Privacy Policy

What data we collect

None. The app has no account system, no analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting, and no advertising SDKs. There is nothing to sign up for and no servers to talk to.

What permissions we request

• Microphone — required to record voice notes when you press and hold the in-app push-to-talk button. Audio capture only happens while you are actively holding the button.

The microphone permission is requested by iOS the first time you try to record. You can revoke it at any time in Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone.

How your audio is handled

When you record a note, the app writes a temporary .wav file to its private app sandbox. The transcription runs entirely on your device using a bundled, open-source speech- recognition model (whisper.cpp). The audio file is deleted as soon as the transcript is saved.

If transcription fails, the audio is kept on-device so you can retry. As soon as a retry succeeds, the audio is deleted.

Audio never leaves your device.

How your transcripts are stored

Transcripts are stored in a private SQLite database inside the app's sandbox on your device. They are not synced anywhere, not backed up to any service that we control, and not shared with us or anyone else.

If you have iCloud backup enabled in iOS, your transcripts may be included in your encrypted iCloud device backup, the same as any other on-device app data. This is governed by Apple's privacy policy, not ours, and we have no access to it.

Export and sharing

The Export feature writes a single JSON file containing your transcripts to your device's Documents folder and hands it to the iOS share sheet. Where you send that file from there (Messages, Mail, Files, etc.) is your choice. We don't see it.

Network

The app does not make HTTP requests, does not contact any backend, and works fully in airplane mode. There are no third- party SDKs in the app that collect data.

Children's privacy

The app does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. Because no data is collected at all, there is no children's data to handle.

Changes to this policy

If the privacy posture of the app ever changes — for example if a future version adds an optional sync feature — this page will be updated and the effective date at the top will move. The schema of the existing data won't change without notice.

Contact

Questions about this policy or about how the app handles your data: open an issue at github.com/kilsekddd/shower-thoughts/issues.