Last revised on November 11, 2023
This Privacy Policy applies to HowToGrammar websites, mobile apps, and related services ("Service"). By using the Service, you agree with HowToGrammar's collection, use, and sharing of your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
When you use the Service, HowToGrammar may collect the following personal information about you.
To register for a HowToGrammar account, you may provide us with your email address.
You may also register for a HowToGrammar account using certain social logins, such as Google and Facebook. If you register for HowToGrammar using a social login, HowToGrammar may receive information about you from your social login provider, including your email address and contacts.
When you use the Service, we may generate data about your use of the Service, which may include your browser and device data, log data, and IP address. We will also generate data regarding your engagement on the Service.
When you access the HowToGrammar website, we store certain data from your browser using cookies. A cookie is a piece of text data stored on the user's computer. Cookies are used to identify specific users and improve their web browsing experience. We use session cookies to confirm that users are logged in. If you do not want your data to be collected by cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept the cookie feature. However, cookies may be necessary to provide you with certain features available on the website (e.g., customized information). You can find more information about cookies and how to manage themhere.
Below is a list of all the cookies used on the HowToGrammar website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| __Host-next-auth.csrf- token | Session Cookies | When the browsing session ends |
| __Secure-next-auth.callback-url | Session Cookies | When the browsing session ends |
| __Secure-next-auth.session-token | Session Cookies | 1 month |
| _ga_5ZNLBT8M2J | Analytics Cookies | 2 years |
| _ga | Analytics Cookies | 2 years |
We use Google Analytics, which is a web analytics tool that helps us understand how users engage with our website. Like many services, Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to track user interactions, as in our case, where they are used to collect information about how users use our site. This information is used to compile reports and to help us improve our site. These reports disclose website trends without identifying individual visitors. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing Google's browser add-on availablehere.
HowToGrammar may process your personal information according to the following legal bases: to provide products or services you request, to promote HowToGrammar's legitimate interests, to comply with legal obligations, and with your consent. In particular, HowToGrammar may process and share your personal information in the following ways:
HowToGrammar will process your personal information to provide and improve the Service. For example, we will use the information you provide to maintain your Profile, detect and fix bugs, perform research, and provide customer service.
HowToGrammar may share personal information with third parties that help us provide or improve the Service, including hosting providers such as Amazon Web Services, search engine providers such as Google, and payment processors such as Stripe. HowToGrammar may also share your information with third-party vendors that support product features such as AI, speech recognition, and content moderation.
HowToGrammar will use the email address you provide to send you the following types of messages:
You may opt-out of receiving non-essential messages in your Account Settings.
HowToGrammar may process and share personal information if necessary to comply with legal requests, such as subpoenas or court orders. HowToGrammar may share personal information when we believe it is necessary to comply with law, to protect our interests or property, to prevent fraud or other illegal activity, to assist law enforcement, or to prevent imminent harm. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, agents, or government agencies.
HowToGrammar may process aggregated, de-identified, or otherwise anonymous or anonymized information for any purpose. Such information is not considered personal information.
You also have the following rights in relation to the personal information we hold about you, in addition to any other rights required by applicable law:
You may update or correct your information, and exercise certain opt-out rights, in your Settings page.
Please note that these rights are not absolute and HowToGrammar may refuse requests to exercise data subject rights if there is a legitimate reason, such as if we cannot authenticate your identity, if the request could violate the rights of a third party or applicable law, or if the request could interfere with a HowToGrammar service or prevent us from delivering a service you requested.
You may also have the right to make a GDPR complaint to the relevant Supervisory Authority.
HowToGrammar will generally retain your personal information until your account is deleted. However, HowToGrammar may retain certain information longer if necessary to provide our Service, defend our legitimate interests or those of third parties, comply with legal requirements, resolve or defend ourselves in disputes, investigate misuse or disruption of the Service, or perform agreements. We may also retain anonymous data indefinitely.
Our website is committed to protecting the privacy of children online. Our services are not intended for individuals under legal age of digital consent in your jurisdiction. We do not knowingly collect, use, or store personal information from children without the verified consent of a parent or legal guardian. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so that we can take appropriate action to remove the information.
If you are under the age of digital consent, please do not provide us with any personal information or use our website without the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child without proper consent, we will promptly delete that information from our records.
We encourage parents and guardians to be involved in their children's online activities and to educate them about the importance of protecting their personal information while using the internet.
If you have any concerns about the privacy of a child who may have interacted with our website, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section of this Privacy Policy.
By using our website, you are confirming that you are of the legal age in your jurisdiction to do so, or you have obtained the necessary consent from a parent or legal guardian.
Remember that the age at which parental consent is required may vary based on the laws in your jurisdiction, so be sure to adjust the age accordingly in your privacy policy.
The Service may contain links to other websites. HowToGrammar is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites, including any personal or financial information collected by third-party payment processors. We encourage users to be aware of the privacy policies of other websites they visit. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by HowToGrammar. Any time you click on a link (including advertising banners) or submit your personal information to a third-party website, you will be subject to that third party's privacy policies.
We may update our Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we do this and the changes are material, we will post a notice that we have made changes to this Privacy Policy on the Website for at least seven (7) days before the changes are made, and we will indicate the date these terms were last revised at the bottom of the Privacy Policy. Any revisions to this Privacy Policy will become effective at the end of that seven (7) day period.
HowToGrammar is based in the United States and processes data in the United States, which may not provide equivalent levels of data protection as your home jurisdiction. HowToGrammar may transfer the data of users outside the United States to the United States.
In some jurisdictions, the Service may be subject to supplemental privacy policies or local laws. For users in those jurisdictions, the applicable supplemental privacy policies and local laws will take precedence over this Privacy Policy to the extent they conflict.
If you have any questions, concerns, or inquiries about this Privacy Policy, the practices of our website, or your interactions with us, please feel free to reach out to us. We value your privacy and are committed to addressing any issues you might have. You can contact us by email info@howtogrammar.com.
By using HowToGrammar, you agree to the terms and practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.