Privacy Policy

The following sets forth the Privacy Policy for SMAT Aviation.

 

Who We Are

The School of Missionary Aviation Technology [SMAT], a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides mission-driven students with FAA-certified training in aircraft maintenance and flight. We provide Christ-centered, performance-based training in aviation flight, maintenance, and related technical disciplines. Students receive hands-on experience in both laboratory and field environments.

This privacy policy will help you understand how SMAT uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use www.smat.edu. 

We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time. If you want to make sure you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page. 

What User Data We Collect

In general, we collect information to allow you to use our services, process your account registration, authorize your payment, bill you, respond to your inquiries, communicate with you about our services and other products and services, and maintain your account with us.

If you register an account, we may collect information about you and as necessary to create and/or maintain your account, such as your name, address, email address, and other contact information, and your billing information, like your credit card number, CVV code, and expiration date.

We may collect information about individual students (directly from the student in cases where the student is the account holder, or indirectly in cases where the account holder is a parent, counselor, educational advisor, or other third party who submits personal information on behalf of a student). When we refer to “students” in this Policy, we are generally referring to college applicants, whether or not they are currently enrolled as a student, unless the context indicates otherwise. This student information may include: 

  • demographic data, such as name, address, city, state, zip, sex, race/ethnicity, parents’/guardians’ college experience
  • financial information, such as expected family contribution from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
  • academic information, such as name and type of high school, ACT and SAT scores, high school and college GPA

In addition to the information described in this Policy, we may collect other personal information about you. We may collect information about your device and how you interact with our services such as: IP address, browser type, device location, unique device identifier, cookie data, associated identifying and usage information from your mobile phone, laptop, or other device, and other device information that you give us consent to access. In some cases, we collect this information through cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies that create and maintain unique identifiers.

We may collect other information with your consent, as may be described within our services. We may also collect your information from licensees, affiliates, partners, service providers, and independent third-party sources. We may combine the information we collect with other information in our possession.

You may, however, visit our site anonymously. You may update your cookie settings at any time when the cookie consent pop-up appears at the bottom of the page. 

Why We Collect Your Data

We are collecting your data for several reasons:

  • Provide our services, develop new services, and provide you with information, reminders, confirmations, and other operational communications regarding our services and your participation in them.
  • Improve the quality, safety, and security of our services.
  • Provide customer support and service and communicate with you.
  • Administer your account, including verifying your identity.
  • Process your payments for tuition and donations.
  • Perform marketing, including interest-based marketing and advertising (with necessary consents and subject to opt-out, as applicable, depending upon the medium of communication).
  • Comply with legal, regulatory or contractual requirements

Protecting and Sharing of Your Personal Information

SMAT is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. SMAT has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard your personal information when you place an inquiry.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer outside parties your personally identifiable information (PII). This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe it is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others’ rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally-identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. 

Our Cookie Policy

Once you agree to allow our website to use cookies, you also agree to use the data it collects regarding your online behavior (analyze web traffic, web pages you spend the most time on, and websites you visit). 

The data we collect by using cookies is used to customize our website to your needs. After we use the data for statistical analysis, the data is completely removed from our systems. 

Please note that cookies don’t allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not so that we can provide a better experience for you. 

If you want to disable cookies, you can do it by accessing the settings of your internet browser. 

Links to Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Visiting those websites is not governed by this policy agreement. Make sure to read the privacy policy documentation of any website you go to from our site. 

Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our website privacy policy.

California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.

Phone: (616) 527-4160

Email: [email protected]

 

SMAT Aviation

84 E Sprague Rd

Ionia, MI 48846