Privacy policy
Last updated: 14 November 2026
Almania b'Darija takes the protection of your personal data seriously. This policy explains what data we collect, why, who receives it, how long we keep it and how to exercise your rights, in accordance with Moroccan law no. 09-08 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.
Data controller
Almania b'Darija, Mhamid 5, No. 765, Marrakech, Morocco. Email: contact@almaniabdarija.ma.
Purposes of processing
Your data is processed to create and manage your student account, give you access to the courses and track your progress, support you on your journey (coach, documents, applications), contact you after the eligibility check with your consent, and keep the site secure. We do not sell your data and do not use it for any advertising.
Data collected
Student account: name, email, WhatsApp number, city, trade, German level and course progress. The documents you upload (passport, diplomas, certificates), your applications and your messages in the community. With Google sign-in: your name and Google email address. Required fields are marked in the forms; without them we cannot process your request.
Eligibility check
If you send the result form, we store your answers, your first name, your WhatsApp number, your email address and your consent, to contact you about your journey. To limit abuse, we also keep an encrypted fingerprint of your IP address, never the address itself.
Speaking with Lina, the AI tutor (app)
Speaking is optional; the lessons work without it, and the app asks for your consent before the first recording. When you speak to Lina, your recording, your first name and the text of the current conversation are sent through our server (in the EU, Frankfurt) to Microsoft Azure (AI services, processed in the European Union, Sweden region) to understand what you said and to create Lina's answer. We do not store your recordings or the conversation: its text stays on your phone only until you close the session. Microsoft may keep this data for up to 30 days, in the EU, only to detect abuse of its services. We store how many minutes of conversation you have each day, to apply the daily limit. You can stop at any time. Lina is an AI, not a person.
Pronunciation exercises (app)
When you hold the button in a speaking exercise, your recording and the sentence you are practising go through our server (in the EU, Frankfurt) to Microsoft Azure (processed in the European Union, Sweden region), which scores your pronunciation. We do not store your recordings or your scores. Microsoft may keep recordings for up to 30 days, in the EU, only to detect abuse of its services. Speaking exercises are optional and can be skipped.
Recipients of the data
Only Almania b'Darija and your coach can access your data, within the limits of their tasks. It is also processed by our technical providers: Supabase (database, sign-in and files), Vercel (website hosting), Resend (sign-in emails), Google (if you choose Google sign-in; Google Meet for consultations), Cal.com (consultation booking), Payhip and PayPal (online payment), Microsoft Azure (AI tutor and pronunciation scoring in the app).
Transfer outside Morocco
Our providers are foreign companies. Your data is stored in Frankfurt, Germany, and may be processed by these providers outside Morocco, only to provide the service.
Retention period
Account, documents and applications: until the account is deleted, which you can do yourself in Settings. Eligibility check data: 12 months after your last contact with us.
Security
Your documents are kept in a private space, visible only to you and your coach, and open through links valid for 60 seconds. Access is limited by strict rules for each account.
Your rights
Under law no. 09-08 promulgated by Dahir no. 1-09-15 of 18 February 2009, you have the right to access, correct and object to the processing of your personal data. You can exercise it by writing to contact@almaniabdarija.ma. You can also withdraw your consent at any time and delete your account in Settings. If you run into difficulties, you can contact the National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection (CNDP, www.cndp.ma).