Privacy Policy

1. Overview

LingoSpark ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website at lingospark.us. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only what is necessary to provide the service:

• Email address — when you create an account with email and password, or sign in with Google.
• Usage data — the number of lessons generated per month, used solely to enforce free-tier limits.
• Lesson content — topics and generated materials you create may be stored to support shareable links and your lesson history.
• IP address (hashed) — a one-way hash of your IP address is logged for abuse detection and rate limiting. The original IP is never stored and cannot be recovered.
• AI processing — the topics and text you submit are sent to Google Gemini AI to generate lesson content. Google's privacy policy applies to this processing.

We do not collect your name, phone number, payment information, or any other personal data beyond what is listed above.

3. Cookies

We use only strictly necessary cookies. These are essential for the site to function and cannot be disabled. We do not use tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies.

No cookie consent banner is required because we do not use any non-essential cookies.

4. How We Use Your Information

• To authenticate you and manage your account.
• To track your monthly lesson usage against the free-tier limit.
• To allow you to retrieve previously generated lessons via shareable links.

We do not use your data for advertising, profiling, or any purpose beyond operating the service described above.

5. Third-Party Services

We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate LingoSpark:

We do not sell or share your data with any of these providers beyond what is required to deliver the service.

6. Data Retention

Your account data is retained for as long as your account is active. Generated lesson content stored for shareable links may be retained indefinitely to keep links working. You can request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time by contacting us.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your account and data.
• Object to or restrict processing of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email below.

8. Children's Privacy

LingoSpark is intended for teachers and adult users. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top. Continued use of LingoSpark after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at support@lingospark.us.