updated privacy policy

Author: Claudio-Chies

frontend/src/routes/privacy-policy/+page.svelte

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 </p>
 
 <p class="content has-text-weight-bold">
-  This website does not integrate <em>any</em> third party services. There are no third party trackers,
-  no ads, no externally loaded fonts, or anything like that. Everything loaded comes from the Flugbuech
-  webserver.
+  This website integrates map services from third party providers (Mapbox and Swisstopo). Apart from 
+  these map services, there are no third party trackers, no ads, no externally loaded fonts, or anything 
+  like that. Everything else loaded comes from the Flugbuech webserver.
 </p>
 
 <h3 class="title is-size-3">What data is being processed or collected?</h3>
@@ -147,6 +147,63 @@
   >.
 </p>
 
+<h3 class="title is-size-3">Third Party Map Services</h3>
+
+<p class="content">
+  This website uses map services from third party providers to display interactive maps. When you use 
+  the map functionality, your browser will connect to these external services to load map tiles and data:
+</p>
+
+<h4 class="title is-size-4">Mapbox</h4>
+
+<p class="content">
+  We use Mapbox for base map layers (Outdoors and Satellite views) and additional map data such as 
+  country boundaries and terrain information. When you view maps, your browser requests map tiles 
+  directly from Mapbox's servers.
+</p>
+
+<p class="content">
+  Data processed by Mapbox may include:
+</p>
+
+<ul class="content">
+  <li>Your IP address (for delivering map tiles)</li>
+  <li>Requested map coordinates and zoom levels</li>
+  <li>Browser information (User-Agent header)</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p class="content">
+  For more information about Mapbox's data handling, please see their privacy policy at
+  <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+    >mapbox.com/legal/privacy</a
+  >.
+</p>
+
+<h4 class="title is-size-4">Swisstopo</h4>
+
+<p class="content">
+  We use Swisstopo (Swiss Federal Office of Topography) for detailed Swiss topographic maps and 
+  aerial imagery (Swisstopo and Swissimage map types). When you view these map types, your browser 
+  requests map tiles directly from Swisstopo's servers.
+</p>
+
+<p class="content">
+  Data processed by Swisstopo may include:
+</p>
+
+<ul class="content">
+  <li>Your IP address (for delivering map tiles)</li>
+  <li>Requested map coordinates and zoom levels</li>
+  <li>Browser information (User-Agent header)</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p class="content">
+  For more information about Swisstopo's data handling, please see their privacy policy at
+  <a href="https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/swisstopo/legal-basis/data-protection.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+    >swisstopo.admin.ch data protection information</a
+  >.
+</p>
+
 <p class="content">
   When signing up to this website, the following information is being collected and stored:
 </p>
@@ -208,7 +265,12 @@
 
 <h3 class="title is-size-3">Who is this data shared with?</h3>
 
-<p class="content">The processed data is not being shared with any third party.</p>
+<p class="content">
+  Your personal data (registration information, flight data) is not being shared with any third party. 
+  However, when using the map functionality, your browser will directly connect to third-party map 
+  service providers (Mapbox and Swisstopo) to load map tiles. This means these services may collect 
+  technical data as described in the "Third Party Map Services" section above.
+</p>
 
 <h3 class="title is-size-3">Where is the data stored / transferred to?</h3>
 
@@ -237,4 +299,4 @@
 
 <h3 class="title is-size-3">Last Update</h3>
 
-<p class="content">This page was last updated on March 12, 2024.</p>
+<p class="content">This page was last updated on August 21, 2025.</p>