Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

AI Voice Recorder (“the App”) is developed by Muhammad Umer. We respect your privacy and designed the App so your recordings stay on your device.

Summary

• No account or sign-up is required.
• Your recordings are stored locally on your device.
• We do not sell your personal information.
• Free users may see ads served by Google AdMob (banner and interstitial ads).
• Ads may be non-personalized or personalized depending on your consent choices and, on iOS, App Tracking Transparency (ATT) permission.
• Premium subscribers do not see ads.
• Premium subscriptions are offered through Apple In-App Purchase. Payments are processed entirely by Apple. We do not receive or store your payment card information or Apple ID credentials.
• Anonymous crash reports and anonymous usage analytics may be collected through Firebase Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics to improve app stability and the overall app experience. Recording content and transcript text are never included.
• Optional transcription uses Apple’s Speech Recognition framework. When you choose to transcribe a recording, audio may be processed on-device or by Apple’s speech services depending on your device configuration and iOS settings. Transcripts are displayed inside the App and are not sent to our servers.

• Transcripts may also be cached locally on your device so you do not need to transcribe the same recording again.
  

Information the App Accesses

Microphone (with your permission)

Microphone access is used only when you choose to record audio in the App, such as creating voice notes, meetings, lectures, or personal recordings. Recordings are stored locally on your device unless you choose to export or share them. You can deny permission; recording will not work without it.

Speech Recognition (with your permission)

If you choose transcription in the player, the App uses Apple's Speech framework to convert audio to text. Speech recognition processing may occur on-device or through Apple's speech services depending on your device configuration and iOS settings. We do not receive or store transcript data on our servers. Completed transcripts may be saved locally on your device for reuse. Cached transcripts are removed when you uninstall the App. Deleting a recording removes the associated audio file from your library.

Files you choose to import

You may import audio files from the Files app or select a video using Apple's Photos picker to extract its audio. The App only accesses the files or videos that you explicitly choose. It does not scan or access your entire photo library.

Sharing
If you choose to share a recording or export a transcript, the App uses the iOS share sheet to send the selected audio (including supported export formats such as MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, or FLAC), text (.txt), or PDF file only to the apps or services you choose (for example Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or cloud storage providers). We do not receive copies of files you export or share and we do not control how third-party services handle information after you choose to share it.

Copying and Exporting Transcripts

When you choose to copy a transcript, the text is placed on the iOS clipboard. When you export a transcript as a text (.txt) or PDF document, the file is created locally on your device before being shared or saved using the standard iOS share sheet. We do not receive or store exported transcript files or clipboard contents on our servers.

Information Stored on Your Device

The App does not upload or synchronize recordings to developer-operated servers or cloud storage services.

The App stores data locally, including:

• Audio recordings (e.g. in the app’s Documents folder)
• Recording library metadata (e.g. names, duration, flags)

• Cached transcripts for recordings you have transcribed, along with temporary TXT or PDF transcript files created during export until they are removed by iOS or the destination app.

• Temporary or cached files (e.g. denoised audio copies, temporary video files during import), waveform previews, and temporary files created while transcribing, trimming, cropping, or converting video to audio

• App preferences (for example onboarding status, recording settings, premium status cache, format preferences, and other app settings) stored using iOS UserDefaults.
• For users without Premium, optional local usage counters (such as transcription usage, video-to-audio conversions, and Vault usage) may be stored on your device to enforce free feature limits. These counters remain on your device and are never uploaded to our servers.

• Optional Vault settings (e.g. which recordings are hidden from the main library, and an optional 4-digit PIN stored in the app’s on-device preferences). Vault recordings stay in the same local storage as your other recordings and are not separately encrypted.

• Features such as noise reduction process audio locally on your device and do not send recordings to us.

• If you start recording, recording may continue while the App is in the background until you stop it or iOS ends the recording session. Audio processing associated with recording is performed on your device and is not uploaded to our servers.

This data remains on your device unless you share or export it, or delete it in the App or by uninstalling the App.

Information We Collect

We do not collect, transmit, or store your recordings on our servers. The App does not include user accounts or cloud backup operated by us.

Subscriptions and Purchases

The App offers optional Premium subscriptions through Apple's In-App Purchase system.

Payments are processed entirely by Apple. We do not collect, receive, or store your payment card information, billing details, or Apple ID credentials.

Subscription status is verified using Apple's StoreKit framework so the App can determine whether Premium features should be available.

You may restore previous purchases using Apple's Restore Purchases feature or manage subscriptions through your Apple ID subscription settings.

Premium features affect app functionality, including removal of ads. Your recordings, transcripts, and other personal content continue to remain stored locally on your device unless you choose to export or share them.

Advertising (Google AdMob)

The free version of the App may display advertisements provided by Google AdMob, including banner ads and interstitial ads.

To help comply with privacy laws (including in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland), the App uses Google’s User Messaging Platform (UMP) to request consent where required before personalized advertising is enabled.

On iOS, the App may also request App Tracking Transparency (ATT) permission. If you allow tracking, an advertising identifier (IDFA) may be used to help deliver more relevant ads. If you deny tracking, ads may still be shown in a non-personalized or limited way, depending on applicable consent rules and Google’s systems.

Google and its advertising partners may collect or process information such as device and app information, IP address, approximate location derived from IP, advertising identifiers (only if you grant ATT permission), ad interaction and performance data, and consent status.

We do not sell your personal information. Advertising data processed by Google is handled under Google’s policies.

Learn more:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Premium users do not see AdMob ads in the App.

Crash diagnostics

The App uses Firebase Crashlytics (Google) to collect anonymous crash reports and diagnostic information when the App crashes, to improve stability. This may include device model, OS version, and crash logs. It does not include your recording content. Learn more: Firebase Privacy.

Firebase SDK

The App also uses Firebase Remote Config to retrieve app configuration, such as feature availability, Premium limits, usage quotas, or ad-display configuration flags. Remote Config does not receive your recordings, transcripts, or other recording content.

The App initializes Firebase services at launch. Firebase Crashlytics is used for anonymous crash diagnostics to improve app stability. Anonymous analytics events related to app usage and feature interactions may be collected to improve the App experience. Recording audio content and transcript text are not included in analytics events. Analytics may include anonymous information about feature usage, app navigation, recording duration, recording format, recording mode, subscription status, purchase outcomes (such as successful purchases or restored purchases), permission status, and general app interactions. Analytics never include your recording audio, transcript text, or Vault PIN. Analytics may include anonymous technical identifiers, feature usage, recording-related metadata, and internal identifiers required to measure app functionality and improve reliability. Analytics may also include consent/ATT-related status (without recording content).

Third-Party Services

• Apple Speech Recognition — optional speech transcription
• Apple StoreKit — processing Premium subscriptions and purchase restoration
• Firebase Analytics (Google) — anonymous usage analytics.
• Firebase Crashlytics (Google) — anonymous crash reporting
• Firebase Remote Config (Google) — remote app configuration such as feature availability and usage limits
• Apps you choose to share to — when using the iOS share sheet
• Google AdMob / Google Mobile Ads — advertising for free users
• Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) — consent messaging where required
• We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Your Choices

• Deny or revoke Microphone or Speech Recognition in iOS Settings.
• Manage or cancel your Premium subscription at any time from your Apple ID subscription settings.

• Change or remove your Vault PIN, or unhide recordings, in Vault settings inside the App.

• Uninstall the App to remove locally stored data (subject to iOS backup behavior if you use iCloud backup).
• Manage App Tracking permission in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
• Where required (for example in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland), manage advertising/privacy choices through the App’s Privacy Options entry in Settings when shown.
• Upgrade to Premium to remove ads.

Children’s Privacy

The App is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will change when we do.

Please also read our Terms of Use.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy:

umerapps.dev@gmail.com