Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 22, 2026
Introduction
LingoStories App is a free language learning platform. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected when you use lingostories.app and how it is used.
Information Collected
When you create an account:
- Email address and password
- Language preferences
- Saved vocabulary and favorite stories
Automatically collected:
- Browser type
- Device information
- Pages visited
- IP address and approximate location (used by analytics and advertising partners, see below)
If you use LingoStories App without an account, your preferences are stored locally in your browser and are not sent to any server.
How Information Is Used
- To save your learning progress and preferences
- To personalize your experience
- To improve the platform
- To send updates if you subscribe to the newsletter
Cookies and Local Storage
LingoStories App uses cookies to keep you signed in and remember your language preferences. Local storage is used to save your progress if you are not logged in. We also use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used, and advertising cookies from Mediavine and its partners to show ads that keep LingoStories free (see below). Where the law requires it (for example in the EU and UK), you are asked for consent in a cookie banner before advertising cookies are used, and you can change your choice at any time through the privacy settings link on the page. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not work correctly.
Data Sharing
We do not sell your account information (email, password, saved words or progress). Data is shared with service providers needed to run the platform (hosting, email delivery, analytics) and, for advertising, with Mediavine and its partners as described in the section below. We may also share data if required by law.
Advertising
Ads on LingoStories App are managed by Mediavine. The following section is provided by Mediavine.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Data Security
All data is encrypted in transit using HTTPS. Passwords are hashed and never stored in plain text. While reasonable security measures are in place, no system is 100% secure.
Your Rights
You can:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate information
- Delete your account and all associated data
- Export your data
- Unsubscribe from emails at any time
Children
LingoStories App is not directed at children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information, please contact us to have it removed.
Changes
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.