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Privacy Policy
The short version
VIP Speech helps you learn and practice public speaking. We collect the account details you give us, your progress in the app, and the practice recordings you choose to have reviewed or shared. Your recordings stay on your device unless you ask for an AI review or share them. We show no ads and we do not sell your personal information. You can delete your account and data at any time, right in the app.
This Privacy Policy explains how Global Speaking Group LLC ("VIP Speech", "we", "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the VIP Speech mobile app and this website (together, the "Service"). If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Service.
1. Who is responsible for your data
The data controller for the Service is Global Speaking Group LLC, 30 N Gould St N, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA. For any privacy question or request, contact us at support@vipspeech.com.
2. Information we collect
Information you provide
- Account details: your email address and a password (stored in hashed form by our authentication provider), or — if you sign in with Apple or Google — the email address and name those providers share with us. You may also add a display name and an optional profile photo.
- Practice recordings: the video and audio you record in the app. These are stored on your device by default. A recording leaves your device only when you choose to request an AI review or daily-challenge score for it, or to share it (see Section 4).
- Things you write or submit: daily-challenge responses, content you share with friends, and any messages you send us for support.
Information created as you use the app
- Progress and activity: exercises and techniques completed, XP, levels, streaks, mastery, gem balance, daily-goal and reminder settings.
- AI coaching results: the scores and written feedback generated when you request a review.
- Social activity: friend connections, leaderboard standings, and content you choose to share.
- Subscription status: whether you have an active paid subscription or trial, managed through the app stores and our subscription provider.
Information collected automatically
- Basic technical data: standard information needed to run the app and keep it secure, such as app version, device type, and error logs.
- Usage analytics: we use PostHog, a product-analytics service, to understand how the app is used — for example which screens are opened, which lessons are started and completed, and where people drop off. Analytics events are tied to a random user ID and your display name; they do not include the content of your recordings, transcripts, or messages.
The app shows no ads and contains no advertising SDK, so we collect no advertising identifiers. We do not use analytics for advertising, and we do not sell analytics data. Analytics exist so we can fix problems and improve the lessons.
3. Why we use your information
- To create and run your account and save your progress.
- To provide AI coaching when you request a review or daily-challenge score for a recording.
- To enable the social features you choose to use, such as friends and leaderboards.
- To process and manage subscriptions.
- To keep the Service secure, prevent abuse, and fix problems.
- To respond to your requests and meet our legal obligations.
Where the law requires a legal basis (for example, in the UK, EU, and similar regions), we rely on performing our contract with you (running the app), your consent (for optional features), and our legitimate interests (keeping the Service safe and improving it).
4. How your recordings are handled
This is the most important section, so we want to be clear.
- By default, recordings stay on your device. When you record a practice, the video is saved locally on your phone and is not uploaded anywhere.
- When you request an AI review (or a daily-challenge score), that recording is uploaded so it can be analyzed: the video is sent to Google's Gemini API, which generates the coaching feedback. The clip is used only for that analysis and is then deleted (see below) — it is not added to our video storage.
- When you share a recording with friends, it is uploaded to our video storage (Cloudflare R2) and made visible to the people or groups you choose.
In other words, "kept on your device" describes how recordings are stored by default. Asking for an AI review or sharing a recording necessarily sends that recording off your device to the providers above. We never upload a recording without an action you take.
On the paid Google Gemini API — the tier VIP Speech uses — Google does not use the recordings or other content you send to train or improve its models. Your recording is processed only to generate your feedback, and the uploaded file is deleted from Google's systems as soon as the analysis is complete (and in any case auto-expires within about 48 hours as a backstop). AI-review recordings are never stored in our own video storage. Separately, when you share a recording, the copy kept in our video storage (Cloudflare R2) so friends can play it back is served only through short-lived signed links, is never publicly accessible, and is stored for up to 90 days — or until you stop sharing or replace it in the app, whichever comes first — after which the video file is deleted automatically. The social feedback a shared clip received (such as hearts and cheers) is retained with your account even after the video itself is deleted.
5. Who we share information with
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for advertising of any kind. We use the following service providers ("subprocessors") to run the Service. Each only receives the data needed for its function:
| Provider | What it does | Data involved |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase | Accounts, database, app logic | Account details, progress, social data |
| Cloudflare R2 | Video storage (shared clips) | Recordings you share with others |
| Google (Gemini API) | AI analysis of recordings | Recordings you submit for review or scoring |
| RevenueCat | Subscription management | A user ID and purchase status |
| PostHog | Usage analytics | App events (screens viewed, lessons completed), user ID, display name, device type |
| Apple App Store / Google Play | Payment processing | Handled by the stores under their own policies |
| Apple / Google sign-in | Optional login | The ID token, email, and name the provider shares when you choose to sign in with them |
We may also disclose information if required by law, to enforce our Terms, or to protect the rights and safety of our users or the public. If our business is ever transferred, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
6. Age requirement
VIP Speech is for adults aged 18 and older. Because the app analyzes video recordings of you with AI, we do not offer it to minors. The app asks for your date of birth and does not let anyone under 18 create an account. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe someone under 18 has provided us information, contact us at support@vipspeech.com and we will delete it.
7. How long we keep information
We keep your account information for as long as your account is active. Recordings stored on your device remain until you delete them in the app or uninstall it. AI coaching results (scores and written feedback) stay in your account until you delete your account. When you delete your account, we delete your personal information — your profile, progress, social activity, and AI results — except where we must keep certain records to meet legal or accounting obligations.
Specifically for videos: recordings you share are stored in our video storage (Cloudflare R2) for up to 90 days, or until you stop sharing or replace them in the app, whichever comes first; stopping a share removes the stored file right away. The social feedback a shared clip received (such as hearts and cheers) is retained with your account even after the video itself is deleted. When you delete your account, your stored videos are removed immediately, along with the records that allow anyone to view them. Recordings submitted for an AI review or daily-challenge score are sent only to Google's Gemini API and deleted as soon as the analysis is complete (auto-expiring within about 48 hours at the latest).
8. Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live (for example under GDPR in the UK and EU, the CCPA/CPRA in California, or the PDPA in Singapore), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your personal information, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent.
You can exercise these rights by emailing support@vipspeech.com. We will respond within the time required by applicable law. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
You can delete your account and all associated data at any time directly in the app: go to Profile and tap "Delete account". You can also email us at support@vipspeech.com to make a request. For step-by-step instructions, see our account deletion page.
9. International transfers
We and our providers may process and store information in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where we transfer information out of the UK, EU, or other regions with transfer rules, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
10. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encrypted connections and access controls that limit each user's data to that user. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the app. Continued use of the Service after a change means you accept the updated policy.
12. Contact us
Global Speaking Group LLC
30 N Gould St N, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA
Email: support@vipspeech.com