Privacy

Last updated August 1, 2026

Speakeasy is a hold-to-talk dictation app for Windows and macOS. This notice explains the hosted product and the separate open-source, bring-your-own-key edition.

Open-source edition

• Audio is captured locally while you hold the key.
• Transcription and optional cleanup go directly to Groq with the API key you provide. Audio does not pass through the Speakeasy hosted API.
• Your API key and settings are stored encrypted on your device.
• There is no Speakeasy account, hosted usage meter, or synced transcript history.

Hosted edition

• Audio is captured locally while you hold the key, then sent through the Speakeasy API to Groq for transcription and optional cleanup.
• The hosted provider route is configured for zero data retention. Speakeasy does not keep audio, transcripts, or generated text as a history.
• Supabase provides email-link authentication and account storage. Stripe processes payments; Speakeasy does not store complete card details.

Hosted processing consent

Hosted processing starts only after you accept the current hosted processing consent. You can withdraw it in Settings. Withdrawal applies to the account immediately across devices: new processing is rejected, unfinished capture is discarded, and returned content is not pasted or charged. You must explicitly accept the current consent again before processing resumes.

Account and operational data

We keep the data needed to operate the account: email and authentication records, enrolled device identifiers, setup and consent events, plan and subscription state, metered usage, operation status, support requests, app/platform versions, permission state, and privacy-safe error codes. Operational records do not include audio, transcripts, generated text, clipboard contents, or window titles.

Support and AI-output reports

Support diagnostics use a strict content-free allowlist. Dictated or generated content is excluded unless you separately choose to attach it and accept the warning shown in the app. A support receipt contains a ticket ID, server timestamp, and status; it is not a response-time promise.

Retention and deletion

Account deletion is permanent, ends the subscription, revokes sessions, and removes account, authentication, device, consent, usage, support, audio, transcript, and generated-content data. It does not change Windows microphone permission or clipboard history. Harmless local preferences such as theme and hotkey choice may remain for a future account.

A narrow payment and tax ledger is retained for ten years after the end of the calendar year in which the transaction occurred. It contains only provider transaction references, timestamps, currency, amounts, tax amounts and jurisdiction, product/plan, invoice or receipt references, refund timestamps, and dispute status. It excludes email, name, authentication data, device IDs, consent events, support bodies, audio, transcripts, and generated text.

Permissions

• Microphone — captures dictation while you hold the key.
• Input/accessibility — detects the global hold-to-talk key where the operating system requires it.
• Automation — pastes final text on macOS where System Events permission is required.

Your choices and questions

Use the hosted app to withdraw consent, request support, inspect support status, or delete the account. See Support and Terms.