Last updated: 9 March 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Roth Media GmbH (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal data when you visit or use EnglishGrammar.org, including free content, user accounts, newsletters, and paid Pro subscriptions (collectively, the “Services”).
Controller and Contact Details
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data through the Services is:
Roth Media GmbH
Lorrainestrasse 19
3013 Bern
Switzerland
Personal Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal data:
- Account and profile data, such as your name, email address, username, authentication data, and account preferences.
- Subscription and transaction data, such as your selected plan, subscription status, billing period, invoices, transaction identifiers, country, and limited payment-related information received from our payment processor.
- Payment data. Payment card and similar payment details are processed by our third-party payment providers. We do not store full card numbers or security codes on our own servers.
- Communications data, such as messages you send to us, support requests, feedback, and newsletter preferences.
- Usage and device data, such as IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, language settings, referral URLs, pages viewed, and dates and times of access.
- Cookie and similar technology data, including information collected through cookies, pixels, tags, and analytics tools.
How We Use Personal Data
We use personal data to:
- provide, operate, maintain, and improve the Services;
- create and manage user accounts;
- process Pro subscriptions, billing, renewals, refunds, and payment-related administration;
- send service messages, security notices, billing notices, and other transactional communications;
- send newsletters and marketing communications where you have subscribed or where otherwise permitted by law;
- understand how the Services are used and improve performance, navigation, and content;
- detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, and other misuse;
- comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations;
- establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Legal Bases for Processing
Where EU, EEA, UK, or similar data protection laws apply, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Performance of a contract, for example to create your account, provide Pro access, process your subscription, and respond to service requests.
- Consent, for example for newsletters and non-essential cookies or analytics where consent is required.
- Legitimate interests, for example to secure the Services, prevent abuse, administer our business, and improve our systems and content, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Compliance with legal obligations, for example accounting, tax, fraud prevention, and mandatory disclosure obligations.
How We Share Personal Data
We may share personal data with:
- hosting providers, cloud providers, and IT support providers;
- payment processors and subscription management providers;
- email delivery and newsletter service providers;
- analytics providers, including Google Analytics;
- professional advisers such as lawyers, accountants, auditors, and insurers;
- courts, regulators, law enforcement, or other authorities where required by law or to protect our rights.
We require service providers to process personal data only on appropriate instructions and with appropriate safeguards where applicable.
International Data Transfers
We may process personal data in Switzerland and in other countries where we or our service providers operate, including countries outside the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland.
Where applicable law requires it, we use appropriate transfer mechanisms and safeguards for international transfers. Where personal data is transferred from the EU or EEA to Switzerland, such transfer may rely on the European Commission’s adequacy decision for Switzerland. For onward transfers to other countries, we may rely on standard contractual clauses or another lawful transfer mechanism used by the relevant provider.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Services, remember preferences, keep users signed in, measure performance, and understand how visitors use the site.
Some cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the Services. Non-essential cookies, including analytics cookies, will be used only where permitted by applicable law and, where required, only after your consent.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through our cookie settings tool or banner. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Services and to improve content, navigation, and performance.
Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, interactions with content, device and browser data, IP-related information, and approximate location data derived from technical information.
Where required by law, Google Analytics is activated only after you provide consent to analytics cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie settings.
Newsletters and Marketing
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your contact details to send learning resources, updates, product news, and related communications.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us via the contact page.
Retention of Personal Data
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including for legal, accounting, tax, reporting, and dispute-resolution purposes.
- Account data: generally for as long as your account remains active and for a reasonable period afterwards, unless a longer retention period is required or justified.
- Subscription, invoice, and accounting records: for as long as required by applicable law, including retention periods under Swiss accounting and tax law.
- Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent, unless retention is required for legal reasons.
- Support and correspondence data: for as long as reasonably necessary to handle your request and maintain business records.
- Cookie and analytics data: for the lifespan of the relevant cookies and the retention settings configured in the relevant analytics tools, subject to applicable law.
Your Rights
Depending on the law that applies to you, you may have the right to:
- request access to your personal data;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
- request deletion of your personal data;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to processing based on legitimate interests;
- receive your data in a portable format where applicable;
- withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent;
- lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority, including the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner or, if applicable, your local data protection authority in the EU, EEA, or UK.
To exercise your rights, find our contact details at the end of this page.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, and disclosure.
However, no website, network, or method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure.
Children
The Services are intended for a general audience and are not specifically directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without appropriate authorization where required by law.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, contact:
Roth Media GmbH
Lorrainestrasse 19
3013 Bern
Switzerland
Email