Privacy policy


This Privacy Policy explains how myGermanDictionary.com (“the Website”) processes personal data.

The Website is operated by [FULL LEGAL NAME OF PERSON OR COMPANY, ADDRESS, CROATIA], the data controller. For privacy questions or requests, contact [CONTACT EMAIL].

1. Information we process

Depending on how you use the Website, we process:

  • Account information: your email address, display name, account identifier, verification status and relevant account dates. If you register with a password, we store a password hash, not your password in readable form.
  • Google sign-in information: if you choose to sign in with Google, we receive your email address, display name and the Google account identifier needed to recognise your account.
  • Learning information: your personal dictionary, lesson texts, vocabulary entries, learning progress, preferences and related usage records.
  • Technical information: information processed by our server and its logs, which may include your IP address, request dates and times, requested pages, browser information and error records.
  • Communications: information you provide when contacting us.

You can browse public pages without an account. Account-based features require the information necessary to create and operate your account.

2. Why we use this information

We use personal data to:

  • create and manage your account, verify your email address and enable sign-in and password recovery;
  • provide your dictionary, lessons, exercises and other requested features;
  • save your progress and preferences;
  • maintain and secure the Website, investigate errors and prevent misuse;
  • respond to questions and send necessary account or service notifications.

Processing necessary to provide your requested account and learning features is based on performing our agreement with you. Security, troubleshooting and relevant support activities are based on our legitimate interests in operating a functioning and secure Website, subject to your rights and interests. We may also process information where necessary to comply with legal obligations.

Where processing requires consent, we will request it separately. You may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of earlier processing.

3. Cookies

The Website uses:

  • Session cookies to maintain your session and enable features such as signing in. These normally expire when your browser session ends.
  • “Remember me” cookies, if you select that option, to keep you signed in between visits. These expire after [ACTUAL DURATION], unless removed or invalidated earlier.

These cookies support the service you request. You can delete or block cookies through your browser settings, although signing in and other features may then stop working.

If you choose Google sign-in, Google may use cookies or similar technologies on its own services. Google’s processing is described in its Privacy Policy.

4. Who receives information

Personal data may be processed by service providers necessary to operate the Website, including our hosting provider [PROVIDER NAME] and email delivery provider [PROVIDER NAME, OR DESCRIBE YOUR OWN EMAIL SERVER].

If you use Google sign-in, Google processes information involved in that sign-in under its own terms and privacy information.

Your private lessons and personal dictionary entries are not made available to other users as shared learning content.

We may disclose information where required by law or where lawfully necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

[IF APPLICABLE: IDENTIFY TRANSFERS OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA AND THE RELEVANT SAFEGUARDS.]

5. How long we keep information

Account information and learning content are generally retained while your account remains active.

You can delete your account from your account page. This removes your account and associated learning content from the active database, except for information that must lawfully be retained for a specific reason.

Technical and security logs are retained for [ACTUAL PERIOD OR SPECIFIC RETENTION CRITERIA]. Support correspondence is retained for [ACTUAL PERIOD OR SPECIFIC RETENTION CRITERIA].

Deleted information may remain in restricted backup copies until those copies expire or are replaced, normally within [ACTUAL BACKUP RETENTION PERIOD]. Backup copies are used for recovery rather than ordinary access.

6. Security

We use technical and organisational measures appropriate to the risks, including password hashing and access controls.

No online service can guarantee absolute security or prevent every loss of data. Please keep independent copies of learning content you wish to retain and use the dictionary export feature regularly. This does not limit our obligations under applicable data protection law.

7. Your rights

Subject to the conditions in applicable law, you may request access to, correction or deletion of your personal data, restriction of processing, and data portability. You may also object to processing based on legitimate interests and withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

Contact [CONTACT EMAIL] to exercise your rights. We may request information reasonably necessary to verify your identity.

You may lodge a complaint with the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency (AZOP), at azop.hr, or another competent data protection authority.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes to the Website or applicable requirements. The latest revision date appears above. We will notify users of significant changes through the Website or by email, as appropriate.