Cookie Policy of Linguist
This document informs Users about the technologies that help Linguist to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow the Owner to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with Linguist.
For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Trackers" within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.
Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User's consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.
Linguist uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information — such as the presence of other Trackers — in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.
Activities strictly necessary for the operation of Linguist and delivery of the Service
Linguist uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.
First-party Trackers
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Further information about Personal Data
localStorage (Linguist)
localStorage allows Linguist to store and access data right in the User's browser with no expiration date.
Personal Data processed: Trackers.
Preference Cookies (Linguist)
Preference Cookies store the User preferences detected on Linguist in the local domain such as, for example, their timezone and region.
Personal Data processed: Trackers.
Other first-party Trackers
Storage duration: indefinite
Third-party Trackers
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Traffic optimization and distribution
This type of service allows Linguist to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between Linguist and the User's browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.
Cloudflare (Cloudflare Inc.)
Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through Linguist, i.e., communication between Linguist and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from Linguist to be collected.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Collection of privacy-related preferences
This type of service allows Linguist to collect and store Users’ preferences related to the collection, use, and processing of their personal information, as requested by the applicable privacy legislation.
iubenda Consent Database (iubenda srl)
The iubenda Consent Database allows to store and retrieve records of Users’ consent to the processing of Personal Data, and information and preferences expressed in relation to the provided consent.
In order to do so, it makes use of a Tracker that temporarily stores pending information on the User’s device until it is processed by the API. The Tracker (a browser feature called localStorage) is at that point deleted.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service and Trackers.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- ConS JS library localStorage (IUB_DATA): indefinite
iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution (iubenda srl)
The iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution allows the Owner to collect and store Users’ preferences related to the processing of personal information, and in particular to the use of Cookies and other Trackers on Linguist.
Personal Data processed: Trackers.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
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Platform services and hosting
These services have the purpose of hosting and running key components of Linguist, therefore allowing the provision of Linguist from within a unified platform. Such platforms provide a wide range of tools to the Owner – e.g. analytics, user registration, commenting, database management, e-commerce, payment processing – that imply the collection and handling of Personal Data.
Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Webflow (Webflow, Inc.)
Webflow is a platform provided by Webflow, Inc. that allows the Owner to build, run and host Linguist. Webflow is highly customizable and can host websites from simple blogs to complex e-commerce platforms.
Personal Data processed: Trackers, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Other activities involving the use of Trackers
Functionality
Linguist uses Trackers to enable basic interactions and functionalities, allowing Users to access selected features of the Service and facilitating the User's communication with the Owner.
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Contacting the User
Contact form (Linguist)
By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes Linguist to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
Personal Data processed: country, email address, first name, last name, Trackers, Usage Data, User ID, various types of Data and website.
Experience
Linguist uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.
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Displaying content from external platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of Linguist and interact with them.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
YouTube video widget (Privacy Enhanced Mode)
YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that allows Linguist to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
This widget is set up in a way that ensures that YouTube won't store information and cookies about Users on Linguist unless they play the video.
Personal Data processed: Trackers, Universally unique identifier (UUID) and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Measurement
Linguist uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior to improve the Service.
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Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
Fathom Analytics (Conva Ventures Inc.)
Fathom Analytics is an anonymized analytics service provided by Conva Ventures Inc. that gives the Owner insight into the use of Linguist by Users without needing to identify them. Data collected is anonymized by making use of hashing techniques. Further information may be found here and within the service's privacy policy.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Canada – Privacy Policy.
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Analytics services managed directly by Linguist
The services contained in this section allow the Owner to collect and manage analytics through the use of first-party Trackers.
Matomo (Linguist)
Matomo is an analytics software used by Linguist to analyze data directly without the help of third parties.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Storage duration:
- _pk_cvar*: 30 minutes
- _pk_id*: 2 years
- _pk_ref*: 7 months
- _pk_ses*: 30 minutes
- _pk_testcookie*: duration of the session
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Heat mapping and session recording
Heat mapping services are used to display the areas of Linguist that Users interact with most frequently. This shows where the points of interest are. These services make it possible to monitor and analyze web traffic and keep track of User behavior.
Some of these services may record sessions and make them available for later visual playback.
Hotjar Heat Maps & Recordings (Hotjar Ltd.)
Hotjar is a session recording and heat mapping service provided by Hotjar Ltd.
Hotjar honors generic „Do Not Track” headers. This means the browser can tell its script not to collect any of the User's data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.
Personal Data processed: Trackers, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
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Managing data collection and online surveys
This type of service allows Linguist to manage the creation, deployment, administration, distribution and analysis of online forms and surveys in order to collect, save and reuse Data from any responding Users.
The Personal Data collected depend on the information asked and provided by the Users in the corresponding online form.
These services may be integrated with a wide range of third-party services to enable the Owner to take subsequent steps with the Data processed - e.g. managing contacts, sending messages, analytics, advertising and payment processing.
Data provided via online forms, managed directly (Linguist)
Linguist makes use of online forms that can be used to collect Data about Users.
Personal Data processed: answers to questions, contact info, email address, language, name, profile picture, social media accounts , Trackers, Usage Data and user content.
Marketing
Linguist uses Trackers to deliver personalized marketing content based on User behavior and to operate, serve and track ads.
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Managing contacts and sending messages
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
Mailjet (SAS Mailjet)
Mailjet is an email address management and message sending service provided by SAS Mailjet.
Personal Data processed: company name, country, date of birth, email address, first name, gender, last name, phone number, physical address, Trackers, Usage Data and username.
Place of processing: France – Privacy Policy.
How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent
There are various ways to manage Tracker related preferences and to provide and withdraw consent, where relevant:
Users can manage preferences related to Trackers from directly within their own device settings, for example, by preventing the use or storage of Trackers.
Additionally, whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, Users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences accordingly via the relevant consent-preferences privacy widget, if available.
It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Trackers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent preferences.
Other Trackers in the browser’s local memory may be cleared by deleting the browsing history.
With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.
Locating Tracker Settings
Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:
Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).
How to opt out of interest-based advertising
Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU and UK), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.
The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.
Consequences of denying the use of Trackers
Users are free to decide whether or not to allow the use of Trackers. However, please note that Trackers help Linguist to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, if the User chooses to block the use of Trackers, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.
Owner and Data Controller
SPACE SQUAD
Andreas Wieser
Ringbahnstr. 42
12099 Berlin
Germany
Tel +49 (0)30 / 3464 9672-0
Fax +49 (0)30 / 3464 9672-9
hello@spacesquad.de
www.spacesquad.de
Managing director, Responsible for content: Andreas Wieser
UStIDNr. / VAT: DE 311546684
D-U-N-S® Nr.: 31-439-8559
Owner contact email: hello@linguist.eu
Since the use of third-party Trackers through Linguist cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.
Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by Linguist.