Jumpseat Aerospace News, a division of AeroVenture, LLC Effective Date: March 20, 2026
The Short Version: We collect the minimum data needed to provide our service. We never sell your personal information. We are transparent about what we collect and why. You can delete your data at any time.
1. Our Privacy Principles
- Collect minimally: We only collect what we need to provide the service.
- Never sell: We do not and will not sell your personal information.
- Be transparent: This policy tells you exactly what we collect and why.
- Respect your choices: You control your data and can delete it at any time.
2. Who We Are
Jumpseat Aerospace News is an AI-powered aerospace news service operated by AeroVenture, LLC. We use artificial intelligence to aggregate, summarize, and deliver aerospace industry news. This privacy policy explains how we handle your information when you use our website and services.
Data Controller: AeroVenture, LLC Indio, California, United States Email: privacy@jumpseataerospacenews.com
3. What We Collect and Why
Information You Provide Directly
| Data | Purpose | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| Email address | Account creation, login, newsletters | Yes (for members) |
| Name | Personalization, communication | Optional |
| Payment information | Processing subscriptions | Yes (for paid members) |
Information Collected Automatically
| Data | Purpose | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| IP address | Security, abuse prevention, analytics | Automatic |
| Browser type and version | Compatibility, troubleshooting | Automatic |
| Pages visited and time spent | Improving content and user experience | Automatic |
| Referring URL | Understanding how visitors find us | Automatic |
| Device type | Responsive design optimization | Automatic |
Information We Do Not Collect
- We do not track your browsing activity outside our website.
- We do not build advertising profiles about you.
- We do not collect biometric data.
- We do not collect data from social media accounts unless you explicitly connect one.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes and no others:
- Providing the service: Delivering news content, managing your account, processing payments.
- Improving the service: Understanding which content is most valuable, fixing bugs, optimizing performance.
- Communication: Sending newsletters you subscribed to, service announcements, and responding to your inquiries.
- Security: Preventing fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.
- Legal compliance: Meeting our obligations under applicable law.
5. AI-Generated Content Disclosure
Our news summaries are generated using artificial intelligence. Specifically:
- We use large language models to summarize and score articles from publicly available aerospace news sources.
- AI processing occurs on our infrastructure and through the Anthropic API. Article content is processed for summarization only and is not used to build profiles about you.
- No personal data about our readers is fed into AI models.
- All AI-generated content is reviewed for accuracy and clearly attributed to its original source.
For full details, see our AI Disclosure Policy.
6. Service Providers
We use the following third-party services that may process your data. We have chosen each for their privacy practices and data handling standards.
Supabase (Authentication)
- What they access: Email address, login timestamps, session tokens.
- Why: User authentication and account management.
- Their privacy policy: supabase.com/privacy
Stripe (Payments)
- What they access: Payment card details, billing address, transaction history.
- Why: Processing subscription payments securely.
- Note: We never see or store your full card number. Stripe handles all payment data directly.
- Their privacy policy: stripe.com/privacy
Cloudflare (CDN, AI Processing, and Security)
- What they access: IP address, request headers, browsing patterns on our site.
- Why: Content delivery, DDoS protection, performance optimization, and AI-powered features.
- Their privacy policy: cloudflare.com/privacypolicy
Anthropic (AI Processing)
- What they access: Article text and editorial content (no personal reader data).
- Why: General AI platform use across editorial and operational workflows.
- Their privacy policy: anthropic.com/privacy
Perplexity (AI Research)
- What they access: Research queries and article content submitted for analysis (no personal reader data).
- Why: AI-powered research assistance and information verification.
- Their privacy policy: perplexity.ai/privacy
We do not share your personal information with any service provider beyond what is described above. We do not use data brokers. We do not sell, rent, or trade your information.
7. Advertising
Our free tier may include advertising to support the service. Here is how that works:
- We do not sell your personal data to advertisers.
- We do not allow advertisers to track you across other websites.
- Any advertising displayed is either contextual (based on the content of the page, not your personal profile) or served through privacy-respecting ad networks.
- Paid members see reduced or no advertising.
8. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies for the following limited purposes:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | Keeping you logged in | Session/30 days |
| Preferences | Remembering your settings | 1 year |
| Analytics | Understanding site usage | 30 days |
| Security | Preventing abuse (Cloudflare) | Session |
We do not use:
- Third-party tracking cookies for advertising profiles.
- Cross-site tracking technologies.
- Browser fingerprinting.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some site functionality, particularly login persistence.
9. Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary:
| Data | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Account information | Until you delete your account |
| Payment records | As required by tax and financial regulations (typically 7 years) |
| Server logs | 90 days |
| Analytics data | 26 months (aggregated) |
| Email communications | Until you unsubscribe, then deleted within 30 days |
When you delete your account, we remove your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
10. Data Security
We protect your data through:
- Encryption in transit (TLS/HTTPS on all connections).
- Encryption at rest for sensitive data.
- Regular security updates and monitoring.
- Access controls limiting who can access personal data.
- Infrastructure hardened with firewalls, intrusion detection, and automated monitoring.
No system is perfectly secure. If we ever experience a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you within 72 hours as required by applicable law.
11. Your Rights
All Users
Regardless of where you live, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data.
- Correct inaccurate data.
- Delete your account and personal data.
- Export your data in a portable format.
- Object to processing of your data.
- Withdraw consent at any time.
Additional Rights Under GDPR (European Economic Area)
If you are located in the EEA, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:
- Legal basis for processing: We process your data based on: consent (for newsletters and optional features), contract performance (for providing the service you signed up for), legitimate interest (for security, fraud prevention, and service improvement), and legal obligation (for tax and financial record-keeping).
- Right to restriction: You may request we restrict processing of your data.
- Right to data portability: You may request your data in a machine-readable format.
- Right to lodge a complaint: You may file a complaint with your local data protection authority.
- Data transfers: Our servers are hosted in Germany and the United States. Data transferred outside the EEA is protected by Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards.
Additional Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California)
If you are a California resident:
- Right to know: You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect.
- Right to delete: You may request deletion of your personal information.
- Right to opt-out of sale: We do not sell personal information. This right is automatically satisfied.
- Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
- Shine the Light: You may request information about any disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not make such disclosures.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@jumpseataerospacenews.com. We will respond within 30 days (or sooner where required by law).
12. Children’s Privacy
Jumpseat Aerospace News is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will delete it promptly.
13. International Data Transfers
Our primary infrastructure is hosted in Germany (European Union), with additional services in the United States. If you are accessing our service from outside these regions, your data may be transferred to and processed in these locations. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for all international data transfers.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do:
- We will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page.
- For material changes, we will notify registered users by email.
- We will maintain a changelog of significant updates below.
- Your continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Changelog
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| March 20, 2026 | Initial publication |
15. Contact Us
For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights:
Email: privacy@jumpseataerospacenews.com
Mailing Address: AeroVenture, LLC Indio, CA United States
We respond to all privacy inquiries within 30 days.
Privacy policies are often written to protect companies from users. We have written this one to be honest about what we do and why. If something here is unclear or concerns you, please reach out. We would rather have a conversation than hide behind legal language.