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Privacy Policy for TapVoice
Last Updated: April 22, 2026
Introduction
TapVoice ("we," "our," or "the app") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our Apple Watch and iPhone application.
TapVoice is designed with a privacy-first approach: your conversation history, language preferences, and audio recordings stay on your device. We do not operate servers that store your personal content.
Information We Collect
1. Information You Provide
- Voice Recordings: When you tap and hold the TapVoice button on your Apple Watch, the app records a short audio clip (up to 20 seconds) containing your question. The recording is sent to Google Gemini for transcription and answer generation, then immediately and permanently deleted from your device after the response is returned. No audio is ever stored persistently.
- Questions and Answers: The text of your question and the AI-generated answer are stored locally on your device as conversation history.
- Language Preference: Your selected response language is stored locally and synced between your Apple Watch and iPhone.
2. Automatically Collected Information
- Purchase Information: Apple StoreKit manages your in-app purchases (question packs). We do not receive or store your payment details.
- Question Counter: A local counter tracks how many questions you have asked to manage your free trial allotment (10 questions total) and remaining pack balance.
3. Information We Do NOT Collect
- ❌ No account creation or login required
- ❌ No personal identifiers (name, email, phone number)
- ❌ No device identifiers or advertising IDs
- ❌ No analytics or tracking SDKs
- ❌ No location data
- ❌ No contacts, photos, or other device content
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Transcribe your voice question and generate an answer using Google Gemini
- Convert the answer text into spoken audio using OpenAI's text-to-speech service
- Display and speak the answer on your Apple Watch
- Save conversation history locally on your device
- Manage your free trial and question pack balance
Third-Party Services
TapVoice sends your voice recording and the resulting text to the following services to deliver the answer. These services process your data under their own privacy policies and Data Processing Addendums (DPAs).
Google Gemini (AI Processing)
We use Google's Gemini AI service to transcribe your audio and generate answers. Audio data and text are sent to Google for processing, and Google's Search grounding may be used to answer questions about current information.
Important: Google does not use Gemini API data from paid usage to train or improve their models. Requests are processed in real time.
OpenAI (Voice Synthesis)
We use OpenAI's text-to-speech service to convert the text answer into audio that plays on your Apple Watch. Only the answer text is sent to OpenAI — not your original recording.
Important: OpenAI does not use data submitted via their API to train their models. API data is retained for up to 30 days for abuse monitoring and then deleted.
Supabase (Secure API Proxy)
We use Supabase Edge Functions as a secure proxy to route text-to-speech requests to OpenAI. This keeps API keys off your device.
Apple (In-App Purchases & Platform)
In-app purchases are processed entirely by Apple StoreKit. We never see your credit card, Apple ID, or billing address.
Data Storage and Retention
- Local Storage: Conversation history, language preferences, and purchase state are stored on your device (iPhone and Apple Watch) using iOS/watchOS secure storage. We do not store this data on our servers.
- iCloud Key-Value Store: Your question balance (remaining questions from purchased packs) is backed up to Apple's iCloud Key-Value Store under your Apple ID. This allows your balance to be restored automatically if you reinstall the app or sign in on a new device. Conversation history is not included in this backup and will be lost on uninstall.
- AI Processing: Audio and text sent to Google Gemini and OpenAI are processed in real time and deleted according to their respective data retention policies (typically up to 30 days, and never used for model training).
- Supabase: Acts only as a secure proxy — no user data is stored at rest.
- Apple StoreKit: Purchase data is retained by Apple as required for receipt validation and tax reporting.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right to Access: You can review your full conversation history at any time within the app.
- Right to Deletion: You can clear your conversation history from within the app, or delete all local data by uninstalling TapVoice from your iPhone and Apple Watch. Note: your question balance is backed up to iCloud and will persist unless you also disable iCloud for TapVoice in your iPhone Settings.
- Right to Rectification: You can edit or remove individual entries from your conversation history.
- Right to Data Portability: Since all data is stored locally, it remains under your direct control.
- Right to Object: You can object to AI processing by simply not using voice features.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can disable specific features at any time.
- Right to Lodge a Complaint: You may contact your local data protection authority.
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Art. 6): We process your voice input on the legal basis of performance of a contract (delivering the AI answer you requested) and legitimate interest (fraud prevention and service reliability).
Your Rights Under CCPA
If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, request deletion of personal information, and not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell your personal information.
Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures:
- All communications with Google, OpenAI, and Supabase use TLS 1.2+ (HTTPS) encryption
- API keys are stored server-side on Supabase — never bundled in the app
- No user data is stored on our servers
- Payment processing is handled entirely by Apple
International Data Transfers
Google Gemini, OpenAI, and Supabase may process your data on servers located outside the EEA (primarily the United States). These transfers are covered by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) included in each provider's DPA, which ensure an adequate level of data protection.
Children's Privacy
TapVoice is not directed to children under 13 years of age (or 16 in some jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your GDPR or CCPA rights, please contact us:
Email: tapvoiceai@gmail.com
Data Processing Addendum (DPA)
For enterprise customers or users requiring a formal DPA from us, please contact us at the email above. The sub-processors listed in the "Third-Party Services" section each provide their own DPA, linked inline.
Summary
- ✅ All conversation history is stored locally on your device
- ✅ We do NOT operate servers that store your personal content
- ✅ We do NOT sell your data to third parties
- ✅ We do NOT track you with analytics or advertising SDKs
- ✅ Google Gemini and OpenAI do NOT use your API data to train their models
- ✅ You can delete all your data by uninstalling the app
- ✅ You have full GDPR and CCPA rights