Instant Voice Notes
Privacy Notice
Instant Voice Notes ("we", "our", or "us") is an Android voice-to-text notes app. This notice explains what information the app may handle, how it is used, and the choices available to users.
1. Summary
Instant Voice Notes is designed as a local-first app. It does not require an account, and dictated note text is stored on your device. The app uses Android speech-recognition services for transcription, Google Mobile Ads for banner advertising, and Google Play Billing for the optional one-time remove-ads purchase.
2. Information we handle
Information stored locally on your device
- dictated note text and edits
- note timestamps, grouping state, and source labels
- search, sorting, filtering, appearance, and app settings
- whether the one-time remove-ads purchase has been recognized by the app
The app stores saved notes locally using Android app storage. It is not designed to upload your saved note library to a Pupperhelm account or server.
Microphone and speech recognition
Instant Voice Notes requests microphone access to capture speech for transcription. Speech recognition is provided through Android's speech-recognition service on your device. Depending on your device, Android version, language settings, and speech provider, audio or recognition data may be processed by Google or another device speech-service provider under that provider's own policies.
The app saves the recognized transcript as note text. It does not intentionally save raw audio recordings as app notes.
Advertising and purchase data
Instant Voice Notes uses Google Mobile Ads to show banner ads outside the active recording screen. The Google Mobile Ads SDK may collect and process data such as IP address, app interaction information, diagnostic information, and device or advertising identifiers for advertising, analytics, and fraud prevention.
The app also uses Google Play Billing for the optional remove-ads purchase. Purchase handling is processed by Google Play, and the app records only the local state needed to remove ads after a qualifying purchase is detected.
See Google Mobile Ads SDK Play data disclosure, Google Privacy Policy, and Google Payments Terms of Service.
3. How we use information
- capture speech and create text notes
- store, edit, search, sort, filter, join, and delete local notes
- send selected notes to note apps or email apps when you choose to share them
- serve ads and support the optional remove-ads purchase
- respond to support messages you send to us
4. Sharing
We do not operate an Instant Voice Notes account backend. Saved note text remains local unless you choose to share it through Android's share sheet, send it by email, include it in a support message, or use a device backup or sync feature controlled by Android, Google, your device maker, or another app.
Third-party providers used by the app, including Android speech services, Google Mobile Ads, and Google Play Billing, may collect and process data as described in their own policies.
5. Data retention
Locally stored notes and settings remain on your device until you delete notes, clear the app's storage, or uninstall the app. Third-party retention is governed by the relevant provider.
6. Your choices
- deny microphone permission, though voice capture will not work without it
- delete individual notes or clear app storage
- remove local app data by uninstalling the app
- adjust advertising-related identifiers through Android privacy settings where available
7. Children
Instant Voice Notes is not directed to children.
8. Security
No storage or transmission method can be guaranteed perfectly secure. Local notes are protected by your device's normal app-storage protections and by the security settings you enable on the device.
9. International users
If you use Instant Voice Notes outside your home country, third-party service providers may process data in other jurisdictions according to their own privacy practices.
10. Changes to this notice
We may update this notice from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date shown above.
11. Contact
Pupperhelm Studio
pupperhelm@gmail.com