AXIS' Privacy Policy

(last major update: May 20, 2018)

Your interest in AXIS Flight School LLC and in its websites (e.g. axisflightschool.com) is much appreciated! The protection of your data is a high priority for the management of AXIS Flight School LLC. Generally, the websites of AXIS Flight School LLC can be used without providing any personal data. However, for some services (e.g. newsletters) the processing of personal data might become necessary. If that is the case and if there is no statutory regulation in place for such processing, AXIS Flight School LLC will obtain consent from the data subject (data subject and other terms are defined below under 1. Definitions).

The processing of personal data (e.g. name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc.) shall always be in line with data protection regulations of the United States of America (USA) and – for data subjects residing in the European Union – the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (in this document abbreviated as EU–GDPR). In order to standardize work processes, the same rights granted to data subjects by the EU–GDPR shall also apply to data subjects who do not reside in the European Union.

With this data protection declaration, AXIS Flight School LLC informs the general public:

• of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed
• of the rights to which a data subject is entitled.

As the controller, AXIS Flight School LLC has implemented technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data processed through its websites. However, when using internet-based data transmissions, absolute data protection cannot be guaranteed. Every data subject who is uncomfortable transmitting personal data to us via the internet, can do so via telephone or letter or a personal visit to AXIS Flight School LLCs, office (see below under 2. Name and Address).

AXIS Flight School LLC does NOT use Direct Marketing, Automated Decision-Making or Profiling.

1. Definitions

Some of the terms used in this privacy policy document need to be defined:

• Personal Data
  Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
• Data Subject
  Data Subject is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
• Processing
  Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
• Restriction of processing
  Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
• Profiling
  Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.
• Pseudonymization
  Pseudonymization means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
• Controller
  Controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
• Processor
  Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
• Recipient
  Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with US and EU law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.
• Third Party
  Third Party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.
• Consent
  Consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and Address of the controller

Controller for the purposes of the data protection regulations of the USA and the General Data Protection Regulation (EU–GDPR) of the EU and other provisions related to data protection is:

3. Cookies

The websites of AXIS Flight School LLC use cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on a computer via an Internet browser and allow to recognize a website visitor. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for a visitor to utilize websites, and for AXIS Flight School LLC to provide the visitors of its websites with a more user-friendly experience.

The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through an AXIS Flight School website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used. Cookies that have already been stored, can be deleted via the Internet browser used. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies, some functions of the AXIS Flight School LLC websites might not be usable.

Cookies used by AXIS Flight School LLC:

• PHPSESSID – PHP Session ID
  Expires: When the browser is closed.
  Description: A PHP session is an anonymous identifier created when certain functionality is in use on the website, allowing the website to uniquely identify one user between page loads.
  Example: The AXIS Flight School Draw Generator, where this cookie is used to store information necessary to prepare the screen output and the pdf-files for a generated draw.
  When disabled: Features, like the AXIS Flight School Draw Generator will not function properly and produce error messages or unusable content.
• PPCaccept
  Expires: 180 days after creation.
  Description: This cookie stores the date and time on which the data subject clicked on the "I understand and agree" button on the info screen, explaining that by continuing to visit the controllers website, the data subject understands and agrees to the controllers privacy policy and to the use of cookies on the website.
  When disabled: The screen about cookies and privacy policy will continue to be visible on the screen.

4. Collection of general data and information

The websites of AXIS Flight School LLC collect a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website, which are stored in the server log files. General Data and information (collected with date and time) are: the browser types and versions used, the operating system used to access a website, the website from which a website was referred to, the web page accessed, the Internet protocol address (IP address), the internet service provider of the accessing system, and other data and information that may be relevant to follow up on attacks on one of AXIS Flight School LLCs, websites.

AXIS Flight School LLC does not draw any conclusions about the data subject from the general data. Rather, the storage of said data is needed to correctly deliver a websites content, to optimize websites, to optimize advertisement displayed, and to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. The general data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

6. Rights of the data subject

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

7. Data protection provisions about the application and use of third-party services

On this website, the controller has integrated components of various third-party services. These third-party services may collect and process personal data. The data protection provisions of these third-party services are available at their respective websites.

8. Legal basis for the processing

For data subjects residing in the European Union: The legal basis for processing of data is the General Data Protection Regulation (EU–GDPR) of the European Union (EU), specifically:

• Art. 6(1) lit. a EU–GDPR, when the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes.
• Article 6(1) lit. b EU–GDPR, when processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
• Article 6(1) lit. c EU–GDPR, when processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
• Article 6(1) lit. d EU–GDPR, when processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person.
• Article 6(1) lit. e EU–GDPR, when processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
• Article 6(1) lit. f EU–GDPR, when processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

9. Storage Period for Personal Data

The storage period for personal data depends on the respective statutory retention period (e.g. requirements of tax regulations). When that period expires, the personal data is routinely deleted, unless it is still necessary for the fulfillment of a current contract or for ongoing contract negotiations.

If a data subject wants more information about the storage period or the personal data stored, he or she may contact any employee of the controller.