TapThoq Privacy Policy

1. What TapThoq is

TapThoq is a minimal iPhone app for quickly capturing thoughts by voice or short text. The app can use AI-assisted refinement to turn raw input into a cleaner note.

2. Notes on your iPhone

Your notes are stored locally on your iPhone. TapThoq is designed around local-first note storage.

3. AI-assisted refinement

AI processing is optional. Before any AI request is sent, the app asks for explicit permission.

If you allow AI processing, TapThoq may send text you submit, audio recordings you record, generated transcripts, and related technical request metadata (for example install identifier, locale/time zone, request identifier, file type/size/duration) to TapThoq backend and OpenAI for processing.

TapThoq does not promise fully local AI processing. The refinement flow may require network processing outside your device.

4. Backend storage

TapThoq backend is not a permanent notes archive. It is a thin service layer used for request handling, AI provider access, basic abuse control, and operational reliability.

The backend may store limited technical metadata, such as install identifiers, request identifiers, request status, timestamps, counters, and error codes. This metadata is used to operate, protect, debug, and support the service.

5. Audio and temporary files

Voice processing may use temporary files while a request is being handled. These files are used for processing and are not intended to become an audio archive. TapThoq removes temporary processing files after processing when technically possible.

6. Logs

TapThoq aims to log technical metadata, not your personal note content. Logs may include request identifiers, endpoint names, status codes, durations, error codes, install identifiers, text length, transcript length, file size, or file type.

TapThoq does not intentionally log full note text, full transcripts, raw audio, API keys, or environment secrets.

7. Accounts

TapThoq v1 does not use user accounts. There is no account signup or login in the v1 app.

8. Selling data

TapThoq does not sell user data and does not use user data for advertising or cross-app tracking.

9. AI provider

TapThoq uses OpenAI as a third-party AI service provider for transcription and note refinement. Data sent for this processing may include text input, audio recordings, generated transcripts, and related technical request metadata needed for processing, abuse prevention, reliability, and support.

Processing purposes include transcription, AI refinement/structuring, returning a cleaned note to the app, and service reliability, abuse control, debugging, and support operations.

TapThoq requires/expects third-party service providers, including OpenAI, to protect user data in a manner consistent with TapThoq privacy commitments and applicable requirements.

10. Retention, deletion, and consent withdrawal

Notes are stored locally on your iPhone. TapThoq backend stores limited technical metadata required to run and protect the service; it is not a permanent note archive.

Temporary audio files used during processing are removed after processing when technically possible.

You can withdraw AI processing consent by deleting/reinstalling the app, or by contacting privacy@tapthoq.com for help until an in-app reset exists.

You can request deletion/support by contacting privacy@tapthoq.com.

11. Contact

Contact: privacy@tapthoq.com

12. Changes

This policy may be updated as TapThoq evolves. Updates will be published on this page.