Privacy Policy for The Native Speaker

Last Updated: 13.03.2026

At The Native Speaker (accessible from https://nativespeakerenglish.org/), the privacy of our visitors is one of our main priorities. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by The Native Speaker and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

1. Who We Are (Data Controller)

For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws, the Data Controller for this website is:

2. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

A. Personal Data You Provide to Us

  • Newsletter Subscriptions: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and, optionally, your name.
  • Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.
  • Contact Forms: If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message, and any other information you may choose to provide.

B. Data Collected Automatically

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the time and date of your visit. We use this data strictly to understand how users interact with our site and to improve our content.
  • Log Files: The Native Speaker follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks.

3. Our Lawful Basis for Processing Your Data (GDPR)

Under the GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal data. We rely on the following bases:

  • Consent: When you explicitly agree to us processing your data, such as by subscribing to our email newsletter or accepting non-essential cookies. You can withdraw this consent at any time.
  • Legitimate Interests: For the technical functioning of our website, security (spam detection), analytics, and tracking affiliate sales, provided these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.

4. Affiliate Tracking and Cookies

The Native Speaker participates in various affiliate marketing programs. This means we may embed affiliate links into our content.

When you click on an affiliate link, a third-party affiliate network will place a cookie on your browser. This cookie tracks your referral so that we can earn a commission if you make a purchase. These cookies do not contain personally identifiable information such as your name or email address.

Other Cookies: We also use cookies to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. However, we do share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website:

  • Email Marketing Services: (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit) to manage our newsletter subscriptions and send emails.
  • Analytics Providers: Google Analytics.
  • Spam Detection Services: Automated services to filter out spam comments.
  • Affiliate Networks: To track outbound clicks and attribute sales.

6. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
  • Newsletter: We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of our emails.
  • Analytics: Data collected via Google Analytics is retained according to Google’s data retention policies, typically set to 14-26 months before automatically expiring.

7. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

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

You have the right to:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to erasure (Right to be forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: [Insert Contact Email]

8. Third-Party Privacy Policies

The Native Speaker’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers or affiliate networks for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options.

9. Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

The Native Speaker does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

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