GoStudyTurkish — Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

GoStudyTurkish ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website located at gostudyturkish.web.app (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you create an account or sign in with Google, we may collect:

Your display name and email address (from your Google account)
Your profile photo URL
Learning preferences (native language, target language, proficiency level)

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you access our Service, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

Device type, browser type, and operating system
IP address and general geographic location
Pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation patterns
Referring website or URL

2.3 Learning Data

We collect data related to your learning progress, including:

Quiz scores, game results, and XP points
Flashcard completion rates and streaks
Leaderboard ranking data

3. Advertising & Google AdSense

📢 Advertising Disclosure: GoStudyTurkish uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC, to display advertisements on our website. This section explains how advertising cookies work and how you can control them.

3.1 Third-Party Vendors and Interest-Based Advertising

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their prior visits to our website and/or other websites on the Internet. This practice is known as interest-based advertising or remarketing.

Specifically, Google uses the DoubleClick DART cookie to serve ads across websites you have previously visited. The DoubleClick DART cookie is placed in your browser when you visit any website that uses Google advertising services (including GoStudyTurkish). This cookie allows Google to recognize your browser and tailor the ads displayed to match your interests based on your browsing history.

3.2 What the DoubleClick Cookie Does

The DoubleClick DART cookie is used by Google in the ads served on our website. When a user visits a website displaying Google AdSense advertisements and views or interacts with an ad, a DoubleClick cookie may be set in the user's browser. This data is used to:

Serve interest-based ads tailored to your prior browsing behavior across sites
Limit the number of times you see a given advertisement (frequency capping)
Measure and report the performance and effectiveness of ad campaigns
Prevent showing ads you have already dismissed or found irrelevant
Detect and prevent invalid ad traffic and click fraud

3.3 Our Publisher ID

GoStudyTurkish participates in the Google AdSense program under publisher ID: ca-pub-1191007172357684. All advertising relationships are governed by Google's Publisher Policies and the AdSense Terms of Service.

3.4 How to Opt Out of Interest-Based Advertising

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings page. On this page, you can view, edit, or disable the interest categories that Google uses to show you personalized ads.

Additional opt-out mechanisms are available through:

Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out — www.aboutads.info/choices
Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out — optout.networkadvertising.org
Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC) — for Canadian users
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) — for EU users

You can also disable cookies through your browser settings. To learn how to manage cookies in your browser, visit your browser's help documentation. Please note that opting out of personalized ads does not mean you will no longer see ads — you will continue to see non-personalized (contextual) advertisements.

3.5 Google's Privacy Policy

For full details on how Google collects and uses data from sites and apps that use its advertising products, please review Google's Privacy & Terms — How Google uses data and the Google Privacy Policy.

4. Third-Party Services

Our Service integrates with the following third-party services:

Google Firebase: For authentication (Google Sign-In), database storage (Firestore), and hosting
Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements (see Section 3 above)
Google Fonts: For loading the Outfit typeface used across our platform

Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing its use of your data. We encourage you to review their policies:

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Provide, maintain, and improve our language learning services
Personalize your learning experience (language pair, level, progress tracking)
Display your profile and progress on leaderboards
Communicate with you about updates, features, or support requests
Analyze usage patterns to improve our content and features
Display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
Prevent fraud and ensure the security of our platform

6. Data Security

We take the security of your data seriously. GoStudyTurkish is hosted on Google Firebase, which employs industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, secure authentication, and access-controlled database rules. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Children's Privacy

GoStudyTurkish is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, we will take steps to delete that information. If you believe a child under 13 has shared personal information with us, please contact us at gostudyturkish@gmail.com.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. If you wish to delete your account and associated data, please contact us at gostudyturkish@gmail.com. We will process deletion requests within 30 days.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
Opt-Out: Opt out of personalized advertising (see Section 3.3)
Portability: Request a machine-readable copy of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at gostudyturkish@gmail.com.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: gostudyturkish@gmail.com

Website: gostudyturkish.web.app