Effective date: 23 September 2026
TalkAm is operated by Appedge, 2, Robert Nebolisa Street, Prince Ville, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria ("Appedge", "TalkAm", "we", "us"). Contact us at hello@appedgeng.com.
TalkAm is an Android keyboard and writing assistant. This policy explains what information we process when you type with the keyboard, request voice transcription or rewriting, sign in, buy Premium, view ads, participate in Refer & Earn, or contact us. It applies to the TalkAm app and keyboard. It replaces our privacy policy dated 14 July 2026.
Account information. TalkAm creates an anonymous account identifier so core services and limits work before Google sign-in. If you choose Google sign-in, we receive an account identifier and information Google makes available for sign-in, which may include your email address, name and profile image. We store account, session, preference and entitlement information needed to provide the service.
Keyboard and AI requests. Ordinary typing into another app is handled by the keyboard to enter text there. We do not send those words to our AI service merely because you open the keyboard or type in that app. If you use TalkAm's voice feature or its translation/rewrite composer, the relevant audio or text, selected languages and writing settings, and any saved glossary entries needed for the request are sent for processing. Text entered into the TalkAm composer may be sent automatically after a pause or punctuation, without a separate Send tap. A rewrite may also include text you select or submit from the current field. The resulting transcript or rewritten text is returned to you. The TalkAm backend is not designed to keep a permanent history of raw recordings or AI request text, but service providers may retain limited request data or logs under their own terms.
Saved glossary and preferences. If you add names or words to your personal glossary, we store the entries with your account and use them to improve your requested results. We also store settings such as language, writing and keyboard preferences. You can remove glossary entries in the app.
Usage and technical information. We process account and device identifiers, app and Android version, device model, language or country settings, network address and approximate country, feature usage, request counts, keyboard-open and interaction events, error and performance data, and security logs. Keyboard activity used for referrals is reported as a count and date, not as the characters typed. Technical events may be associated with your account rather than being anonymous.
Referral information. If you use Refer & Earn, we process your referral code, referral link or install attribution, the referring and referred TalkAm account identifiers, a protected device identifier, Google Play Integrity results, approximate country, qualifying keyboard-day counts, purchase qualification, reward status and balances, and fraud or risk signals. A referrer may see a referred account's progress and reward status in the referral page, but not the referred person's email address, typed words, voice content or bank details.
Purchases and payouts. Google Play and RevenueCat process paid-subscription transactions and provide us with product, purchase, entitlement and refund status. We do not receive your complete payment-card number from Google Play. If you add a Nigerian bank account for referral withdrawals, your full account number and bank selection are sent to Paystack to resolve the account and create a transfer recipient. Our payout record stores information such as the verified account name, bank, last four digits, a protected account fingerprint and Paystack recipient reference. We also keep referral ledger and withdrawal records needed to administer the programme and resolve disputes.
Notifications and support. If you opt in to push notifications, we process a push token, installation identifier, app version and country setting to send app updates or keyboard reminders. If you contact support or send feedback through an available support channel, we process the information you provide and our communications with you. An external service such as WhatsApp will apply its own privacy policy if you choose to contact us there.
Advertising and analytics. On ad-supported plans, including Premium obtained with referral earnings, advertising providers may process device and advertising identifiers, IP address, approximate location, ad views and interactions, and consent choices. We use PostHog for app and keyboard usage analytics and Sentry for errors and performance. Where PostHog session replay is enabled, it records activity on TalkAm's main app screens; because text and image masking is not currently enabled for all app content, a replay may include information visible or entered on those screens, including bank-account entry. This is separate from ordinary typing in another app through the TalkAm keyboard.
We use information to provide keyboard and AI features; maintain accounts and preferences; calculate usage limits; provide, verify and restore Premium access; operate referrals and withdrawals; prevent fraud and abuse; serve and measure ads where permitted; send opted-in notifications; respond to support requests; diagnose failures; improve reliability; and meet legal obligations. We do not sell your voice recordings, AI request content or bank details for advertising.
TalkAm requests microphone access only for a feature that needs recording. Audio is transmitted for processing after you activate a voice feature. Android may label a field as sensitive, such as a password field; TalkAm is designed to restrict features such as voice, context access, ads and network requests in those fields. A keyboard must still handle the keystrokes locally to enter what you type.
We currently use Google Gemini to process requested voice and text tasks. Google receives the content needed for the task. Google's Gemini API terms distinguish paid from unpaid API use. If our requests use unpaid service, Google may use submitted content and responses to improve its products, and human reviewers may review them. If our requests use paid service, Google says it does not use prompts or responses for product improvement, but may retain limited logs for safety and legal purposes. Appedge does not automatically add ordinary user requests to an Appedge model-training dataset. The in-app training option does not by itself submit recordings or corrected text for training. Do not submit highly sensitive information to an AI feature unless you are comfortable with the applicable provider processing.
TalkAm may show ads through Unity LevelPlay and its advertising partners, including Meta-related components. Those parties may use device identifiers and other data to deliver, measure and protect ads. Where required, the app presents a consent or privacy-options form. You can revisit available ad privacy choices in TalkAm Settings and can also use Android's advertising and permission controls. Declining personalised ads does not necessarily remove ads; you may instead see less personalised ads. A paid no-ads entitlement and a referral-earned Premium entitlement have different ad benefits, as described in the app and Terms.
Depending on the data and applicable law, we rely on: providing the service you request or performing our contract with you; your consent for processing that requires it, such as certain ad choices and optional notifications; our legitimate interests in security, fraud prevention, support, diagnostics and service improvement where those interests do not override your rights; and compliance with legal obligations, including transaction and payout records. You may withdraw consent where it is the basis for processing, without affecting earlier lawful processing. Some features may not work if necessary data or permissions are withheld.
We share only the information reasonably needed for each service with providers such as Supabase (account and backend hosting), Google (sign-in, Gemini, Google Play and Play Integrity), RevenueCat (purchase verification), Paystack (bank verification and transfers), Unity LevelPlay and advertising partners (ads), PostHog (analytics and possible app session replay), Sentry (diagnostics), and Expo/notification delivery providers (opted-in notifications). A country-lookup provider may receive an IP address when we need to verify referral availability and cannot determine country from the request infrastructure.
Providers may process data under their own notices and contractual terms. We may also disclose information where reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect users or the service, investigate fraud, or complete a lawful business transfer with appropriate safeguards. We do not give referrers direct access to a referred person's private content or banking information.
If you read this policy on Google Sites, Google may process information about your visit to that website under its own Privacy Policy. This website processing is separate from using the TalkAm app.
Some providers may process information outside Nigeria. Where required, we use appropriate contractual and organisational safeguards for international transfers. We use access controls and technical measures intended to protect information in transit and at rest, and we limit access to people and providers with a need to know. No internet or storage system is completely secure. If a reportable security incident occurs, we will take steps required by applicable law.
We keep information only for as long as reasonably needed for the purposes above, including providing your account and saved glossary, administering subscriptions and referrals, resolving payments and disputes, detecting abuse, and meeting legal duties. Voice and rewrite content is processed for the requested result and is not maintained by our backend as a user-facing history. Usage records, referral and payout records, security logs, support messages and provider-held records may have different retention periods. Some records may need to remain after account deletion for fraud prevention, accounting, legal claims or compliance. We delete or de-identify information when it is no longer needed, subject to applicable law and provider retention rules. You can ask us for more detail about a particular category.
Depending on applicable law, you may request access to your personal information, correction, deletion, restriction or objection to certain processing, data portability where available, or withdrawal of consent. You may also ask for a human review of a referral or payout restriction based on automated risk checks. To make a request, email hello@appedgeng.com with the subject Privacy Request or Data Deletion Request. Provide the TalkAm account email, if you have one, and enough detail for us to locate the record. We may need to verify your identity before disclosing or deleting data.
We aim to acknowledge verified requests within seven business days and will complete them within the time required by applicable law. Deleting your TalkAm account does not automatically cancel a Google Play subscription or erase records held independently by Google, Paystack or other providers. We may retain limited records where the law permits or requires it. You may complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission or another applicable data-protection authority if you believe your rights have not been respected.
TalkAm and its AI features are intended for adults aged 18 or older. We do not knowingly seek personal information from children. If we learn that a person under 18 has provided personal information, we will take appropriate steps to restrict access and remove information where appropriate, subject to legal requirements. Cash referral participation and withdrawals are also limited to adults aged 18 or older.
We may update this policy as TalkAm changes. We will post the revised version with a new effective date and provide additional notice where required for a material change. A change to this policy does not by itself replace any consent required by law.
For privacy questions or requests, contact Appedge, 2, Robert Nebolisa Street, Prince Ville, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, at hello@appedgeng.com.