Privacy Policy

In accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of European Regulation 2016/679, the collection and processing of your data comply with the following principles:

• Lawfulness, fairness and transparency: data may only be collected and processed with your consent. Each time personal data is collected, you will be informed that your data is being collected and for what reasons.
• Purpose limitation: the collection and processing of data are carried out to fulfil one or more specific objectives set out in these general terms of use.
• Data minimisation: only data necessary for the proper fulfilment of the objectives pursued by the website is collected.
• Storage limitation: data is retained for a limited period of which you are informed. Where this information cannot be provided, you are informed of the criteria used to determine the retention period.
• Integrity and confidentiality of data collected and processed: the data controller undertakes to guarantee the integrity and confidentiality of the data collected.

In order to be lawful, and in accordance with the requirements of Article 6 of European Regulation 2016/679, the collection and processing of personal data may only take place if at least one of the following conditions is met:

• You have expressly consented to the processing
• The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract
• The processing is required by a legal obligation
• The processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person
• The processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority
• The collection and processing of personal data are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate and private interests pursued by the controller or by a third party

If you submit a request for more information about our services (for example, via the contact form on our website), we ask you to provide the following information:

• Your surname and first name
• Your email address
• Your telephone number
• Your postcode
• Information about your training project

Legal basis for processing

This information is collected and processed in order to provide you with the information you wish to obtain, on the legal basis of your consent.

Retention period

It is retained for the period necessary to process your request and for a period not exceeding, in any event, 3 years from the last contact with our services.

We collect information about you when you apply for a trainer position and when you enter into a contract with us.

Data we collect to review your application

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your telephone number
• Your date of birth, gender and home address
• Your current or most recent occupation
• Your qualifications and experience, including evidence or certificates where applicable
• Your language training skills
• Your personal interests
• References we may contact

Additional data when you enter into a contract with us

• Proof of identity and your right to work in your country of residence
• Bank details
• Social Security and URSSAF number
• Remuneration

Legal bases for processing

The collection of your data during the review of your application is based on the legal basis of the performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps. The collection of additional data when you enter into a contract with us is based on the performance of a contract and our legal obligations.

Retention periods

If we have had no exchange with you for two years, we will contact you to confirm whether you wish to remain registered as a trainer. If you do not respond, your personal data will be deleted, except for the data needed to keep a record of the training delivered (name and email address) and to comply with our legal obligations, in particular accounting and payment obligations.

Sharing your data

Your anonymised CV may be sent to our clients or included in a response to a call for tenders. The information sent does not include your personal contact details or your surname. It is limited to the parts of your personal and professional background that are relevant to the service or training concerned.

Your contact details may be passed on to learners for the organisation and delivery of their training. They are not authorised to use them for any other purpose.

We do not pass your personal data on to third parties for prospecting or marketing purposes without your prior consent.

Under personal data regulations, you have the following rights:

• Right of access: you may obtain disclosure of all data concerning you held by Linguaphone.
• Right to object: you have the right to object to the processing of your data by the website, and the website may not refuse, unless it demonstrates the existence of legitimate and compelling grounds which may override your interests, rights and freedoms.
• Right to restriction: you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your data by the website, and the website may not refuse, unless it demonstrates the existence of legitimate and compelling grounds which may override your interests, rights and freedoms.
• Right to rectification: you may update or correct personal data concerning you held by Linguaphone.
• Right to erasure: you have the right to request the erasure of personal data concerning you held by Linguaphone.
• Right to data portability: you have the right to obtain the transfer of your personal data held by the website in a structured format, or the transfer thereof from one data controller to another.
• Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing: in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 2016/679, you have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing if the decision produces legal effects concerning you, or similarly significantly affects you.
• Right to determine the fate of your data after death: you are reminded that you may make arrangements for what should happen to your collected and processed data in the event of your death, in accordance with Act No. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016.
• Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority: in the event that the data controller decides not to respond to your request, and you wish to challenge that decision, or if you believe that any of your rights listed above has been infringed, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, the CNIL website) or any competent court.

You may exercise your rights above by email: dpo@linguaphone.fr, or by letter to the following address: Linguaphone, 10, rue Vivienne — 75002 Paris.

In order for Linguaphone to verify that the request originates from the person concerned by the personal data, you may in certain cases be asked to provide a copy of an identity document. Linguaphone undertakes to respond to your verified request within one month of receipt. If necessary, this period may be extended by two months, taking into account the complexity and number of requests.

In the event of difficulty, you may contact our Data Protection Officer directly by email: dpo@linguaphone.fr or lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL).

This privacy policy may be consulted at any time at the following address: /politique-de-confidentialite/

The website publisher reserves the right to amend it in order to ensure its compliance with applicable law.

You are therefore invited to review this privacy policy regularly in order to stay informed of the latest changes made to it.

However, in the event of a substantial amendment to this policy, you will be notified by email at the address you have provided.

Please note that the last update to this privacy policy was made on: 14/10/2026.