Airliners
- The policy allows AI training; it does not describe an opt-out.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- Data is shared with partners and affiliates; you can opt out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
Public posts can train AI; ads track you; they can close your account anytime; you them.
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- Capped at C (the answers alone would give D): Uses your content for AI training with no opt-out
Collected
Account info, posts, device and usage data, general location, and extra data from marketers.
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Privacy policy
“We may log certain information when you access and use our Sites. This may include your IP address, user-agent string, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, device information (e.g., device IDs), pages visited, links clicked”
Training
They personalize ads, run the site, and may use your public posts to train AI with partners.
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Privacy policy
“we may disclose or license Content that you have made publicly available through our public forums or communications platforms with third party partners, including for use in connection with artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies”
Sharing
Your posts are public; affiliates, ad partners, and service providers also get data.
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Privacy policy
“Your Content and public user profile is public, unencrypted and non-confidential. This means that it can be read and used by others, including advertisers.”
Kept
They say they keep it only as long as needed, but they do not say how many days.
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Privacy policy
“We keep your information for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. The length of time for which we retain information depends on the purposes for which we collected and use it”
Controls
You can edit your profile, opt out of ads, and email them to delete data.
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Privacy policy
“If you have an account with us, you can access and correct certain of the information in your account or public user profile by logging in to your account or profile and making the necessary edits.”
Fine print
They can change terms or close you anytime; the site is as-is; you cover their legal costs.
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Terms of service
“We may cancel or terminate your right to use the Web Site or any part of the Web Site at any time without notice.”
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Opt out of sale/sharing for ads
Footer “Your Privacy Choices” icon on each browser/device; offline opt-out email privacy@verticalscope.com
or a copy of your data
Email privacy@verticalscope.com or mail VerticalScope Inc., Attention: Privacy, 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada
Edit public profile details
Log in to your account or public user profile
Unsubscribe from marketing emails
Unsubscribe link in emails and/or communication preferences in your account
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
They can keep using what you post forever, even after you leave, and can pass that right to others.
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Terms of service
“you grant us a worldwide, , , , non-exclusive, transferable and license to use, copy, modify, adapt, prepare derivable works of, distribute, store, perform, and display your Content”
For example, a plane photo you uploaded years ago could still be used in a partner’s AI training set after you delete your account.
Public forum posts can be given to partners to train AI. There is no training opt-out described.
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Privacy policy
“we may disclose or license Content that you have made publicly available through our public forums or communications platforms with third party partners, including for use in connection with artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies”
For example, a detailed trip report you posted could be used to train someone else’s chatbot.
They can shut your account with no warning and no promised export.
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Terms of service
“We may cancel or terminate your right to use the Web Site or any part of the Web Site at any time without notice.”
For example, you could lose access to years of posts overnight with no email first.
If someone sues over your posts, you may have to pay their legal bills.
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Terms of service
“You agree to AIRLINERS.NET and VerticalScope and each of its officers, directors, employees, agents, distributors and affiliates from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses, including reasonable legal fees”
For example, if a photo you posted leads to a copyright fight, you could be on the hook for their lawyers.
Ad companies get identifiers so they can target you on this site and elsewhere.
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Privacy policy
“we may share certain information about your device and browsing habits, including IP addresses and other online identifiers, with third-party advertising partners”
For example, pages you browse about a jet type could follow you as ads on other websites.
Sharing for ads may count as selling your data, though U.S. users can opt out.
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Privacy policy
“The disclosure of your information to these third parties to assist us in providing these services may be considered a "sale" of personal information under applicable law”
For example, a California user can click Your Privacy Choices in the footer to stop some ad sharing.
Anything you post on the forum is open for anyone, including advertisers, to read.
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Privacy policy
“Your Content and public user profile is public, unencrypted and non-confidential. This means that it can be read and used by others, including advertisers.”
For example, a username plus a photo of your home airport could be copied by strangers.
Using the site again can count as agreeing to new rules with no promised heads-up.
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Terms of service
“AIRLINERS.NET reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, and you agree that each visit you make to AIRLINERS.NET shall be subject to the current terms”
For example, a new AI-training clause could apply the next time you load a page.
They do not promise the site will work or be accurate.
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Terms of service
“THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.”
For example, if a listing or page is wrong and you lose money, they say they are not .
They say you must be 18, but they do not describe checking your age.
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Terms of service
“Unless expressly permitted by supplemental terms, our sites and services are intended for general audiences 18 years of age and older, and access or use by anyone younger is not permitted.”
For example, a 16-year-old could still create an account by ticking a box.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- device identifiers
- Codes that single out your phone or computer, used to recognise you across apps and sites. For example, the advertising ID on your phone lets two unrelated apps know they are seeing the same person.
- third parties
- Any company or person other than you and the app, such as advertisers, partners or analytics firms. For example, an analytics company that receives a record of every screen you tap is a third party.
- retention
- How long a company keeps your data before deleting it. For example, a policy might keep your messages for 30 days after you delete them, or for as long as it likes.
- worldwide license
- You let the company use your content anywhere on earth, usually for free and for as long as it likes. For example, a video you post can be shown in ads in any country without asking you again.
- royalty-free
- The company can use your content without ever paying you for it. For example, your photo can appear in the app's ads and you get nothing.
- perpetual
- Lasting forever, with no end date. For example, a perpetual licence means the company can keep using your video years after you leave.
- irrevocable
- Cannot be taken back or cancelled once given, even if you change your mind or delete your account. For example, an irrevocable licence to your photos means you cannot withdraw it later.
- sublicensable
- The company can pass its rights over your content on to other companies without asking you. For example, an app can let an advertiser or a partner reuse your video under the licence you gave.
- indemnify
- You promise to pay the company's legal costs and losses if your use of the service gets it sued. For example, if you post a song you do not own and the label sues the app, you owe the app's lawyer bills.
- affiliates
- Other companies owned by or connected to the same parent company. For example, if you use one app, its sister apps under the same owner may also get your data.
- sell or share
- Under California law, selling means passing your data to others for money or other value; sharing means passing it on for targeted ads. For example, letting an ad network use your browsing history in return for ad space counts as a sale.
- personal data
- Any information that is about you or can be linked to you, from your name to your phone's ID. For example, your email, your IP address and the list of apps on your phone are all personal data.
How we got here · grade F · score 31/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 4 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect account details, posts, IP address, device IDs, usage logs, general location, and extra data from third parties.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
Not stated in the documents.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
Public content may be licensed to partners for AI training, and no training opt-out is described.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
Third-party ad partners use cookies and identifiers to target ads across sites.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
Ad sharing may count as a sale; U.S. users can opt out via Your Privacy Choices or email.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You keep ownership, but you grant a perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable license including for AI.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
They keep data as long as needed for their purposes; deletion is by contacting them, not a stated in-app timer.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They say they use safeguards but do not guarantee security and describe no audit or bug-bounty program.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
The terms say 18+, and the privacy policy says they do not knowingly collect from under 13, with no age-check described.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The privacy policy is dated, but the terms say they can change anytime and each visit is under the current terms.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may cancel your access at any time without notice.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The site is as-is with broad liability limits, and you must indemnify them for claims from your content.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The privacy policy is 5,526 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 32.5); the terms are 3,806 words at a college graduate level.
