Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-06-04

Langora is operated by Stichting Langora, a non-profit foundation based in the Netherlands. We provide Ottoman Turkish translation, transliteration, archival research, and related scholarly services. This policy explains how we handle personal information and project materials submitted through this website or by email.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the information you choose to send us, such as your name, email address, institutional affiliation, project description, and any documents or images you provide for assessment. We may also receive basic technical information such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and timestamp through hosting logs and analytics tools.

2. How We Use Information

We use your information to respond to inquiries, prepare quotes, deliver agreed services, manage invoices, improve website reliability, and meet legal or administrative obligations. We do not sell personal information or client documents.

3. Confidential Documents

Client documents are treated as confidential research materials. Access is limited to people directly involved in assessment, translation, transliteration, archival research, quality assurance, or project administration. Team members and collaborators are expected to handle client materials with professional confidentiality.

4. Analytics and Cookies

This website may use Google Analytics or similar tools to understand aggregate website usage. These tools may set cookies or collect technical identifiers. You can restrict cookies through your browser settings. Analytics data is used to improve the website and is not used to sell or disclose client documents.

5. Service Providers

We may use reputable third-party providers for website hosting, email, analytics, payment processing, file transfer, or administrative workflow. These providers process data only as needed to support the services we request from them.

6. Retention

Inquiry records and project files are kept only as long as reasonably necessary for quoting, delivery, revision, accounting, legal compliance, and dispute prevention. Source documents may be deleted after completion or earlier upon request where legally and operationally possible. Financial records are retained for the period required by law.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing of your personal data. To make a request, contact us at [email protected].

8. Contact

For privacy questions, document deletion requests, or data access requests, contact [email protected].