Speak Lock.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Speak Lock collects, uses, and protects information when you use the app and related services.

Effective date: July 7, 2026

1. What Speak Lock does

Speak Lock helps you reduce distraction by protecting selected apps with Apple Screen Time features and asking you to complete short speaking reps before unlocking them.

2. Information stored on your device

  • Your selected protected apps and Screen Time schedule.
  • Onboarding answers, speaking profile preferences, and settings.
  • Rep history, scores, streaks, prompts, and local progress data.
  • Temporary audio files or transcripts created during a rep.

3. Information processed by our backend

  • Rep transcripts, speaking metrics, prompt context, and optional audio clips needed to generate scoring and feedback.
  • Short-lived session information used to support realtime transcription and AI analysis.
  • Basic technical information such as request metadata, errors, and security logs needed to operate and protect the service.

4. Permissions

  • Microphone access is used to record speaking reps and produce transcripts or scoring feedback.
  • Screen Time permissions are used to let you choose and shield apps on your device.
  • Notifications may be used for unlock handoff flows and reminders you enable.

5. Purchases and subscriptions

Speak Lock may offer paid features or subscriptions. Purchases are handled through Apple and trusted subscription providers such as RevenueCat and Superwall. We may process an app-generated install identifier and entitlement status to unlock paid features.

6. How we use information

  • Provide app shielding, rep completion, scoring, and feedback.
  • Maintain local progress, streaks, settings, and history.
  • Operate, troubleshoot, secure, and improve Speak Lock.
  • Provide support and respond to privacy or legal requests.

7. Third-party services

We may use trusted providers to operate Speak Lock, including cloud hosting, AI transcription/scoring providers, Apple services, RevenueCat, and Superwall. These providers process information only as needed to deliver their services.

8. Data retention

Local data can generally be removed by deleting app data or uninstalling Speak Lock. Backend request data is kept only as long as needed for service delivery, security, troubleshooting, legal, and operational purposes.

9. Your choices and rights

  • You choose which apps to protect and what prompts to answer.
  • You can disable microphone, Screen Time, or notification access in iOS.
  • You can manage subscriptions through your Apple App Store account.
  • You may request access, correction, deletion, or export where legally applicable by contacting us.

10. Children

Speak Lock is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards. No system is completely secure, but we work to protect information processed by Speak Lock.

12. International users

Your information may be processed in countries other than where you live, subject to applicable safeguards and legal requirements.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes are effective when posted with an updated effective date.

14. Contact

Privacy questions or requests: apptigon@gmail.com