Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how ADS BOOST LTD, the company that operates Minutka English (“we”, “us”), handles personal data when you use the website minutkaenglish.com and the Minutka English web application (the “Service”). We are the controller of your personal data.

The short version: we collect what we need to teach you English and keep your progress, we use it for that, we never sell your personal data, and you can delete your account and ask us to erase your data at any time.

Information We Collect

Information you give us:

• Account data — your email address, which you use to sign in with a one-time link.
• Onboarding answers — your native language, your current English level, your learning goal and similar preferences, such as how much time you want to practise each day.
• Microphone audio — short recordings you make in pronunciation exercises (see “Microphone Audio” below).
• Support requests — messages you send to our support team.

Information collected automatically:

• Learning activity — stories and lessons you open and complete, words you mark as “I know” or “Learn” and your review history, exercise and pronunciation results, your daily streak and the features you use.
• Device and usage data — IP address and the approximate location derived from it (country, city), browser and device type, interface language, time zone and in-app events.
• Marketing attribution — how you found us, for example campaign parameters in the link you followed.

Payment information: payments are processed by our checkout and payment providers. We receive details such as your plan, price, currency, transaction status and a limited payment reference, but never your full card number.

Microphone Audio

Pronunciation exercises use your microphone only after you give your browser permission, and only while an exercise is recording.

• Your recording is sent to a speech recognition and pronunciation assessment provider, which processes it on our behalf solely to recognise what you said and calculate your score.
• We keep the resulting score and feedback as part of your learning activity. We do not keep the audio itself for longer than needed to produce that result, and we do not use it to identify you, for advertising or to build a voice profile.
• You can turn off microphone access in your browser settings at any time; you will simply not be able to complete pronunciation exercises.

How We Use Your Data

We use personal data to:

• create and secure your account and send you sign-in links (performance of a contract);
• show the interface in your language, choose lessons for your level and goal, schedule word reviews and save your progress and streak (performance of a contract);
• score your pronunciation exercises (performance of a contract);
• process subscriptions, prevent fraud and handle refunds (performance of a contract, legal obligation);
• send service emails, such as reminders to keep your streak going, and — if you agree — occasional tips and news you can unsubscribe from at any time (contract, consent);
• analyse aggregated usage to improve lessons and features and to fix errors (legitimate interests);
• meet our legal, tax and accounting obligations (legal obligation).

Who We Share Data With

We share personal data only with trusted service providers that help us run the Service and are bound by confidentiality and data protection obligations:

• hosting and infrastructure providers;
• checkout, subscription management and payment providers, such as FunnelFox Billing and payment processors;
• speech recognition and pronunciation assessment providers (for microphone audio);
• text-to-speech and translation tools used to prepare lesson content;
• email delivery providers;
• product analytics and error monitoring providers.

We may also disclose data where the law requires it, to protect our rights, our users or the public, or to a successor in the event of a merger or acquisition. We do not sell personal data or “share” it for cross-context behavioural advertising.

International Transfers

Our providers may process data outside your country, including outside the EEA and the UK. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.

Storage, Security and Retention

We protect your data with industry-standard measures, including encryption in transit and access controls. Only a small number of authorised staff can access account data, and only when needed to run the Service or help you at your request.

We keep your account data and learning activity while your account is active. Microphone audio is kept only as long as needed to score the exercise, as explained above. When you delete your account or ask us to erase your data, we delete or anonymise it within 30 days, except for records we must keep by law (for example, payment and tax records).

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• access the personal data we hold about you and receive a copy;
• have inaccurate data corrected or your data deleted;
• restrict or object to certain processing, and withdraw your consent at any time;
• data portability;
• opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data (California and other U.S. states — we do not sell or share it);
• lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected] from the address linked to your account. We will reply within 30 days.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use essential cookies and local storage to keep you signed in and remember settings such as your interface language, and analytics technologies to understand how the Service is used. You can manage cookies in your browser; blocking essential cookies may prevent you from signing in.

Children

The Service is not intended for children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe a child has given us personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be on this page, with the date of the latest update at the top. For significant changes, we will also let you know by email or in the Service.

Contact

For any privacy question or request, contact us: