The short version: speech recognition, practice history, profiles and recordings stay on the device. We cannot listen to, retrieve or sell them because the app does not send them to us.
Scope
This policy explains data handling in the current SpeechSeed iPhone and iPad app (the “App”) and on this website. “We” means the developer of SpeechSeed. The App Store privacy label describes the App; ordinary website delivery is explained separately below.
What the App handles
- Microphone audio
- Used only while the listening ring glows. Audio is processed on-device. The first clear or grown-up-confirmed attempt may become one saved clip for that session; clips remain local and parent-deletable.
- Speech recognition
- Apple’s on-device speech recognition checks prompted English words. SpeechSeed requires on-device recognition and does not send voice audio or transcripts to a SpeechSeed server.
- Profiles and practice
- A child’s name, age band, chosen sounds, sessions, results and progress are stored locally by the App and are not placed in a SpeechSeed account or developer database. The local store and saved voice clips are explicitly excluded from device backups.
- Reports
- PDF and text reports are generated on-device. Nothing is shared unless a grown-up chooses a destination in the iOS share sheet. The destination’s privacy terms apply after sharing.
- Reminders
- Optional daily-practice and eligible-trial reminders can be scheduled locally through Apple’s notification system when a grown-up allows notifications. We do not run a notification-marketing profile or receive reminder activity.
- Purchases
- Apple processes App Store purchases and subscriptions. The App reads a verified entitlement from StoreKit to unlock Premium. Apple may provide developers with transaction and aggregated sales information under Apple’s own policies; it does not include a child’s voice or practice history.
Data we do not collect through the App
- No child or adult account, email address or login.
- No voice recordings, speech transcripts, profile details or practice history sent to us.
- No advertising identifiers, third-party analytics or behavioral tracking.
- No location, contacts, photos, camera data or cross-app tracking.
- No remote report generation or AI service receives the child’s practice data.
Permissions
SpeechSeed asks for Microphone and Speech Recognition access so it can listen during a practice attempt. Notification permission is optional and used only for reminders a grown-up enables or permits after an eligible trial starts. You can change permissions at any time in iOS Settings.
Storage, deletion and retention
App content remains on the device for as long as the App or the relevant record remains there.
- Delete all saved practice clips in the grown-up area under Settings → Practice clips.
- Deleting the App removes its local SpeechSeed profiles, practice history and clips from the device.
- SpeechSeed cannot recover deleted local content because it does not keep a server copy.
- Copies a grown-up exported to Mail, Messages, Files or another service must be deleted from that destination separately.
Children’s privacy
SpeechSeed is designed for adult-guided speech practice. The App does not knowingly collect personal information from children—or anyone—because it does not transmit profile, practice or voice data to us. Purchases and external links are kept in the grown-up area.
This website and email
This website has no analytics, advertising, contact form or tracking cookies. Its fonts, scripts and images are served from the same site. As with nearly every website, the hosting provider may process ordinary request information such as an IP address, browser type, requested URL and timestamp to deliver and secure the site. We do not use that information to build advertising profiles.
If you email support, your email provider and ours process the address, message and attachments needed to correspond with you. Please do not email a child’s recording or health information.
Service providers and legal requests
Apple provides App Store distribution, StoreKit purchases, on-device speech technology and optional notifications. A web-hosting provider delivers this website. We may disclose information we actually possess when legally required, but the App’s local voice and practice data are not available to us.
Changes to this policy
If the App’s data handling changes, we will update this policy and the App Store privacy answers before representing the new behavior as current. The date at the top shows the latest revision.
Privacy question?
Email mitsi@keenshift.ai. Do not include a child’s voice recording or health information.