Official documentation
Privacy policy | Vokalu
Vokalu, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 21, 2026
- What it is
- Vokalu's privacy policy, effective October 10, 2026. It says what leaves the computer for cloud dictation, Private mode, meeting notes and hosting, names the speech and AI providers that receive text or audio, and states how long each kind of record is kept.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own legal page, dated October 10, 2026. It describes the maker's stated practice. The policies of the named providers are separate and are only summarized here.
Facts taken from this source
- Vokalu's privacy policy says account information is kept while the user's account is open. The policy gives no number of days.
“Account information is kept while your account is open.” (Section 12, Retention and security)
- Vokalu's privacy policy says Command Mode edits the selected text using the instruction the user speaks.
“Command Mode processes the text you select and the instruction you speak.” (Section 2, What happens when you dictate)
- Vokalu's privacy policy says its speech provider receives dictionary words as recognition hints with each cloud dictation.
“receives audio from cloud dictation, meeting notes and uploaded recordings, and recognition hints such as dictionary words.” (Section 11, Service providers (Deepgram))
- Vokalu's privacy policy says its speech provider, Deepgram, may retain portions of audio and transcripts under its data terms and use them to improve its speech models. The policy gives no retention period.
“Vokalu uses Deepgram’s standard service, which includes its Model Improvement Program: under Deepgram’s data terms, Deepgram may retain portions of audio and transcripts and use them to improve its speech models.” (Section 11, Service providers)
- Vokalu's privacy policy says dictation history is removed after 24 hours by default.
“Dictation history is removed after 24 hours; in Settings you can shorten that to an hour or not keep history at all.” (Section 6, Information that stays on your computer)
- Vokalu's privacy policy says hosted meetings are kept while meeting hosting is on and for 30 days after it ends.
“Hosted meetings are kept while meeting hosting is on and for 30 days after it ends.” (Section 12, Retention and security)
- Vokalu's privacy policy says Vokalu does not use audio or text to train any model.
“Vokalu itself does not use your audio or text to train any model, and does not sell personal information or share it for advertising.” (Section 11, Service providers (closing paragraph))
- Vokalu's privacy policy says that with an on-device model and Private mode on, speech is recognized on the computer and the audio is not sent anywhere.
“If you download an on-device speech model in Settings and turn on Private mode, speech is recognized on your PC and your audio is not sent anywhere.” (Section 3, Private mode (on-device speech))
- Vokalu's privacy policy says the transcript and the chosen template are sent to its AI providers to write meeting notes.
“To write notes, the transcript and the template you chose are sent to our AI providers” (Section 4, Meeting notes and thinking out loud)