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Your data and the AI services

What the data-sharing screen tells you, who receives your recordings and text, and how to withdraw your agreement.

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What it does

Before you use the app, a screen titled "Before you start: who sees your data" shows who receives what. Patentomania uses outside services to turn speech into text and to write and check drafts, so your data leaves your iPhone. The screen says so and asks for your agreement.

How to use it

  1. On first start, read the screen. It lists the receivers:
    • Patentomania's own servers.
    • Speech-to-text providers (services that turn audio into words). They receive your audio. The screen says we choose which one is used.
    • AI (artificial intelligence) model providers. They receive the transcript and the draft text.
    • Adapty (a subscription-management service). It receives your purchase status and your user ID.
    • PostHog (an analytics tool), run on our own server. It receives usage events linked to your user ID.
  2. Tap I agree — share my data with these services to continue. The screen links to the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.
  3. To withdraw your agreement, open Settings, go to Legal and tap Withdraw AI data-sharing consent. The consent screen shows again.

Settings that affect it

  • Settings > Legal: the Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use and the withdraw button.
  • Without your agreement, the AI features are unavailable.

Limits and honest caveats

  • Some AI providers may keep text you send them for a limited time, typically up to 30 days, under their own standard terms. We have no zero-retention agreement with them. Their own storage rules apply to what you send.
  • Do not enter unfiled material you cannot share with such providers.
  • Withdrawing only switches your agreement off in the app. By itself it does not delete data that was already sent. To delete your account, see "Sign out and delete your account".
  • The Privacy Policy on this site holds the full details. Read it for the exact providers and the retention periods.
  • Nothing here is legal advice.

FAQ

Can I use the app without agreeing? The consent screen comes before the rest of the app, and the AI features need your agreement.

Is my audio kept? The Privacy Policy states how long audio is kept. Read the current text at the link in the app.

Is my text private? It goes to the services listed on the screen. If an idea must stay secret from them, do not enter it.