect and process your data in order to further the legitimate purposes of the site. In addition to the purposes described above, if we believe it is reasonably necessary, these purposes may also include actions we take in order to:

Protect and enforce our rights and interests
Comply with the law and legal obligation

Disclosing personal information to third parties

We take the appropriate physical, technical and administrative measures to protect your personal data. We do not sell or rent your personal data. adsb.fi's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

However your personal data may be disclosed to third parties in following scenarios:

with your explicit consent
to fulfill one or more purposes identified or otherwise provided for in this privacy policy
with a third-party service provider we use to provide our services
your use of our services violates our policies or guidelines
to protect and enforce our legal rights
to preserve and maintain our assets or property
to ensure legal and regulatory compliance
it is necessary to protect our interests

No data is shared with third party vendors when it comes to your personal data (unless indicated otherwise in this policy and/or the agreement with adsb.fi has entered into with you). Pursuant to EU legislation EU citizens have the right to request for their personal data as kept by the relevant vendor to be disclosed to them, corrected and/or deleted. Such requests can be sent to info@adsb.fi. Subsequently adsb.fi will review your request and will promptly respond, but in any case within 4 weeks, and take appropriate measures where needed.

Minors

This site is directed at a general audience. We do not knowingly collect any personal identifiable information from minors, including children under the age of 13.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (also called “GDPR”), you have certain rights regarding your personal data. These include the right to be informed about how your data is being processed, as well as the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, and transfer your data. You also have the right to object to certain processing activities and to withdraw your consent at any time. If you believe your rights have been violated, you have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority.

If you wish to exercise your GDPR rights, or if you have any questions or concerns about how your personal data is being processed, please do not hesitate to contact us via our privacy e-mail address: privacy@adsb.fi.

Changes

We may update this policy in the future. If we do, we will post a revised version of this policy on our site. Your continued use of the site means that you also consent to any future versions of this policy in effect, so you should check this policy regularly.