Overview
This policy explains what information IdiomBridge collects, how it is used, and the choices available to users.
Information Users Provide
Users can browse IdiomBridge without creating an account.
When a user submits an idiom, the submission may include:
- Country, tribe, and language
- Idiom text
- English translation
- Literal translation
- Meaning
- Usage example and usage example translation
- Cultural context
- Category
- Source
- Contributor name or username, if provided
- Contributor email, if provided and enabled in the production submission service
Contributor name and contributor email are optional. Users may leave these fields blank.
Information Collected Automatically
The app connects to the IdiomBridge content service to load idiom information and submit new idioms. Standard service logs may include request time, request path, IP address, user agent, and technical error details needed for security, abuse prevention, and reliability.
IdiomBridge includes Google AdMob ad placements on Android and iOS. Google Mobile Ads may collect or share information such as IP address, approximate location inferred from IP address, device or advertising identifiers, app interactions, ad interactions, ad views, crash logs, performance data, and diagnostic information for advertising, analytics, fraud prevention, and service reliability.
The app may request notification permission only after the user chooses the notification action. Notifications are used for IdiomBridge updates and can be turned off in device settings.
Shared idiom links may open IdiomBridge through Universal Links, Android App Links, or the IdiomBridge app link scheme. Shared links contain an idiom identifier so the app can open the matching idiom details screen.
How Information Is Used
IdiomBridge uses information to:
- Provide country, tribe, idiom, search, sharing, and submission features
- Preserve and organize cultural language content
- Review, moderate, and publish submitted idioms
- Respond to support, correction, or removal requests
- Improve reliability and diagnose technical issues
- Prevent abuse, spam, and misuse
- Show ads that support free access to the app
- Send notifications when the user has granted permission
- Comply with legal and store requirements
User Choices
Users can:
- Browse without an account
- Submit idioms without providing a name or email
- Choose not to submit content
- Disable notifications in device settings
- Reset or limit advertising identifiers using Android or iOS settings where available
- Use platform privacy controls and consent prompts where available
- Request correction or deletion of personal information by contacting IdiomBridge
Data Retention
Submitted idiom content may be retained as part of the cultural idiom library unless removal is requested or the content is rejected during review.
Optional contributor contact information, if collected, is retained only as long as needed for review, support, attribution, moderation, security, or legal purposes.
Technical logs are retained only as long as needed for reliability, security, abuse prevention, and legal compliance.
Children
IdiomBridge is an educational cultural reference app and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children. If a parent or guardian believes a child has provided personal information, they can contact IdiomBridge to request review or deletion.
Security
IdiomBridge uses reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but production services should use encrypted connections and access controls appropriate for the information processed.
International Processing
Information may be processed in countries where IdiomBridge, its hosting providers, app stores, advertising providers, or service providers operate.
Contact
For privacy, support, correction, or deletion requests, contact IdiomBridge using the details below.