Privacy Policy

Speak and Translate Voice

Effective date: October 9, 2026
Last updated: October 9, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Speak and Translate Voice (the "App").

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, share, store, and protect information when you use the App.

We are committed to transparency, user control, and responsible data processing.

The App does not require an account.

Translation history, conversation history, language preferences, and your AI data-sharing consent choice are stored locally on your device.

Certain translation features require content you choose to submit to be processed by Google LLC through Google Cloud services.

Before sharing translation content with these services, the App explains what information will be transmitted, identifies the service provider, and requests your explicit permission.

This Privacy Policy applies to both Free and Premium users.

2. Information We Process

2.1 Information You Choose to Submit

Depending on the feature you use, the App may process:

• Text: Words, phrases, messages, or documents that you type or paste for translation.

• Voice recordings: Audio you deliberately record for speech recognition and translation.

• Photos and images: Images you capture or select for text recognition and translation.

• Extracted text: Text recognized within photos using OCR technology.

• Text for audio generation: Text submitted for text-to-speech processing.

• Translation results: Translated text, transcriptions, and other generated results.

This information is processed to provide the specific functionality you request.

Content may contain personal information if you choose to include it.

We recommend avoiding sensitive personal, financial, medical, or confidential information unless it is necessary for your intended use.

2.2 Information Stored Locally

The App stores certain information on your device, including:

• Translation history.

• Conversation history.

• Source and target language preferences.

• Cached Premium subscription status.

• AI data-sharing consent preferences.

• The date and version associated with your consent choice.

This information is used to provide continuity, maintain your preferences, and support the App's functionality.

The App does not require an account to store this information locally.

2.3 Technical and Security Information

The App uses Google Firebase services, including Firebase App Check, to help secure its cloud infrastructure.

These services may process limited technical information, such as:

• App integrity and security tokens.

• Device or application verification information.

• Network request information.

• IP addresses associated with service requests.

• Technical information needed to detect abuse or service failures.

This technical processing is separate from the submission of text, voice recordings, or images for translation.

Apple also processes transaction and subscription information when you make an in-app purchase.

We receive the purchase or entitlement information needed to provide Premium access, but we do not receive your full payment-card details.

3. How We Use Information

We process information for the following purposes:

• Translating user-submitted text.

• Recognizing and translating spoken language.

• Recognizing text in images.

• Generating audio for supported translations.

• Displaying translation and conversation results.

• Maintaining local translation history and language preferences.

• Managing Free and Premium feature access.

• Protecting the App and cloud services against unauthorized use.

• Diagnosing technical errors and maintaining service reliability.

Translation content is submitted when you deliberately request the corresponding feature and have provided the required consent.

We do not sell user-submitted translation content or use that content to build third-party advertising profiles.

4. Google Cloud Processing and Third-Party AI Services

Certain translation capabilities rely on services provided by Google LLC / Google Cloud.

Depending on the feature, the App uses the following services:

Google Cloud Translation

Information sent: Text submitted for translation, including recognized speech or extracted image text when applicable.

Purpose: Language detection and translation into the selected language.

Google Cloud Vision

Information sent: Photos or images you explicitly capture or select for translation.

Purpose: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to identify and extract written text from images.

Google Cloud Speech-to-Text

Information sent: Voice recordings you deliberately create for translation.

Purpose: Converting spoken language into text for transcription and translation.

Google Cloud Text-to-Speech

Information sent: Text selected for spoken audio generation.

Purpose: Generating audio playback in a supported language.

Google Firebase Backend

The App uses secured Firebase backend functions to communicate with the applicable Google Cloud services.

These functions receive the information necessary to process your requested translation operation and return the results to the App.

Firebase App Check helps protect backend services against unauthorized or abusive requests.

We do not intentionally store submitted translation text, voice recordings, or images in a separate developer-operated content database.

Google Cloud processes information under its applicable service agreements, privacy documentation, and data-processing commitments.

We use service providers subject to contractual security and data protection commitments designed to provide protections equivalent to those described in this policy, as required by applicable law.

For additional information, please review:

Google Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Cloud Privacy Notice:
https://cloud.google.com/terms/cloud-privacy-notice

Google Cloud Data Processing and Security Terms:
https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-addendum

5. Explicit Consent Before Cloud Translation

Before any user-submitted text, image, or voice recording is transmitted for translation-related cloud processing, the App displays an explicit disclosure and requests your permission.

The disclosure explains:

• What categories of content may be sent.

• That the content is transmitted to Google LLC / Google Cloud.

• Why the content is needed for translation, speech recognition, OCR, or audio generation.

• That you can decline or withdraw permission.

If You Agree

The App may transmit the content necessary for the translation functionality you choose to use.

Only the content needed for the requested operation is submitted.

If You Decline

Your translation content will not be transmitted to Google Cloud for those cloud translation features.

Features that require this processing will remain unavailable until you grant permission.

This applies to both the free text translation functionality and Premium cloud translation features.

Technical security processing, such as Firebase App Check, may occur separately as described in this policy.

6. Withdrawing Consent

You can withdraw your AI data-sharing consent at any time within the App.

Navigate to:

Settings → Data Management → AI Data Sharing → Withdraw Consent

After withdrawal:

• Future user-submitted translation content will not be transmitted to Google Cloud for the affected features.

• Cloud-based translation features will remain unavailable unless you grant consent again.

• Your locally stored translation history is not automatically deleted by withdrawing consent.

• Processing completed before withdrawal cannot necessarily be reversed.

You may grant consent again when you choose to use a feature that requires cloud processing.

You may also manage camera, microphone, and photo-library access through your device's iOS or iPadOS Settings.

7. Free and Premium Features

The App provides different levels of access.

Free Access

• Text translation is available with usage limits.

• Additional translations beyond the free allowance require Premium access or an available renewal of the free allowance.

Premium Access

• Live two-person conversation translation.

• Voice recording and translation.

• Camera and photo translation.

• Text translation beyond the free allowance.

• Supported audio playback and text-to-speech functionality.

Both Free and Premium cloud-based translation features require applicable data-sharing consent.

Purchasing Premium does not remove the need for consent to transmit translation content to Google Cloud.

Payment information is processed by Apple, not directly by the App.

8. Storage, Retention, and Deletion

Information Stored on Your Device

Translation history, conversation history, language preferences, and consent settings are stored locally on your device.

This information generally remains until you delete it, remove the App, or reset your device.

Deleting Local Data

You can delete locally stored translation history using:

Settings → Clear Translation History

Conversation content can be cleared using the available controls within the conversation interface.

Uninstalling the App generally removes its locally stored application data, subject to iOS backup and restoration behavior.

Temporary Processing

Temporary voice files created by the App are deleted after processing or cancellation.

We do not intentionally retain submitted photos, voice recordings, or translation text in a separate developer-operated content database.

Firebase backend functions process content for the requested operation and return the result.

Technical logs and security records may be processed or retained according to the applicable cloud service configuration and provider retention policies.

Google Cloud Retention

Google Cloud may retain certain service or technical information according to its applicable terms, service-specific policies, and legal obligations.

Withdrawing consent prevents future content submissions but does not automatically erase information previously processed by Google Cloud.

Because the App does not require an account and does not intentionally maintain a server-side database of translation content, we may not be able to identify individual historical requests after processing.

You may contact us with data deletion or privacy questions.

9. Device Permissions

The App requests access to certain device capabilities only when needed for their corresponding functions.

Microphone

Used to record speech that you choose to translate.

Camera

Used to capture images containing text that you wish to recognize and translate.

Photo Library

Used to select existing photos for OCR and translation.

These permissions are separate from the App's Google Cloud data-sharing consent.

You can manage or revoke device permissions at any time through iOS or iPadOS Settings.

Revoking a permission may prevent the associated feature from functioning.

10. Data Security

We use technical safeguards designed to protect information and cloud communications.

These include:

• Encrypted network connections for cloud requests.

• Secured Firebase backend functions.

• Firebase App Check to help prevent unauthorized service access.

• Access-controlled credentials for cloud services.

• Limited transmission of user content for the requested translation operation.

• Local storage of history and preferences.

Google Cloud provides security measures under its applicable service and data-processing agreements.

Although we take reasonable measures to protect information, no system or network transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Data Sharing and Advertising

We share translation content with Google Cloud only as necessary to provide the cloud-based functionality you request and subject to your applicable consent.

We do not sell user-submitted translation content.

We do not use that content for targeted advertising or advertising profiles.

Technical security information and purchase-related information may be processed by the relevant providers as described in this policy.

We may disclose information where required by applicable law or a valid legal obligation.

12. International Data Processing

The App may be used in multiple countries and regions.

Google Cloud and Apple may process information in locations outside your country of residence.

Such processing is subject to the relevant provider's contractual commitments, applicable privacy protections, and international data-transfer requirements.

13. Children's Privacy

The App is not specifically directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children under 13.

If you believe that a child has submitted personal information in circumstances requiring deletion or other action, please contact us using the email address below.

Additional age-related protections may apply depending on local laws.

14. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have rights to:

• Request information about how your personal data is processed.

• Request access to personal information held about you.

• Request correction of inaccurate personal information.

• Request deletion of eligible personal information.

• Withdraw consent for future cloud translation processing.

• Object to or request restrictions on certain processing activities where applicable.

You can manage locally stored translation data using the App's available deletion controls.

Because the App does not require an account or intentionally maintain a database of submitted translation content, our ability to identify or retrieve previously processed requests may be limited.

For requests involving provider-held data, we will explain the available options and assist to the extent required by applicable law and technically feasible.

Contact us at:

ai-translate@outlook.com

15. Apple App Store and Subscription Data

Subscriptions and in-app purchases are processed through Apple's payment infrastructure.

Apple may collect and process payment information, transaction identifiers, and subscription details according to its own privacy practices.

The App receives the entitlement information necessary to verify whether Premium access is active.

We do not directly receive your complete payment-card information.

You can manage subscriptions through your Apple Account settings.

Apple Privacy Policy:

https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when we modify the App, its features, third-party providers, or applicable data protection practices.

Any changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date.

Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional notice.

If a material change affects what user content is shared with third-party AI services or the purpose of sharing, the App will request renewed consent before future affected content is transmitted.

17. Contact Information

For questions concerning privacy, data processing, consent, or deletion requests, please contact:

App: Speak and Translate Voice
Developer: Independent developer of Speak and Translate Voice
Email: ai-translate@outlook.com

We encourage you to contact us if you have any concerns about how your information is handled.