Polyglot Club
Free language exchange community run by a French sole trader in Aix-en-Provence
Key data
| Company | Polyglot Club (Vincent Scheidecker, self-employed) |
|---|---|
| Category | Language Exchange Apps |
| Headquarters | Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - France (EU) |
| Data Location | Hosted by Online SAS in Paris, France (legal notice) |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | Language partner search, writing corrections, events, trips, questions, videos, forum, wiki, Discord chat room, installable web app |
| Pricing | The homepage describes learning for free with real people. A paid option is not described on the pages we read. |
| Best For | Learners who want a community with corrections and local events |
| Replaces | HelloTalk |
Our review
Polyglot Club is a language exchange community in the language exchange apps category. Its legal notice names Polyglot Club as a self-employed company in France run by Vincent Scheidecker, 12, rue des Guerriers, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, SIREN 789710068.
Polyglot Club states more than one million members and offers writing corrections, events and a forum. We read the homepage, legal notice and data deletion page on 4 November 2026.
Who publishes Polyglot Club?
The Polyglot Club legal notice names Vincent Scheidecker as publisher and publication manager. The notice gives the SIREN 789710068 and SIRET 78971006800055.
The site is hosted by Online SAS in Paris. Polyglot Club is therefore a French one-person business rather than a company with a board.
How is Polyglot Club different from HelloTalk?
Polyglot Club is a web community with corrections, events, trips, questions, videos, a wiki and a Discord chat room. It can be installed as a web app from Chrome, Edge or Safari.
HelloTalk is a native mobile app with 70 million stated users. Polyglot Club states 1M+ members and puts more weight on community and events.
What can members do with their data?
The Polyglot Club data deletion page says signed-in members can delete their account from the profile privacy section. Deletion removes direct personal data and anonymises content that must remain for discussion integrity.
We did not read the full privacy policy text, so retention periods are not stated here.
Where it falls short
Polyglot Club is run by one self-employed person, so continuity depends on that person. The pages we read do not include the full privacy policy text, a price list or a native mobile app. Chat room functions run through Discord, a third-party service.
Is Polyglot Club right for you?
Learners who like forums, corrections and meet-ups more than a swipe-style partner list. Learners who prefer a mobile-first app can use Tandem.
What works, what does not
Pros
- Publisher in France (EU) named with SIREN
- Hosted in Paris
- Writing corrections
- Events and local groups
- Free community, according to the homepage
Cons
- Run by a sole trader
- Full privacy policy not read
- No native app described
- Chat room runs on Discord
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Publisher is registered in France with a SIREN
- Legal notice names a host in Paris
- Members can ask for writing corrections
- Offers events and local groups
- Homepage calls the community free
Cons
- One self-employed person runs it
- Full privacy policy was not read
- No native mobile app is described
- Chat room depends on Discord
Alternatives to Polyglot Club
Alternatives from Europe in the language exchange apps group:
See all European language exchange apps or compare them directly against HelloTalk on our alternatives page.
FAQ
The legal notice names Vincent Scheidecker, self-employed, 12, rue des Guerriers, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France, SIREN 789710068.
The legal notice names Online SAS, BP 438, 75366 Paris Cedex 08, France as hosting company.
Yes for the entity: the publisher is registered in France. It is a web community, not a native app, and smaller than HelloTalk by stated members.