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Privacy Policy - Spokenly
Spokenly, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 19, 2026
- What it is
- The privacy policy of Spokenly, the dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone. It says what happens to audio and transcripts with local models, with built-in cloud models, with the user's own API keys, and with AI Instructions in a Mode.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own legal page, last updated 18 October 2026. It states the maker's intentions and data flows, not an audit, and it names providers that can change over time.
Facts taken from this source
- Spokenly's privacy policy says that when a Mode uses AI Instructions, the transcription and any optional context may be sent to AI services, even if transcription runs locally.
“Note: When a Mode uses AI Instructions, your transcription and any optional context for that Mode may be sent to AI services for text processing, even if transcription itself runs locally.” (Section 2, Note under local models)
- Spokenly's privacy policy says that with local models, audio recordings and transcriptions never leave the device and all speech-to-text processing happens on the device.
“When using local models: Your audio recordings and transcriptions never leave your device. All speech-to-text processing happens entirely on your device” (Section 2, Audio and Transcription)
- Spokenly's privacy policy says its backend temporarily keeps an encoded copy of the audio for its ChatGPT and Claude plugins, and that each copy expires no later than one hour after it is stored.
“Unlike the built-in cloud models above, our backend temporarily keeps an encoded copy of the audio for playback, the transcript, and the file details. Each expires automatically no later than one hour after it is stored.” (Section 2 and Section 4, plugin retention)