clearly

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 22 July 2026

clearly is a teleprompter and speaking-practice app. It is built to work on your device, without an account. This policy explains, plainly, what happens to your information.

The short version. Your voice, your recordings, your scripts, and your practice history stay on your phone. We don’t require an account and we don’t collect your name or email. The only things that leave your device are (1) a one-time download of the speech model, which sends no personal information, and (2) the data the advertising in the app needs, described below.

Who we are

clearly is made by jocoding. You can reach us about privacy at highball@jocoding.net.

What stays on your device

Your voice. While you practice, the app listens so the script can follow along and reflect how you sounded. This audio is processed on your device (using Apple’s on-device speech recognition on iOS, and the Vosk speech model on Android). It is not sent to us or to anyone else.
Your recordings. If a practice session records a take, that audio file is stored only on your device so you can play it back in your Journey. It is never uploaded.
Your scripts, practice history, streaks, and settings. These are saved locally on your device only.

Because there is no account, this information is not associated with your identity and is not stored on our servers. Deleting the app removes it. You can also delete individual scripts and takes inside the app.

What leaves your device

The speech model download. On Android, the first time you use voice practice, the app downloads a speech-recognition model (about 40 MB) from our content host on Cloudflare. This request transfers no personal information beyond what any web download involves (such as your device’s IP address, handled by the network provider). The model is then stored on your device and reused.
Advertising data. The app is free and shows ads. See the next section.

Advertising (Google AdMob)

We show ads through Google AdMob. Whether those ads are personalized is your choice: ads are only personalized to the degree you allow through the permission prompts described below, and if you decline, you still get the full app — the ads are simply less relevant. Serving any ad requires Google to process limited information: your device’s IP address, general (coarse) location derived from it, device and app information, and identifiers used for advertising, measurement, and fraud prevention. If you permit personalization, Google additionally uses your device’s advertising identifier to select ads based on your interests, as described in Google’s advertising policies.

This data is collected and used by Google as an independent controller under its own policies. Please review how Google uses information from apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.

Two permission systems control this. In regions where consent is required (such as the EEA and UK), the app presents Google’s consent form before ads load, and your answer governs what ad data may be used. On iOS, the app also shows Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt; allowing it permits the use of your device’s advertising identifier for more relevant ads, and declining it means ads are effectively non-personalized. You can change either choice at any time — ATT in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking, and ad personalization in your device’s Google/ads settings. Your voice, recordings, and scripts are never used for advertising in any case.

Permissions the app asks for

Microphone — so the script can follow your voice and reflect how you sounded. Audio is processed on your device, as described above. You can decline; the app still works in a guided mode that doesn’t use the microphone.
Internet — to download the speech model and to show ads.

Children

clearly is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Data retention and your choices

On-device data (scripts, takes, history, the downloaded model) remains until you delete it in the app or uninstall the app.
You can turn off the microphone permission at any time in your device settings.
You can limit ad personalization and reset your advertising identifier in your device’s privacy/ads settings.
For questions about data handled by Google for advertising, use the Google links above; for anything about the app itself, email us.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example, under the GDPR in Europe or the CCPA in California), you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information, and to object to certain processing. Because the app itself keeps your practice data only on your device and does not hold it on our servers, you can exercise most of these rights directly by managing or deleting the data on your device. For advertising data, those rights are directed to Google as the controller. You can always contact us at highball@jocoding.net.

Changes to this policy

If we change how the app handles information, we will update this page and revise the date above. Significant changes will be reflected in the app or its store listing.