According to Art. 12 of the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: GDPR), we are obliged to inform you about the processing of your data when using our app. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously, and this privacy policy informs you about the details of the processing of your data as well as your related legal rights. We reserve the right to adjust the privacy policy with effect for the future, especially in the case of further development of the app, the use of new technologies, or changes in the legal foundations or corresponding jurisdiction. We recommend reading the privacy policy from time to time and taking a printout or a copy for your records.
"App" means the LingoBerry App for Android and iOS operating systems. "Personal data" means all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable person is one who can be identified directly or indirectly, particularly by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more specific characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural, or social identity of this natural person. Personal data includes, for example, the name, email address, and phone number of a person, but also data on preferences, hobbies, and memberships. "Processing" means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collecting, recording, organizing, structuring, storing, adapting, altering, retrieving, consulting, using, disclosing by transmission, disseminating, or otherwise making available, aligning, combining, restricting, erasing, or destroying. "Pseudonymization" means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data cannot be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person. "Consent" means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them. "Google" refers to Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001; Google is, among other things, the provider of the "Android" operating system. "Apple" refers to Apple Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA; Apple is, among other things, the provider of the "iOS" operating system.
This privacy policy applies to all functions of the LingoBerry App for mobile devices. It does not extend to any linked websites or online presences of other providers.
If you have any questions about data protection in relation to our company or our website, you can contact us directly: hey@lingoberry.co
We have taken comprehensive technical and organizational precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, and other external disruptions. We regularly review our security measures and adapt them to the state of the art.
You have the following rights regarding your personal data, which you can assert against us:
You can assert your rights by notifying the contact details mentioned in the section "Responsible provider" or the data protection officers designated by us. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data (Art. 77 GDPR).
When downloading the mobile app, the necessary information is transmitted to the app store you have selected (e.g., Google Play or Apple App Store), including username, email address, and customer number of your accounts, time of download, payment information, and the individual device identifier. We have no influence on this data collection and are not responsible for it. We process this data only to the extent necessary for the download of the mobile app to your mobile device. Apple processes your data within the EU. Google processes your data in the USA. However, Google is certified under the US-EU Privacy Shield (https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework) and is committed to complying with EU data protection requirements. You can view Google's certification at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active. For more information on data protection, such as retention periods at Apple and Google, visit https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/de-ww/ for Apple and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de for Google.
In the course of your use of the app, we automatically process certain data necessary for the use of the app, particularly to ensure access to the internet. You can generally use our app for informational purposes without directly disclosing your identity. This includes:
Access data is not used to identify individual users and is not combined with other data sources. Access data is deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its processing. In the case of data collection to provide the app and internet access, this is the case when you end the use of the app. IP addresses are stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the mobile app. Additionally, the data is used to optimize the mobile app and ensure the security of our information technology systems. An analysis of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context. The data is generally deleted after a maximum of seven days; further processing is possible in individual cases. In this case, the IP address is deleted or anonymized so that the accessing client can no longer be assigned. You can object to the processing. Your right to object exists for reasons arising from your particular situation unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the assertion and exercise of or defense against legal claims (Art. 21(1) GDPR). In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either cease or adapt the data processing or demonstrate our compelling legitimate grounds for continuing the processing. You can assert your right to object by notifying the contact details mentioned in the section "Responsible provider."
When registering in our app, you must choose between social login through Google or Apple, or entering an email and password. There is no real-name requirement; you are free to use a pseudonym. Furthermore, the following data is processed at the time of registration: Date/time of registration. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its processing. This applies to the data collected during the registration process if the registration in the app is canceled or modified.
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its processing or after the expiration of