Whisperpad-privacy

# WhisperPad Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 16, 2026

WhisperPad (“the app”) is a macOS voice-to-text application developed
by Rene Zelaya. This policy explains what data the app handles and
how it is handled.

## Summary

WhisperPad does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data
on any server we control. All voice recording and transcription
happens entirely on your Mac. No audio, transcripts, settings, or
usage information ever leaves your device.

## What happens on your device

- **Microphone audio.** When you start a recording, the app captures
audio from your Mac’s microphone and writes it to a temporary file
on your local disk. The file is used only for transcription and is
overwritten on the next recording.
- **Transcribed text.** Your dictated text is produced locally by an
on-device Whisper speech recognition model. The most recent
transcript is cached on your Mac so you can copy it again from the
menu bar. It never leaves your Mac.
- **App settings and usage counters.** Your preferences (model choice,
language, transcription mode, etc.) and your monthly minutes-used
counter are stored locally on your Mac in standard macOS user
preferences (UserDefaults). They never leave your Mac.

## Network connections

WhisperPad connects to the internet in only two situations:

1. **Model download.** The first time you select a Whisper model size,
the app downloads the model file from Hugging Face
(https://huggingface.co), the standard distribution host for open
machine learning models. No personal data is transmitted during
this download, beyond the normal network metadata any HTTPS
download involves (your IP address, as seen by Hugging Face).
2. **In-app purchases.** Subscription and purchase transactions are
handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. Apple’s privacy
policy governs that flow. The developer receives only the
anonymous entitlement information Apple provides (whether the user
has an active subscription) and never sees payment details.

No other network connections are made. No analytics, no telemetry,
no crash reporting, no ads, no tracking of any kind.

## Microphone and Accessibility permissions

WhisperPad requests two macOS permissions:

- **Microphone access** is required to record the audio you dictate.
Audio is processed locally and never transmitted.
- **Accessibility access** is required to paste or type transcribed
text into the app you are currently using. Accessibility access is
used only to deliver dictated text to the focused field.

## Children

WhisperPad is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly
collect any information from anyone.

## Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, an updated version will be posted
at this URL with a new effective date.

## Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to:

Rene Zelaya
[email protected]
/whisperpad-support-readme/