About this privacy policy
ATCPracticeTest.com is an independent educational website covering air traffic controller assessments, preparation resources, reviews and related aviation careers. This policy explains which information the current site code is designed to handle, why it is used, what third parties may process and which settings cannot be established from publicly accessible code.
The site publisher can be contacted for privacy requests at [email protected], also listed on the contact page. The legal identity and mailing address of the responsible operator are not established in the materials reviewed for this update and should be confirmed by the owner before publication where required.
Last reviewed: 5 November 2026. A policy update records what was checked; it is not proof that every browser, hosting account, analytics console or third-party vendor configuration was independently inspected.
Information involved when you use the site
| Activity | Information involved | Main recipient or purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Opening a page | Requested URL, time, approximate network location or IP address, browser/device metadata and technical request logs | Hosting, delivery, security, debugging and abuse prevention; actual log fields and retention depend on hosting configuration |
| Using the site with Google Analytics 4 | Page views, sessions, referral information, approximate geography, browser/device information and, where permitted, analytics identifiers | Google Analytics 4 (Google) measures audience and site usage; the tag is present in the site's generated HTML |
| Clicking a qualifying sponsored link | An optional GA4 affiliate_click event with partner, destination domain and URL, link text, originating page and on-page placement | First-party website event code attempts to send those values through GA4 when its tag is available; receipt has not been verified |
| Following an external vendor link | Destination URL and referral parameters; the vendor or affiliate network may use cookies or other identifiers | External seller or affiliate network under its own terms; not proof of a purchase or commission |
| Contacting the publisher | Your email address and any name, message or attachments you choose to send | Answering enquiries and investigating corrections or privacy requests; avoid sending confidential test content or sensitive records |
We do not use visits to this educational site to make official FAA, EUROCONTROL, NAV CANADA, airline or employment decisions.
Google Analytics 4 is currently configured
The website’s source has Google Analytics 4 (GA4) enabled by default. Its page template loads the Google tag from googletagmanager.com and configures the measurement ID G-PF8ES1HR9X. The site uses analytics to understand visits, navigation, content usefulness and outbound interest.
Google says its standard web analytics implementation may process page and session information, approximate geographical information, browser/device details and identifiers. The exact reports, data-sharing options, enhanced-measurement settings and advertising features selected in this site’s GA4 account have not been independently reviewed. We therefore do not claim that GA4 is anonymous, that no identifiers can be used, or that every configurable feature is disabled.
The site’s affiliate_click JavaScript is intended to measure some clicks on qualifying outgoing links marked rel="sponsored". It may include the destination’s full URL, including referral query parameters, link text (up to 100 characters), the linked domain, partner category, the source page and placement. A local code test verified that such an event can be generated, not that Google received it, that a seller received a referral, or that any commission was earned. Do not include sensitive personal details in URLs or other information submitted through general site links.
Google’s own documentation: Google Analytics data collection, GA4 cookies and Google’s privacy policy.
Cookies, local storage and similar technologies
Different technologies have different purposes, and not every cookie is set by ATCPracticeTest.com itself.
| Technology or provider | Typical role | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|
Google Analytics 4 - _ga, _ga_<container-id> | First-party identifiers that Google says may distinguish users and persist session state | Google's documented default cookie expiry is two years, but actual browser restrictions, consent and property/tag settings may change use or lifetime; this site's effective settings have not been independently confirmed |
| Hosting and security infrastructure | May use technical request information and essential security mechanisms to deliver pages and protect services | The exact cookies, logs and their retention depend on the live hosting and security configuration |
| Affiliate vendors and networks | May record referral parameters and set or read their own identifiers after you follow an external link | Their cookie lifetimes, purposes, checkout handling and commission attribution are not controlled or verified here |
The source is configured for deployment using Cloudflare Pages. A Cloudflare Analytics or RUM beacon is also permitted by the site’s generated security configuration and may be inserted at the network edge; this does not establish that it currently runs for every visitor. The Cloudflare dashboard and live response behavior need separate verification before an exact list of security or measurement cookies can be certified.
A cookie banner, on-site consent-preference center, and Google Consent Mode consent-default or consent-update commands were not found in the audited site source. Its standard GA4 loader is included without a prior on-site choice. A browser-side blocker or an external dashboard setting may affect what actually loads; those possibilities do not amount to a tested consent system.
Where the law requires consent for non-essential analytics or similar tracking, a suitable technical consent mechanism must be assessed and implemented. Updating this document alone does not prevent the current GA4 script from loading. We are not claiming that a visitor can currently accept, reject or withdraw GA4 consent using an on-site control that the audited code does not provide.
Your available privacy choices
You can adjust your browser’s cookie and site-data settings, use its tracking-protection features, or install a compatible Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on where available. These may limit some analytics collection, but they do not guarantee that all servers stop receiving basic web requests or that external sellers apply identical controls.
For applicable privacy rights, including access, correction, deletion, objection or withdrawal of consent where relevant, email [email protected] with enough detail to identify your request. We may need to verify the request before acting. The rights and time limits available to you depend on the laws that apply; not every request can be fulfilled in the same way.
An on-site analytics preferences panel is not currently available in the reviewed code. A separately implemented consent or withdrawal mechanism, appropriate to the audience and legal requirements, remains a technical follow-up rather than a feature promised by this page.
Contact messages and third-party destinations
If you email the publisher, your address and message may be held in the mailbox and related email infrastructure so that your enquiry can be read, answered and recorded. We do not know the exact mailbox provider’s contractual terms, retention settings or backups from this site repository alone. Please do not send passwords, government IDs, medical or security-clearance information, or confidential assessment questions.
External links may lead to official aviation authorities or independent commercial preparation sellers. Referral codes in an outbound URL can tell a vendor or affiliate network which site sent the visitor. The destination may receive browser or request metadata and may apply its own privacy and cookie policies. We cannot determine or guarantee those providers’ tracking, refunds or data practices from the existence of a link.
Read our Affiliate Disclosure for the commercial relationship and click-event explanation, and the Review Policy for the distinction between official information, vendor claims and tests actually performed.
Why information is used and who may receive it
Site-related information may be used to deliver and secure pages, investigate errors or abuse, understand usage and referrals, maintain editorial content, respond to enquiries and satisfy applicable obligations. Which legal basis applies to particular personal-data processing depends on the jurisdiction and processing activity; this audit has not established a complete controller record or legal-basis assessment.
Information may be processed by hosting and security providers, Google Analytics 4, email infrastructure where you contact us, and external vendors or affiliate networks after you choose to visit them. Service providers may process information in countries other than your own. Any applicable transfer arrangements, contracts, subprocessor lists and account-level data-sharing settings need review by the responsible site operator; we do not claim those safeguards have been independently verified.
This page does not establish the existence of a newsletter account, a paid-user database, personalized ad targeting or the sale of personal information. Such activities cannot be inferred from a generic website template and would need their own factual disclosure if introduced.
Data retention and security
Server logs, contact messages, GA4 user/event data and third-party referral records can have different retention periods. Google Analytics allows owners to configure retention for certain user-level and event-level data; the actual retention setting of this site’s GA4 property has not been inspected. Google’s published defaults and options are not evidence of the setting chosen here.
The owner should verify and document the retention for the live hosting logs, email mailbox, GA4 account and any commercial partners before giving readers exact periods. Google describes these controls in its GA4 data retention guide.
We aim to limit unnecessary exposure of information used for site operations, but no internet service or email transport can guarantee complete security. Security controls, hosting logs, contracts and backups were not independently audited as part of this page revision.
Children, international readers and changes
The site is designed for people researching aviation assessment preparation and is not directed to children under 13. We do not intentionally ask children to submit personal information. Contact us if you believe information from a child has been provided through the site so that the circumstances can be reviewed. Other national age thresholds or protections may apply.
Readers may visit from multiple countries. Cookie requirements, access/deletion rights, rules for international transfers and the legal basis for processing can vary. This document is not a certification of compliance with every applicable privacy regime. A qualified privacy review should address the site’s actual audience, GA4/CMP configuration, data retention, provider contracts and user-choice mechanisms before release.
We may revise this policy when practices, providers, legal requirements or technical controls change. The updated date reflects the editorial revision, not a guarantee that every external account or cookie was inspected.
Contact and related documents
Privacy-related questions and requests: [email protected]. For general corrections, see the contact page. You can also read our Editorial Policy, Affiliate Disclosure and Terms.
This policy remains accessible through the site’s footer. Its existing noindex, follow directive is preserved alongside the site’s other policy pages; this does not hide the page from visitors or establish a Google URL Inspection verdict.