About this policy

We recognise that your personal privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important.  

When using the airwaysaviation.com website, we collect certain information or data about you.

The processing of personal data is regulated by applicable data protection regulation laws. Any requests for access or concerns about information held about you by the Airways Aviation Group should be made in writing to the local Airways Aviation entity in your region.

When you use the airwaysaviation.com website we put small files known as ‘cookies’ onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site.

Cookies are used to:

• Analyse how you use our website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
• Measure how popular and effective our site is to all users
• Personalise your online experience
  

This information includes:

• Details of your IP address
• Information about your computer (the make and model), the browser you are using, your network location, the type of connection you are using
• Areas of the site visited and how long you spend on each page
• Areas of the site you click on

What information do we collect?

• Information that you provide to us: name, address, date of birth, telephone number, email address or other fields on our online forms
• Information about the courses you are interested in and when you want to start

You may see this information requested when using the following areas of our site:

• Booking a tour of one of our aviation schools
• Making a general enquiry
• Completing an enquiry form to register for more information regarding a course
• Completing a form regarding an event
• Subscribing to an online newsletter
• Requesting information about accommodation

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We recognise that you are entrust us with your information, you do so knowing that we will not sell, licence or trade your personal information to others.

However, whilst we do not share your information with external marketing or advertising companies but we sometimes work with professional companies who act as service providers and "data processors" on our behalf. These third parties are experts in their fields and have been chosen by us for their key services, including their ability to handle sensitive data securely.

The instances where the information you provide on our website may be shared are:

Admissions and scheduling – Your information is passed to our online scheduling and admissions partner, Flight Logger for recruitment to these courses. Information is stored in the system, also known as Flight Logger for all courses and is used as set out in this policy.

Digital Advertising – Our partners who provide digital marketing services may use your information to show social media advertising or digital marketing re-targeting to you. These adverts may consist of information and opportunities that we think that you might be interested in at one of our schools.

Personal information provided by you and any other information relating to you, will be held by the Airways Aviation Group or by one of our trusted service providers.

Keeping you up-to-date

So that you can learn more about our company, we would like to send you interesting news and updates about our courses. We may do this through the post, phone, by email, text message, online, via social media, or other electronic means.

We will only send you these specific messages if you have given us consent.

Change preferences

To opt-out, or change your preferences, you can do so by clicking on unsubscribe at the bottom of materials we send.

Access request

You have the right to access the personal information that we hold about you. This can be called a ‘Subject Access Request.’ We may ask for proof of identity to help us locate your information. To complete a subject access request, please email: admin@airwaysaviation.com

If any of the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate or out of date, you may ask us to correct it.

If you would like to exercise these rights, please read our Data Protection policy.

You have the right to object to us processing your personal information if we are not entitled to use it any more, to have your information deleted if we are keeping it too long or have its processing restricted in certain circumstances.

Keeping your information

We retain a record of your personal information and is done to provide you with a consistent service and track through your status with us. We will always retain your personal information in accordance with law and regulation and never retain your information for longer than is necessary.

Our security

We take a range of measures to protect your information:

• Limiting access to our buildings by passes and key cards and where applicable paper copies are locked
• Use of secure access e.g. firewalls and encryption to secure file servers.

Other websites

Our websites may contain links to other websites which are outside the company’s control and are not covered by this privacy policy. These websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or accountability for these policies.

Internet Cookies

What are they?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information, often including a unique identifier, which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website - if your browser preferences allow it. Cookies are then accessed by the originating website on each subsequent visit. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device.

How are cookies used on our website?

The cookies we use are there to allow you to perform the services you require and to assist us in providing a better website for our users. We also use cookies to enable us to send you messages about the company, which will be based on your visits to our website, when you are visiting either our website or other websites. We do not use cookies to store information that identifies you as an individual. Details on cookies used are provided below.

We encourage you to accept the cookies we serve. However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by our or any other website, you can do this through your browser settings.

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