Privacy Policy

1. Who are we?

The IPELAN application is published by the Institute for the Promotion of National Language Education (IPELAN), under the authority of the Ministry of National Education and Education System Reform (MENRSE) of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

For any contact regarding this policy: [email protected]

2. Who is this application for?

IPELAN is an educational application intended for primary-school children (Levels 1 to 6, that is pupils approximately 6 to 11 years old). It is made available to pupils by their school, with the prior consent of parents or legal guardians collected as part of school enrolment.

We comply with the requirements of the application distribution platforms (Google Play and Apple App Store) concerning applications intended for children.

3. Data collected and data NOT collected

3.1 What the application does not collect

3.2 What the application stores on the device

The application stores locally on the child's device, in its private storage space:

• Learning progress (exercises completed, scores, practice time, badges earned).
• Display and interface-language preferences.
• Downloaded educational content (lessons, images, audio files) for offline use.

This learning data remains on the device unless it is enrolled in a class for synchronisation (see section 3.3).

3.3 Data transmitted to the server, the case of optional enrolment

The school may offer, with the agreement of the parents, to enrol the pupil's device by entering a class code provided by the teacher. When enrolment is activated, the following data is transmitted:

• The alias chosen by the child, their technical identifier and the device's random token.
• The learning-progress data associated with this identifier (exercises completed, scores, time).

Authorised school staff may link the alias to a private record containing the pupil's first and last names and the parent or guardian's telephone number and email address. This information is stored separately and is not returned in the child's profile. The data is pseudonymised, not anonymous. The class code is for enrolment, not for recovering a profile on another device. Each installation has one pupil profile and must not be shared between children.

3.4 Diagnostic logs

In the event of a serious technical error (a crash), a diagnostic log is transmitted automatically to the server. This log contains technical information about the error (exception type, call trace), the device model and the version of the operating system. It contains no personally identifiable data nor any content created by the user.

4. Purposes of the processing

The data collected is used exclusively to:

• Allow the pupil to progress through the exercises and to recover their progress between sessions.
• Allow the teacher to follow the learning progress of their class (only if enrolment is activated).
• Improve the quality and stability of the application from the anonymous technical logs.

No data is used for advertising, commercial or profiling purposes.

5. Legal basis for the processing

The processing of the data rests on:

• The legitimate interest of IPELAN and the MENRSE in providing a quality educational service and ensuring its proper technical operation (diagnostic logs).
• The consent of the parents or legal guardians, collected by the school as part of enrolment, for the synchronisation of learning progress.

In accordance with the requirements applicable to applications intended for children, no processing of children's data is carried out without parental agreement having first been obtained through the school institution.

6. Data retention

• The data stored on the device is kept until the application is uninstalled or manually erased.
• The synchronised progress data is kept for the duration of schooling, then deleted within one year after the end of enrolment, unless otherwise legally required.
• The diagnostic logs are kept for 90 days then deleted automatically.

7. Hosting and security

The data transmitted to the server is hosted on a secure cloud infrastructure. Communications between the application and the server are encrypted. Access to the data is strictly controlled and limited to authorised persons only. Device identifiers are pseudonymous tokens; only authorised staff may link them to a school identity record (section 3.3). No third-party subcontractor has access to the data for purposes other than the provision of the technical infrastructure.

8. Rights of the data subjects

As a parent or legal guardian, you have the following rights concerning the data associated with your child's device:

• Right of access: obtain a copy of the data associated with the device identifier.
• Right of rectification: correct inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure: request the deletion of all data associated with the device.
• Right to object: object to synchronisation (by deactivating enrolment through the school).
• Right to portability: receive the progress data in a readable format.

These rights are exercised first of all with the school institution, which manages enrolment. For direct requests: [email protected].

9. Changes to this policy

IPELAN reserves the right to amend this policy in order to keep it up to date with developments in the application or the regulatory framework. Any substantial change will be notified through the application and the school will be informed. The version date at the top of this document indicates the version in force.

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