Privacy Policy · Parlance

What We Collect

Account information (stored on our servers)

Your email address or Apple ID, used to create and authenticate your account via Supabase Auth
Your display name, username, and avatar emoji, shown on your profile and in leaderboards
Optional: your location and occupation, provided during onboarding, used for profile display only

Progress data synced to our servers

Your XP, weekly XP, current streak, longest streak, average score, and total session count, used to power the weekly league and your public profile stats
Session scores (overall score, practice mode, difficulty level), used for the global and friends leaderboards
Friend connections, stored to enable the friends leaderboard feature
Notification preference (daily reminder on/off), synced across your account

On your device only (never synced)

Full session transcripts and detailed session history, stored locally in SwiftData
Achievements and milestone data
App preferences, theme, sound effects

Transmitted to AI providers (once per completed session)

Your speech transcript and session metrics (speaking rate, pitch variance, filler word count) are sent to Google Gemini via our Cloudflare Workers proxy to generate coaching feedback

Speech recognition

Your microphone audio is transcribed using Apple's Speech Recognition framework. Depending on your device and language, this may run entirely on-device or be processed by Apple's servers per Apple's privacy practices

Pro subscribers only

Your audio recording is briefly sent to our AI emotion analysis provider to detect vocal tone (confidence, nervousness, enthusiasm). The audio is analyzed in real time and is not retained

Anonymized analytics

Session events (practice mode, difficulty level, session score, duration) are sent to TelemetryDeck to help us understand how the app is used. These events contain no personally identifiable information

How We Use It

To create and manage your account and authenticate you securely
To generate personalized AI coaching feedback after each session
To display your stats and rank in the weekly global and friends leaderboards
To enable the friends and social features (search, add, and compete with friends)
To send you daily practice reminders if you opt in to push notifications
To improve the app through anonymized usage analytics
We do not sell your data, use it for advertising, or share it with third parties beyond the services described in this policy

AI Processing

Parlance uses Google Gemini (Google's generative AI service) to generate session feedback. Requests are routed through our Cloudflare Workers proxy so that API credentials stay on our infrastructure. For Pro subscribers, we also use Hume AI for vocal emotion analysis. Speech-to-text transcription is performed by Apple's Speech Recognition framework on your device (and, depending on your device and language, may be processed by Apple's servers). Each provider processes your data solely to deliver the feature described and does not use your content to train its own foundation models under our configuration.

All AI-generated scores and coaching feedback are for practice purposes only. They are not professional coaching, psychological assessment, or any form of certified evaluation.

Data Storage & Security

Your account, profile, and league stats are stored in Supabase (our database provider), hosted in the United States
Detailed session transcripts and local progress data are stored on your device using Apple's SwiftData framework
All data is transmitted over encrypted HTTPS connections
Audio recordings are deleted from your device immediately after processing and are not stored on any server

Your Rights

Delete your account: Go to Profile → Settings → Delete Account to permanently delete your account and all associated server-side data (profile, stats, friend connections)
Delete local data: Go to Profile → Settings → Reset All Data to permanently delete your session history, transcripts, achievements, and preferences from your device
Access: Your local session data is viewable in the app at any time. Your profile and stats are visible on your profile screen
Opt out of notifications: Disable daily reminders in Profile → Settings at any time