Official documentation
Privacy at Yaps - On-Device AI and Limited Data Use
Yaps, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 21, 2026
- What it is
- Yaps's privacy policy, last updated October 5, 2026. It says that core dictation, cleanup and notes run on the device, lists the services that carry internet traffic, and gives retention periods for account events and relay files.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own legal page, last updated October 5, 2026. It states the maker's practice. The optional cloud connector and the iPhone speech fallback are described by the page as separate paths.
Facts taken from this source
- Yaps's privacy policy says account-linked product events are kept for up to 90 days.
“Account-linked product events used to understand feature attempts and outcomes are retained for up to 90 days.” (Data Retention)
- Yaps's privacy policy says dictated audio and recordings stay on the user's device while Yaps processes them.
“Dictated audio, transcripts, notes, recordings, files, and generated media stay on your device while Yaps processes them.” (Content Processing, On-Device AI)
- Yaps's privacy policy says it uses relay content to perform requested actions, not to train models.
“Yaps uses relay content to perform requested actions and operate the connection, not to train models, advertise to you or sell your content.” (Hosted Cloud Applications and Connectors)
- Yaps's privacy policy says it does not send content to a cloud AI service for its core workflows.
“Yaps does not send that content to a cloud AI service for core dictation, cleanup, transcription, read-aloud, translation, notes, or media processing.” (Content Processing, On-Device AI)
- Yaps's privacy policy says live relay files and job content expire after 24 hours.
“Live relay files and job content expire after 24 hours, with hourly cleanup and a one-day object-storage deletion rule.” (Hosted Cloud Applications and Connectors)
- Yaps's privacy policy says dictated audio and transcripts stay on the user's device while Yaps processes them.
“Dictated audio, transcripts, notes, recordings, files, and generated media stay on your device while Yaps processes them.” (Content Processing, On-Device AI)