Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 11, 2026

What We Collect

When you create an account, we store:

• Email address — for authentication
• Name — for display in your dashboard
• Reading sessions — articles read, duration, language, CEFR level
• Word lookups — words you hover over while signed in
• Preferences — your chosen language, CEFR level, reading mode

What We Don't Collect

• We do not track you across other websites
• We do not use advertising trackers
• We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties

How We Use Your Data

Your data is used solely to provide the Service: powering your dashboard, tracking your reading streak, and improving translation quality through caching. Anonymous, aggregated usage data may be used to improve the Service.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate DailyLingo:

• Neon (PostgreSQL) — database hosting
• Vercel — application hosting
• OpenAI / OpenRouter — AI translation and adaptation
• MyMemory — fallback translation service
• The Guardian API — news content

Texts you hover over may be sent to AI providers for translation. These providers have their own privacy policies.

Data Retention

Your account data is retained as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us.

Cookies

We use essential cookies for authentication (session tokens). We do not use tracking or advertising cookies. Language preferences are stored in your browser's localStorage.

Contact

For privacy concerns, contact us at dailylingonewsmaster@gmail.com.