Your dictations stay on your iPhone.

1. Controller

The data controller for TapTalk is Oliver Lieven, Alfred-Delp-Weg 3, 73765 Neuhausen auf den Fildern, Germany. Day-to-day operations are supported on the controller's behalf by Maximilian David Lieven. For privacy-related questions, email support@taptlk.com. Full provider details are available in the Impressum.

2. Processing in the iOS app

TapTalk processes microphone audio, dictated text, translation and Refine results, keywords, ideas, history, dictionary entries, replacement rules, snippets, images, variables, and settings when you use the corresponding features. This data is stored locally in the App Group container group.online.lieven.taptalk so the main app and the TapTalk keyboard can work together.

3. Microphone and local speech recognition

The main app manages microphone permission and recording because iOS keyboard extensions cannot reliably access the microphone directly. Speech recognition runs locally on the iPhone. On first launch or after a model change, TapTalk may download required model files and then reuse them locally.

4. Keyboard, App Group, and local communication

The TapTalk keyboard inserts text into other apps, reads current state from the App Group, and reacts to local Darwin notifications. Status values such as recording state, progress, the latest dictation result, history, daily counters, keyboard layout, suggestions, and language settings are shared locally between the app and keyboard.

5. Apple Translation and Apple Intelligence

When you enable translation, TapTalk uses Apple's Translation framework. The first use of a language pair may prompt iOS to download a language package through a system dialog. Refine features use Apple's on-device language model when available on your device. Apple's privacy information also applies to these system services: Apple.

6. App Store subscriptions

TapTalk Pro is managed through Apple StoreKit and the App Store. Purchase, restore, subscription term, cancellation, and billing are handled by Apple. TapTalk does not receive payment data such as credit card or bank details. The legal basis is performance of the contract under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and legal obligations where they apply to billing or records.

7. Website and support

When you visit taptlk.com, technically necessary server logs may be created by the hosting provider. The website also uses data-minimised aggregate telemetry for page views and download clicks, as described in the general TapTalk Privacy Policy. If you contact us by email, we process your email address and message content to answer your request.

8. No first-party iOS analytics

The iOS app currently contains no first-party app analytics, no third-party analytics, no advertising tracking, and no TapTalk account registration. Diagnostics that you voluntarily send by support email are used only to handle your request.

9. Your rights

Where GDPR applies, you have the right to access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), and objection (Art. 21). You can withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future where processing is based on consent (Art. 7(3)). To exercise these rights, email support@taptlk.com.

10. Short version

TapTalk iOS stores your dictations and personal writing data locally on your iPhone. Network access mainly comes from Apple system services, App Store subscriptions, model or language package downloads, website visits, and voluntary support requests.

Last updated: May 2026. Questions? support@taptlk.com.