Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
Flight School Friend is an independent educational resource for future pilots and early PPL students. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use the site, how it may be used, and what choices you have.
What data we collect
Depending on which features you use, Flight School Friend may collect:
- Email address and form details if you request a checklist, guide, tracker, email update, or other free resource
- Quiz, calculator, or tool inputs when you use interactive resources on the site
- Messages or information you voluntarily submit through contact or feedback forms
- Basic analytics data such as page views, clicks, referral sources, device/browser information, approximate location, and pages visited
How we use data
Flight School Friend may use collected information to:
- Send the resources, updates, or emails you requested
- Improve guides, tools, calculators, and the training journey content
- Understand which pages, tools, and guides are useful
- Respond to questions or feedback
- Diagnose technical issues and protect the site from abuse
- Measure organic, community, and paid traffic performance if those campaigns are active
Forms and email
If you enter your email address, Flight School Friend may use it to deliver the requested resource and send occasional related updates. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe link in those messages.
Third-party services
Flight School Friend may use third-party services to operate the site, deliver emails, process forms, and understand site usage. These may include Kit, formerly ConvertKit, for email signup and subscriber management, plus analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, or Microsoft Clarity if enabled.
These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
Cookies and similar technologies
Flight School Friend and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, or similar technologies to keep forms working, measure traffic, remember attribution information, and understand how visitors use the site. You can usually control cookies through your browser settings, though some features may not work as intended if cookies are disabled.
Third-party links
Flight School Friend may link to external resources such as FAA pages, eCFR references, aviation medical examiner resources, scholarship providers, flight schools, or other aviation websites. Flight School Friend is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.
Children and teens
Some flight school research may involve teens or parents helping a teen explore aviation. Flight School Friend is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Parents or guardians should supervise use by minors.
Data selling
Flight School Friend does not intend to sell personal information. If that changes, this policy should be updated before any such practice begins.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated as Flight School Friend adds or changes forms, analytics, email tools, directories, products, or other site features.
Contact
For privacy questions, contact:
[email protected]