Fact · Dictation software
Handy's privacy policy says that during ordinary transcription it does not send your microphone audio to the maintainers or to Handy servers.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“During ordinary transcription, Handy does not send your microphone audio or transcription content to the Handy maintainers or to Handy servers.”
Handy Privacy Policy, CJ Pais, Handy, 2026, Section 'Local speech processing and storage'.
Open the original- What it measures
- The policy says recordings, transcripts, settings and logs are stored locally on the device.
- What it does not show
- The sentence covers ordinary transcription. Cloud post-processing, when you turn it on, sends text to the provider you pick.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Handy, audio not sent to servers: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Handy
- Feature
- Keeps audio on the maker's servers
- Detail
- Audio stays on your computer
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says it does not