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Privacy Policy
Translatable turns your speech into flashcards, so we know exactly how personal your voice is. This page explains — in plain English — what the app does with your data.
Last updated: 6 July 2026
The short version
- Your audio is never stored and never sent to our servers. Speech is converted to text using your phone's built-in speech recognition, and only the text is kept.
- Your transcripts stay on your device, stored encrypted. The app analyses them locally.
- Only the individual words and phrases being translated leave your phone — sent over HTTPS to our translation service, without your identity attached.
- An account is optional. Guest mode runs the whole app on-device.
- We do not sell your personal data. Ever.
Your microphone and speech
Recording your speech is the heart of Translatable — it's where your flashcards come from. Here is precisely what happens:
- When you record (or answer an interview question), your speech is converted to text by your device's system speech recognition — Apple's on iPhone, Google's on Android. Depending on your device and language settings, the system service may process audio on Apple's or Google's servers to produce the text; this is governed by Apple's and Google's privacy policies. Speak mode uses on-device recognition wherever your device supports it.
- The app never saves your audio. No recording files exist — only the resulting text transcript.
- Your audio is never sent to Translatable's servers. We never receive, store, or listen to it.
- Transcripts are stored only on your device, encrypted at rest — via iOS's built-in file protection on iPhone, and AES-256 with a hardware-backed Android Keystore key on Android — and analysed there to find your most-used words and phrases. You can delete them at any time by deleting the app.
What data goes where
| Data | Why | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Words & phrases being translated | Building your flashcards and conjugation tables | Our translation service over HTTPS. Requests are not tied to your identity. Translations may be cached, and translated words may join a shared dictionary that speeds the app up for everyone. |
| Account details (optional) | Signing in with Google, Apple, or an email link | Firebase Authentication (Google). We receive your name, email address, and a sign-in identifier — nothing more. |
| Flashcards, XP, streaks & Premium status (optional) | Syncing your learning between your devices | Google Firestore, in a private record tied to your account. Only synced when you're signed in with sync enabled. |
| Purchases | Premium subscriptions and the lifetime unlock | Processed entirely by Apple's App Store or Google Play. We never see your payment details — only whether Premium is active. |
| Advertising identifier (free tier, with your permission) | Showing and measuring ads | Google AdMob. On iPhone you're asked first via the App Tracking Transparency prompt; decline and ads are simply non-personalised. EU users see a consent form. Premium removes ads entirely. |
| Basic usage analytics | Understanding crashes and which features are used, so we can improve the app | Firebase (Google) — aggregate app events and device information, not the content of your speech or cards. |
| Translation corrections you submit | Fixing bad translations for everyone | Sent to our review queue with the word and your suggested fix — no identity attached. |
Guest mode
You can use the entire app without creating an account. In guest mode nothing is synced and no account data exists — your cards, transcripts, and progress live only on your phone. If you later sign in, your on-device data is attached to your new account and synced.
Deleting your data
- Account and synced data: in the app, go to Settings ▸ Account & Sync ▸ Delete Account. This removes your synced cards, progress, and account record from our servers.
- On-device data (transcripts, local cards, settings) is removed when you delete the app.
- You can also email us (below) to request access to, or deletion of, your personal data. EU and California residents have additional rights under the GDPR and CCPA, and we honour them.
Children
Translatable is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.
Changes to this policy
If we change how the app handles data, we'll update this page and the "last updated" date above. Meaningful changes will be called out in the app.
Contact
Questions, requests, or concerns — email mattycaroro@icloud.com. You'll be writing directly to the developer.