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Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 1, 2026

Japanese Learning Lab ("the App") is a set of Japanese-learning tools (Pattern Lab, Phrase Notebook, Word Notebook). This policy explains what information the App does — and does not — collect.

No account, no personal data collection

The App does not require you to create an account, and it does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information to us or to any third-party server that we control. There are no ads and no third-party analytics or tracking SDKs embedded in the App.

Data stored on your device

The only thing the App saves is your display-language choice (English, French, or Spanish), which is stored in your device's local browser storage. This setting never leaves your device and is not visible to us. Uninstalling the App removes it.

Microphone access (pronunciation check)

The App includes an optional pronunciation-check feature. When you tap the microphone button:

This feature is only available on browsers that support the Web Speech API (such as Chrome or Edge on Android). On browsers without support (such as Safari on iOS), only the read-aloud feature is available, and it does not use the microphone.

Read-aloud (text-to-speech)

The read-aloud (🔊) feature uses your browser's or device's built-in text-to-speech engine to pronounce words and phrases. No audio data is sent to us.

Hosting

The App is served as a web application hosted on Netlify. Netlify may collect standard, anonymized web server logs (such as IP address and request time) as part of operating its hosting infrastructure, in accordance with Netlify's own privacy policy. We do not access this data for any purpose beyond basic site operation.

Children's privacy

The App does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children. Since no personal data is collected at all, the App does not require age verification.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to: f.kizawa@pep.ne.jp