Effective Date: July 1, 2023

Welcome to Speech to text ("the App," "we," "us," or "our"). Your privacy is not just important to us; it is the foundation upon which this App is built. This Privacy Policy is intended to provide a clear and comprehensive explanation of how we handle information.

By using our App, you acknowledge and agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Our Core Privacy Principle: No Data Collection

Our philosophy is simple: we believe the best way to protect your data is not to collect it in the first place. The App is engineered to be a completely offline, on-device tool. We do not collect, store, track, or share any of your personal data or content.

To be perfectly clear, we DO NOT collect:

• Personal Data: We do not request, receive, or store any personal identifiers such as your name, email address, phone number, physical address, or location data.
• Voice, Audio, and Transcription Data: All audio processing, including speech recognition and transcription, occurs exclusively on your device. Your audio recordings and the text you generate are never transmitted to our servers or any third-party service. This content remains private and under your sole control within the App on your device.
• Usage and Telemetry Data: We do not collect any analytics, diagnostics, or telemetry data about your interaction with the App. This includes crash logs, session duration, feature usage, or performance metrics.
• Device and Technical Data: We do not collect any information about your device, such as the model, operating system, IP address, advertising identifiers, or any other technical identifiers.

Information Processing

All core functions of the App, such as processing audio and converting it to text, are performed locally on your device. This on-device processing model ensures that your sensitive information remains in your possession at all times, providing the highest level of privacy and security.

App Permissions

To function as intended, the App may request the following permission:

• Microphone Access: This permission is required only for the core feature of capturing audio for real-time transcription. The audio captured is processed directly on your device and is not stored, logged, or transmitted off the device by us. You can manage this permission in your device’s system settings.

Third-Party Services

The App does not contain any third-party SDKs for advertising, analytics, or any other purpose that would involve sharing data with external companies. We do not transmit any data to third parties because we do not collect any data to begin with.

Data Security

We are committed to ensuring the App is a secure environment. While we do not collect your data, we build our software following security best practices to protect the integrity of the App itself. The security of the data you create and store within the App on your device (such as exported text files) is your responsibility, managed through your device's own security features (e.g., passcode, biometric authentication).

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