Last updated: 16 March 2026
1. Introduction
Flight Sim Workshop (“we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit https://flightsimworkshop.com and use our website, content, and services.
By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
2. Who We Are
Website: Flight Sim Workshop
Website address: https://flightsimworkshop.com
Contact email: admin@flightsimworkshop.com
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, you can contact us using the details above.
3. What Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
a. Information You Provide Directly
You may provide personal information when you:
- contact us through a contact form
- send us an email
- leave a comment
- subscribe to our newsletter
- submit an enquiry
This information may include:
- your name
- email address
- any message or information you include in your communication
b. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the site, certain information may be collected automatically, such as:
- IP address
- browser type
- device type
- operating system
- referring website
- pages viewed
- date and time of visit
- on-site activity and interactions
c. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:
- remember your preferences
- improve website performance
- analyze traffic and site usage
- support embedded content
- support affiliate tracking where applicable
- help manage comments and spam protection
- measure website performance through analytics tools
More information about cookies is available in our Cookie Policy.
4. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- operate and maintain the website
- respond to messages and enquiries
- provide requested content or services
- improve website performance and user experience
- understand how visitors use the site
- send newsletters or updates if you opt in
- detect spam, abuse, fraud, or security issues
- comply with legal obligations
5. Legal Bases for Processing (Where Applicable)
If GDPR applies to you, we may process personal data on the following legal bases:
- Consent — where you have given permission, such as subscribing to our newsletter
- Legitimate interests — such as improving the site, understanding usage, preventing spam, maintaining security, and operating the website effectively
- Contract — where processing is necessary to respond to or fulfill a request
- Legal obligation — where we are required to process or retain certain information by law
6. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services to help operate the website. These may include:
- website hosting providers
- Google Analytics
- Akismet spam protection
- newsletter or email marketing providers
- embedded content providers, such as YouTube
- affiliate networks and retailers
- social media platforms
These third parties may process certain information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
7. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use the website. Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- pages visited
- time spent on pages
- referring websites
- device and browser details
- approximate geographic region
- interactions with content on the site
This information helps us improve website content, usability, and performance.
Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect and process this information.
8. Affiliate Links and Affiliate Networks
Some pages and posts on this website may contain affiliate links. This means we may earn a small commission if you click a link and make a purchase, at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate networks, retailers, or affiliate partners may use cookies or tracking technologies to track referrals and commissions.
Affiliate links may appear in product reviews, buying guides, recommendations, and other content across the website.
Please also review our Affiliate Disclosure for more information.
9. Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, or social media content. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content.
10. Comments
If comments are enabled on the site, we may collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
If you use a Gravatar-linked email address, an anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment if you use Gravatar.
11. Spam Protection
We use Akismet or similar spam protection services to help detect and prevent spam or abusive submissions through comments and forms.
This may involve the processing of certain information, including:
- IP address
- browser user agent
- referrer
- submitted comment or form content
- other technical data related to spam detection
This information is processed for security and anti-spam purposes.
12. Email Marketing and Newsletter Signup
If you subscribe to our newsletter or email updates, we may use your email address to send you:
- new tutorials and guides
- website updates
- product recommendations
- promotional or marketing content, where you have opted in
You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us directly at admin@flightsimworkshop.com.
13. How Long We Keep Your Data
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary to:
- provide services or respond to enquiries
- maintain business records
- meet legal, tax, or regulatory obligations
- resolve disputes
- enforce our rights
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely unless removed.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may retain your information until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to legal or operational requirements.
14. How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable steps to protect your information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
15. International Visitors
Flight Sim Workshop may be operated from Australia or another jurisdiction outside your own. By using the website, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own.
Where required, we will take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
16. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- access personal information we hold about you
- request correction of inaccurate information
- request deletion of your information
- object to or restrict certain processing
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- request a copy of your data
- make a complaint to a relevant privacy regulator
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: admin@flightsimworkshop.com
17. Children’s Privacy
This website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can remove it.
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, legal obligations, or privacy practices.
Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
19. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact:
Flight Sim Workshop
Email: admin@flightsimworkshop.com
Website: https://flightsimworkshop.com