Narrated: Your Day, Voiced Privacy Policy
In short: Narrated turns a short description of your day into a funny narrated performance. When you ask for a narration, the text you typed (or the words you spoke, after they are turned into text) is sent through our own small server to OpenAI, which writes a short script and generates the narrator's voice. The finished narration is saved only on your iPhone. We do not ask for an account, show ads or use analytics, and we never sell data.
1. Who is responsible for your data
Narrated: Your Day, Voiced is published by Sebastian Doyle, an individual developer. For the UK GDPR and the EU GDPR, Sebastian Doyle is the data controller. For the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Sebastian Doyle is the entity that handles your personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
Contact: sebastian.doyle@outlook.com
2. Data processed only on your device
This data is created and used inside the app on your iPhone or iPad. We never receive it.
| Data | Why | Lawful basis |
|---|---|---|
| Your narrations (the recap you wrote, the script, the audio and any video you export) | Showing your library, replaying and sharing. Stored only on this iPhone; delete any time in the app. | None needed: we never receive it |
| A random install ID kept in the iOS Keychain | Applying fair-use daily limits and linking any subscription to this device. It contains nothing about you. | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Settings and how many free narrations you have used | Remembering your choices | None needed: we never receive it |
3. Data that leaves your device
| Data | Sent to | Why | Lawful basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| The recap you type, or a short voice recording while you hold the record button | Our server (Cloudflare Workers), then OpenAI | Transcribing speech to text, writing the narration script, checking it with an automated safety filter and generating the voice. Voice recordings are deleted from your phone as soon as they are transcribed and are not stored by our server. | Contract (Art. 6(1)(b)): needed to provide what you bought |
| The random install ID, the time of the request and your IP address | Our server (Cloudflare Workers) | Signing requests and enforcing per-device, per-network and overall usage limits so the service can't be abused. Counters are deleted within two days. | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Reports you choose to send (the reason, the narrator, your recap and the script) | Our server (Cloudflare Workers) | Reviewing AI output that was reported as offensive, harmful or wrong, and improving the safety rules | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Purchase and subscription status, with the random install ID | Apple and RevenueCat | Processing and restoring Narrated Pro | Contract (Art. 6(1)(b)): needed to provide what you bought |
4. Who receives data (processors and Apple)
- OpenAI, L.L.C. (United States): transcribes speech, writes the narration, runs the safety filter and generates the voice. Under OpenAI's API terms, content sent through the API is not used to train its models and may be kept for up to 30 days for abuse monitoring. Privacy policy.
- Cloudflare, Inc. (United States and global edge network): hosts our small server that forwards requests to OpenAI, enforces usage limits and stores reports Privacy policy.
- RevenueCat, Inc. (United States): manages subscription status for Narrated Pro Privacy policy.
- Apple (Worldwide): processes App Store payments Privacy policy.
- Apple (US and worldwide): distributes the app and runs the App Store, and handles payment for any purchase. Apple is an independent controller of your Apple Account and payment data; we never see your name, email or card details. If you opt in to Share with App Developers in iOS Settings, Apple may give us anonymous crash reports and usage statistics. Apple Privacy Policy.
5. What we do not do
- We do not run advertising or ad networks.
- We do not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
- We do not sell or rent personal information.
- We do not use analytics SDKs.
- We do not ask you to create an account.
- We do not keep your recaps or voice recordings on our server, except text you choose to include in a report.
6. Permissions and consent
- Microphone: only while you hold the record button, to tell the narrator about your day out loud
- Photos (add only): only if you choose to save a narration video to your library
You can withdraw a permission at any time in iOS Settings > Narrated: Your Day, Voiced. The feature that needs it will stop working; the rest of the app will keep working.
7. Lawful bases (UK and EU GDPR)
- Contract: processing a purchase and restoring it, so you get what you paid for.
- Legitimate interests: validating receipts and preventing fraud or abuse of purchases. You can object (see section 10).
- Consent: access to device features such as the camera, microphone, location, photos, motion or notifications, given through the iOS permission prompt.
8. How long data is kept
Data on your device stays there until you delete it in the app or delete the app. If your device backs up to iCloud, the app's data may be in that backup, under Apple's control and your iCloud settings. RevenueCat keeps purchase records under its own retention policy (revenuecat.com/privacy). Its ID is random and not linked to your name, so we usually cannot tell which record is yours. If you want it deleted, email us with the App Store order ID from Apple's receipt email and we will ask RevenueCat to delete the matching record. Our server keeps usage counters (install ID, IP-derived counters) for at most two days. Reports you send are kept for up to 12 months and then deleted. OpenAI may keep API content for up to 30 days for abuse monitoring and then deletes it.
9. International transfers
OpenAI, Cloudflare and RevenueCat are based in the United States. Transfers of personal data from the UK and the EU/EEA to them rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and, for the UK, the International Data Transfer Addendum, which each provider offers in its data processing terms.
Apple may process data in the United States and other countries under its own privacy policy and its transfer safeguards.
10. Your rights (UK and EU/EEA)
You have the right to access your personal data, to have it corrected or erased, to restrict or object to processing, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time (without affecting processing before you withdrew it). To use any of these rights, email sebastian.doyle@outlook.com. We will reply within one month. Because we hold little or no data that identifies you, we may need you to give us an identifier shown in the app.
You can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) or to the data protection supervisory authority in the EU/EEA country where you live or work (list of EU authorities). We would appreciate the chance to fix it first.
11. Australian users
Under the Australian Privacy Principles you can ask to access or correct the personal information we hold about you, and you can use the app anonymously (no account or name is needed). Email us with any request or complaint; we will respond within 30 days. If you are not satisfied, you can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au).
12. Children
Narrated is not directed at children under 13 and is rated for ages 13 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us a report containing personal information, email us and we will delete it.
13. Security
On-device data is protected by iOS data protection and your device passcode. Data sent to processors travels over encrypted (HTTPS/TLS) connections.
14. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy we will update this page and the date at the top. If a change is significant, we will say so in the app or in the App Store release notes.
15. Contact
Sebastian Doyle · sebastian.doyle@outlook.com · Terms of Use