Effective Date:
02 February, 2026
Last Updated:
16 March, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Lingorica (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information obtained from visitors to lingorica.com (the “Site”) and from customers who purchase our digital products. By using the Site or making a purchase, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information you provide directly when you create an account, place an order, contact our support team, or subscribe to our newsletter. This may include your full name, email address, billing address, and payment information. Payment card details are processed directly by our payment provider and are never stored on Lingorica servers.
We also collect technical data automatically when you visit our Site, including your IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, time on page, and referring URL. This data is collected via cookies and similar technologies to help us understand how readers use our platform and improve our catalogue and user experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to process your orders and deliver your ebook download links; send order confirmations and customer service communications; manage your Lingorica account and purchase history; send marketing emails where you have opted in; personalise your catalogue browsing experience; improve our platform, products, and editorial curation; and comply with applicable legal obligations.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data under the following legal bases: performance of a contract (to fulfil your digital product orders); legitimate interests (to operate and improve our platform and communications); legal compliance; and your explicit consent where required (for example, marketing emails).
4. Marketing Communications
If you subscribe to the Lingorica newsletter or opt in to marketing at checkout, we may send you emails about new titles, reading recommendations, and promotions. You may unsubscribe at any time via the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or by contacting contact@lingorica.com. We never send unsolicited commercial emails.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share data only with service providers necessary to operate our platform, including our payment processor, cloud hosting provider, and email delivery service. All such providers are contractually bound to protect your data and use it solely for the purposes we specify.
6. Cookies
Our Site uses cookies to maintain your session, remember items in your cart, analyse Site usage, and improve your experience. You may manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site, including account login and checkout features.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including legal and financial obligations. Order records and purchase history are retained for a minimum of seven years. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting contact@lingorica.com, subject to any legal retention requirements.
8. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data; withdraw consent for marketing; object to processing; and request data portability. To exercise any of these rights, contact contact@lingorica.com. We will respond within 30 days.
9. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data. All transactions are secured via SSL encryption. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of any internet transmission, but we take all reasonable steps to protect your information.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected in the updated effective date. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.