Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 18, 2026
TakeoffTimer ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our website (takeofftimer.com) and iOS app.
Information We Collect
Website:
- Location data (optional): When you use the departure calculator, you may share your location or enter an address. This is used solely to calculate driving time to the airport via Google Maps. We do not store your location.
- Flight search data: Flight numbers and routes you search for are sent to our server to look up flight information. We do not associate searches with your identity.
- Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site (pages visited, time on page, device type). This data is anonymous and aggregated.
- Advertising cookies: If you see ads on our site, third-party vendors including Google may use cookies to serve relevant ads. See the Advertising section below for details and opt-out options.
iOS App:
- Trip data: Flight details, departure times, and countdown information are stored locally on your device using SwiftData. This data never leaves your device.
- Notifications: If you grant permission, we send local push notifications to remind you when to leave for your flight. These are generated on-device, not from a server.
- No account required: The app does not require you to create an account or sign in.
- No server communication: The iOS app does not send any data to our servers. All data stays on your device.
How We Use Information
- To calculate your personalized departure timeline
- To display live TSA wait times and flight information
- To send on-device notification reminders (iOS app)
- To improve the website through anonymous analytics
Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties. The only external services we use are:
- Google Maps API: To calculate driving directions and travel time (website only)
- FlightAware API: To look up flight schedules (website only, via our server)
- Google Analytics: Anonymous website usage analytics
- Google AdSense: To display relevant advertisements (website only)
- Mediavine: To manage and display third-party programmatic advertisements (website only)
- Apple App Store: For subscription management (iOS app)
Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. As part of this service:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to TakeoffTimer and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings. You may also opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Data Storage and Security
Website searches are processed in real-time and not stored. iOS app data is stored locally on your device and optionally synced through your iCloud account (if you have iCloud enabled for the app). We do not have access to your on-device data.
Subscriptions (iOS App)
TakeoffTimer offers an optional yearly subscription for unlimited trip tracking. Subscriptions are managed entirely through Apple's App Store. We do not collect or store payment information. For subscription management, cancellation, and refund policies, please refer to Apple's terms at support.apple.com.
Children's Privacy
TakeoffTimer is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please email us at hello@takeofftimer.com.