Privacy Policy

Last updated: 01.02.2026

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://market.hobbyair.eu
The marketplace is operated by Hobbyair aviation club: https://hobbyair.eu

Hobbyair.eu provides an online marketplace for aviators to buy, sell, exchange aircraft, parts, avionics, and aviation-related services.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us via the contact details published on market@hobbyair.eu.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

User Accounts

When you register an account on our marketplace, we collect the personal information you provide, such as:

  • First- and lastname and username

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • User account type (Buyer or seller)

This information is used to:

  • Create and manage your user account

  • Allow you to post advertisements (listings)

  • Communicate with you regarding your account and listings

  • Provide platform-related notifications (e.g. listing status, messages)

Your name, phone number and email address is not publicly displayed.

Listings & Advertisements

When you create an advertisement, we collect the content you submit, including:

  • Listing title and description

  • Images you upload

  • Category and other listing details

  • Optional contact or location information you choose to provide

Listings are publicly visible on the marketplace, after they have been reviewed.
However, your personal contact details (such as your email address) are not shared publicly.

The platform provides a secure contact form that allows interested buyers or sellers to contact you without revealing your email address. Messages are delivered via secure email notifications through the platform.

We do not share your contact details with third parties.

Advertisement Review & Content Moderation

All new advertisements and advertisement modifications are submitted to the marketplace are subject to manual or automated review before being published.

We reserve the right to review, approve, reject or remove any advertisement that violates our platform rules or applicable laws. In particular:

  • Advertisements containing hateful, abusive, discriminatory, or harmful content will be rejected or removed.

  • Pornographic, sexually explicit, or inappropriate material is strictly prohibited.

  • Links to external websites are not permitted within advertisements due to potential security, phishing, malware, or scam risks.

  • Misleading, fraudulent, or deceptive listings may be removed without notice.

This moderation process is in place to protect the safety of our users and maintain a trustworthy environment for the aviation community. Submission of an advertisement does not guarantee publication.

We may suspend or terminate user accounts that repeatedly violate these content guidelines.

Messages & Communication

When users contact each other through listing contact forms:

  • The message content is transmitted securely

  • The recipient receives the message via email notification

  • Email addresses are masked and not publicly visible

  • Communication is used solely to facilitate marketplace interactions

We do not use these messages for marketing purposes.

Media

If you upload images to the website (e.g. for listings), you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract any location data from images displayed publicly. It is recommended to hide airplane callsign on the photos, if seller would not like to disclose this information. We are not responsible of information kept visible on images/videos.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, cookies are used to:

  • Save your login session

  • Store display preferences

Login cookies last for two days.
If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks.
Screen options cookies last for one year.
Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish a listing, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Listings or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, maps, articles).

Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that website directly. These websites may:

  • Collect data about you

  • Use cookies

  • Embed third-party tracking

  • Monitor your interaction with embedded content

If you have an account and are logged in to that third-party website, your interaction may be tracked by them.

Payments

If paid features are enabled (e.g. promoted listings, premium placement, newsletter promotion), payments may be processed via third-party payment providers. We do not store your full payment card details on our servers.

Payment processors may collect necessary data to complete transactions according to their own privacy policies.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Data may be shared only with:

  • Technical service providers necessary to operate the website (hosting, email delivery, spam protection)

  • Legal authorities if required by law

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • User account data is stored for as long as your account remains active.

  • Listings are retained while active and may be archived after deletion.

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to improve moderation and spam prevention.

Users can request deletion of their account and associated personal data, except where data must be retained for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

You have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate data

  • Request deletion of your personal data

  • Request export of your data in a commonly used format

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

Requests can be made via the contact information on hobbyair.eu.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

Emails sent via the marketplace (notifications and messages) are transmitted securely through email service providers.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including:

  • Secure website hosting

  • Encrypted connections (HTTPS)

  • Access control for administrators

  • Secure handling of user communication

No online platform can guarantee absolute security, but we work to protect your data responsibly.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.