Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

Summary

Chirp is designed with privacy as a core principle. Your audio and transcriptions never leave your device. We don't collect, store, or have access to any of your voice data or transcribed text.

What We Don't Collect

  • Audio recordings
  • Transcribed text
  • Meeting content or notes
  • Personal conversations
  • Usage analytics or telemetry

How Chirp Works

All transcription processing happens entirely on your Mac using Apple's Neural Engine. The AI model runs locally on your device, meaning:

  • No internet connection is required for transcription
  • No audio is ever uploaded to any server
  • No data is sent to Anthropic, OpenAI, or any cloud service
  • Your transcriptions are stored only on your local machine

What We Do Collect

The only data we process is:

  • License activation: When you purchase and activate a license, we process your email address and license key through our payment provider (Polar) to verify your purchase. This is required to unlock your Chirp license and Meeting Mode subscription.
  • Crash reports: If the app crashes, macOS may send anonymized crash reports to Apple (not to us). You can disable this in System Settings.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

Data Storage

All your transcriptions and settings are stored locally on your Mac in the app's sandboxed container. We have no access to this data. If you uninstall Chirp, this data is removed from your system.

Your Rights

Since we don't collect personal data beyond license verification, there's nothing for us to delete, export, or modify. Your transcription data is entirely under your control on your local device.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at hello@chirpvoice.com