Privacy Statement on the protection of personal data in aviationdiscourse.com

A&D CONSULTS protects your personal data in accordance with the…

1. 1. What is aviationdiscourse.com? The Aviationdiscourse.com website serves to educate, update, and remind aviation stakeholders and enthusiasts of global best-practices, trends and standards of the industry. Again, it connects visitors to external sources (sites) that are considered as resourceful to the aviation community.

1. 1. Why do we collect, store and process data about domain Users? Some of the reasons for which Aviationdiscourse.com may collect and process personal data of Users are:

Subscription to Aviationdiscourse.com and/or newsletters;

Contribution of content items like articles, presentations, video recordings, documentaries to Aviationdiscourse.com, which contain personal information;

Provision of feedback, comments and content improvement suggestions;

Allowing Registered Users to access specific Aviationdiscourse.com features;

Registration to aviation events and conferences; and

Website statistics.

As a User, the collection of your personal data during subscription as a Registered User relies on your consent to provide it by filling out the relevant form, and accepting that you have read this Privacy Notice; or by giving your explicit consent to publish a content item that bears personal data.

Content from other sources rely on the legal basis of the original data controller.

Contributions from A&D CONSULTS Personnel are considered as part of assigned tasks and functions of the Organisation.

3. 3. What data are collected, stored and processed via the Aviationdiscourse.com website?

It must be noted that some of the services offered on our website automatically require the processing of personal data.

The personal data collected is divided into the underlisted subsets:

a) Subscription Data
As a Registered User by subscribing to the Aviationdiscourse.com newsletter, or by registering to Aviationdiscourse.com, A&D CONSULTS gathers in a dedicated database, the personal data necessary to process such request. Additionally, anytime there is a newsletter campaign, data will be gathered to assess the impact of such a campaign.

To this end, depending on the nature of the subscription, the following data might be gathered and stored in A&D CONSULTS dedicated database:

Name;
Job Title;
Email;
Company Name;
Country of Residence;
Log-in data
IP address.

b) Contributor’s Data
Content contribution to Aviationdiscourse.com whether submitted directly or via a third party will be made freely accessible to the public in accordance with the Aviationdiscourse.com Licence Agreement and Code of Conduct.

Depending on the content type, such may contain the following personal data:

Personal Photo or Image;
Name;
Profession and/or Post;
Affiliation;
Short Bio Data;
Views on or Attitudes to Particular Topics or Subjects

When you submit to Aviationdiscourse.com an inquiry, feedback, comments or other information relevant to the Aviationdiscourse.com Content or your subscription, A&D CONSULTS gathers in a dedicated database the personal data necessary to process your input.

Depending on the input subject, the following data might be gathered and stored in A&D CONSULTS dedicated database:

Name;
Email Address;
Log-in Data;
Submitted Feedback, Comments and/or view on a particular topic or subject.

c) Tracking Data
Tracking data generated by A&D CONSULTS email campaigns is kept and used in anonymised form solely for statistical purposes, i.e. to establish the usefulness of the Aviationdiscourse.com email campaigns. Personal tracking data will not be used.

d) Cookies Data
Cookies are short text files stored on a User’s device (such as a computer, tablet or phone) by a website, which could be used for the technical functioning of a website, for gathering statistics on the use of the website or for other purposes, such as to provide a user with a more personalised experience. On the Aviationdiscourse.com website, we use only web analytics cookies.

e) Control of Cookies on this website
A banner is displayed on every page of the website, informing Users of the use of cookies and giving them the possibility to opt-in or opt-out. If you choose to opt-in (and thus being tracked), you can always change your mind and opt-out.

f) Social Media Cookies
Cookies are not set by our display of social media buttons, in our website pages or from the use of embedded components from those services (e.g. Vimeo).

Each social media channel has their own policy on how they process personal data when one accesses their sites.

g) How to Control Cookies from your browser
Most browsers automatically accept cookies. You can prevent cookies from being stored on your computer or device by changing your browser settings.

h) Do Not Track Preferences
Do not track is a function that allows visitors to opt out from being tracked by websites for any purpose including the use of analytics services, advertising networks and social platforms. Do not track options are available in a number of browsers including: Firefox – Internet Explorer – Chrome – Safari – Opera

4. 4. Who is your data disclosed to? Who has access to your data?

Access to your personal data collected as part of the Subscription and User Feedback processes is provided to Aviationdiscourse.com core team that includes A&D CONSULTS Personnel and external service providers who may be responsible for the User Registration Process, Content Management, Website use analysis and A&D CONSULTS email campaigns, as applicable. Such Personnel abide by statutory confidentiality requirements, and service providers (contractors) by confidentiality agreements.

Access to personal data collected as part of the Content Contribution and Publication Process is provided to the public (Aviationdiscourse.com User Community) in accordance with the Aviationdiscourse.com Licence Agreement and Code of Conduct.

5. 5. How long is your data kept?

Your personal data will be kept in the Aviationdiscourse.com Users Database until you unsubscribe as a Registeruse User or you request to the Website Administrator to delete your PersondatData or Content Contribution that contains your personal data.

6. 6. What are your rights under the A&D CONSULTS Data Protection Regulation?

You have the right to access, rectify, complete and update your data:

a) using self-service interfaces (i.e. online tool function to edit your profile) and the update is immediate/option.

b) by contacting the Website Administrator. You have the right to object to the use of your personal data in some circumstances. You may also delete your personal information. You have the right to request additional information about the handling of your personal data by contacting the Website Administrator.

7. 7. How can you withdraw the consent that you have given to Aviationdiscourse.com?

You may withdraw your consent at any moment by contacting the Website Administrator or by unsubscribing directly via the Aviationdiscourse.com highlight message. Once A&D CONSULTS has received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, A&D CONSULTS will no longer process your information for the purpose(s) you originally agreed to.

8. 8. What do we do to avoid misuse or unauthorised access to personal data concerning you?

A&D CONSULTS is committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, A&D CONSULTS has put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information collected online. Personnel handling your data are bound by confidentiality obligations.

9. 9. What safeguards do we apply when we transfer your data to third parties?

Your personal data is only given to a very limited set of service providers for the performance of their tasks. Contracts with our service providers (contractors) always contain appropriate confidentiality obligations.

10. 10. Who can you contact if you have questions or want to make a complaint?

For enquiries related to your personal data, please contact the Website Administrator who is responsible for the processing of personal data concerning platform Users.

Complaints can be addressed to A&D CONSULTS Data Protection Officer.