1. Overview

Talkpad (“the App”) is a voice typing application operated by Illumentis. When you speak, your audio is sent securely for transcription and returned as text. Audio is not stored after processing. We do not build user profiles from transcription content or sell your data.

2. What We Collect

Talkpad collects minimal data to operate the service:

Audio data – sent for transcription and immediately discarded after processing
Account information – name and email address via Google Sign-In, used for authentication and subscription management
Usage counts – word counts for enforcing free plan limits (not linked to transcription content)
App settings – hotkey preferences, language selection, stored locally on your device
Payment information – processed by Stripe. We do not store credit card numbers or payment details on our servers

3. What We Do Not Collect

Talkpad does not collect, store, or transmit:

The content of your transcriptions
Keyboard usage patterns or keystrokes
Location data
Browsing history
Contact lists or calendar data

4. Audio Processing

Your audio is sent over an encrypted connection (TLS) to our transcription API, which forwards it to third-party speech recognition providers (such as Groq) for processing. The audio is not stored, logged, or used for model training by Talkpad. Transcription typically completes within approximately 200ms.

5. Authentication and Payments

Talkpad uses Google Sign-In for authentication. When you sign in, we receive your name and email address from Google. We do not receive your Google password.

Paid subscriptions are processed by Stripe. Stripe handles all payment information securely. We receive confirmation of subscription status but do not store payment card details. See Stripe’s Privacy Policy for details on how they handle payment data.

6. Analytics

We use Google Tag Manager for basic website analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website (talkpad.ai). This may involve cookies and similar technologies on the website. The desktop and mobile applications do not include analytics trackers.

7. Children’s Privacy

Talkpad does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will delete it promptly.

8. Third-Party Services

Talkpad relies on the following third-party services:

Groq – speech-to-text processing
Google – authentication (Sign-In) and website analytics (GTM)
Stripe – payment processing
Cloudflare – website and API hosting, DDoS protection

Each service operates under its own privacy policy. We select providers that maintain strong data protection standards.

9. Data Retention

We retain account information for as long as your account is active. Usage counts reset weekly. If you cancel your subscription, your account data is retained in case you resubscribe, but you can request full deletion at any time by contacting us at [email protected].

10. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time by emailing [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via the App or our website. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

12. Contact

Questions or concerns about privacy? Contact us at [email protected].