Official documentation
Dictafy privacy policy
Dictafy, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 23, 2026
- What it is
- The privacy policy for the Dictafy: Voice Notes iPhone app. It covers on-device storage, speech recognition, and the Pro AI cleanup path that sends note text to Dictafy's server and to OpenAI.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own policy, last updated October 12, 2026 and read on 2026-10-23. It describes the iPhone app only, and it states the terms of OpenAI's API data policy as the maker understands them.
Facts taken from this source
- Dictafy's privacy policy says Pro AI cleanup sends the transcript to OpenAI, which rewrites it.
“then sends the transcript to OpenAI, which rewrites it and returns the cleaned text to your phone” (AI cleanup (Dictafy Pro))
- Dictafy's privacy policy says a recording is deleted from the device as soon as it has been turned into text.
“A recording is deleted from the device as soon as it has been turned into text.” (Information stored on your device)
- Dictafy's privacy policy says audio never leaves the user's device for Dictafy's servers.
“Your audio never leaves your device for our servers.” (Summary)
- Dictafy's privacy policy says OpenAI may keep data sent through its API for a limited period, currently up to 30 days, for abuse monitoring.
“it may be retained for a limited period (currently up to 30 days) for abuse monitoring” (AI cleanup (Dictafy Pro))
- Dictafy's privacy policy says transcription happens on the device when the iPhone supports it.
“When your device supports it, this happens on the device” (Microphone and speech recognition)
- Dictafy's privacy policy says the text of a note is sent to Dictafy's server and to OpenAI when a Pro subscriber uses AI cleanup.
“the text of that note is sent to our server and to OpenAI to be rewritten” (AI cleanup (Dictafy Pro))