Welcome to a-drones.com (“a-drones.com,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in an open and transparent manner. a-drones.com owns and operates the website a-drones.com.

For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a-drones.com is the “Data Controller.”

Introduction

When you read content on our site, subscribe to our newsletter, or use our services, you entrust us with your personal data. We understand this is a significant responsibility and work hard to protect your information and put you in control.

This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand what personal data we collect, why we collect it, and how you can update, manage, export, and delete your information. This policy has been updated to align with the requirements of the GDPR.

1. Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected by the a-drones.com website. It does not cover any information collected through any other website. Please note that our website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we recommend that you review the privacy policies of each website you visit.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We want you to understand the types of data we collect as you use our services.

a) Data You Provide Directly to Us:
You are not required to provide personal data to visit our website. However, when you register for certain services, such as our newsletter, or contact us directly, we may ask you for:

Contact Information: such as your name and email address.

Preferences: such as your region of interest or which newsletters you would like to receive.

Communications: any correspondence you send to us.

b) Data We Collect Automatically:
When you visit the a-drones.com website, we may collect certain information automatically, including:

Technical Information: Your browser type, operating system, and Internet Protocol (IP) address. Your IP address may be used to determine your general geographic location.

Usage Information: Details of how you use our site, such as pages viewed and links clicked.

Device Identifiers: such as your device’s unique ID numbers.

Cookies and Similar Technologies: Information collected through cookies and web beacons. For more information, please see our section on “Cookies” below.

We do not collect any special categories of personal data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data).

3. How and Why We Use Your Data (Lawful Basis for Processing)

We only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your data in the following circumstances:

To send you our newsletter and marketing communications: We do this based on your consent, which you provide when you subscribe. You can withdraw this consent at any time.

To analyze and improve our website: We analyze user behavior to understand how our website is used, to improve our content, and to enhance the user experience. We process this data based on our legitimate interest in maintaining and improving our services.

To personalize your experience: We may customize the content and advertising you see based on your interests. This is based on our legitimate interest to provide relevant content to our users.

To ensure security and prevent illegal activities: We process data to protect our website and users from fraudulent or illegal activity, which is based on our legitimate interest in securing our platform.

To comply with legal obligations: We may need to process your data to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

4. Sharing and Disclosure of Your Data

a-drones.com is committed to maintaining your trust. We may share your data in the following limited circumstances:

Authorized Third-Party Service Providers: We share your data with vendors who perform specialized services on our behalf, such as web hosting, customer support, email deployment, analytics, and data processing. These third parties are only permitted to use your data to help us provide our services and not for their own purposes.

Business Transfers: In the event of a significant corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy, we may share your information.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal processes, or other law enforcement requests, and to comply with other legal obligations.

To Protect Our Website and Users: We may disclose information to protect the legal rights, interests, and safety of a-drones.com, its employees, and its users.

We may also share aggregated or anonymized information, which cannot be used to identify you, with third parties for analytics or service development purposes.

5. International Data Transfers

Our services are global, and your data may be transferred to, and processed in, countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), including the United States, where our servers may be located. When we transfer your personal data out of the EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by implementing appropriate safeguards, such as using specific contracts approved by the European Commission (known as Standard Contractual Clauses).

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are in the European Union, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

The right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.

The right to erasure (‘the right to be forgotten’): You can ask us to delete your personal data where there is no good reason for us to continue processing it.

The right to restrict processing: You can ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

The right to data portability: You can request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party in a machine-readable format.

The right to object: You can object to our processing of your data where we are relying on a legitimate interest.

The right to withdraw consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each email.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@a-drones.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority in your country of residence.

7. Data Security and Retention

Security: We have implemented commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and alteration. Please note that no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

Retention: We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. For example, if you subscribe to our newsletter, we will keep your email address for as long as you remain a subscriber.

8. Cookies and Other Technologies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, please see our Cookie Policy.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. If we modify our Privacy Policy, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: contact@a-drones.com

Editorial Policies

Fact-Checking, Accuracy, and Corrections:
a-drones.com strives for 100% accurate headlines and content. Before any article is written, we ensure the information is newsworthy and accurate. We verify sources and use original source material wherever possible. On the rare occasion that we make a factual error, we will correct it promptly and transparently once we are made aware of it.

Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct:
We treat our employees, partners, and readers with courtesy and respect. We are committed to being inclusive and welcoming to people of all backgrounds and identities. We believe in respectful disagreement and always conduct ourselves professionally. Harassment and exclusionary behavior are not acceptable.