Travel Spanish Buddy ("the app") is made by Designing Pixels ("we," "us," or "our"). This policy explains what happens to your information when you use the app on iPhone and iPad.
The Short Version
We do not collect any personal data. There is no account, no advertising, no analytics and no tracking. Your progress and everything you create in the app stay on your device.
Information We Collect
None. We do not collect, store, transmit, sell or share personal data.
- No account or sign-in is required
- No analytics, advertising or tracking tools are included in the app
- The app does not send your data to us. We do not run servers for the app
Data Stored on Your Device
The app keeps the following in its private storage on your device:
- Learning progress: lessons, XP, streaks, crowns, quests, stamps and achievements
- Settings and the trip details you enter, such as your trip date and destination
- Show cards you create, starred phrases, and lines you save from Conversation mode or Scan & Translate
We cannot see or access this data. It may be included in your iCloud or computer backups, depending on your device settings; those backups are handled by Apple. Deleting the app deletes this data from your device.
If you used an earlier version (1.x), the app copies your earlier progress into the new version once, on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Camera, Photos, Microphone and Speech Recognition
The app asks for these permissions only when you use a feature that needs them. You can change them at any time in iOS Settings.
- Camera: used only when you choose Scan & Translate to photograph a sign, menu or document. Text is read on your device with Apple's Vision framework. Your images are not uploaded to us or to anyone else.
- Photos: when you choose a photo, Apple's system photo picker gives the app only the photo you select. The app has no access to the rest of your library.
- Microphone and speech recognition: used in Conversation mode to turn speech into text. The app uses Apple's Speech framework and asks for on-device recognition whenever your device supports it for the language. On some devices or languages, Apple may process the audio on its servers to recognize it; that processing is done by Apple under Apple's Privacy Policy. We never receive your audio or transcripts, and the app does not record or keep audio.
Translation and Spoken Audio
Translations use Apple's Translation framework on your device. The first time you translate, iOS may download a language pack from Apple. Spoken Spanish uses the voices built into iOS.
Notifications
Daily practice reminders are local notifications scheduled on your device. We do not use a push notification server. You can turn reminders off in the app's Profile tab or in iOS Settings.
Purchases
Buddy Pro subscriptions are sold and processed by Apple through the App Store. We do not receive your name, Apple ID or payment details. The app asks Apple's StoreKit whether you have an active subscription. Apple provides us with standard sales reports that do not identify you.
Crash Reports
If you choose to share analytics with app developers in iOS Settings, Apple may send us anonymous crash reports and usage statistics. You can turn this off at any time in Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements.
Children's Privacy
The app is suitable for general audiences. Because we do not collect personal information from anyone, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 or any other age.
Your Choices
All of your data is on your device and under your control. Because we hold no personal data, there is nothing for us to access, correct, export or delete on your behalf. You can manage permissions in iOS Settings, cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID settings, and remove all app data by deleting the app.
Changes to This Policy
If we change this policy, we will update it in the app and on our website and change the effective date above.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at: