The short version
This Privacy Policy explains how the Lingua application — published on Google Play as "Lingua: Translate Voice & Text" ("the App", "we", "us", or "our") — handles information when you use it. By installing or using the App, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
Lingua translates voice, text and photos between many languages using an online translation service. It does not require an account and needs an internet connection to translate.
When you translate, the text you type, the speech you record, or the photo/image you capture is sent to our third-party online translation service to generate the translation, and the result is returned to your device. This content is processed to provide the translation and is not used to identify you. Your recent translations and favorites, if you save them, are stored on your device.
The microphone is used only while you are recording speech to translate, and the camera is used only while you point it at text to translate. The App does not record in the background.
Through the third-party SDKs below, the App processes standard mobile technical data such as device model, operating-system version, language and country, app version, coarse (IP-derived) region, app-instance identifiers, and the Google Advertising ID. This supports analytics, crash reporting, attribution and advertising.
The free app shows ads. Ad partners may process your Advertising ID, coarse IP-derived location, and ad-interaction events to deliver and measure ads. See Third-party SDKs and Your rights & choices.
If you email us, we receive your email address and the contents of your message so we can respond.
RECORD_AUDIO) — used only while you record speech for voice translation.com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID) — used by our ad and attribution SDKs. Required to declare on Android 13+.The App embeds the following third-party software development kits. Each operator processes data as an independent controller or processor under its own privacy policy.
Analytics, Crashlytics (crash reporting), Cloud Messaging (notifications) and Remote Config. Data processed: app-instance ID, device model, OS version, language, country, screen views, anonymized usage events, and crash stack traces.
Privacy: firebase.google.com/support/privacy
Serves ads in the free app. Data processed: Google Advertising ID, coarse IP-derived location, and ad-interaction events. Personalized vs. non-personalized ads depend on the consent you give through the in-app UMP prompt.
Privacy: policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Install attribution and fraud prevention. Data processed: Advertising ID, hashed device fingerprint, install timestamp, and conversion events.
Privacy: adjust.com/terms/privacy-policy
Ad attribution and measurement for Meta campaigns. Data processed: Advertising ID, app install/open events, and conversion events. This SDK is not used for Facebook login and does not access your Facebook profile or friends.
Privacy: facebook.com/about/privacy
Because the App is ad-supported, the advertising and attribution partners named above necessarily receive the limited identifiers described in Section 4. Some laws (e.g. CCPA) may treat ad-related sharing as a "sale" or "sharing" — see Your rights & choices.
We share data as described here, with our online translation service provider (to perform the translations you request), and with Google (Play, Firebase, AdMob), Adjust (attribution) and Meta Platforms (ad measurement), plus authorities where required by law. Your saved translations stay on your device.
Depending on where you live (e.g. GDPR or CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete or port your data, and to opt out of personalized advertising.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
The App is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and our advertising and analytics SDKs are not configured for child-directed treatment. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.
The App is operated with infrastructure and partners that may process data in the United States, the European Union and other countries. Where data is transferred internationally, our partners rely on safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
We rely on Android's application sandbox and scoped storage to isolate App data, and our SDK partners use HTTPS/TLS in transit. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate, noted in the App or Google Play release notes. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance.
Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us at devapp.aero+lingua@gmail.com or visit our Support page.