Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 9, 2026
Hey, Rick here. Privacy policies are usually boring walls of legal text. I'll keep this as human as possible. The short version: your data is yours. We only collect what we need to make Dutch Fluency work for you, and we never sell it. Zo simpel is het.
Who we are
Dutch Fluency is a language learning platform created by Rick (that's me) based in Bangkok, Thailand. We provide podcasts, interactive tools, coaching, and reading materials for people learning Dutch. Our website is dutchfluency.com and our dashboard lives at dashboard.dutchfluency.com.
What we collect
Account info
Your name and email when you sign up for tools, transcripts, email training, or the assessment. That's it. No phone number, no address, no shoe size.
Payment info
Handled entirely by Stripe. We never see or store your card details. Stripe is PCI-DSS compliant (fancy way of saying: they take security seriously).
Usage data
We track your progress (XP, streaks, completed exercises) so you can see how far you've come. We also use basic analytics (page views, clicks) via Vercel Analytics to understand which pages are useful.
Diary entries (Dagboek)
If you use the Dagboek, your entries are stored so you can review them later. They're yours. We don't read them, share them, or use them for anything beyond providing the service to you.
Cookies
We use a language preference cookie (df-locale) and essential session cookies. No tracking cookies, no ad cookies, no creepy follow-you-around-the-internet cookies.
How we use your data
- 1. To provide the service (tools, podcasts, transcripts, coaching)
- 2. To send you things you signed up for (email training, assessment results)
- 3. To improve Dutch Fluency (understanding which tools people actually use)
- 4. To process payments (via Stripe)
We never sell your data. We never share it with advertisers. We never use it to train AI models. Full stop.
Third-party services
We use a few trusted services to run Dutch Fluency:
- Stripe — payment processing
- Supabase — database and authentication
- Vercel — website hosting and analytics
- Resend — transactional emails (results, training exercises)
- BunnyCDN — audio and media delivery
- Heroku — dashboard application hosting
Each of these has their own privacy policy. We chose them because they're reputable and take data protection seriously.
Your rights
You can always:
- ● Access your data — ask us and we'll send you everything we have
- ● Correct your data — wrong email? Name change? Just tell us
- ● Delete your data — want everything removed? We'll do it
- ● Export your data — it's yours, take it wherever you want
- ● Unsubscribe from emails — every email has an unsubscribe link
Data retention
We keep your data as long as you have an account. If you cancel your subscription, your account and data remain so you can come back anytime. If you want everything deleted, email us and we'll wipe it within 30 days.
Children
Dutch Fluency is designed for adults learning Dutch. We don't knowingly collect data from anyone under 16. If you're a parent and think your child signed up, reach out and we'll remove their data.
Changes
If we update this policy, we'll post the changes here. No sneaky edits. For major changes, we'll send an email.
Questions?
Privacy stuff can feel abstract. If you have any questions about your data, just email me directly at rick@dutchfluency.com. I'll reply personally. Geen probleem.