Privacy Policy

Smoothweb Technologies Limited, doing business as LANGUAGES TODAY (“us“, “we” or “Company“), respects the privacy of Users (each, “you” or “User“) and we are committed to protecting the privacy of Users who access, visit, use or engage with our website or any other online services we provide (collectively: the “Services“).

The Company has prepared this Privacy Policy to outline our practices with respect to collecting, using, and disclosing your information when you use the Services.

We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy carefully and use it to make informed decisions. By using the Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and your continued use of the Services constitutes your ongoing agreement to the Privacy Policy.

In this Privacy Policy you will read about, among other things:

  • What type of information we collect
  • Cookies and other technologies
  • How we use the information
  • With whom we share the information and for what purpose
  • Your privacy rights
  • For how long we retain the information
  • How we protect your information
  • International transfer
  • Minors
  • How to contact us

What type of information we collect

We may collect two types of data and information from our Users.

The first type of information is un-identified and non-identifiable information pertaining to you, which may be made available or gathered via your use of the Services (“Non-personal Information“). We are not aware of the identity from which the Non-personal Information is collected. Non-personal Information which is collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information about your device (e.g., the device you use, the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access time and the website’s domain name from which you linked to the Services, etc.), in order to enhance the functionality of the Services. We may also collect information about your activity on the Services (e.g., clicks, ads shown, online browsing, etc.).

The second type of information is individually identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or may with reasonable effort identify an individual (“Personal Information“). Such information may include:

  • Voluntary Information: We may collect information that you provide us voluntarily, such as your full name, email address, company name, type and location, job title, as well as any other information you agreed to share with us. For example, when you respond to communications from us, communicate with us via email or share additional information about yourself through your use of the Services. We may also collect the feedback, suggestions, complaints, and reports that you send to us. Please note that we may also collect complaints about you from other Users, which may include your Personal Information.
  • Device Information: We may collect Personal Information from your device. Such information may include geolocation data, IP address, unique identifiers, as well as other information which relates to your activity through the Services.

For the avoidance of doubt, if we combine Personal Information with Non-personal Information, the combined information will be treated as Personal Information as long as it remains combined.

Cookies and other technologies

We may use cookies and other technologies or methods of web and mobile analysis to gather, store, and track certain information related to your access to and activity through the Services, including when you visit our website.

A “cookie” is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and may be used for various different purposes. These purposes include, among other things, allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enabling automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences, and making the interaction between you and the Services quicker, easier and smoother.

Our website may use the following types of cookies:

  • Persistent Cookies are saved on your device for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to identify who you are for repeated visits (for instance, to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in).
  • Third-Party Cookies are set by other online services that run content on the page you view on your browser (for example, by third-party advertising companies who monitor and analyze our website access).

You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences. However, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of the Services may not operate properly, and your online experience may be limited.

How we use the information

We use and share Personal Information in the manners described in this Privacy Policy. In addition to the purposes listed above, the information we collect, which may include your Personal Information, is used for the following purposes:

  • To provide our Services;
  • To identify and authenticate your access to certain features of the Services;
  • To communicate with you and to keep you informed of our latest updates;
  • To perform research or to conduct analytics in order to improve and customize the Services to your needs and interests;
  • To support and troubleshoot the Services and to respond to your queries (e.g., through the Contact Us or Apply Here forms);
  • To investigate and resolve disputes in connection with your use of the Services;
  • To detect and prevent fraudulent and illegal activity or any other type of activity that may jeopardize or negatively affect the integrity of the Services; and
  • To investigate violations and enforce our policies, as required by law, regulation, or other governmental authority, to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process, or respond to a government request.

With whom we share the information and for what purpose

We do not rent, sell, or share your Personal Information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy.

We may share Personal Information with the following recipients: (i) our subsidiaries; (ii) affiliated companies; (iii) subcontractors and other third-party service providers; (iv) auditors or advisers of our business processes; and (v) any potential purchasers or investors in the Company.

In addition to the purposes listed in this Privacy Policy, we may share Personal Information with our recipients for any of the following purposes: (i) storing or processing Personal Information on our behalf (e.g., cloud computing service providers); (ii) processing such information to assist us with our business operations; and (iii) performing research, technical diagnostics, personalization, and analytics.

We may also disclose Personal Information or any information you submitted via the Services if we have a good faith belief that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; (ii) enforce our policies, including investigations of potential violations thereof; (iii) investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud or security issues; (iv) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; (v) prevent harm to the rights, property or safety of us, our affiliates, our Users, yourself or any third party; (vi) for the purpose of collaborating with law enforcement agencies, and (vii) in case we find it necessary in order to enforce intellectual property or other legal rights.

Third party collection of information

Our Privacy Policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent that you disclose your information to other parties via the Services (e.g., by clicking on a link to any other website or location) or via other sites throughout the Internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them.

You acknowledge that we are not responsible for the products, services, or descriptions of products or services that you receive from third-party sites or to the content or privacy practices of those sites and that this Privacy Policy does not apply to any such third-party products and services. You are knowingly and voluntarily assuming all risks of using third-party sites to purchase products and services. You agree that we shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to such third party sites and your usage of them.

Your privacy rights

You may contact us at any time and request:

  • To access, change or update any Personal Information relating to you (for example, if you believe that your Personal Information is incorrect, you may ask to have it corrected); or
  • That we will cease any further use of your Personal Information (for example, you may ask that we will stop using or sharing your Personal Information with third parties); or
  • That we shall delete or remove your Personal Information (subject to any other legal obligation that may require us to keep the information).

If you wish to raise a complaint about how we have handled your Personal Information, please contact us directly at hello@languages.today

If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are collecting or processing your Personal Information not in accordance with the laws, you can complain to the applicable data protection authority.

For how long we retain the information

We retain the information we collect for as long as needed to provide the Services and to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements (unless you instruct us otherwise). Without derogating from the foregoing, in any other case, we will retain the information for a maximum period of one (1) year.

We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information, at any time and at our own discretion.

How we protect your information

We take great care in implementing and maintaining the security of the Services and your information. We employ industry standard procedures and policies to ensure the safety of your information and prevent unauthorized use of any such information. Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorized access or abuse the Services, and we make no warranty, express, implied, or otherwise, that we will prevent such access.

If you feel that your privacy was treated not in accordance with our Privacy Policy, or if any person attempted to abuse the Services or acted in an inappropriate manner, please contact us directly at hello@languages.today. 

International transfer

Since we operate globally, it may be necessary to transfer data, including Personal Information, to countries outside the European Union. The data protection and other laws of these countries may not be as comprehensive as those in the European Union. In these instances, we will take steps to ensure that a similar level of protection is given to Personal Information, including through adequate contractual measures. You hereby consent to the transfer of Personal Information to countries outside the European Union.

Corporate transaction

We may share information, including Personal Information, in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g., sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation, or asset sale of an asset or transfer in the operation thereof) of the Company. In the event of the above, the acquiring company or transferee will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.

Minors

The Services are not designated for individuals under the age of 16. If you are under 16 years old, you should not use the Services, or provide any Personal Information to us.

We reserve the right to access and verify any Personal Information collected from you. In the event that we become aware that an individual under the age of 16 has shared any information, we will discard such information. If you have any reason to believe that a minor has shared any information with us, please contact us at  hello@languages.today. 

Updates or amendments to the Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time, at our sole discretion, and the most current version will always be posted on our website (as reflected in the “Last Revised” heading). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.

Your continued use of the Services, following the notification of such amendments, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.

How to contact us

If you have any general questions regarding the Services or the information that we collect about you and how we use them, please contact us at hello@languages.today. 

Information about us

The details of the Company are as follows:
Smoothweb Technologies Limited doing business as LANGUAGES TODAY.
1104 Crawford House
70 Queens Road Central
Central
Hong Kong 
SAR China.

Hong Kong, Juy, 2022