Privacy policy

What data we collect, why, and what you can do about it. Written plainly — no lawyer paragraphs unless we have to.

Last updated: 2026-04-23.

Who we are

FFB-Bridge is an independent software project operated as FFB-Bridge. You can reach us about any privacy matter at feedback·ffb-bridge.com.

What we collect

When you sign up for the beta download, we store:

• Your email address — so we can send you the confirmation link and, if you consent, occasional beta-related updates.
• Your IP address at signup — logged once, for abuse triage only. Never shown publicly, never shared.
• A random token we generate to authenticate your confirmation and download links. It has no link to your personal identity beyond your signup row.
• Signup, confirmation, and download timestamps — so we know when a subscriber confirmed and how many downloads they've used against their quota.

That's everything. We don't collect names, addresses, phone numbers, credit cards, flight data, or any telemetry from the desktop application. The desktop app itself makes no network calls except to your local simulator; see the FAQ on the home page.

What we don't do

• We don't use third-party analytics that set cookies or track you across sites. The site uses self-hosted Umami for aggregate page-view counts; it is cookie-free and does not profile individual visitors.
• We don't sell, rent, or share your email address with any third party for any purpose.
• We don't send you marketing on behalf of anyone else.

Why we collect it

Three reasons:

• Delivery of the beta download you asked for — your signup is the explicit request for this service.
• Beta-specific updates (when you tick the consent box): new releases, breaking changes, bugs we discover after you've installed. Low volume — a handful of messages over the beta period, no more.
• Abuse triage, if we see a signup pattern that looks like an attack.

We will never send you anything outside of those categories without separate, explicit consent.

Consent and withdrawal (CASL)

Under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, we only send commercial electronic messages to people who have given express consent. That's the checkbox on the signup form. You can withdraw consent at any time:

• Click the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email we send you. That instantly marks your row as opted out and prevents any further send.
• Or email feedback·ffb-bridge.com from the subscribed address with "unsubscribe" in the subject. Processed within one business day, always faster than the 10-business-day CASL maximum.

Changed your mind after unsubscribing? Re-enter your email on the home page and tick the consent box again. You'll see a confirmation prompt that acknowledges the re-opt-in, then a fresh link lands in your inbox — no need to email anyone.

How long we keep it

Your subscriber row persists until one of:

• You unsubscribe — we keep the row marked opted-out so we honor your choice even if the same address re-signs up later. No further messages are sent.
• You email us asking us to delete your data — we delete the row entirely within 30 days of the request.
• 12 months after the final 1.0 release of FFB-Bridge — at which point the beta subscriber list has served its purpose and we wipe it.

Your rights under PIPEDA

As a Canadian resident you can, at any time:

• Access the personal information we hold about you. Email us from the subscribed address and we'll reply with your row contents.
• Correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• Delete your data. We'll remove the row within 30 days.
• Complain to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if you're not happy with our response: priv.gc.ca.

Non-Canadian users

We welcome beta signups from anywhere. For users outside Canada, the principles above still apply — express consent, easy unsubscribe, no third-party sharing, minimal data collection. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or California, the corresponding rights under GDPR / UK-GDPR / CCPA are honored through the same email-based access and deletion process described above.

Changes to this policy

If we make material changes we'll update this page and notify active subscribers by email before the change takes effect. Minor wording edits are logged via the "Last updated" date at the top.

Contact

Questions, access requests, unsubscribe requests, complaints — all to feedback·ffb-bridge.com.