Privacy Policy

The data controller for this website under Art. 4 (7) GDPR / DSGVO is:

If your organisation requires a postal address or the name of a specific responsible person, please contact us by email and we'll provide it.

We process the smallest amount of personal data we can while still serving the site reliably and answering your messages.

• Server log files

  PurposeOperate, secure and stabilise the site (IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp, referrer).
  Legal basisArt. 6 (1) (f) GDPR — legitimate interest in providing a stable and secure website.
  RetentionUp to 14 days, then deleted or anonymised.

• Locale preference

  PurposeRemember the interface language you selected so the site loads in the same language next time.
  Legal basisArt. 6 (1) (f) GDPR — legitimate interest in honouring an explicit user preference. Strictly necessary for the user-requested function.
  RetentionStored in your browser for up to 12 months, or until you clear it.

• Email contact

  PurposeProcess the message you send us when you write to our contact address (e.g. contributions, corrections, questions).
  Legal basisArt. 6 (1) (b) and (f) GDPR — handling your request and our legitimate interest in answering it.
  RetentionKept while we are in correspondence and for a reasonable period afterwards, then deleted.

We use one strictly necessary, first-party cookie. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, fingerprinting or third-party analytics cookies.

Cookie name

dialectatlas-locale

Purpose

Stores your selected interface language.

Duration

Up to 12 months (renewed when you change the language).

Legal basis

Strictly necessary for the function you requested by changing the language.

You can delete this cookie at any time in your browser settings. The site will fall back to its default language.

We deliberately do not run Google Analytics, Meta pixels, ad networks or other behavioural-tracking tools on this website. We do not build profiles of visitors and we do not sell or share personal data with advertisers.

The website is delivered by a third-party hosting and content-delivery provider acting as a processor under Art. 28 GDPR. The provider receives the technical request data described in 'Server log files' above so the page can be served to your browser.

Where a processor operates servers outside the EU/EEA, transfers are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses or another transfer mechanism recognised under Chapter V GDPR.

The Dialect Atlas mobile apps (Persian, Arabic, Kurdish, Romanes and others) are designed offline-first. They do not require an account and do not send your learning activity, vocabulary or progress to us. App store distribution and crash reporting are handled by the respective platform (Apple App Store, Google Play). Their privacy practices apply to that distribution channel.

Under the GDPR / DSGVO and comparable European data protection law, you have the following rights regarding personal data we hold about you:

• Right of access (Art. 15)

  Confirm whether we process your personal data and obtain a copy of it.

• Right to rectification (Art. 16)

  Have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected without undue delay.

• Right to erasure (Art. 17)

  Have your personal data deleted where the legal conditions are met.

• Right to restriction (Art. 18)

  Have processing restricted in specific circumstances foreseen by the GDPR.

• Right to data portability (Art. 20)

  Receive data you provided in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format.

• Right to object (Art. 21)

  Object to processing based on legitimate interests, including any direct marketing (we do none).

• Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7)

  Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect prior lawful processing.

• Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77)

  Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or alleged infringement.

To exercise any of these rights, write to us at contact@dialectatlas.com. We respond within the periods required by the GDPR.

We may update this notice when our processing changes, when we add new processors, or when the law requires. The 'last updated' date above always reflects the current version. Material changes will be highlighted on this page.