Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Lingokids is an interactive learning app and universe that surrounds your child with a modern curriculum to help them thrive in today’s changing world. At Monkimun Inc. and Monkimun Labs S.L. (collectively as data controllers “Lingokids,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), we are firmly committed to your privacy as well as the privacy of your child. We want you, as a parent and/or legal guardian (collectively “Parents”) to feel safe and have full confidence in our handling of your data, whether you use our mobile application (“App”), our websites, which include our main website at https://lingokids.com, or our merchandising store at store.lingokids.com or other services.
We’ve prepared this Privacy Policy to explain how and why we treat the personal information we collect, and how you can exercise your rights. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy carefully, and if you have any questions, please contact us as set forth in “Contact Us” below.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Parents are in control. Parents download our App and set up an account for their children as part of our initial setup process.
- The App is a closed ecosystem. Our Services are not designed to allow children to access the wider internet or share any personal information with anyone other than their parent.
- No ads. We do not display any advertising within our Services.
2. Information We Collect
At Lingokids, we generally collect information, including personal information, in three ways: directly from our users, automatically through your use of our Services, and from third parties in some situations.
A. Information You Provide to Us Directly:
Account Creation. We may collect the following personal information from you as an adult when you sign up for our Services (either the free version or our Plus version):
- Contact information
- Adult’s e-mail address.
- Player information
- Child’s first name or nickname (optional)
- Child’s age (optional)
- Child’s learning focus preferences (optional)
- Payment information
We do not directly collect or store any payment card information and rely on third-party payment processors (such as Apple or Google) to handle these payments. However, if you make a purchase on our website or subscribe to our paid plans (Plus version), we may receive certain information about your purchase:- Payment method
- Full name of bank card or PayPal cardholder;
- Shipping and/or Billing address;
- Record of payment information for future purchases, with your consent.
B. Information Collected Automatically
We collect certain information automatically when you use our Services. This information may vary, but primarily includes the following:
- App and Sites activity and usage data
- Types of content viewed, downloaded, or interacted with
- Frequency of use and duration of the activities and games
- Progress and achievements: activities completed, curriculum progress, grades, and reports (Plus version)
- Device and other mobile identifiers, including cookies.
C. Data We Collect from Third Parties and Other Sources
We also obtain and receive information about you from our vendors and other third parties with whom we have relationships, both from your use of our App and from other interactions on other platforms.
3. Purposes for Processing Your Data
We use your information for a variety of business purposes, including to provide our Services, for administrative purposes, and to market our products and Services, as described below.
A. Provide Our Services
- Managing your information and accounts;
- Providing access to certain functionalities and features of our Services;
- Evaluating the child’s use of the app.
B. Administrative Purposes
- Pursuing our legitimate interests such as direct marketing, fraud prevention, and ensuring internal quality control and safety.
C. Legal Obligations
- Complying with applicable legal obligations, such as auditing and enforcing our policies and agreements.
D. Marketing and Advertising
We do not market or advertise to children in the Services or otherwise use information collected from children for advertising purposes.
E. With Your Consent
We may use personal information for other purposes disclosed at the time of providing the information or with your separate consent.
F. Other Purposes
We also use your personal information for purposes as permitted by applicable law.
4. Children’s Privacy
Lingokids develops its App and Services to ensure that parents, caregivers, and guardians are in control. We collect the child’s first name (optional) and age (optional) to customize App content for the child.
5. How We Disclose the Information We Collect
If you are a Parent, we may disclose your information to third parties:
A. Vendors
We may use various vendors to help provide the services, and such companies are data processors of Lingokids.
B. Business Partners
We may disclose your personal information with business partners when necessary to provide a product or service you have requested.
C. Advertising Partners
We may disclose your personal information to third-party advertising partners to advertise the Services on third-party sites or apps.
D. Disclosures to Protect Us or Others
We may access, preserve, and disclose any information if required by law enforcement or for our protection.
E. Disclosure in the Event of Merger or Sale
Your information may be sold or transferred in connection with a transaction like a merger or acquisition.
6. Retention of Your Data
We will retain your information for as long as needed to provide our Services, and as necessary to comply with legal obligations.
7. Security of Your Data
We have implemented appropriate security measures designed to ensure the security of your personal information.
8. Your Choices and Rights
You may update, correct, or modify information about you, opt-out of promotional communications, and exercise rights regarding personal data as provided under applicable laws.
9. Additional Information for Residents of California
This section applies only to personal information about California residents under the CCPA, including the categories of personal information and third parties with whom we share this data.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, you can contact us via email at dpo@lingokids.com or using our webform at https://help.Lingokids.com/hc/es/requests/new.
Mailing address:
Monkimun Inc.
2810 N Church St., PMB 42597, Wilmington, DE 19802-4447, USA
Monkimun Labs S.L.
C/San Bernardo 17, 5ª, Dcha.
28015 Madrid (Spain)
Telephone: +34 914 51 13 43
Do Not Sell My Personal Information