A Pluto.Studio app

Privacy policy

This policy applies to the Verbindung Android application, published by Pluto Studio.

The short version

Verbindung has no accounts, no sign-in and no server of its own. Everything you study stays on your device. The only data that leaves your phone is what the advertising and billing services built into the app send, and both are described below.

Your learning data

Your progress is stored locally on your device in an on-device database. That covers which collocations you have seen, their spaced-repetition stage, review counts, your daily streak, and any entries you add or edit yourself.

None of it is transmitted to us, because there is no server to transmit it to. If you have Android's system backup switched on, Android may include this database in your own Google account backup. That backup is controlled by you and by Google, not by us. Uninstalling the app removes the local data from your device.

Advertising

The app shows advertising supplied by Google AdMob. To do that, AdMob may access your device's Advertising ID and related device information, and may set identifiers used for advertising and measurement.

Where it is required, for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, the app shows a consent form from Google's User Messaging Platform before requesting any personalised advertising.

Subscriptions

The optional ad-free subscription is handled by Google Play Billing. Payment details are handled by Google and never reach us. We receive no card numbers and store no payment information.

Text to speech

Example sentences are read aloud using the text-to-speech engine already installed on your device. Which engine that is, and what it does with the text it is given, is a matter between you and that engine's provider. Verbindung sends nothing to a speech service of its own.

Children

Verbindung is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version appears on this page. Material changes will be noted in the app's release notes rather than only here.

Contact

Questions about this policy can go to Pluto.Studio through the support page.