Privacy Policy

Privacy by architecture: Chatter has no Studio AM account, ad network, cloud AI server, or third-party analytics SDK. Speech recognition, conversations, corrections, recaps, Live voice-room processing, and practice drills run on your iPhone or iPad. Studio AM does not receive your voice, transcript, practice history, or local feature counters.

1. Information Chatter handles

1.1 Personal information

Chatter does not ask for a name, email address, profile, or Studio AM login. Studio AM does not collect a user or device identifier through the app.

1.2 Microphone and speech recognition

If you choose to speak, Chatter sends microphone audio only to Apple's on-device speech recognizer. Chatter requires on-device recognition; it does not retain the microphone audio. The resulting transcript and the duration of a spoken turn can be stored in your local conversation archive. The foreground Live room uses the same on-device recognizer and does not record in the background. You can type instead.

1.3 Conversations and coaching

Transcripts, partner replies, wording suggestions, explanations, recaps, speaking metrics, stars, and settings are stored in the app's local container. Chatter does not sync the archive through CloudKit. Conversation generation, Live partner replies, corrections, recaps, and Say It Again transcript matching run on a compatible model on the device. Live can stream generated reply text into on-device captions and speech; that stream is not sent to Studio AM.

1.4 Local counters

Chatter can keep anonymous event counts in local device settings, such as whether onboarding completed or a paywall was viewed. Those counts contain no conversation content or identifier and are not transmitted to Studio AM. The app contains no advertising, tracking, or third-party analytics SDK.

2. Network use

Chatter can use a connection for these limited paths:

• Model setup. If Apple's on-device model is not the available route, a supported device may download a compatible local conversation model. Model availability, download size, memory requirements, and free-storage requirements vary by device.
• Optional natural voice. A Pro owner can choose an on-device voice download. Its download and storage size can vary. It reads partner replies only and does not change the microphone path.
• App Store services. Apple handles product loading, purchase, subscription status, and Restore Purchases.
• Links you open. Support email, legal pages, and other external links open only after your action and are then handled by the selected app or website.

Conversation content is not sent in those model-download or purchase requests. After compatible model setup, practice and coaching work offline.

3. Purchases

Chatter has monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. An eligible account may see an introductory offer. The App Store shows current local pricing, eligibility, renewal periods, and terms before purchase. A retired lifetime product is no longer offered, but Chatter still recognizes and restores it for verified earlier owners.

Apple processes purchases through the App Store. Studio AM does not receive your payment-card details. Manage or cancel a subscription in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions.

4. Your archive, export, and deletion

Saved conversations remain readable, searchable, exportable, and deletable without active Pro access. Export is built only when you request it and creates readable Markdown plus a lossless, versioned JSON file. Those files leave Chatter only through the system share or save destination you choose. Starting or continuing conversations and generating new replies or coaching require active access.

Delete an individual conversation from Review or the archive. Deleting Chatter removes its local app container, subject to Apple's device backup and restoration controls.

5. Device requirements

Chatter requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 and a compatible on-device model path. Apple's built-in runtime may be available on some devices; another supported device with at least the required physical memory may be offered a local-model download. Chatter checks the actual device and model state during setup rather than promising support from a rough phone-generation label.

6. Children's privacy

Chatter does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children. It has no Studio AM account, ad network, or tracking SDK. A parent or guardian should manage the Apple Account, device permissions, and App Store purchase settings used by a child.

7. Changes to this policy

If Chatter's data practices change, this page will be updated and its effective date revised.

8. Contact

Privacy questions: support@studioam.art. For product details, see Chatter English speaking practice.