Privacy & Legal

Last updated: 11 August 2026

Privacy

blackswan.ch provides aircraft information and related search and update pages. The website does not use advertising or analytics cookies and does not use cookies to track visitors.

Information processed

• Necessary session cookie: a first-party PHP session cookie supports login, security controls and administrator functions. It is not used for advertising or visitor profiling.
• Rate limiting: a cryptographic hash derived from the visitor's IP address is used in short time windows to protect public searches and pages from excessive automated requests.
• Server logs: the hosting infrastructure may temporarily record technical information such as IP address, request time, requested page, browser information and errors for security and reliable operation.
• Aircraft information: the site processes and publishes aircraft identity, registration, technical and observation information obtained from available aviation and ADS-B sources. Corrections may be requested using the contact below.

Technical data is used only to operate, secure and maintain the website and is retained only for as long as reasonably required for those purposes or by applicable law. It is not sold for advertising.

Your choices and rights

You can end the session cookie by closing the browser or remove it through your browser settings. Depending on applicable law, you may request information, correction or deletion of personal data associated with you, or object to its processing. Contact blackswan.ch through Discord.

Website access rules

This website is a public informational resource. You may view its pages, share links, and reuse the underlying aircraft data for personal or commercial purposes, subject to applicable law and any rights or terms attached to the original data sources.

Without prior written permission, you may not:

• use bots, scripts, crawlers, scrapers or other automated means to query, extract, parse, copy or repurpose website content or data;
• bypass rate limits, security measures, access controls or attempt to access restricted areas;
• reverse engineer or interfere with the website or its supporting systems;
• misrepresent the source, accuracy or meaning of information obtained from this website.

The restriction on automated access exists only to protect the availability and security of the website. Access may be restricted when these technical rules are violated or when necessary to protect the website and its users. Permission for automated access may be requested through Discord.

Intellectual property

blackswan.ch does not claim ownership of the underlying aircraft data it collects and presents for public use. Rights in source data, names, marks and other third-party material remain with their respective owners. Only original elements created specifically for this website, such as its software, visual design and authored explanatory text, may be protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

Accuracy and availability

Aircraft information may be incomplete, delayed or incorrect and must not be used for navigation, flight safety, operational control or other safety-critical decisions. The website is provided without a guarantee of uninterrupted availability.

Changes

This notice may be updated when the website, its data processing or applicable requirements change. The current version and revision date will remain available on this page.