**Last updated: September 6, 2024**.


This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Website and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Website. By using the Website, You consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.


Interpretation and Definitions

**Interpretation**

Words with initial capital letters shall have the meanings defined below. The following definitions shall have the same meaning whether they appear in the singular or plural.

**Definitions**

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

- Collective (referred to in this Agreement as "the Collective", "We", "Us" or "Our") means linguists.tech, P.O. Box 6145, Vineta, Swakopmund, Namibia.

- Cookies are small files placed on Your computer, mobile device or other Device by a website that, among other things, contain details of Your browsing history on that website.

- Country refers to: Namibia

- Device means any device that can access the Website, such as a computer, mobile phone or digital tablet.

- Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.

- Website means the Website.

- Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Collective. It refers to third party companies or individuals employed by the Collective to facilitate the Website, to provide the Website on behalf of the Collective, to perform services related to the Website, or to assist the Collective in analyzing how the Website is used.

- Usage Data refers to automatically collected data either generated by the use of the Website or by the Website infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page view).

- Website means linguists.tech, accessible at http://www.linguists.tech

- You means the individual accessing or using the Website, or the collective or other legal entity on whose behalf such individual is accessing or using the Website.


Collection and Use of Your Personal Data

**Types of Data Collected**
Personal Data

While using Our Website, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

- Email address
- First and last name
- Usage Data


Usage Data

Usage Data is automatically collected when You use the Website.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of Our Website that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic information.

If You access the Website from or through a mobile device, We may automatically collect certain information, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You are using, Your mobile device's unique ID, Your mobile device's IP address, Your mobile device's operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You are using, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic information.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends when You visit Our Website or when You access the Website from or through a mobile device.


Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on Our Website and to store certain information. The tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Website. The technologies We may use include:



- **Cookies or browser cookies.** A cookie is a small file that is placed on Your Device. You can set Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You choose not to accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of Our Website. Unless You have set Your browser to refuse Cookies, Our Website may use Cookies.



Cookies may be "persistent" or "session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your computer or mobile device when You go offline, while session Cookies are deleted when You close Your web browser.



We use both session and persistent Cookies for the purposes described below:

- Necessary / Essential Cookies
 - Type: Session Cookies
 - Managed by: Us
 - Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with the services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features.

- Cookie Policy / Cookie Acceptance Notice
 - Type: Persistent Cookies
 - Managed by: Us
 - Purpose: These Cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of Cookies on the Website.


Use of Your Personal Data

The Collective may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

- **To provide and maintain Our Website,** including to monitor the use of Our Website.
- **To contact You:** To contact You by e-mail regarding updates or informational communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or appropriate for their implementation.
- **To manage Your requests:** To process and manage Your requests to Us.
- **For other purposes:** We may use Your information for other purposes, such as analyzing data, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of Our promotional campaigns, and evaluating and improving Our Website, products, services, marketing, and Your experience.


We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:

- **With Service Providers:** We may share Your Personal Data with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Website and to contact You.
- **With Your Consent:** We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other purpose with Your consent.


Retention of Your Personal Data

The Collective will only retain Your Personal Data for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations (for example, if We are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.

The Collective also retains Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data will generally be retained for a shorter period of time, unless such data is used to enhance the security or functionality of Our Website, or We are required by law to retain such data for a longer period of time.


Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, will be processed in the operating offices of the Collective and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. This means that this information may be transferred to - and maintained on - computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those of Your jurisdiction.

Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and subsequent submission of such information constitutes Your consent to such transfer.

The Collective will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to any organization or country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of Your data and other Personal Data.


Deleting Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete, or request that We assist You in deleting, the Personal Data We have collected about You.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information if We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.


Disclosure of Your Personal Data

**Law Enforcement**

Under certain circumstances, the Collective may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

**Other Legal Requirements**

The Collective may disclose Your Personal Data if it believes in good faith that such action is necessary to:

- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Collective
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public
- Protect against legal liability


Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.


Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. When You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's website. We strongly encourage You to review the privacy policy of each site You visit.

We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party sites or services.


Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will notify You by email and/or a prominent notice on Our Website before the change becomes effective and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You should check this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when posted on this page.


Contact Us

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You may contact Us:

- By e-mail: info(at)linguists.tech
- By visiting this page on Our Website: http://www.linguists.tech/contact