Litingo Privacy Policy
Litingo Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 13, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how the Publisher (defined below) collects, uses, and shares information when you use the mobile application Litingo (the “App”).
Publisher (Data Controller): see §9 (Identity & Contact).
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or Türkiye, the Publisher is responsible for your personal data under applicable laws (e.g., GDPR, UK GDPR, and Türkiye’s KVKK).
This policy applies to the App and related in‑app services. It does not cover third‑party websites or services that may be linked from the App.
The App is not intended for children under 13. You must be 13+ (or the digital‑consent age in your country) to use the App. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under the applicable age, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
We aim to keep data collection minimal. Depending on how you use the App, we may process:
A. Provided by you
Email address and support messages if you contact us.
B. Collected automatically by the App
Device information (device model, OS version, language, country, App version).
Diagnostics (crash logs, performance, and basic analytics such as feature usage counts).
Advertising identifiers (Google Advertising ID / AAID) used by ad networks to show and measure ads. This identifier is resettable by you in device settings.
C. Purchases
Subscription status and purchase tokens from Google Play to deliver premium features. We do not receive your full payment details (those are processed by Google).
D. Optional features
Microphone for speaking/pronunciation exercises (if you enable them): audio is used to provide the feature and is not stored on our servers. [If you use a third‑party speech service, name it here, e.g., “On‑device processing via Android; no audio leaves the device.”]
Notifications: if you opt in, we may use tokens to send reminders (e.g., practice streaks).
We do not collect your precise geolocation, contact list, or SMS.
Provide and operate the App (deliver lessons, manage subscriptions). Legal bases: Contract (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)) and Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)).
Diagnostics and security (crash logs, fraud prevention, abuse detection). Legal basis: Legitimate interests.
Advertising in the free tier (serving contextual/personalized ads depending on your consent/choices). Legal bases: Consent (where required) and Legitimate interests.
Communications (support responses and important service messages). Legal bases: Contract and Legitimate interests.
The free tier may show ads from Google AdMob and participating ad partners. These partners may process your Advertising ID, approximate location (e.g., country/region inferred from IP), and app interaction to serve, cap, and measure ads.
Personalized vs. non‑personalized ads: In regions where consent is required (e.g., EEA/UK), we use Google’s User Messaging Platform (UMP) to obtain consent for personalized ads. If you decline, you will receive non‑personalized (contextual) ads.
Mediation: If we use mediation, networks participating via AdMob may also process the Advertising ID and related metrics; see their policies.
Controls available to you:
Reset or remove your Advertising ID: Android Settings → Google → Ads → Delete/Reset advertising ID.
Manage ad personalization and consent choices via the in‑app consent dialog (EEA/UK) or device settings.
Subscriptions and in‑app purchases are handled by Google Play Billing. We receive purchase tokens and status to deliver premium features; payment card data is processed by Google and not shared with us. Refunds are governed by Google Play’s policies.
We share data only as necessary to provide the App:
Service providers/partners: Google (AdMob, Play Billing), crash/analytics services, and cloud providers as needed.
Legal and compliance: to comply with law, protect rights, or respond to lawful requests.
We do not sell your personal data.
Publisher: Özlem Özmen Okur
Email: ibs.litingo@gmail.com
10) International transfers
Where data is transferred outside your country (e.g., to the EU/US/UK), we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or other lawful mechanisms provided by partners like Google.
We keep data only as long as needed for the purposes described or as required by law. Diagnostic logs are typically kept for a limited period to investigate issues, then aggregated or deleted. Purchase records are retained as required for tax/accounting.
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object, or port your data, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority (e.g., your EEA/UK data protection authority or Türkiye’s KVKK authority).
To exercise these rights, contact us at ibs.litingo@gmail.com. We may need to verify your request (for example, by asking you to send it from the email used to contact support or by providing your Google Play order number).
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your data. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.
We complete Google Play’s Data Safety form to disclose, at a high level, the categories of data collected, purposes, and whether data is shared. The actual handling is as described in this Policy. If the App changes, we will update both this Policy and the Data Safety form as needed.
We may update this Policy from time to time.
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