Last updated: June 10, 2026
SimTuts ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our flight simulation tutoring platform.
By using SimTuts, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
You can purchase a SimTuts Premium subscription without first creating an account. In that case you enter your email address and card details directly at Stripe's secure checkout before any account exists. We receive your email address from Stripe so that we can give you access to the Premium features you have paid for, and we automatically create a SimTuts account for that email address. We then send you a one-time, time-limited link by email so you can set a password and sign in.
The lawful basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(b) UK GDPR — performance of a contract (providing the Premium subscription you have bought). Your card details are handled by Stripe and are never stored by us. If you did not intend to create an account, or you wish to delete it, you can request deletion or exercise any of your other rights (see Section 7) by contacting us.
We use the information we collect to:
We may share your information with:
We do not sell your personal information for money. Where you have given consent to advertising cookies (see Section 8.3), our advertising partners — Reddit and Google — receive limited online identifiers (such as cookie or device identifiers and details of actions you take on our site) so that we can measure advertising effectiveness and show you relevant adverts. Depending on your jurisdiction, this sharing may be treated as a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under certain privacy laws. You can prevent this at any time by declining advertising cookies, and these technologies do not operate unless you have given consent.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information, including:
However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
We keep your personal information only for as long as we need it. Specific retention periods are:
You may request deletion of your account at any time by contacting us.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
To exercise these rights, contact us.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). You can contact the ICO at ico.org.uk, by telephone on 0303 123 1113, or by post to: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. We would, however, appreciate the chance to address your concerns first.
We use essential cookies to maintain your session and authentication state. These cookies are necessary for the platform to function and cannot be disabled.
With your consent, we use analytics services to understand how visitors use our platform and to improve our services:
With your consent, we use advertising and conversion-tracking technologies to measure the effectiveness of our advertising, to count conversions (such as sign-ups or subscriptions that result from an advert), and to show you relevant adverts on other platforms (remarketing). These technologies do not load and do not fire until you accept advertising cookies on our consent banner. The lawful basis is your consent.
If you do not accept advertising cookies, these technologies stay disabled and no advertising or conversion data is sent to Reddit or Google. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage and refreshing the page, which will show the consent banner again, then declining advertising cookies.
Some guides contain affiliate links to Amazon and other retailers. When you click these links, the retailer may set cookies on your device to track the referral. These cookies are set by the retailer (not by SimTuts) and are governed by their own privacy policies. SimTuts does not receive any personal data about your purchases — only aggregated commission reports.
When you first visit SimTuts, you will see a consent banner asking whether you accept analytics cookies. You can choose to:
Your preference is stored in your browser's local storage. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser's local storage and refreshing the page, which will show the consent banner again.
We implement Google Consent Mode, which means Google Analytics respects your cookie preferences and operates in a privacy-preserving manner when consent is not granted.
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. Our servers are located in the European Union (AWS eu-west-1 region). We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for any international transfers.
Some of our processors (including Stripe, Google, Reddit, Microsoft, and Sentry) are based in, or transfer data to, the United States. Where personal data is transferred outside the UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards — namely the UK Extension to the EU–US Data Privacy Framework where the recipient is certified, and, otherwise, the International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) or the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
SimTuts is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.
Data controller: SimTuts is operated as a sole trader based in the United Kingdom (VAT registration GB288460464). For any data-protection enquiry, or to exercise your rights, please contact us at [email protected] or via our contact form.
See also our Terms of Service.