Privacy Notice

1. Scope and operator

This notice applies to the WhisperInk app for iPhone and Apple Watch. WhisperInk is an independent software project operated by Theodore Wanner in Switzerland. The macOS app has a different processing design, documented under Privacy & data.

2. Everything happens on your iPhone

WhisperInk records, transcribes and formats on the device. Your recordings, transcripts and settings are not sent to the operator or to any other server. WhisperInk has no account system and no developer-operated backend, and the operator never receives your audio or your text.

• Transcription uses either Apple's on-device speech recognition or a speech model you downloaded (Whisper or Parakeet), running on the iPhone.
• Optional formatting uses Apple Intelligence on the device, a writing model you downloaded, or a simple built-in cleanup.

3. What goes online

WhisperInk connects to the internet only when you download a speech or writing model. The model files come from Hugging Face (huggingface.co). Like any website, Hugging Face receives your IP address and the file requested; it does not receive recordings or text. iOS may also download Apple's speech recognition assets from Apple. Links such as getwhisperink.com open in your browser.

4. Audio and local data

WhisperInk requests Microphone permission and records only while you record; iOS shows its microphone indicator during that time. Recordings, transcripts and settings are stored in the app's own storage on the iPhone. If you back up your iPhone to iCloud or a computer, iOS includes them in that backup like other app data. Downloaded models are excluded from backups.

When you copy or share a text, it goes to the iOS clipboard or the app you choose. If you use Apple's Universal Clipboard, iOS may make copied text available on your other Apple devices.

Notifications that a transcription is ready are created on the device. WhisperInk also keeps a small technical log on the device (for example, when a transcription started or finished). It never contains your words and is not sent anywhere.

5. Apple Watch

Recordings made on the Apple Watch are sent directly from the watch to your iPhone through Apple's connection between the two devices and are then handled like any other recording.

6. Analytics, advertising, and tracking

WhisperInk for iOS has no advertising SDK, telemetry SDK, crash-reporting SDK, or content analytics. It does not sell data or use data for tracking. If you allow iOS to share crash data with app developers, Apple may provide anonymous crash reports to the operator under Apple's terms.

7. Deletion

You can delete a recording, only its audio, or only its text inside the app, and remove downloaded models in Settings. Deleting the app removes all of its data from the iPhone.

8. Changes and contact

Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date. Questions can be sent to theodore@getlumina.org or through our contact page.