Privacy
What personal data AvarLab collects, why, and the choices you have.
Last updated: September 2026. AvarLab is a non-commercial, open-source academic project. We keep data collection to the minimum needed to run the site.
What we collect
Account information
When you register, we store your username and email address. Your password is never stored in readable form — it is kept only as a salted cryptographic hash.
Contributions
Dictionary suggestions, corpus examples, audio uploads, and similar contributions you submit are linked to your account so we can review and credit them.
Anonymous usage statistics
We measure page visits, tool use, and downloads to understand which parts of AvarLab are useful. We do not store IP addresses, search terms, or browser fingerprints. For visitors who are not signed in, a random first-party cookie is converted into a one-way cryptographic value so we can estimate unique visitors without storing the cookie value itself.
Why we ask for your email
Your email address is used solely for account-related purposes, such as recovering access to your account. We do not sell or share it, and we do not send marketing messages.
How long we keep it
We keep your account data for as long as your account exists. Usage-event records are deleted after 180 days. If you ask us to delete your account, we remove your personal data; contributions already accepted into the dictionary or corpus may be retained in anonymised form as part of the language record.
Your choices
You can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at kebed.zagidov@upf.edu.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email kebed.zagidov@upf.edu.