Privacy Policy

Last updated: 19 September 2026

This policy explains what the Boring Text To Speech mobile application ("the app") does with your information.

Premium (cloud) voices

When you play or export text with a premium voice, the app sends that passage over an encrypted connection (HTTPS) to our speech server, which runs on Cloudflare. The server forwards the text to Google Cloud Text-to-Speech and returns the audio to your phone.

• We do not store your text. It is used only to produce the audio.
• The resulting audio may be kept in a server cache so that the same passage with the same voice does not have to be generated again. Cache entries are stored under a one-way hash of the text and voice settings, are not linked to you or your device, and may be deleted at any time.
• Audio you have already listened to is also cached on your phone so it can be replayed without being sent again.

Character balance

Premium voices are paid for with character packs. To keep track of your balance, the app creates a random identifier the first time it starts. It is not your name, your email address or your Google or Apple account. Our server stores, against this identifier:

• your current character balance;
• verified purchase records (store transaction ID, pack, date);
• a usage log for each premium request: number of characters, characters charged, the voice used and the time. The usage log does not contain your text.

Our server also sees your IP address as part of normal internet traffic. It is used only to limit abusive request rates and is not stored in our database.

Purchases

Payment is handled entirely by Google Play (or the Apple App Store). We never see or store your payment details — no card number, no billing address, no name.

Purchases are verified through RevenueCat, a purchase-management service. When you open the store screen or complete a purchase, the following is sent to RevenueCat: the random identifier described above, the purchase receipt issued by the store, and basic technical details needed to price and validate the purchase (app version, platform, device model, operating-system version and country). Our server then reads the verified purchase from RevenueCat and adds the characters to your balance. Your text and your files are never sent to RevenueCat.

Reading with your device's voices

Voices marked as device voices use the text-to-speech engine built into your phone. Your text is handed to that system component on the device; the app does not send it anywhere. Depending on your device settings, some engines offer network voices that may use the internet; that behaviour is governed by the engine provider's privacy policy (for example Google's or Samsung's), not ours.

Importing text

• PDF and EPUB files you pick are read on your device.
• Web pages open in an in-app browser that loads the page directly from the website you visit. That website's own privacy policy applies.
• Scanning text (camera or photo) uses Google ML Kit text recognition, which runs on your device. The app does not upload your images. The ML Kit library may send Google anonymous metrics about its own performance and usage.

Data stored on your device

The app writes the following to your device's own storage. It is removed when you uninstall the app:

• your library: texts you save and your reading position in each;
• preferences such as voice, language, speed and pitch;
• cached premium audio and the MP3 / MP4 files you export (files you share with other apps are kept by those apps).

Permissions

• Internet — premium voices, purchases and web pages you open.
• Foreground service / media playback — keeps reading when the screen is off or you switch apps, and shows playback controls in the notification.
• Files, photos and camera — the app only receives the specific file or photo you choose through the system picker or camera screen.

Deleting your data

Everything on your device is deleted when you uninstall the app. To have the records on our server (balance, purchase records and usage log) deleted, email ongorunet@gmail.com with the subject "data deletion request" and include your Support ID. You can find it in the app under Settings → Support ID (tap it to copy). Requests are handled within 30 days. Deleting these records also deletes your remaining character balance.

Children

The app is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this address with a new "last updated" date.