Effective date: 05 Apr 2026
Last updated: 08 Apr 2026
Controller: Tingnova Inc.
Address: Hong Kong, China
Contact (privacy): [email protected]
This policy describes how we collect, use, store, and share information when you use the mobile application Parle Français (“App”) on iOS.
Tingnova Inc. (“we”, “us”) is the developer of Parle Français. For privacy questions, contact [email protected].
This Policy applies to the App. It does not control third-party services you reach through links (e.g. Apple’s websites, ad partners, or external AI provider sites). Their policies apply separately.
| Category | Examples | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Account & purchases | Subscription status via Apple; restore-purchase actions | Provide paid features, comply with StoreKit |
| Learning activity | Lesson/scene progress, streaks, phoneme views, scores stored on your device | Personalize path, show progress |
| Audio & speech | Microphone input during pronunciation exercises; output from text-to-speech where used | Run listening/shadowing/scoring flows |
| AI Coach — chat content | Text you type in Coach; text produced from your voice input when you use voice in Coach (we send the transcribed text, not necessarily raw audio files, to our AI stack as described in Section 6) | Generate Coach replies and learning assistance |
| AI Coach — consent flag | A local preference indicating that you accepted the in-app disclosure before using Coach | Remember your choice on this device; we do not use this to profile you |
| Preferences | App language, display/lesson settings stored locally | UX and accessibility |
| Category | Examples | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Device & app | Device type, OS version, app version, coarse diagnostics you choose to send us | Support, debugging, security |
| Advertising (if enabled) | Advertising IDs and ad interaction data as processed by Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) for rewarded ads | Show ads, measure delivery (subject to Google’s policies and your OS privacy settings) |