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Aloud Privacy Policy

Your voice is not recorded, stored or uploaded by us, and neither is what you say. Other players see your name, country and points on the leaderboard, and nothing else. No ads, no tracking, no analytics, and we never sell your data. Deleting your account in Settings deletes your data immediately.

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Who is responsible

The controller for the processing of your personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

  • Kilian Baier & Fabian Baier
  • Sonnenstraße 10
  • 3442 Langenschönbichl
  • Austria
  • Email: [email protected]

What we collect, and why

Account: When you start the app, an account is created for you automatically, identified by a random ID. If you choose to sign in with email, Google or Apple, we also store your email address and, where the provider gives it to us, your name. We need this to keep your progress across sessions and devices.

Profile: The name, date of birth and country you enter during onboarding. Your name and country appear on your profile and on the leaderboard; your date of birth is used only to show your age on your own profile and is never shown to other players.

Rounds: For each round you play: the topic, when it started, how long you spoke and your quiz score. This is your history, and it is what your points, streak and achievements are calculated from.

Purchases: If you subscribe to Aloud Pro, the purchase is handled entirely by Apple or Google. We never see your payment details. We receive the subscription status (which plan, whether it is active, when it renews) through our payment provider, linked to your account ID.

On your device only: Your sign-in session is kept in your device’s secure storage, and your game settings (such as prep and speaking time) are stored locally. Neither is sent to us.

Your voice and the microphone

While you speak, the app listens through the speech recognition built into your phone’s operating system, which is what drives the live waveform on the speaking screen. We do not record, store or upload any audio, and the words it recognises are not shown, kept or sent to us. Depending on your device and settings, that speech recognition service, provided by Apple on iOS and by Google on Android, may process the audio on its own servers under its own privacy policy.

The microphone is only used during the speaking part of a round, and only after you have allowed it. You can withdraw that permission at any time in your phone’s settings; you can still play, just without the waveform.

Who we share it with

We use a small number of service providers who process data on our behalf:

  • Supabase stores your account, profile and rounds. Our database is located in the EU (Ireland).
  • RevenueCat manages subscription status. It receives your account ID and your purchase history from Apple or Google.
  • Google and Apple, only if you choose to sign in with them, and as the providers of the app stores, payments and on-device speech recognition.

Transfers outside the EU

Some of these providers are based in, or may process data in, the United States. Where that happens, the transfer is covered by appropriate safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.

We do not sell your data, show ads, or use any analytics or tracking tools.

Legal basis

We process the data above because it is necessary to provide the app you signed up for (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): your account, your rounds and scores, the leaderboard, and your subscription. Microphone access is additionally subject to the permission you grant on your device.

How long we keep it

We keep your data for as long as you have an account. When you delete your account in the app (Settings → Delete account), your account, profile and rounds are deleted from our database immediately. Records of purchases are kept by Apple, Google and RevenueCat for as long as they are legally required to.

Your rights

You have the right to access your data, to have it corrected or deleted, to restrict or object to its processing, and to receive it in a portable format. You can correct your name and country in the app at any time, and delete everything with Settings → Delete account. For anything else, email us at the address above.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority. In Austria, that is the Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde, Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Vienna.

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Children

Aloud is not directed at children under 14. If you are under 14, please use the app only with the consent of a parent or guardian. If you believe a child has given us personal data without that consent, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. If a change affects how we use data you have already given us, we will tell you in the app.

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