In short: we collect what you send us, so that we can answer you, and, only if you allow it, Google Analytics data about how the site is used. We use no advertising, we never sell your details, and we delete your enquiry 2 years after we last hear from you. To see, correct or delete what we hold about you, email info@aeropilot.in.
Who we are
Aeropilot (aeropilot.in) is an independent consultancy that guides Indian students through pilot training in South Africa and the DGCA licence conversion. We are not a flight school. Aeropilot decides how and why the personal data described here is used, and is responsible for it under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the DPDP Act).
Contact for anything about your data: info@aeropilot.in.
What we collect and why
When you use the contact form
The form asks for your name, email address, an optional phone or WhatsApp number, and your message. We use them only to reply to you and to give you the guidance you asked for. The form sends your details to us by email; they are not kept in a database on the website.
The spam check on the contact form
The contact form uses hCaptcha to check that a person, not a bot, is sending it. To do this, hCaptcha processes information about your device and browser and how you use the check, and may use cookies or similar storage. hCaptcha is run by Intuitive Machines, Inc. under its own privacy policy. It loads only on the contact page.
When you email us or message us on WhatsApp
We receive what you send, along with your email address or phone number, and use it to reply to you. WhatsApp is run by Meta under its own privacy policy.
When you visit the website
Like most websites, our web host records standard technical logs, such as your IP address, browser type, the pages you request and the time. These are used to keep the site running and secure, not to identify or profile you.
Google Analytics, only if you allow it
On your first visit we ask whether we may use Google Analytics. If you click Allow, Google Analytics 4 counts your visit and tells us which pages are read, how visitors find the site (for example from a search or a social post), the type of device and browser, the approximate location (country and city), and whether someone sends the contact form or clicks our WhatsApp, email or phone links. We use this only to see which pages help students and to improve the site.
To do this, Google Analytics sets cookies named _ga and _ga_DVN2W4QHW2, which last up to 2 years unless you delete them. Google says Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses. Google processes this data for us under its privacy policy, and we keep it in Google Analytics for 14 months.
If you click Decline, or ignore the question, Google Analytics is never loaded. Your browser remembers your answer (in its local storage, not a cookie) so we don't ask on every page. You can change your mind at any time:
What we don't do
- Without your permission, our pages set no cookies and load no analytics. We use no advertising or tracking tools at all.
- We don't sell, rent or trade your personal data.
- We don't send you marketing you haven't asked for.
Our links to Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp are plain links: nothing from those services loads until you click one, and then their own privacy policies apply.
Who we share it with
We share your details with a flight school or another partner only when you ask us to introduce you, and only what that introduction needs. Apart from that, your data is handled only by the services that carry it for us: our website and email host, hCaptcha (for the spam check), WhatsApp (if you message us there) and Google Analytics (if you allow it). Some of these services may process data outside India.
We may also disclose data where the law requires it.
How long we keep it
We keep your enquiry and our messages with you for 2 years after we last hear from you, and then delete them. If you ask us to delete them sooner, we will, unless the law requires us to keep something. Google Analytics data, if you allowed it, is kept for 14 months.
Your rights
Under the DPDP Act you can:
- ask for a summary of the personal data we hold about you and how we use it;
- ask us to correct, complete, update or delete it;
- withdraw your consent at any time (this doesn't affect what we did before you withdrew it);
- nominate someone to exercise these rights for you if you die or become unable to;
- complain to us about how we handle your data.
To do any of these, email info@aeropilot.in. If you're not satisfied with our answer to a complaint, you can take it to the Data Protection Board of India.
If you are under 18
Many students contact us while still at school. If you are under 18, please ask a parent or guardian to contact us with you, or for you.
Changes to this policy
If we change how we handle your data, we will update this page and the date at the top before the change takes effect.