Privacy Policy for TalkLang

Last Updated: 2025-11-24

This Privacy Policy explains how TalkLang ("TalkLang", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you use our website at https://talklang.top and our AI pronunciation coaching experiences ("Services"). By using the Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect
- Account details: name, email address, login credentials, and communication preferences.
- Voice and learning data: audio samples you submit, transcripts, pronunciation scores, practice history, and feedback generated to improve your accent training and show progress.
- Payment data: billing details shared with our payment processors (we do not store full card numbers).
- Device and usage data: IP address, browser or device type, operating system, app version, log data, and interactions with lessons, community features, and leaderboards.
- Cookies and similar technologies that help remember your preferences and measure performance.

2. How We Use Information
- Deliver and personalize AI pronunciation coaching, topic packs, feedback, and progress tracking.
- Provide community features such as leaderboards and badges, including displaying your chosen name and scores.
- Communicate about your account, new features, security updates, and marketing (you can opt out of marketing anytime).
- Process payments, detect fraud, and secure the Services.
- Analyze usage to improve accuracy, performance, and user experience.
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms.

3. Legal Bases (EEA/UK)
We process personal data based on consent (e.g., cookies, marketing), contract (providing the Services you request), and legitimate interests (security, analytics, service improvement), where allowed.

4. Sharing Information
- Service providers that host data, power analytics, process payments, send communications, and support voice processing—only as needed to operate the Services.
- Community visibility for leaderboards and similar features (e.g., display name, scores, badges).
- Compliance with law, protection of rights, or business transfers. We do not sell your personal information.

5. Cookies and Controls
We use cookies and similar tools for authentication, preferences, and analytics. You can control cookies via your browser settings; some features may rely on them.

6. Data Retention
We retain information while your account is active and as needed for the purposes above. You may request deletion, which can limit or disable Service features.

7. Security
We use technical and organizational measures to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we encourage you to use strong passwords and keep credentials confidential.

8. International Transfers
Your information may be processed outside your country. When we transfer personal data internationally, we use appropriate safeguards as required by law.

9. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or export your data, and to object to or withdraw consent for certain processing. Contact us to exercise these rights.

10. Children
TalkLang is for users 13 years and older. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child provided data, contact us to remove it.

11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our practices. We will post the new date above and notify you by email or in-app for significant updates.

12. Contact
If you have questions or requests about privacy, contact us at bartzalewskidev@gmail.com.