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Pimsleur may transfer your personal information to countries that do not offer the same level of protection, including the United States (risk_flags-1). The service collects various personal details including demographic data, social media interactions (data_use-1), audio recordings, and real-time analytics from AI coaching services (data_use-2). Additionally, offline data collection, such as CCTV recordings at their offices, is possible (data_use-3).
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Risks
1 finding
Critical issues that may lead to significant harm or privacy infringement for the user.
Not clearly stated: None
medium95% confidence
International data transfer without same level of protection
Pimsleur may transfer your personal information to countries, including the United States, that do not provide the same level of protection for your personal information.
Why it matters: Your personal information may be transferred to countries that do not have equivalent data protection laws as your home country, potentially exposing your data to different privacy standards and risks.
Pimsleur is a global company that may transfer your personal information to a country (including the United States) that does not provide the same level of protection for your personal information.
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use & Sharing
3 findings
Practices around the collection, use, and sharing of personal data.
Not clearly stated: None
medium95% confidence
Collection of demographic and social media interaction data
The service may collect demographic data such as age, gender, race, and ethnicity, as well as information from your interactions on social media, including screen name, comments, likes, and status.
Why it matters: The service collects sensitive demographic and social media interaction information that could be used for profiling or targeted content, potentially increasing exposure of personal details.
We may ask you to provide information directly, such as contact information (your name, phone number, email address), demographic data (age, gender, race, ethnicity), payment information, media (photos, video, recordings), and other information about you, including information from your interactions on social media (screen name, comments, likes, status).
INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
medium95% confidence
Collection of audio recordings and real-time analytics for AI coaching
When interacting with AI coaching services, the service may collect audio recordings, text-based transcripts, and real-time analytics of your pronunciation, vocabulary, and fluency.
Why it matters: Your speech, conversation transcripts, and language fluency data are collected when using AI coaching features, which could raise privacy concerns regarding the handling of sensitive communication data.
When you interact with these AI coaching services, we may collect certain information from you, such as audio recordings of your interaction with the AI coaching service, text-based transcripts of conversations you have with the AI coaching service, and real-time analytics of your pronunciation, vocabulary and fluency.
Information and content you post, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
medium90% confidence
Collection of offline information including CCTV recordings
Information may be collected in person and offline, such as recordings if you visit their offices, including security surveillance via CCTV.
Why it matters: Your presence and activities may be recorded via CCTV if you visit the company's offices, extending data collection beyond online interactions.
For example, we may record you if you visit our offices (including by security surveillance of our premises, including CCTV), or attend a live performance or a taping of one of our programs as a member of the audience.
Information you provide offline, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation & Renewal
Not clearly stated
Terms related to subscription, cancellation, and renewal processes.
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Not clearly stated
No cited billing terms — wording is unclear
None
Gotchas
Not clearly stated
Potentially overlooked clauses that could disadvantage users.
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Not clearly stated
No cited gotchas — wording is unclear
None
Protections
3 findings
Commitments and features that benefit user privacy and control.
Not clearly stated: None
Protection95% confidence
Opt-out for AI coaching services
Users must opt in to use AI coaching services and can opt out at any time through application settings. If you opt out, you will no longer be able to interact with the AI coaching services until you choose to opt in again.
Why it helps: Users have control over their participation in AI coaching services and can stop data collection related to these services at will.
You must opt in to the use of our AI coaching services before you may interact with the services. You may choose to opt out at any time by changing your preferences in the settings menu in the applicable mobile or online application. Note that if you opt out you will no longer be able to interact with the AI coaching services until you choose to opt in again.
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
No sharing of AI coaching data for advertising or third-party AI training
Data collected from AI coaching services is not shared for advertising or third-party AI training purposes.
Why it helps: This commitment limits how sensitive data from AI coaching interactions can be used, preventing its use for targeted advertising or training other AI models.
We do not share data collected in connection with our AI coaching services for advertising or third-party AI training purposes.
WHO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH AND WHY, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Protection90% confidence
Protection of personal information from unauthorized access and alteration
The service has adopted commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and alteration.
Why it helps: These measures aim to safeguard your personal information, reducing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized changes.
We have adopted commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and alteration.
PROTECTING YOUR INFORMATION, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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