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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 November 2026

This policy explains what information Flightella (“we”) handles when you use the Flightella iPhone app, share links and this website, why, and what choices you have. We designed Flightella to work without an account and to keep as little as possible.

Flightella is the data controller. You can reach us at support@flightella.com.

In short

  • No account: we do not ask for your name, email or phone number.
  • Your flight list is stored on your iPhone, not on our server.
  • A share link you create is stored on our server and stops working 24 hours after the flight arrives.
  • We collect anonymous usage statistics tied to a random install ID, kept for 90 days.
  • The free version shows Google AdMob ads; they are personalised only if you consent.

1. Information stored on your iPhone

The flights you add, notes, booking details, seat, the traveller name you choose for share links, your Passport and your settings are stored on your iPhone. We do not receive this list. If you use iCloud backups, Apple may include it in your backup under Apple’s terms.

2. Flight lookups

When you search for or refresh a flight, the app sends the flight number, date and airports to our server, which fetches the data from our flight data provider AeroDataBox and caches the result for a short time (up to 7 days). These requests do not include your name or contact details. Our server logs technical request data (time, function, status, duration and the flight key) for reliability and abuse prevention.

3. Share links

When you share a flight, we store on our server the flight details, the optional name you choose to show (for example “Ayşe”) and a random link token. Anyone with the link can see this page, so share it only with people you trust. The link stops working 24 hours after the flight arrives (or 7 days after creation if the arrival time is unknown) and expired links are deleted.

Share pages are marked “noindex” so search engines do not list them. When someone opens a share link, our hosting provider processes their IP address and browser information to deliver the page, and the map is loaded from CARTO’s map tile servers.

4. Live Activities and notifications

To update a Live Activity and send flight alerts while the app is closed, the app gives our server the push tokens that Apple creates for your device, together with the flights they belong to. We send updates through the Apple Push Notification service (APNs). Tokens are deleted when the Live Activity ends or when you turn the feature off; our delivery logs keep only the first 8 characters of a token, for 90 days.

5. Anonymous usage statistics

The app records simple events — for example that a flight was added, a share link was created or a screen failed to load — with a random ID created when you install the app. It is not your advertising ID (IDFA) or your Apple ID, and events never contain your name, booking reference or notes. We use these statistics to keep Flightella working and to improve it. They are deleted after 90 days.

6. Advertising (Google AdMob)

The free version shows a small number of native ads from Google AdMob. Ads are never shown on your flight-day card, flight details, Live Activity, widgets or notifications, and never in Pro.

Before ads load, we ask for your consent through Google’s User Messaging Platform (UMP) where the law requires it, including in the EEA, the UK and Türkiye (GDPR and KVKK). On iOS we then show Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt. Google uses your advertising ID and similar data to personalise ads only if you consent and allow tracking; otherwise it serves non-personalised ads, which still use limited data such as approximate location (from IP address) and device information for delivery, frequency capping and fraud prevention. You can change your choice at any time under Ad privacy choices in the app’s Settings and in iOS Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking.

Google acts under its own privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.

7. This website

This website does not use advertising or analytics cookies. Our hosting provider processes your IP address and request data in server logs to deliver the site and keep it secure.

8. Service providers

  • Supabase — database and server functions, hosted in the EU (Frankfurt, Germany).
  • Vercel — website and share page hosting (Frankfurt region, with a global network).
  • AeroDataBox — flight data provider (receives flight numbers, dates and airports, not your identity).
  • Apple — App Store purchases, push notifications (APNs) and Live Activities.
  • Google — AdMob advertising and consent management (free version only).
  • CARTO — map tiles on share pages.

Some of these providers may process data outside Türkiye or the EEA. Where they do, we rely on safeguards such as the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses and the procedures required by the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) for transfers abroad.

10. How long we keep data

  • Flights on your iPhone: until you delete them or the app.
  • Share links: until 24 hours after arrival (7 days if the arrival time is unknown), then deleted.
  • Live Activity push tokens: until the Live Activity ends or you turn it off.
  • Usage statistics and request and push logs: 90 days.
  • Cached flight data: up to 7 days.

11. Your rights (KVKK and GDPR)

Depending on where you live, you have the right to know whether we process your data, to access it, to have it corrected or deleted, to restrict or object to processing, to data portability, to withdraw consent, and — under KVKK Article 11 — to learn the purpose of processing and the third parties it is transferred to, and to claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing.

Because Flightella has no accounts, the quickest way to exercise most rights is in the app (see “Deleting your data”). For anything else, email support@flightella.com; we will answer within 30 days. You may also complain to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) or your local EU data protection authority.

12. Deleting your data

In Flightella, open Settings and choose “Delete all my data”. This removes your flights and settings from your iPhone, ends your Live Activities and removes their tokens, and deletes your share links and the usage statistics linked to your install ID from our server. Deleting the app also removes everything stored on your iPhone. You can change your advertising choices under Ad privacy choices in the app’s Settings.

13. Children

Flightella is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country) and we do not knowingly collect their data.

14. Security

Data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS). Server access is restricted to what each function needs, and our admin tools require two-factor authentication. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect the data we hold.

15. Changes

We will update this page when our practices change and show the date of the latest version at the top. For significant changes, we will also let you know in the app.

16. Contact

Flightella — support@flightella.com