Privacy Policy for Oromo to English

Last updated: July 27, 2025

Welcome to Oromo to English. Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our Service. Our goal is to provide a language learning tool with minimal data collection. We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Interpretation and Definitions

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Company (referred to as "We", "Us", or "Our") refers to Oromo to English.
  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service refers to the website, accessible from https://oromotoenglish.com
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on our behalf. This includes third-party companies or individuals we use to facilitate and provide the Service. For example, we use Google for language models and advertising.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service.

2. Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

A. Information You Provide to Us

  • Contact Form: When you contact us through our contact form, we collect your name and email address for the sole purpose of responding to your inquiry.
  • Translation and Practice Text: When you use our translation, practice, or tutor features, you provide text for processing. This text is sent to our Service Provider (Google) to perform the requested action. We do not store this text on our servers.

B. Information We Collect Automatically (Usage Data)

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. This may include information such as your Device's IP address, browser type, pages visited, time and date of visit, and other diagnostic data. This data is used for analytics to improve our service and is often aggregated and anonymized.

C. Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We and our third-party Service Providers (like Google AdSense) use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service, serve advertisements, and store certain information. You have control over this:

  • You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
  • You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the data we collect for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including the translation and tutoring features.
  • To manage your requests: To respond to inquiries you send via our contact form.
  • To improve our Service: We use aggregated Usage Data to understand how our Service is used, which helps us improve its functionality and user experience.
  • To support our Service: Advertisements help keep our Service free. We use Google AdSense to display ads, which may be personalized based on your browsing history unless you opt-out.

We do not sell your personal information to anyone.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We only share your information in the following limited circumstances:

  • With Service Providers: We share information with our Service Providers to perform tasks on our behalf. For example, text you submit for translation is processed by Google's generative language models. These providers are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
  • For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

Your rights include:

  • The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
  • The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
  • The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.

To exercise these rights, please contact us via our contact page.

7. Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We are committed to upholding these rights.

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request details about the personal information we have collected about you.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information.
  • Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell personal information, so there is no need to opt-out of the sale of your data.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us via our contact page.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us through our contact page.