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Privacy & SMS Terms

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Overview

REGIONTRACK is a personal flight-tracking tool that displays live aircraft position data on a map. This page explains the SMS alert feature built into the site, what data the site handles, and who to contact with questions.

Not legal advice. This page is a good-faith description of how REGIONTRACK's SMS and data handling actually work. It is not a substitute for review by a licensed attorney, and shouldn't be treated as binding legal terms for any use beyond this project.

How SMS alerts work

REGIONTRACK offers an automated alert feature: when a military or government-flagged aircraft (as identified by ADS-B Exchange) enters a specific monitored region, the system sends one SMS notification to every subscribed phone number.

You can subscribe on the SMS Alerts Signup page by entering your phone number and explicitly checking a consent box. Nobody is enrolled without taking that action themselves.

Independent project, not a registered messaging campaign. This is a small personal project. Some mobile carriers may filter or delay messages from unregistered senders. Delivery isn't guaranteed.

Consent & message frequency

By submitting the signup form, you expressly consent to receive automated SMS airspace alerts at the number provided. Consent is not a condition of any purchase — there is nothing to buy. Immediately after signing up, you'll receive one confirmation text; this also verifies the number is real and reachable.

Message frequency is variable and event-driven — a message is sent only when qualifying aircraft activity is detected in the monitored region, which may range from zero to several messages per day depending on real-world air traffic.

Opt-out

You may stop receiving messages at any time by replying STOP, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL, END, or QUIT to any alert message. You'll get a one-time confirmation text, and no further messages will be sent unless you resubscribe by replying START or signing up again.

Reply HELP to any message for support, or use the contact information below.

Message and data rates

Message and data rates may apply, depending on your mobile carrier and plan. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

What data this site collects

This site does not use cookies, visitor accounts, or tracking/analytics scripts. The only personal data collected is what you explicitly submit through the SMS signup form:

Phone number — used solely to send airspace alerts and manage your subscription.
Consent timestamp and IP address — kept as a compliance record showing when and that consent was given, in case of a dispute.
Subscription status (subscribed / opted out) — updated automatically based on your STOP/START replies.

This data is stored in an access-controlled AWS database, is never sold, and is shared only with Twilio (our SMS delivery provider) as strictly necessary to send messages. You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us below.

The aircraft position data shown on the map comes from ADS-B Exchange, a public flight-tracking data provider. This data describes aircraft, not people.

Third-party services

Twilio — delivers SMS alert messages and processes inbound STOP/HELP replies. See Twilio's privacy policy.
ADS-B Exchange — supplies live aircraft position data displayed on the map.
Amazon Web Services — hosts this site and stores subscriber data and configuration secrets.

Changes to this page

This page may be updated as the site's features change. The "Last updated" date above reflects the version of these terms you agreed to at signup.

Contact

Questions about this page or the SMS alert feature can be sent to steven.shane.moore@gmail.com.