ezaero Privacy Policy

Overview

ezaero, Ltd. ("ezaero," "we," "our," or "us") publishes multiple apps. This Privacy Policy explains the privacy practices that apply across our apps and then provides app-specific details where those practices differ.

You should read the general sections below together with the section for the specific app you use. If there is any conflict between a general section and an app-specific section, the app-specific section controls for that app.

General Principles

• We do not sell personal information.
• We do not use personal information for third-party advertising.
• We only access device capabilities or data when needed to provide app functionality.
• Where Apple services such as iCloud, CloudKit, the App Store, or device-level permissions are involved, those services are also subject to Apple's terms and privacy practices.

How to Read This Policy by App

Maintenance Pilot

Maintenance Pilot includes maintenance-flight mission records, acceptance worksheets, engine data entry, discrepancy tracking, attached photos, and PDF export. Its privacy practices are described in the Maintenance Pilot section below.

SortieTrack

SortieTrack includes flight tracking, mission records, optional credentials storage, device permissions, and iCloud synchronization. Its privacy practices are described in the SortieTrack section below.

Mountain Worksheet

Mountain Worksheet is materially different. It is designed to operate without collecting, storing, or sharing personal information with ezaero. Its privacy practices are described in the Mountain Worksheet section below.

EZWB

EZWB includes aircraft weight and balance worksheets, saved aircraft profiles, template previews and purchases, PDF reports, and iCloud synchronization. Its privacy practices are described in the EZWB section below.

SAR Grid

SAR Grid includes conventional search grid lookup, GPS-based current grid identification, map display, and optional ForeFlight handoff. Its privacy practices are described in the SAR Grid section below.

sUAS OPS

sUAS OPS includes drone sortie records, crew assignments, flight and battery logs, checklist progress, field notes, and PDF exports. Its privacy practices are described in the sUAS OPS section below.

Maintenance Pilot Privacy Details

Information Maintenance Pilot Collects and Processes

• Mission and aircraft data: Mission type, aircraft details, flight notes, maintenance-flight records, worksheet entries, checklist completion, and related information you enter in the app.
• Engine and operational data: Engine readings, timer-driven data collection points, break-in notes, and other operational values you record during a mission.
• Discrepancy records: Findings, write-ups, comments, and follow-up notes you choose to document in connection with a mission.
• Photos and media: Images you attach as evidence or supporting documentation for discrepancies or worksheet items.
• Generated reports: PDF mission summaries, worksheet exports, and related output produced from the records you enter.
• Preferences and local app state: In-progress mission state and app settings stored on your device to support continuity while you work.

How Maintenance Pilot Uses Data

• Provide guided workflows for aircraft delivery, post-maintenance acceptance flights, and engine break-in sorties.
• Store and organize mission details, worksheet information, checklist completion, discrepancy tracking, and engine data inside the app.
• Generate mission summaries, worksheet output, and PDF exports for sharing or review.
• Maintain in-progress mission state locally on the device so you can resume work without re-entering information.

Where Maintenance Pilot Data Is Stored

• Primary app data is stored locally on your iOS device.
• Photos you capture or attach may be stored locally in the app and may also be stored in your photo library if you use platform photo features.
• Generated PDFs or shared files may be stored in locations you choose through iOS sharing, Files, or other platform features.
• Based on the current planned feature set, ezaero does not maintain a separate first-party backend database for Maintenance Pilot mission records.

Sharing and External Services

• Apple services may process data required for camera access, photo library access, file export, or other iOS sharing and storage features you choose to use.
• Mission records, photos, and generated PDFs are only shared externally when you choose to export, share, or transmit them.
• We do not sell or rent Maintenance Pilot data to advertisers, data brokers, or social platforms.

Your Controls for Maintenance Pilot

• View and edit mission records within the app.
• Delete locally stored missions, worksheets, discrepancy records, and related content from the app.
• Choose whether to attach photos and whether to export or share generated PDFs and reports.
• Change camera or photo permissions in iOS settings.
• Delete the app from your device, understanding that any exported files or photos stored elsewhere remain subject to the platform or destination you chose.

Important Assumption

This section reflects the currently described Maintenance Pilot feature set, including local on-device persistence, photo attachments, and PDF export. If Maintenance Pilot later adds cloud sync, analytics, account creation, external integrations, or other features that transmit user data off the device, this policy should be updated before release of those features.

SortieTrack Privacy Details

Information SortieTrack Collects and Processes

• Account credentials: Optional account ID and password used for direct integration with mission-related systems. Credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain on your device.
• Location data: GPS coordinates, altitude, and location-stamped flight events used for tracking, event detection, and aviation recordkeeping.
• Flight and mission data: Aircraft details, crew information, flight times, fuel data, sortie details, briefing information, debriefing data, and related records that you enter or generate in the app.
• Photos and media: Images such as fuel receipts or mission documentation if you choose to capture or attach them.
• Preferences and settings: Saved defaults, notification settings, workflow preferences, and related app configuration.
• Technical and diagnostic data: Sync status, compatibility information, and Apple-managed crash or diagnostic information needed to support app reliability.

How SortieTrack Uses Data

• Provide flight tracking, flight event detection, mission documentation, exports, and related app features.
• Authenticate with connected mission systems when you choose to use that integration.
• Store records locally on your device.
• Synchronize supported records across your devices through Apple services when iCloud sync is enabled.
• Generate exports such as KML, GPX, and text or PDF summaries where supported.
• Support optional integration with mission management systems that you choose to connect.

Detailed SortieTrack Data Categories

• Credentials: Stored on-device in the iOS Keychain for optional sign-in automation.
• GPS and flight events: Coordinates, altitude, speed-derived events, and timestamps used for flight logs and mission records.
• Crew and aircraft data: Crew names, identifiers, positions, aircraft tail numbers, aircraft type, and equipment-related mission details.
• Mission workflow data: Briefing form inputs, sortie information, debrief information, designated contact details, and related mission notes.
• Photos: Receipt images or mission-supporting images you choose to capture.
• Settings and defaults: Saved app options and frequently used form defaults that speed up later entry.

Where SortieTrack Data Is Stored

• Primary app data is stored locally on your iOS device.
• Credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain on your device.
• Photos you capture may be stored locally on the device and may also be stored in your photo library if you use platform photo features.
• If you enable iCloud sync, supported data may also be stored and synchronized through Apple's CloudKit or iCloud services.
• ezaero does not maintain a separate first-party backend database for SortieTrack user data.

SortieTrack Synchronization and External Services

• Data may be transmitted to Apple services when you use iCloud sync, device permissions, in-app purchases, or App Store features.
• Data may be transmitted to a mission management system when you use SortieTrack to connect to or populate that system.
• Credential-based authentication happens directly between the app and the connected system you configure.
• We do not sell or rent SortieTrack data to advertisers, data brokers, or social platforms.

Sharing and External Services

• Apple services may process data required for iCloud sync, diagnostics, location permissions, camera access, or photo access.
• Mission systems you choose to connect may receive data you submit or populate from within the app.
• We do not share SortieTrack user data with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.

Your Controls for SortieTrack

• View and edit stored records within the app.
• Delete app records from within the app.
• Export supported records in standard formats.
• Remove stored credentials from app settings.
• Change location permissions in iOS settings.
• Disable iCloud sync in your Apple account or device settings.
• Delete the app from your device, understanding that iCloud-stored content may remain in your iCloud account until you remove it there.

Technical Processing Performed by SortieTrack

• Coordinate formatting and conversion for aviation-standard display and export.
• Speed-based event detection for items such as Wheels Up or Wheels Down when those features are enabled.
• Timestamping and synchronization of flight events across supported devices and exports.
• Form population and export generation based on the records you enter or collect in the app.

Mountain Worksheet Privacy Details

What Mountain Worksheet Collects

Mountain Worksheet does not collect personal information from you on behalf of ezaero.

What Mountain Worksheet Stores

Mountain Worksheet is intended to operate without storing personal information on ezaero servers. If you enter worksheet content in the app, that content is kept local to your device unless you explicitly export, share, or back it up using platform features you control.

What Mountain Worksheet Shares

• Mountain Worksheet does not share personal information with ezaero.
• Mountain Worksheet does not use third-party advertising SDKs.
• Mountain Worksheet does not use analytics services to profile users.

Important Assumption

This section assumes Mountain Worksheet does not include account creation, cloud sync, third-party analytics, advertising, crash-reporting SDKs beyond platform-default reporting, or other features that transmit user data off the device. If those features are added later, this policy should be updated before release.

EZWB Privacy Details

Information EZWB Collects and Processes

• Aircraft profile data: Tail number, empty weight, empty CG, selected template, station arm overrides, and related aircraft setup values you enter in the app.
• Weight and balance worksheet data: Passenger, baggage, fuel, flight time, burn rate, loading station, and calculated center-of-gravity information used to produce worksheet results.
• Aircraft template and purchase state: Included and purchased template availability, StoreKit purchase status, and restore-purchase information managed through Apple services.
• Generated reports: PDF weight and balance reports and saved report records produced from the aircraft and loading values you enter.
• Preferences and sync status: Unit selections, saved app settings, iCloud availability, and related local state used to keep the app functioning across devices.

How EZWB Uses Data

• Calculate aircraft loading, weight, center of gravity, fuel burn, and envelope status for supported aircraft templates.
• Save aircraft profiles and report records so you can reuse them later.
• Generate previewable and shareable PDF reports.
• Synchronize supported aircraft and report records across your devices through Apple services when iCloud sync is enabled.
• Confirm template purchases and restore access to purchased templates through Apple's StoreKit and App Store systems.

Where EZWB Data Is Stored

• Primary app data is stored locally on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
• If you enable iCloud sync, supported aircraft and report records may also be stored and synchronized through Apple's CloudKit or iCloud services.
• Generated PDFs or shared files may be stored in locations you choose through platform sharing, Files, printing, email, or other destinations.
• Purchase records and payment processing are handled by Apple. ezaero does not receive your full payment card information from Apple.
• ezaero does not maintain a separate first-party backend database for EZWB aircraft profiles, worksheets, or reports.

Sharing and External Services

• Apple services may process data required for App Store purchases, purchase restoration, iCloud sync, diagnostics, file export, or other platform features you choose to use.
• Aircraft profiles, worksheet values, and generated reports are only shared externally when you choose to export, share, print, or transmit them.
• We do not sell or rent EZWB data to advertisers, data brokers, or social platforms.

Your Controls for EZWB

• View and edit saved aircraft profiles and worksheet values within the app.
• Delete locally stored aircraft profiles and report records from the app.
• Choose whether to export, print, or share generated PDFs and reports.
• Use Apple purchase restoration tools to restore template purchases on supported devices.
• Disable iCloud sync in your Apple account or device settings.
• Delete the app from your device, understanding that iCloud-stored content and exported files may remain where you stored them until you remove them there.

SAR Grid Privacy Details

Information SAR Grid Collects and Processes

• Location data: GPS position and coordinates used on-device to center the map, show your current position, and identify the nearest supported search grid when you grant location permission.
• Grid lookup data: Selected sectional, major grid, subgrid, quarter-grid sector, search input, and map state used to display the requested reference information.
• Map and handoff data: Grid boundary coordinates or route details used to display maps and, when you choose, hand off the selected grid or quarter-grid to ForeFlight or another destination.
• Preferences and local app state: Map mode, selected sector, and related settings stored locally to support app functionality.

How SAR Grid Uses Data

• Display conventional search grid references across supported areas.
• Identify your current grid from device location when you grant location permission.
• Show selected grid boundaries, quarter-grid sectors, and latitude/longitude reference information.
• Open or copy a route handoff for ForeFlight when you choose to use that feature.

Where SAR Grid Data Is Stored

• Bundled grid reference data is stored in the app.
• Current location is used on-device for map and grid display and is not stored by ezaero in a first-party backend.
• Local preferences and map state may be stored on your device.
• Apple Maps may process map requests and related technical information when map tiles or location-based map features are used.

Sharing and External Services

• Apple services may process data required for maps, location permission, App Store distribution, diagnostics, and other platform features.
• ForeFlight may receive selected grid or route information only when you choose to use the ForeFlight handoff feature. ForeFlight is a separate third-party product with its own privacy practices.
• SAR Grid is not designed to transmit, sell, rent, or share your location with advertisers, data brokers, or social platforms.

Your Controls for SAR Grid

• Choose whether to grant location permission.
• Change or revoke location permission in iOS settings.
• Choose whether to use ForeFlight handoff or copy route details.
• Delete the app from your device to remove locally stored app state.

sUAS OPS Privacy Details

Information sUAS OPS Collects and Processes

• Sortie and aircraft data: Mission number, sortie number, aircraft or sUAS identifiers, operational defaults, and related details you enter in the app.
• Crew and role data: Pilot, technician, and other crew assignments used to document field operations.
• Flight and battery logs: Battery on, takeoff, landing, battery off, charge state, remaining percentage, and related operational timing records.
• Field notes and checklist progress: Time-stamped notes, checklist completion, and supporting documentation you choose to enter.
• Generated reports: PDF exports and form-support output produced from the records you enter.

How sUAS OPS Uses Data

• Provide live capture workflows for CAP sUAS sortie documentation.
• Organize sortie, crew, flight, battery, checklist, and note records on your device.
• Generate shareable PDF reports and form-support output for user review and submission.
• Maintain in-progress sortie state locally so field teams can keep working during an operation.

Where sUAS OPS Data Is Stored

• Primary app data is stored locally on your iOS device.
• Generated PDFs or shared files may be stored in locations you choose through iOS sharing, Files, or other platform features.
• Based on the current app feature set, ezaero does not maintain a separate first-party backend database for sUAS OPS sortie records.

Sharing and External Services

• Apple services may process data required for App Store distribution, diagnostics, file export, or other iOS sharing and storage features you choose to use.
• Sortie records and generated reports are only shared externally when you choose to export, share, or transmit them.
• We do not sell or rent sUAS OPS data to advertisers, data brokers, or social platforms.

Your Controls for sUAS OPS

• View and edit sortie records within the app.
• Delete locally stored sortie, flight, battery, checklist, note, and report data from the app.
• Choose whether to export or share generated PDFs and reports.
• Delete the app from your device, understanding that any exported files stored elsewhere remain subject to the platform or destination you chose.

Data Security

We rely primarily on platform-provided protections such as iOS device security, the iOS Keychain, transport encryption, and Apple's iCloud security model where applicable. No system can be guaranteed to be perfectly secure, but we design our apps to minimize unnecessary data collection and storage.

Data Retention

Data retention depends on the app and the features you use. For SortieTrack, records are generally retained until you delete them, delete the app, or remove them from iCloud or connected systems as applicable. For Mountain Worksheet, locally stored content remains on your device until you delete it, remove the app, or export or back it up using platform features you control. For EZWB, locally stored aircraft profiles, worksheet values, reports, and preferences generally remain on your device until you delete them, remove the app, or remove them from iCloud where applicable. For SAR Grid, location is used for current map and grid display and is not retained by ezaero in a first-party backend; local preferences remain on your device until you remove the app or reset app data. For Maintenance Pilot, locally stored mission data generally remains on your device until you delete it, remove the app, or export or share related files using platform features you control. For sUAS OPS, locally stored sortie, flight, battery, checklist, note, and report data generally remains on your device until you delete it, remove the app, or export or share related files using platform features you control.

Children's Privacy

Our apps are not directed to children under 13 as a primary audience. If a child uses one of our apps under the supervision of a parent, school, or organization, the responsible adult or organization should review the app's settings and use of device permissions.

International Use

ezaero is based in the United States. If you use our apps outside the United States, information processed through Apple services or other services you choose to connect may be transferred to and processed in other countries, including the United States, subject to those providers' practices.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our apps, services, or legal obligations. When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date on this page. Material app-specific privacy changes should be reflected in the relevant app section before or when the change goes live.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or a specific app's privacy practices, contact:

Email: support@ezaero.com
Developer: Michael Schulte