Your voice stays on your machine.

Overview

Recitey is built with privacy as a core principle. By default your audio is processed on your device. This page explains what data is handled, how it is handled, and your rights.

Audio data

On the free tier and in local mode, speech-to-text runs locally on your device using a Whisper model, and audio is not transmitted over the internet. On Pro you can enable cloud transcription for faster results, which sends your audio to a transcription provider, processes it in real time, and does not retain it for training. Audio kept locally is held only in temporary memory during transcription and discarded immediately after. We do not store or sell your audio recordings.

Cloud rewrite (Pro, opt-in)

When the cloud rewrite toggle is enabled on Pro, the rough text leaves your device, never the audio. Text is sent to Anthropic Claude Haiku, processed in real time, and returned as the polished version. Anthropic does not train on API data. The toggle is off by default. The free tier never sends anything to a server.

Account and sign-in

You can use Recitey's free tier without an account. To use Pro, you sign in with Google or a magic link sent to your email. From Google we receive your email address and name. We do not receive your password or any other Google data. You can revoke Recitey's access at any time from your Google account permissions page.

Payment data

Pro subscriptions are processed through Stripe. We do not store credit card numbers. We keep a Stripe customer ID and subscription ID associated with your account to manage billing. Stripe's privacy policy applies to payment processing.

Device registration

Pro subscriptions are limited to three devices. When you sign in on a device, Recitey registers a stable device fingerprint (hostname, CPU class, RAM size) with your account so we can enforce the device limit and let you revoke access remotely. You can view and remove registered devices from Settings → Account.

Referrals

If you visit Recitey through a referral link (a URL containing ?ref=...), we set a single httpOnly cookie named recitey_ref on recitey.com for 30 days so we can credit your referrer if you sign up. The cookie stores only the referral code, no personal data. If you sign up while the cookie is set, we record an attribution row used only to issue referral rewards. You can clear the cookie any time in your browser settings, and you can request removal of the attribution row by contacting us.

Analytics

We collect minimal product analytics (app opens, feature usage counts, session length) via PostHog. No personal identifiers, no text content, no audio. You can opt out of analytics in the app settings.

Diagnostics and feedback

Recitey has an optional diagnostics setting that is off by default. When you turn it on (Settings, Account tab), and only then, the app may send a content-free report if it hits a crash or error: the app version, your hardware class, memory figures, and a short timeline of which step failed. It never includes your transcripts, history, audio, or clipboard. Reports carry a random identifier so we can group repeated errors from one install; it is not linked to your account or identity. You can turn diagnostics off at any time, and you can preview exactly what a report contains before it is sent.

When you send feedback from the app, your typed message and optional email are sent to us so we can read and reply. If you leave the include-diagnostics box ticked, a content-free report (as described above) is attached to help us debug. Neither path ever transmits what you dictated.

Anonymous activation signal

When Recitey is first opened, and again the first time it successfully turns your speech into text, the app sends a single anonymous, one-time signal so we can tell how many installs actually start working. This signal contains no account, no name, no email, and none of your dictated text or audio — only a random install identifier, the app version, how you installed it, your plan, and your operating system. It is sent at most once per event, ever. Everything else about Recitey's free tier stays fully on your device.

Local data

Dictation history, custom dictionaries, and settings are stored locally on your device. This data is never synced to our servers unless you explicitly enable cross-device sync, which is a Pro feature gated behind your account and is opt-in.

Your rights

You can delete all local data at any time by uninstalling Recitey or clearing app data in Settings. For paid accounts, you can request deletion of your account and associated data by emailing hello@recitey.com.

Contact

For privacy-related questions, email hello@recitey.com.