Privacy Policy
Avia Updates Cargo
Last updated: 24 August 2026
Avia Updates Cargo is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit the Avia Updates Cargo website, subscribe to our communications, contact us, interact with our content or advertisements, or otherwise use our services.
It also explains your rights under applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who We Are
Avia Updates Cargo is an aviation and air cargo news and media platform providing industry news, updates, magazine content and related media services.
Avia Updates Cargo is operated by Avia Media Ltd, which is the data controller responsible for personal information processed through Avia Updates Cargo for the purposes of applicable UK data protection law.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:
Email: info@aviaupdates.com
2. Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with Avia Updates Cargo.
Information You Provide
We may collect information you provide directly to us, including:
Your name
Email address
Telephone number, where provided
Company or organisation
Job title, where provided
Information submitted through our contact forms
Newsletter subscription details
Magazine enquiries
Media information or media pack requests
Advertising, sponsorship or commercial enquiries
Press releases, articles, photographs or other content submitted to us
Correspondence you send to us
Any other information you choose to provide
Please only provide information that is relevant to your enquiry or interaction with us.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:
IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Approximate geographic location
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
Referring website or traffic source
Website interactions
Advertisement impressions and clicks
Cookie and similar technology information
Technical information required for website security and fraud prevention
The information collected will depend on the technologies and services being used on our website.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use personal information to:
Operate and maintain Avia Updates Cargo
Provide our news, magazine and media services
Respond to enquiries and correspondence
Manage contact form submissions
Process magazine and media enquiries
Respond to advertising and sponsorship enquiries
Manage relationships with advertisers, partners, contributors and industry contacts
Manage newsletter subscriptions
Send communications you have requested
Measure website usage and performance
Understand how visitors interact with our content
Measure advertising and campaign performance
Improve our website, content and services
Protect our website against spam, bots, fraud and malicious activity
Maintain the security of our website and systems
Maintain appropriate business and administrative records
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Establish, exercise or defend legal claims
We will only use personal information for legitimate purposes and in accordance with applicable data protection law.
4. Our Lawful Bases for Processing
Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for processing personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on:
Consent
Where you have given us permission to process your information for a particular purpose, such as subscribing to marketing communications or accepting certain cookies.
You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Contract
Where processing is necessary to enter into or fulfil an agreement with you or your organisation.
Legitimate Interests
Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests and those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
This may include operating and improving our services, maintaining website security, understanding website performance and managing appropriate business relationships.
Legal Obligation
Where we are required to process information to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
5. Newsletter and Email Communications
You may choose to subscribe to newsletters, industry updates or other communications from Avia Updates Cargo.
When you subscribe, we may collect your email address and information relating to your subscription.
We may use a confirmation or double opt-in process to verify your email address and ensure that subscription requests are genuine.
Depending on your preferences, communications may include:
Industry news and updates
Avia Updates Cargo newsletters
Magazine updates
Important announcements
Relevant promotional communications where permitted
You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided within our emails.
You can also contact us at info@aviaupdates.com.
We may retain limited information about an unsubscribe request where necessary to ensure that your preference continues to be respected.
6. Contact Forms and Enquiries
If you contact Avia Updates Cargo through our website or by email, we will use the information you provide to respond to and manage your enquiry.
This may include enquiries relating to:
General information
News and editorial matters
Magazine information
Magazine subscriptions
Media information
Media packs
Advertising
Sponsorship
Partnerships
Press releases
Commercial opportunities
We may retain relevant correspondence for reasonable business, administrative and legal purposes.
7. Advertising and Sponsored Content
Avia Updates Cargo may display advertisements, sponsored content and commercial promotions from third-party organisations.
We may collect information about the performance of advertising displayed on our website.
This may include:
Advertisement impressions
Advertisement views
Clicks
Click-through rates
Unique interactions where technically available
Device type
Browser information
Approximate geographic information
Referring source
Advertisement placement
Campaign performance
Date and time of interactions
We may use this information to operate advertising campaigns, measure performance, improve our advertising services and provide advertisers with campaign reports and aggregated analytics.
We do not intend to provide advertisers with information that directly identifies individual website visitors unless this is clearly disclosed and there is an appropriate lawful basis for doing so.
Where advertising technologies use cookies or similar technologies requiring consent, we will request consent where required.
8. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Avia Updates Cargo may use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve the website.
These technologies may be used for:
Essential website functionality
Website security
Remembering preferences
Understanding website usage
Website analytics
Measuring performance
Measuring advertising performance
Supporting embedded content
Preventing spam and abuse
Where required by law, non-essential cookies and similar technologies will only be used after you have provided the appropriate consent.
Where available, you can manage your preferences using the cookie controls provided on our website.
More information about the cookies and similar technologies used on Avia Updates Cargo may be provided in our Cookie Policy.
9. Website Analytics
We may use analytics services to understand how visitors interact with Avia Updates Cargo.
Analytics information may include:
Pages viewed
Traffic sources
Time spent on the website
Website interactions
Device information
Browser information
Approximate geographic information
General website performance information
We use this information to better understand our audience, improve our content and monitor the performance of our website.
Where analytics technologies require consent, they will be subject to the appropriate consent controls.
10. Spam, Bot and Security Protection
We may use technical measures and third-party security services to protect Avia Updates Cargo against:
Spam
Automated submissions
Bots
Fraud
Malicious activity
Unauthorised access
Abuse of website forms
Other suspicious activity
These measures may process technical information such as IP addresses, device information, browser information and website interaction data.
Where third-party CAPTCHA, security or anti-spam services are used, those providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
11. Press Releases and Content Submitted to Us
Companies, organisations, PR agencies and individuals may submit press releases, photographs, articles, announcements and other editorial material to Avia Updates Cargo.
Where you provide professional contact information as part of a submission, we may use that information to:
Review the material
Contact you regarding the submission
Verify information
Manage our editorial relationship with you
Contact you about relevant editorial matters where appropriate
Information contained within material intended for publication may become publicly available if that material is published.
If you provide personal information relating to another individual, you should ensure that you have the appropriate authority or permission to provide that information.
12. Sharing Your Information
We may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our website and services.
These may include:
Website hosting providers
Website developers and IT providers
Cloud and data storage providers
Email and newsletter providers
Analytics providers
Website security and anti-spam providers
Business administration providers
Professional advisers
Other suppliers supporting our services
Where another organisation processes personal information on our behalf, appropriate contractual and security arrangements should be in place.
We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, court order or a competent authority, or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
If the business operating Avia Updates Cargo is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring or transfer of assets, relevant information may be transferred as part of that transaction subject to applicable data protection requirements.
13. International Data Transfers
Some service providers used to operate Avia Updates Cargo may process or store information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate measures will be taken where required by applicable data protection law to ensure that the information remains appropriately protected.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include recognised adequacy arrangements or appropriate contractual safeguards.
14. How Long We Keep Your Information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
The appropriate retention period will depend on the nature of the information and why we hold it.
For example:
Newsletter information may be retained while you remain subscribed.
Enquiry information may be retained for a reasonable period after the enquiry has been completed.
Advertising and commercial records may be retained for appropriate contractual, accounting and business purposes.
Security information may be retained for an appropriate period to identify, investigate and prevent misuse.
Certain information may be retained where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
When information is no longer required, we will take appropriate steps to delete, anonymise or securely dispose of it.
15. How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against:
Unauthorised access
Unauthorised disclosure
Unlawful processing
Accidental loss
Destruction
Alteration
Misuse
Access to personal information should be restricted to people and service providers who reasonably require access for legitimate purposes.
However, no website, electronic transmission or data storage system can guarantee absolute security.
16. Your Data Protection Rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, these may include the right to:
Request access to personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
Request deletion of your personal information
Request restriction of processing
Object to certain processing
Object to direct marketing
Request the transfer of certain information to you or another organisation
Withdraw consent where we rely on consent
Raise concerns about how your information is being handled
These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions and may not apply in every situation.
If you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact:
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
17. Complaints
If you have concerns about how your personal information is being handled, please contact us first at info@aviaupdates.com so that we have an opportunity to review and address your concerns.
You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data protection regulator.
Further information about data protection rights and making a complaint is available from the ICO.
18. Children’s Privacy
Avia Updates Cargo is a professional aviation, air cargo, logistics, news and media platform and is not specifically directed towards children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children where it is not appropriate or necessary to do so.
If you believe personal information relating to a child has been submitted to us inappropriately, please contact info@aviaupdates.com.
19. Third-Party Websites
Avia Updates Cargo may contain links to external websites, including those operated by advertisers, airlines, airports, logistics companies, industry organisations, event organisers and other third parties.
When you visit an external website, that organisation may collect and process information independently.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of independent third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.
20. Embedded Content
Articles and other pages on Avia Updates Cargo may contain content embedded from third-party services, including videos, social media content or other digital media.
These third parties may collect information about your interaction with their content.
Where the use of embedded technologies requires consent, appropriate consent controls will be applied where required.
21. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, business operations, data processing activities or legal obligations.
When changes are made, the revised Privacy Policy will be published on Avia Updates Cargo and the date at the top of this policy will be updated.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
22. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, would like further information about how we handle personal information, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:
Avia Updates Cargo
Email: info@aviaupdates.com
Avia Updates Cargo is operated by Avia Media Ltd.