Data Governance & Privacy

Privacy Policy

AircraftRenter values your privacy and is committed to protecting the sensitive flight credentials, identity, and reservation telemetry of our pilot community.

Policy Release v1.2.0 Last revised: September 10, 2026

1. Information We Collect

In providing an aircraft rental and scheduling platform, we collect the following categories of information:

  • Account & Identity: Full legal name, email address, password hashes (salted using industry-standard cryptographic algorithms), and profile contact information.
  • Pilot Qualifications & Certifications: FAA Pilot Certificate numbers, category/class ratings (e.g. ASEL, AMEL, Instrument), Medical Certificate class and expiration date, Flight Review (BFR) dates, total logged flight hours, and club checkout endorsements.
  • Flight & Reservation Telemetry: Aircraft reserved, scheduled departure/arrival times, origin and destination airport ICAO identifiers, check-out/check-in Hobbs and Tachometer meter times, reported squawks/discrepancies, and fuel receipt uploads.
  • Device & Network Information: IP addresses, browser user-agent, operating system, and system performance logs collected during session authentication.

2. How We Use Information

We use your information exclusively for operational, safety, and compliance purposes:

  • To authenticate your identity and administer your pilot account.
  • To verify compliance with aircraft insurance minimums, make/model checkout requirements, and FAA currency rules before flight dispatch.
  • To process aircraft schedule reservations, prevent duplicate bookings, and notify you of schedule changes or maintenance groundings.
  • To calculate flight rental charges based on Hobbs/Tachometer time and process fuel reimbursement credits.
  • To facilitate safety investigations, squawk tracking, and fleet airworthiness management.

3. Data Sharing & Third-Party Processors

We never sell, rent, or trade your personal flight information or pilot credentials to third-party advertisers or data brokers.

Information is shared strictly with:

  • Hosting Fleet Operators & Flight Clubs: The flight schools, flying clubs, or aircraft owners whose aircraft you reserve have direct access to your reservation details, pilot checkout status, and logged meter hours.
  • Infrastructure Providers: Cloudflare (hosting, Workers, D1 database storage, edge security) and Resend (transactional email delivery for account verification and flight notices).
  • Legal & Aviation Authorities: If required by court subpoena, NTSB accident investigation, or official FAA regulatory inquiry.

4. Cookies & Local Browser Storage

We use strictly essential cookies and browser LocalStorage items to preserve your authenticated session and user interface preferences:

Key / CookieTypePurpose
auth_sessionHttpOnly CookieSecure authenticated session state verification.
aircraftrenter_cookie_consentLocalStorageRecords your cookie preferences and notice dismissal.
flight_filter_preferencesLocalStorageRemembers chosen departure airport & category filters.

5. Aviation Record Retention & Archival

Because aviation safety, insurance auditability, and civil aviation regulations impose strict recordkeeping requirements, completed flight reservation records, Hobbs/Tachometer logs, and aircraft squawk tickets are retained for a minimum of five (5) years or as required by governing aviation insurance underwriters.

6. Your Rights & Data Controls

Under applicable data privacy laws, you possess the right to:

  • Request a copy of your personal pilot data, rental records, and profile credentials.
  • Request correction of outdated or inaccurate pilot qualification data.
  • Request deactivation and deletion of your pilot account (subject to statutory aviation audit retention requirements).

To submit a data access or deletion request, please contact our privacy officer through the portal support channel.

Review our Operating Terms

Learn more about pilot-in-command authority, flight dispatch rules, and rental billing policies.

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AircraftRenter is an independent aircraft reservation and fleet management software platform. AircraftRenter does not operate flights, provide air charter, or make mechanical airworthiness determinations. Under 14 CFR § 91.3, the designated Pilot in Command (PIC) retains final authority and responsibility for flight operation and airworthiness.