Aero — Legal & Compliance

Cookies & Tracking Policy

Last updated: October 2026

This Cookies Policy explains how Aero ("Aero", "we", "us", "our") uses cookies, local storage, and analytical web technologies when you access and navigate our website at aeroerlc.com (the "Site").

1.What Are Cookies & Local Storage?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device by websites you visit. Local storage is an industry-standard browser storage mechanism that allows websites to remember information across browser tabs and sessions without sending that data to the web server on every request.

2.Categories of Cookies & Storage We Use

We strictly adhere to data minimization principles. We do not use intrusive cross-site advertising trackers or sell personal browsing profiles. We categorize our storage technologies into strictly necessary essential storage, functional preferences, and analytical cookies:

Name / Key	Type	Purpose	Duration
`staff_session`	Essential Cookie	Maintains authorized administrative session security for verified staff members.	24 Hours
`aero_return_to`	Session Storage	Temporarily holds the redirect destination during Discord OAuth2 login handshakes.	Session
`theme`	Functional (Local Storage)	Remembers your interface display preference (Dark, Light, or Device default).	Persistent
`aero_cookie_consent`	Functional (Local Storage)	Stores your affirmative acknowledgement or refusal of analytical cookies.	1 Year
`_ga`	Analytical Cookie (Google)	Distinguishes unique anonymous visitors and calculates traffic volume, page views, and sessions.	2 Years
`_ga_6KE7J0X161`	Analytical Cookie (Google)	Persists session state and interaction telemetry for Google Analytics 4 (Property G-6KE7J0X161).	2 Years

3.Analytical Cookies & Google Analytics 4

Our website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited ("Google"). We employ the Google tag (Measurement ID: G-6KE7J0X161) to collect aggregated, non-personally identifiable statistical telemetry about how visitors discover and interact with Aero.

Information gathered includes:

Aggregated visitor counts and live active user numbers.
Page visit counts, navigation flow, and average dwell time per route (e.g. Store, Courses, Wiki, Explore).
Referral channels (identifying traffic arriving from YouTube links, Discord server invites, or search engines).
Technical specifications such as browser type, operating system, device classification (mobile vs. desktop), and broad geographic region (country/city level only; individual residential locations are never identified).

Google Consent Mode v2 & Privacy Safeguards: We implement Google Consent Mode v2. By default, analytical storage is withheld until you provide affirmative consent via our on-site cookie banner. If you choose to decline analytical cookies, Google Analytics operates in a privacy-compliant cookieless ping mode without placing identifiers on your device.

For further information regarding how Google processes analytics telemetry, visit Google's Cookie Policy and Google Analytics Data Privacy and Security.

4.Third-Party Embedded Services

Certain external features on our site connect to third-party services that may place their own cookies according to their policies:

Discord OAuth2: When authenticating into member dashboards, Discord Inc. processes login tokens under Discord's Privacy Policy.
YouTube: Video tutorial cards link to YouTube (Google Cookie Policy). External links open in a new tab on YouTube's domain.
Hosting Network: Our website is securely distributed via Vercel edge networks, which employ essential cookies strictly for security threat mitigation and load balancing.

5.Managing & Disabling Cookies

You have the full right to accept or refuse non-essential cookies at any time:

Cookie Consent Banner: You can choose "Accept" to permit analytical cookies or "Decline" to refuse analytical cookies directly on the bottom-right banner displayed when visiting our site.
Browser Controls: Most modern web browsers allow you to modify cookie preferences within their settings menu to block or delete cookies.
Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on: You can prevent your telemetry from being used by Google Analytics across any site by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.

Browser management guides:

6.Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or privacy practices, please contact:

Operating Entity: Aero (Operated by Trooper Justin)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Email: support@aeroerlc.com
Discord: Aero Support Server