Lingo

Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 10, 2026

Aissam Abouqassime El Edrissi ("we", "us") develops and operates Lingo, an AI translator for Android ("Lingo" or "the app"). This policy explains what information Lingo collects, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have.

1. Information we collect

  • Account information. Lingo uses Google Sign-In. When you sign in, we receive your email address, name, and profile picture from your Google account. We never see your Google password.
  • Text you translate. The text you type, paste, share to Lingo, or select in another app and send to Lingo is sent to our servers and to our cloud AI provider to produce the translation. Only the text and the target language are sent to the AI provider, never your account details. We do not store the text of your translations on our servers.
  • Translation history. Your translation history is stored only on your device. You can delete single items or your whole history in the app, and uninstalling the app removes it.
  • Usage information. To apply the free daily limit, we store how many characters you have translated today and when you last translated.
  • Subscription information. If you subscribe to Lingo Pro, Google Play processes the payment. We receive and store your subscription status, product ID, purchase token, and expiry date to unlock Pro features. We never receive your payment card details.
  • Invite program. We create a personal invite code for your account and record who invited whom and your bonus character balance. To allow only one invite claim per device, we store a one-way hash of a device identifier (Android ID, or the identifier for vendor on iOS). The hash cannot be turned back into the original identifier.
  • Install referrer. If you install Lingo from an invite link, the app reads the invite code passed through Google Play's Install Referrer service on first launch, so the code can be filled in for you.

Lingo does not show ads, does not use advertising identifiers or third-party analytics tools, and does not access your contacts, location, camera, or microphone.

2. How we use information

  • To translate your text and provide the app's features.
  • To sign you in and keep your account secure.
  • To apply the free daily limit and unlock Lingo Pro.
  • To run the invite program and prevent abuse of it.
  • To answer your support requests.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use your translations for advertising.

3. Service providers

We rely on the following providers, who process data on our behalf under their own terms and privacy policies:

  • Cloud hosting and database provider: runs our servers and securely stores account, usage, subscription, and invite data.
  • Cloud AI provider: processes the text you translate to generate the translation. It receives only the text and the target language.
  • Google (policies.google.com/privacy): Google Sign-In, Google Play Billing for subscriptions, and the Google Play Install Referrer service.

4. Data retention

We keep your account, usage, subscription, and invite data for as long as your account exists. The text you translate is processed to return the translation and is not kept on our servers; our AI provider may process it briefly under its own terms to provide the service. Your translation history stays on your device until you delete it or uninstall the app.

5. Your choices and rights

  • Delete your history: use the delete options in the app's History screen.
  • Delete your account and data: email support@eledrissi.dev from the address linked to your account with the subject "Delete my Lingo account". We will delete your account and the data described above within 30 days, except where we are legally required to keep it.
  • Access or correct your data: contact us at support@eledrissi.dev.
  • Cancel Lingo Pro: manage or cancel your subscription in Google Play at any time.

6. Security

Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS), access to our database is restricted, and device identifiers are stored only as one-way hashes. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information.

7. Children

Lingo is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the new version on this page and update the "Last updated" date.

9. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Email support@eledrissi.dev. Developer: Aissam Abouqassime El Edrissi.