PRIVACY POLICY
PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy describes how Talk Maxer ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use our mobile application Talk Maxer (the "App"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information. By using the App, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We collect information you provide directly to us, including:
- Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your name, email address, username, and password.
- Voice Recordings: When you use the App's speech recognition features, we collect audio recordings of your voice during practice sessions.
- Communications: Information you provide when you contact us for support or communicate with us.
- Payment Information: If you purchase a premium subscription, payment information is collected by our payment processor (Apple App Store or Google Play through RevenueCat). We do not directly collect or store your payment information.
When you use our App, we automatically collect:
- Device Information: Device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, and network information.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use the App, including frequency of use, lesson completion, performance metrics, and interaction with features.
- Performance Data: Your scores, progress, and other metrics related to your communication skills development.
Our App's primary purpose is to help you improve your communication skills. To provide this service, we:
- Record your voice during practice sessions
- Transcribe your speech to text
- Analyze your speech patterns, intonation, clarity, and other communication attributes
- Generate performance metrics and feedback based on this analysis
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve the App
- Process transactions and manage your account
- Analyze your speech patterns to provide personalized feedback
- Track your progress and generate performance metrics
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- Send you technical notices, updates, and administrative messages
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized uses
- Improve and develop new features and services
- Personalize your experience with the App
Your voice recordings are processed to:
- Generate text transcriptions
- Analyze communication patterns
- Provide feedback on your communication skills
- Track improvements over time
This processing is essential to the core functionality of our App.
We use analytics tools to understand how users interact with our App, which helps us improve the user experience and develop new features. These analytics may include:
- Usage patterns
- Feature popularity
- Performance metrics
- User engagement statistics
We may share your information as follows:
We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, and other partners who help us provide and improve the App, such as:
- Cloud storage providers
- Analytics providers
- Customer support services
- Speech recognition technology providers
These service providers are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any change in ownership or uses of your information.
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly consent to such sharing.
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Voice recordings and their derived data (transcriptions, analysis) are retained as needed to provide you with ongoing progress tracking and improvement metrics.
You can request deletion of your account and associated data as described in Section 8 of this policy.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information.
- Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your information.
- Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Objection: You can object to our processing of your personal information.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 13.
The App is not intended for children under the age of 14. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 14. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 14 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information to the United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
The App may contain links to third-party websites, services, or applications that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit [https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa].
Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, California customers are entitled to request information about whether a business has disclosed personal information to any third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. We do not sell or share your personal information with third-party companies for their direct marketing purposes without your consent.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal information.
The legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the personal information we collect and the specific context in which we collect it:
- We need to perform a contract with you
- You have given us permission to do so
- The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights
- To comply with the law
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Our App does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals.
In the event of a data breach that compromises your personal information, we will notify you and relevant authorities as required by applicable law.
BY USING THE APP, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.