Privacy
The short version: your voice is transcribed on your Mac and never uploaded. There's no account, no tracking, and no cloud in the loop. This isn't a policy we ask you to trust — it's how the app is built.
Your voice stays on your Mac
Say in Place transcribes speech locally, on-device, using a model that runs on your Mac. Your audio is processed and then discarded — it is never sent to us or to any third party, and we never receive it. There is no server in the path between your voice and your text.
No account, no tracking
You don't create an account or sign in. The app contains no analytics, no telemetry, and no tracking of how you use it. We don't build a profile of you, because we never collect the data to build one with.
What's stored — and where
Your dictation history, snippets, dictionary, and settings are stored locally on your Mac, in the app's own storage. They stay on your machine. You can search and delete any of it from inside the app, and removing the app removes its data.
When the app uses the internet
Day-to-day dictation needs no connection — it works fully offline. The app reaches the network only for two ordinary, non-content tasks:
- Activating your license — a one-time check with Paddle, our payment provider, to confirm your key.
- Downloading the speech model and app updates — the model file is fetched once; updates are checked so you can install new versions.
None of these send your audio or your dictated text anywhere.
Payments
When you buy a license, the purchase is handled by Paddle (Paddle.com Market Ltd), our reseller and Merchant of Record, who processes your payment details under their own privacy terms. We receive only what's needed to issue and validate your license key — never your card details.
Questions about privacy? Email support@sayinplace.com.
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