Privacy Policy
Who we are
Talk Like Paatti is a free app that helps parents teach their children to speak Tamil, using the family's own voices. It is made by an independent developer. Contact: srivparam17@gmail.com.
What the app keeps, and where
| Information | Where it is kept |
|---|---|
| Your child's first name (optional), lesson progress and streaks, and your answers to the learning-plan questions | Only on your device |
| Your family's recordings (words and songs you record in Family Voice) and the name you enter with them | Only on your device. They are never uploaded or shared |
| Practice recordings (when someone says a word into the microphone to practice) | Only on your device, in a temporary file that is replaced with every try |
| Words you add yourself | Only on your device |
Microphone and speech recognition
The app uses the microphone so you and your child can practice saying words and hear yourselves, and so your family can record words. It uses speech recognition only on your device to gently check pronunciation; audio is not sent to Apple or anyone else for this. You can turn either permission off in the Settings app, and the app still works.
New words download
Once a day, the app may download a public list of new Tamil words from our website, hosted by GitHub Pages. The app sends no personal information, no device identifiers and no cookies with this request. Like any web host, GitHub may briefly record standard technical information such as an IP address in order to deliver the file; see GitHub's Privacy Statement. We do not receive or use this information. Every word in the list is reviewed before it is published.
Notifications
If you turn on the daily reminder, it is scheduled on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Children
Talk Like Paatti is made for parents to use together with their children. It does not collect personal information from anyone, including children. There is no advertising, no third-party analytics, no in-app purchases, and no way to contact other people through the app.
Recording other people
Only record family members who are happy to be recorded. Recordings stay on your device, and you can delete any of them at any time.
How long information is kept, and how to delete it
- Practice recordings: replaced with every try.
- Family recordings: kept until you delete them with the trash button in Family Voice.
- Progress and settings: kept until you choose Reset all progress, or delete the app.
- Deleting the app removes everything it stored on your device.
Questions
We hold no information about you, so there is nothing for us to look up or delete. If you have any questions, email srivparam17@gmail.com and we will reply.
Changes to this policy
If we change how the app handles information, we will update this page and the date at the top before the change reaches the app.