Effective date: June 2026
SkipKey processes your voice entirely on your iPhone. We do not collect, store, or transmit your audio, transcripts, or personal data to any server.
SkipKey does not collect personal information. The app operates entirely on-device. The following data stays local to your phone and is never shared with us or any third party:
All speech recognition runs locally using a model bundled with the app. Your audio is never uploaded to a remote server for transcription. There is no account, no sign-in, and no user profile associated with your use of SkipKey.
SkipKey offers an optional AI polish feature. If you choose to enable it and provide an API key, transcripts are sent to the third-party AI provider you configure (for example, OpenRouter) to apply grammar and punctuation corrections. This feature is disabled by default.
When AI post-processing is active, the transcript text — not your audio — is sent to the external service. Please review the privacy policy of your chosen provider before enabling this feature.
SkipKey does not use third-party analytics, advertising SDKs, or crash reporting services. The app does not track you across other apps or websites. Local dictation statistics (word counts, time saved) are stored only on your device and are never transmitted.
SkipKey requests microphone permission to record your voice for transcription. The microphone is only active when you initiate a recording. A lightweight standby mode may keep the microphone session open in the background so subsequent recordings can start immediately; iOS displays the microphone indicator whenever this is active.
When you download SkipKey from the App Store, Apple may collect data as described in Apple's own privacy policy. We do not control Apple's data practices.
If you enable the optional AI post-processing feature, your transcript text is sent to the third-party provider whose API key you supply. That provider's own privacy policy governs how they handle your data. We are not responsible for the data practices, content, or accuracy of any external service you connect to through SkipKey.
When you download SkipKey, Apple processes your transaction and device information in accordance with Apple's own privacy policy. We do not control Apple's data practices.
All data SkipKey stores — transcripts, statistics, settings, and custom modes — lives locally on your device. You can delete individual transcripts within the app at any time. Uninstalling SkipKey removes all locally stored data permanently. We hold no copies of your data on any server.
Because SkipKey does not collect or store your data on our servers, there is no data held by us for you to request, correct, or have deleted. All data is under your direct control on your device. If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with applicable data rights, please be aware that those rights apply to data held by a data controller — and we do not hold any of yours.
SkipKey is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Because SkipKey processes all data locally on-device and collects nothing from any user, this applies equally regardless of age. If you believe a child has submitted data to a connected third-party service through the optional AI feature, please contact that provider directly.
This policy is governed by the laws of Australia. If you are located in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, applicable local data protection laws (including the GDPR) may also apply to your use of SkipKey.
If we make material changes to this policy, we will update the effective date above. Continued use of SkipKey after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions about this policy? Reach us at [email protected].