Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 10 October 2024

Atlanta Flight, Inc. d/b/a Gold Seal Ground Schools (GroundSchool.com) is committed to protecting your digital privacy. This Privacy Policy is important, and we encourage you to read it carefully.

This Privacy Policy discloses how we collect, use, and share data that we gather related to your interaction with this website (the "Site") and on our software applications, mobile applications, and other websites and services that reference or link to this Privacy Policy (together, the "Services"). The Services do not include websites, mobile applications, or other services that link to another privacy policy. This Privacy Policy also describes the choices you have regarding our use of your data and your ability to access, correct, or delete your data. By using the Services, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy and agree to the data collection, use, and sharing described in this policy. We may seek your consent by other means such as by asking you to click on a button or to change a setting. Where we do so, we will also offer you a way to revoke your consent.

  1. How and Why We Collect and Use Personal Data
  2. Data Collection and Consumer Choice
  3. Other Limitations on Privacy
  4. Retention Period
  5. Data Rights
  6. Minors' Privacy
  7. Security Commitment
  8. Changes to the Privacy Policy
  9. How to Contact Us

  1. How and Why We Collect and Use Personal Data

    In order to operate the Services and to maximize your experience, we may collect and use information, some of which may be considered personal data. Please note that you may choose not to provide us with certain information; by doing so, however, you may not be able to receive the full range of Services from us. We collect information in the following ways:

    1. User Account Registration and Course Enrollment: When you choose to register a user account, you will be required to provide your email address. This is how you will be able to access the Services. If you choose to make a purchase, you may be required to provide information to complete the purchase, such as credit card information.

    2. Information Provided By You: You may choose to provide us with information, some of which may be personal data, when you interact with the Services in the following ways:

      • Send us an email message or complete a contact form — for example, you might email us with a question, and we will use your email address to respond;
      • Interact with the Services — we may collect information you provide when you interact with content available on our Services; and we may use that information to personalize the Services you visit, analyze and measure how you use the Services;
      • Engage with interactive advertising — we may receive the information you provide when you submit oral or written questions or comments via interactive ads that are placed on third-party platforms; and we may share this information with our advertisers where required by applicable law;

    3. Automatic Collection: We also collect certain information through automated means. Some information we collect through automated means may, whether alone or combined with other data, be personal data. For example, we automatically collect:

      • Information about your device and device capabilities
      • Information about your device operating system
      • Information about your browser
      • Information about how you use and interact with the Services
      • Your activities on the Services (ex. clicks, downloads, etc...)
      • Your IP address
      • Advertising identifiers
      • Mobile or Internet Carrier
      • Browser type
      • Browser identifier
      • Referring URL

      This information helps us to understand, analyze, and measure how users use the Services; manage Services' operations; help diagnose problems; recognize repeat visitors; and facilitate your access to and use of the Services, including personalizing the Services, features and content.

  2. Data Collection and Consumer Choice

    We and third parties acting on our behalf, or on behalf of advertisers or vendors, use various technologies that help us to manage the operations of our Services and track usage behavior. These technologies enable us to tailor information and advertisements to make your visits more meaningful.

    We also work with certain entities ("Analytics Vendors") that use data collection technologies to track, analyze, and report data about the use of the Services and to analyze and optimize the performance of the Services.

    Information collected via the data collection technologies described in this section may be linked to other information about you such as location information and may be considered personal data. We and our vendors may use the technologies described in this section, alone or in combination, to understand user behavior, target and measure the effectiveness of advertisements, help diagnose problems, recognize repeat visitors, and facilitate your access to and use of the Services.

    1. Use of Cookies and Information Saved by Other Technologies

      Third parties may use cookies and other technologies through use of our Services to support or deliver personalized advertising on third-party websites and online services. The data collection technologies we and third parties use on web include but are not limited to:

      1. Cookies: Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website and are stored within your browser. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit to that website or to another website that recognizes those cookies. Some cookies on our Services collect IP addresses, which may be considered personal data in some jurisdictions. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user's device. For more information, please visit this “What are Cookies” guide. The cookies used on this website can be categorized in the following ways:
        • Category 1: Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are essential in order to enable you to use the Services and its features.
        • Category 2: Performance Cookies. These cookies collect information about how you use the Services (such as which pages you go to most often and if you receive error messages). In general, these cookies do not collect information that directly identifies you. However, some such cookies may collect GeoIP or other identifiers that may be considered personal data in some jurisdictions.
        • Category 3: Targeting Cookies. These cookies collect several pieces of information about your browsing habits. They are often placed by advertising networks rather than website operators. They collect information about your interactions over time with the Services as well as with third-party websites and online services. This information may be shared with other organizations such as advertisers in order to provide you with advertisements that may be more relevant to you based on your inferred interests.
        • Category 4: Social Network Cookies. These cookies are generally generated by content embeds. They allow social network users to share content and use other features such as publishing comments.
      2. Web Storage: We use local and session storage to enhance user experience. Local and session storage are similar to browser cookies but can store data more complex than simple text. By itself, local and/or session storage cannot do anything to or with the data stored on your device.
    2. Use of Advertising Identifiers

      We and our Advertising Vendors may collect information about usage of mobile applications via advertising identifiers to support or deliver personalized advertising. An advertising identifier is a randomly-generated alphanumeric code associated with a user's device. Advertising identifiers provide advertisers a way to identify a user's device without using a permanent device identifier, such as serial number.

    3. Your Choices Around Cookies, Advertising Identifiers, and Other Technologies Used by Vendors

      You have the ability to control how your data is used, including for personalized advertising, in the following ways:

      • Vendors: This Privacy Policy does not cover the practices of vendors outside our Services, and we do not control vendors' technologies. We provide links to more information about vendors' privacy practices and any available opt-outs below.
      • Browser settings: Your web browser may allow you to manage your cookies, local and session storage to control access to data about your online activity. We encourage you to check your browser's “Help” feature to learn how to block, disable, and delete cookies. Please note that for technical reasons, if you delete or block certain cookies, some features of the site may be unavailable or may not function as intended.
      • Device settings: The Android and iOS versions 6 to 13 mobile device operating systems allow you to control how your device's advertising identifier is used to support or deliver personalized advertising. The iOS versions 14 and above mobile device operating systems allow you to control use of the advertising identifier and “tracking;” learn about tracking from Apple at Settings > Privacy > Tracking > Learn More
        • Android device settings (version 2.3 and above): “Opt out of Ads Personalization” by following the instructions provided by Google here.
        • iOS device settings (versions 6 to 13): “Limit Ad Tracking” at Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Limit Ad Tracking.
        • iOS device settings (versions 14 and above): “Tracking” permissions at Settings > Privacy > Tracking.

        The opt-outs described above are device or browser-specific and may not be available for all devices. So, if you opt out on your mobile device, you may continue to receive personalized advertising on your desktop computer or other devices. If you choose to opt out, you will still see ads, but the ads will not be based on your activities across other apps and websites you use.

        You can also opt out of future information collection from the Services by adjusting the settings on your device, ceasing use of the Service on web, or uninstalling the relevant mobile application.

  3. Other Limitations on Privacy

    We, our affiliates, or our service providers may disclose your data without your permission (i) pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders or otherwise to comply with law; (ii) where we believe an individual's rights, property, or safety or security is at risk; (iii) if we find that your actions violate our Terms of Use or any of our other legal rights; or (iv) where otherwise required or permitted by applicable law (which may include a lawful access request by U.S. or foreign courts, governments, or law enforcement agencies).

  4. Retention Period

    We will retain your information for as long as needed to provide and develop the Services. We will also retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We may retain information that no longer identifies you indefinitely.

  5. Data Rights

    You can request to access, obtain a portable copy of, correct, or delete data related to your stored preferences and your use of the Services. If you have registered a user account and are logged in to your account at the time of the request, we will be able to retrieve data related to your use of the Services while you were logged in. To manage your Data Rights on GroundSchool.com, please email us at privacy@GroundSchool.com or call us at (888) 514-1945.

    Please note that following a deletion request, we will resume collecting Personal Information if you continue your use of the Services, and your Personal Information will also enable us to personalize the Services you visit.

    Note to registered users and subscribers of GroundSchool.com: At this time, we cannot delete data directly associated with your account without deleting your account, as the data is necessary to keep your subscription and to provide you with the requested Services. If you wish to delete your account and all data associated with it, please email us at privacy@GroundSchool.com to begin the process. Additional note, No user may obtain an endorsement or certificate of completion once the deletion request is approved and processed. Users who wish to obtain an endorsement and/or certificate of completion must create a new account and begin the course again to completion.

    In the event that you consider our processing of data related to your use of the Services not to be compliant with the applicable data protection laws, you can contact us at privacy@GroundSchool.com or lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.

  6. Minors' Privacy

    We are committed to protecting the safety and privacy of young people using the Internet. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under age 18. We believe that children should get their parents' or guardians' consent before giving out any personal data. If you become aware that we have collected personal data from a child without parental consent, please notify us promptly at privacy@GroundSchool.com so we may delete the data. If we become aware that a child under age 18 has provided us with personal data without parental consent, we will take steps to remove such personal data.

  7. Security Commitment

    We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures intended to protect your data. Of course, we cannot guarantee that your communications with the Services will never be unlawfully intercepted or that your data will never be unlawfully accessed by third parties. Any transmission of information is at your own risk.

  8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

    We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy as business needs require. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here prior to the time they take effect. If we make material changes to the way we use personal data, we will notify affected users through the Services.

  9. How to Contact Us

    If you have a question related to this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@GroundSchool.com or call us at (888) 514-1945.