Privacy policy

Who is responsible

SpeakMyLanguage is provided by Jan Evenblij, an individual developer based in the Netherlands, using the name JWH Software. Contact: contact@jwhsoftware.com. This notice covers the free Android app and its optional paid full-version unlock of SpeakMyLanguage and the support enquiries you send us.

Speech and translations on your device

The microphone is used when you start listening. The app records your speech in its private cache and runs speech recognition and text translation on your device using downloaded models. The app does not upload recordings, recognised words or translated transcripts to Jan Evenblij, Google AdMob or an external AI service.

Temporary audio files are normally deleted when recording and processing end. An interrupted session or abnormal shutdown may leave cache files; the app attempts to remove abandoned recordings on its next process startup. Android may also clear cache files, or you can clear the app’s storage. Translated messages are held in memory during the app session; the app does not intentionally save a transcript history to permanent storage. The app has no user accounts or cloud transcript synchronisation.

Downloaded models, language/model choices and other settings are kept in app-private storage. You can delete models through Manage models. Clearing the app's storage or uninstalling it removes its local files and preferences. Revoking microphone permission in Android Settings prevents new recordings.

Model downloads and technical information

Model downloads may be delivered by Jan Evenblij / JWH Software through Cloudflare at models.jwhsoftware.com, or directly by Hugging Face or GitHub and their download infrastructure. This notice also covers the JWH Software model download service. Delivering requested files and protecting the service requires technical information such as your IP address, request time, requested file and HTTP headers. The download service uses temporary in-memory IP-based request counters to deter abuse; it does not write these counters to an application database or use them for advertising. Cloudflare may process additional operational and security information under its applicable terms. See the Cloudflare privacy policy, Hugging Face privacy policy and GitHub privacy statement. This download service receives no audio recordings or transcript text from the app.

Development builds may write local technical timing information such as model ID, language direction, processing duration and memory use to Android's diagnostic log. These log messages do not include recordings or transcript text. There is no separate analytics or crash-upload service added by the app developer. Google advertising diagnostics in the free edition are described below.

Advertising in the free edition

The app includes Google AdMob and Google’s User Messaging Platform (UMP). Ads are used while the full version is not unlocked. After the full version is unlocked, the app stops displaying ads and making new AdMob ad requests; it skips advertising consent startup on subsequent premium launches. The SDK code remains in the single app, and upgrading does not erase data already processed by Google.

Google's advertising SDK may collect and share IP addresses, advertising/device or app identifiers, ad and app interactions, and diagnostic/performance information for ad delivery, measurement and fraud prevention. IP addresses may reveal approximate location. The app does not request precise GPS location for ads. Applicable Google advertising partners may process information as explained in the consent message and Google's disclosures.

See Google's Mobile Ads SDK data disclosures, Google's privacy policy, and how Google uses information from partner apps. Google controls its own retention schedules and explains international processing and safeguards in its policy. We do not receive your individual advertising identifier through the app's own code; AdMob may provide the developer with advertising performance reports.

Advertising choices

Where required, UMP requests your choices before advertising requests are permitted. In Settings, Advertising privacy options appears when Google requires an entry point to change those choices. You can revisit it to change or withdraw consent. Whether any ads can be served after a refusal depends on the applicable rules and Google's eligibility checks. Translation remains available if ads cannot load.

Android also provides advertising privacy controls. Google may require consent for device storage or identifiers even for ads that are not personalised. Advertising privacy forms and choices are separate from Android's microphone permission.

Purposes and legal bases

We process information needed to provide the translation service you request. Advertising processing requiring consent is based on that consent. Voluntary support correspondence is used to answer your enquiry and follow up, based on our legitimate interest in providing support. Google explains the legal bases for its own processing in its privacy policy.

Full-version purchases

The optional full-version unlock is a one-time, non-consumable purchase through Google Play, not a subscription. Google processes payment information under its own policies. The app receives the product ID, purchase state, signed purchase receipt and purchase token so it can verify and acknowledge the purchase and restore access. The app does not receive your card details or send purchase receipts to a developer-operated server. It stores a signed, acknowledged receipt in private local storage so purchased features remain available offline. This cache is removed when a successful Google Play ownership check no longer finds the purchase, or when app storage is cleared or the app is uninstalled. Reinstallation can restore the purchase through the purchasing Google Play account. Google retains transaction records according to its policies and applicable law.

Support, retention and service providers

If you email us, we receive your email address and the information and attachments you choose to send. Our email provider is Google Workspace. Avoid including sensitive recordings or transcripts unless needed for your enquiry. Support messages are kept while needed to resolve the enquiry and related follow-up, or longer when a legal obligation or dispute requires it. You can request deletion by contacting us.

Our email and download providers and Google advertising services may process data outside the EEA. Their policies describe the applicable transfer mechanisms. Local app files remain on your device unless you independently share them or use an operating-system service outside the app's control.

Your privacy rights

Where applicable, you can request access, correction, deletion, restriction or portability of personal data, object to processing, and withdraw consent. Contact contact@jwhsoftware.com. We cannot retrieve recordings or transcripts held only on your phone; use Android's storage controls to remove them. You may also complain to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens or your local supervisory authority.

Security and changes

The app uses Android's app-private storage and encrypted connections for model downloads. No system can eliminate every security risk. Keep your phone secure and consider the privacy of other people whose speech you record.

We may update this notice when the app or its providers change. The date above identifies this version. This page describes the Android app; opening links in your browser also involves the linked website's own privacy practices.