Privacy Policy

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy explains how the Voxa application — published on Google Play as "Voxa: Voice Translator & Chat" ("the App", "we", "us", or "our") — handles information when you use it. By installing or using the App, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.

Voxa is a translation utility. It does not require you to create an account or sign in. To translate speech, text or camera input, it needs an internet connection so it can reach a translation service.

2. Information we process

Content you ask us to translate

When you use the App, the text you type, the speech you record, and the images you capture with the camera translate feature are the input to a translation. To return a result, this content is sent to a cloud translation and text-to-speech service. It is used to perform the translation you requested and is not linked to your identity by us. See Section 4.

Translation history & settings

Your saved translations, recent conversations, favorite phrases and preferences — such as your chosen languages — are stored locally on your device so the App can show them again. They are not uploaded to us.

Device & technical data

Through the third-party SDKs listed below, the App processes standard mobile technical data such as device model, operating-system version, language and country, app version, coarse (IP-derived) region, app-instance identifiers, and the Google Advertising ID. This supports analytics, crash reporting, attribution and advertising.

Advertising data

The free version shows ads. Our ad partners may process your Advertising ID, coarse location derived from your IP address, and ad-interaction events to deliver and measure ads. See Third-party SDKs and Your rights & choices.

Support communications

If you email us, we receive your email address and the contents of your message so we can respond.

3. Permissions we request

• Microphone (RECORD_AUDIO) — used only while you are using voice translation or conversation mode, to capture the speech you want translated. The App does not record audio in the background.
• Camera — used only when you open the camera translate feature, to read text from menus, signs or documents and translate it. The App does not record video or take photos in the background.
• Internet / Network state — required to reach the translation service and to load ads and run analytics/attribution.
• Advertising ID (com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID) — used by our ad and attribution SDKs to deliver and measure advertising. Required to declare on Android 13+.
• Post notifications (optional, Android 13+) — to show the App's own messages, such as when a translation is ready.
• Vibrate — optional haptic feedback in the interface.

The microphone and camera permissions are requested only at the moment you switch on the feature that needs them. Declining leaves that one input method disabled; you can still translate by typing text.

4. Voice, camera & translation data

Because translation involves sending your input off the device, we want to be precise about it.

• Why it leaves the device: accurate translation and natural-sounding speech are produced by a cloud service. When you translate, the App sends the specific text, audio or image you provided so it can return the result.
• What is sent: only the content of the current translation request and the language pair you selected — not your contacts, files or identity.
• What is not done: we do not use your translations to build an advertising profile of you, and we do not attach your name or account to them (there is no account).
• On-device storage: your history is kept locally so you can revisit it. Clearing app data or deleting an entry removes it from your device.
• Provider policies: the translation/text-to-speech provider processes the request under its own privacy and security terms. Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information you would not want processed by a cloud service.

5. Third-party SDKs

The App embeds the following third-party software development kits. Each operator processes data as an independent controller or processor under its own privacy policy.

Your choices regarding these SDKs

• Ad consent (UMP): in regions where it applies (e.g. EEA, UK), an in-app consent prompt lets you accept or decline personalized ads. You can reset this choice by clearing app data.
• Reset / delete your Advertising ID: Android Settings → Privacy → Ads lets you reset the Advertising ID or opt out of ad personalization entirely.
• Withdraw consent: email us (see Contact) to request that we stop processing data associated with your device where legally applicable.

6. What we do not collect

• We do not require an account, name or password to use the App.
• We do not access your contacts or address book.
• We do not read your call log or SMS inbox.
• We do not collect precise GPS location.
• We do not record audio or capture the camera in the background — the microphone and camera are active only while you use the matching feature.
• We do not collect payment-card data — the App has no in-app purchases.
• We do not sell or rent your personal data to data brokers.

Because the App is ad-supported, the advertising and attribution partners named above necessarily receive the limited identifiers described in Section 5. We do not consider this "selling" data, but some laws (e.g. CCPA) may treat ad-related sharing as a "sale" or "sharing" — see Your rights & choices.

7. How we use information

• To translate the speech, text and images you submit, and to read translations aloud.
• To keep your translation history and settings on your device.
• To display and measure advertising in the free version.
• To understand aggregate usage and improve features and stability.
• To diagnose crashes and fix bugs.
• To measure marketing campaign performance and prevent install fraud.
• To respond to your support requests.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms.

8. Sharing & third parties

We share data only as described in this policy, with:

• The translation / text-to-speech provider — receives the content of your current translation request in order to return a result.
• Google — Play distribution, Firebase (analytics, crash, messaging) and AdMob (advertising).
• Adjust — install attribution and fraud prevention.
• Meta Platforms — ad attribution and measurement.
• Legal & safety — authorities where required by law, or to protect rights, safety and the integrity of the App.

Your on-device history and settings are not included in advertising or analytics sharing.

9. Data retention

• Translation requests: processed by the provider to return a result; retention at the provider is governed by its own policy. We do not keep a server-side copy tied to you.
• Your history & settings: kept on your device until you delete them, clear app data, or uninstall.
• Firebase Analytics: up to 14 months (Google default).
• Firebase Crashlytics: individual crash records up to 90 days.
• Adjust: up to 24 months.
• Meta SDK: approximately 2 years, per Meta's policies.
• AdMob: per Google's ad-platform defaults.
• Support emails: up to 24 months.

10. Your rights & choices

Depending on where you live (e.g. under the EU/UK GDPR or California's CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or port your data, and to opt out of personalized advertising and "cross-context behavioral advertising".

• Opt out of personalized ads: decline the in-app consent prompt and/or use Android Settings → Privacy → Ads.
• Stop microphone or camera use: revoke the permission in Android Settings → Apps → Voxa → Permissions; you can still translate typed text.
• Delete on-device data: clear an entry in the App, or clear the App's storage / uninstall the App.
• Request access or deletion of data held by us or our partners: email devapp.aero+voxa@gmail.com. We aim to respond within 30 days.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.

11. Children's privacy

The App is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. The advertising and analytics SDKs we use are not configured for child-directed treatment. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

12. International users

The App is operated with infrastructure and partners that may process data in the United States, the European Union and other countries. Where data is transferred internationally, our partners rely on safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (or equivalent mechanisms).

13. Security

We rely on Android's application sandbox and scoped storage to isolate App data, and translation requests and SDK traffic use HTTPS/TLS in transit. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect information.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, noted in the App or the Google Play release notes. Continued use of the App after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

15. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us at devapp.aero+voxa@gmail.com or visit our Support page.