Privacy Policy
Last Updated: December 3, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Brussels Airlines VA / JLsimulations collects, uses, and discloses information when you use our website and services, including the Hoppie ACARS Client and other features.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information when you use our services:
- Personal Identification Information (when registering): Your Email Address and Username. Your password is encrypted and managed securely by Google Firebase Authentication.
- Virtual Airline Data: Flight routes suggested, flight logs, and other operational data necessary to run the Virtual Airline.
- Hoppie ACARS Client Data: Flight callsigns, ACARS messages (sent and received), and the configured polling interval. This data is processed locally and may be temporarily stored in your browser's local storage for convenience, but is not permanently stored on our server, in fact it will NEVER transit on our servers.
- Usage Data: Information about your interaction with our services, such as pages visited, time spent, and error logs, those are automaticly collected and processed by cloudflare, our host, Cloudflare's privacy policy applies to the data held by Cloudflare.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
- To manage your access to the Virtual Airline dashboard and features (Authentication).
- To operate, maintain, and improve the services we provide, including route management.
- To display user-submitted content, such as suggested routes, on the dashboard for other members to view.
- To communicate with you regarding your account, updates, or technical issues.
- To ensure the security and integrity of our services.
3. Data Storage and Security
- Firebase: We rely on Google Firebase (Authentication and Firestore Database) for the secure storage and processing of user accounts, passwords (hashed), usernames, and persistent application data (like suggested routes). Google's privacy policy applies to the data held by Firebase.
- Local Storage: The Hoppie ACARS Client uses your browser's local storage to save your client configuration and message history for convenience. This data is not sent to our servers.
- We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
4. Disclosure of Information
We do not share your Personal Identification Information with third parties except in the following limited circumstances:
- With Service Providers: We use Firebase and other Google Cloud services to operate our website.
- Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
5. Your Data Protection Rights
As a user, you have the right to:
- Access: Request copies of your personal data we hold.
- Correction: Request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Deletion: Request that we erase your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
For any requests regarding Acces, Correction or Deletation of you're data, please contact us at JLsimulations@gmail.com
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
By Email: jlsimulations@gmail.com