Privacy Policy

Information we collect

Harkrader Aviation LLC (“we,” “us”) collects the information you submit through this site — your name, email address, phone number, and your questionnaire answers. We also automatically collect limited technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, and referring ad or campaign identifiers (see “Cookies & tracking” below).

How we use your information

We use your information to respond to your inquiry about flight training, recommend a training path, contact you about your inquiry (by email, phone, and — only if you gave consent — text message), schedule discovery flights and consultations, measure the effectiveness of our advertising, and improve our services. We do not sell your personal information.

SMS opt-in & text messaging

Text messaging is strictly opt-in. You are only enrolled if you check the consent box(es) on our contact form: one for non-marketing service messages (replies to your inquiry, appointment and discovery-flight reminders, account updates) and one for marketing messages (program information, offers, and updates from Harkrader Aviation LLC). Checking either box is optional and is not a condition of any purchase. We record what you consented to and when.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. Information sharing to subcontractors in support services, such as customer service, is permitted.

Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties, except for aggregators and providers of the text-message service.

You must be 18 years of age or older to use this SMS service. If a flight student is under 18, a parent or legal guardian must provide their own phone number and consent on the student's behalf.

Message frequency may vary. Message & data rates may apply. Text HELP for assistance or reply STOP to opt out of text messages at any time.

Cookies & tracking

This site uses cookies and similar technologies, including advertising pixels (such as the Meta Pixel) and analytics tools, to remember your progress through the questionnaire, understand how visitors use the site, and measure the performance of our advertising. These tools may set cookies or collect device identifiers, IP address, and page-interaction data. You can limit or block cookies through your browser settings; the site will still function, though some features (like resuming the questionnaire) may not work. Blocking cookies will not stop you submitting the form or receiving a reply. We do not use cookies or tracking data to share your mobile information with third parties for their own marketing, and we do not use cookie data to send text messages — those go only to people who checked a consent box.

Data security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect your information: form submissions are encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS), access to lead information is limited to the staff and vendors who need it to respond to you — and those vendors are bound by contract to protect it — and we retain your information only as long as needed for the purposes above or as required by law. We keep consent records for as long as we need them to prove consent was given, then delete or anonymise them. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information using industry-standard practices.

Your rights & choices

You can opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link in any email. You may also contact us at any time to review, update, or correct your information, to request that we delete it, or to withdraw consent — email gofly@vortexflight.com or call 540-767-5049 and we will honor your request as required by applicable law.

Contact

Questions about this policy: gofly@vortexflight.com or 540-767-5049. See also our Terms & Conditions.