Effective date: August 22, 2026
English Shadowing ("the App") is developed and operated by Aleksandrs Visnakovs ("we," "us," or "our"). This policy explains how information is handled when you use the App.
The App requires no account, contains no advertising or product-usage analytics, and never uploads your voice recordings. Subscription status is handled through Apple and RevenueCat, while Sentry provides crash and performance diagnostics, as described below.
The App stores practice progress, streak data, settings, reminder preferences, and onboarding status locally using Apple's standard storage systems. We cannot access this data. It remains until you uninstall the App and may be included in a personal device backup managed by Apple.
If you grant microphone access, the App temporarily records you repeating practice lines so you can compare your voice with the native-speaker audio.
You can practise without granting microphone access. You can change microphone permission at any time in iOS Settings.
Purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store. We do not receive your Apple Account credentials, payment-card details, name, or email address.
We use RevenueCat to validate purchases and unlock Premium features. RevenueCat processes:
We do not provide RevenueCat with a name, email address, custom account identifier, or advertising identifier. Purchase information is used for App functionality, fraud prevention, customer support, and anonymous subscription analytics. It is not used for advertising or cross-app tracking. We require RevenueCat to protect information consistently with this policy and applicable law. See RevenueCat's Privacy Policy.
We use Sentry to identify crashes and performance problems. Sentry receives crash stack traces and error details, app and operating-system versions, device model, timestamps, and performance timing. This diagnostic data is not linked to your identity and is not used for advertising or tracking.
We disable Sentry's default collection of personally identifiable information and Session Replay. We do not send Sentry your name, email address, voice recordings, practice lines, or practice progress. We require Sentry to protect information consistently with this policy and applicable law. See Sentry's Privacy Policy.
| Information | Purpose | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Practice data and settings | Provide App features | Stays on your device |
| Temporary voice recordings | Play your take back for comparison | Stays on your device |
| Purchase history | Validate purchases, unlock Premium, prevent fraud, and measure subscriptions | Apple and RevenueCat |
| Crash and performance diagnostics | Find crashes and performance problems | Sentry |
We do not sell or rent information. We do not share information for advertising or marketing.
You can use the App without an account or microphone access. Uninstalling the App removes its local data from the device, subject to any personal device backups managed by Apple.
If data-protection law in your location gives you rights to access, correct, erase, restrict, object to, or receive a copy of personal data, contact us. Because RevenueCat and Sentry use anonymous identifiers, include the information available from your purchase-support or diagnostic request so we can try to locate the relevant record.
The App is an English-learning tool and does not knowingly collect contact information from children. Purchases use Apple's App Store systems and any parental controls configured for the Apple Account.
Local data is protected by the security of your device. Purchase data and diagnostics are transmitted to Apple, RevenueCat, and Sentry using encrypted network connections. No system can be guaranteed completely secure.
We may update this policy when the App or its service providers change. The effective date above identifies the latest version.
Questions or privacy requests can be sent to:
Aleksandrs Visnakovs
Email: aleksandrs@hey.com