Privacy
Last updated 2026-10-11
Skytrack is a free live flight tracker made by Dibson Davis. It has no accounts, no sign-up and does not ask you for personal information. This page explains what happens to data when you use it.
What we collect
- Nothing you type. Searches, the aircraft you select and your camera position stay in your browser.
- Technical logs at the host. The service that hosts the site (Cloudflare) processes your IP address and standard request details (browser type, pages requested, time) to deliver the site, keep it secure and stop abuse. We do not use this to identify you.
- Settings in your browser. Your choices (map type, filters, units …) and a short-lived cache of aircraft / airport photo look-ups are stored with
localStorageon your device. Clearing your browser data removes them. They are never sent to us. - Your location, only if you ask. The “fly to my location” button asks your browser for permission. The position is used on your device to move the camera and is not sent to us.
Requests your browser makes to other services
To draw the map, the weather and the pictures, your browser (or our data proxy, for live aircraft data) contacts the services below. They receive your IP address and normal request headers, as with any website, and have their own privacy policies.
| Service | Used for | Address |
|---|---|---|
| adsb.lol | Live aircraft positions (the main feed) | api.adsb.lol |
| Virtual Radar Server standing data (via adsb.lol) | Callsign -> origin / destination | vrs-standing-data.adsb.lol |
| NOAA Aviation Weather Center | Airport weather (METAR) | aviationweather.gov |
| NASA GIBS | Daily true-colour imagery, infrared clouds, night lights | gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov |
| Terrain Tiles on AWS Open Data | 3D terrain elevation | s3.amazonaws.com |
| Planespotters.net photo API | Photo of the exact aircraft | api.planespotters.net, t.plnspttrs.net |
| Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons | Airport photos | en.wikipedia.org, upload.wikimedia.org |
| CesiumJS | The 3D globe | cdn.jsdelivr.net |
| jsDelivr | Delivers the CesiumJS globe library | cdn.jsdelivr.net |
Live aircraft positions, routes and airport weather are requested through our own proxy, so those providers see the proxy, not you. Imagery, terrain, photos and map data are requested by your browser directly.
Your rights
Because we hold no personal data about you beyond ordinary hosting logs, there is usually nothing to look up or delete. If you are in the EU / UK you may still ask what is held, ask for correction or deletion, or complain to your data-protection authority. Contact: dibsondavis10602@gmail.com.
Children
The site is not directed at children under 13 and collects no personal information from anyone.
Changes
If this page changes, the date at the top changes. Contact: dibsondavis10602@gmail.com.