Duolingo · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Eroding 3 mo

How Duolingo's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

Duolingo has made 3 significant policy changes since monitoring began in April 2026 (3 mo). 3 were negative for consumers, primarily involving transparency removal.
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Documents Affected

Duolingo Privacy Policy
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Duolingo's Privacy Policy describes what personal information Duolingo collects about you and how it uses, stores, and shares it. By using Duolingo, you agree that it may record what you …
May 27, 2026
Duolingo removed three sentences from its privacy policy on May 27, 2026. The removed language disclosed that the website uses cookies to enhance user experience …
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All Changes (3)

May 27, 2026
Duolingo removed three sentences from its privacy policy on May 27, 2026. The removed language disclosed that the website uses cookies to enhance user experience and analyze performance, that Duolingo …
medium negative Duolingo Privacy Policy
May 27, 2026
Duolingo modified its audio collection and sharing policy on May 27, 2026. Previously, the policy stated that audio sharing for product improvement could be declined on iOS devices specifically, and …
medium negative Duolingo Privacy Policy
Apr 21, 2026
Duolingo updated its privacy policy on April 21, 2026 to add details about a new Math Tutor AI feature and to modify how audio and transcript data are handled. For …
medium negative Duolingo Privacy Policy

Trend Observation

Duolingo's most frequent change categories are Transparency removal (1), Data collection expansion (1), Retention change (1). Get alerted when Duolingo changes policy →

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