Official documentation
Privacy Policy | Sotto
Sotto (George Kitanov, sole proprietor), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 19, 2026
- What it is
- The privacy policy for the Sotto Mac app and the sotto.to website, last updated October 19, 2026. It says the built-in models run on the Mac, that audio and transcripts are not sent to the maker, and that cloud transcription and AI text processing go directly from the Mac to a provider the user connects with their own API key.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own legal page, dated, so it describes the maker's data flows as of that date. It does not describe the providers' own terms, which the page says apply to them.
Facts taken from this source
- Sotto's privacy policy says that by default audio and transcripts are not sent to Sotto.
“Sotto transcribes on your Mac by default, your audio and transcripts are not sent to us” (Introduction)
- Sotto's privacy policy says text processed by a cloud AI provider is sent directly from the Mac to that provider.
“With a cloud provider, the text being processed is sent directly from your Mac to that provider.” (Section 2, 'AI text processing is optional')
- Sotto's privacy policy says its built-in Whisper and Parakeet models run entirely on the user's Mac.
“The built-in Whisper (WhisperKit) and Parakeet models run entirely on your Mac.” (Section 2, 'Your audio and transcripts')