Privacy Policy
- Your text, PDFs, scans, photos and generated audio are processed only on your device. They are never uploaded to us or anyone else.
- Otvika has no accounts, no ads, no analytics and does not track you.
- The only network service is in-app purchases, handled by Apple and our purchase provider RevenueCat, using a random ID that is not linked to your name or email.
1. Who we are
Otvika (“Otvika”, “we”, “us”) is an iPhone app that reads text aloud using voice models that run on your device. Questions about this policy: support@otvika.online.
2. Content you add stays on your device
Everything you put into Otvika — typed or pasted text, PDF files, camera scans, photos, podcast scripts, titles, bookmarks and exported audio — is processed and stored locally on your iPhone:
- Speech is generated by voice models bundled inside the app (Kokoro-82M and Supertonic 3). No text is sent to a server to be spoken.
- Text recognition for scans and photos uses Apple’s on-device Vision framework.
- Language detection uses Apple’s on-device Natural Language framework.
We cannot see, access or recover this content. It is kept in the app’s private storage and is included in your device backups (iCloud or computer) according to your own iOS settings.
3. Permissions
- Camera — only when you choose “Scan with camera”, to photograph pages. Images are read on your device and are not saved by Otvika after the text is extracted.
- Photos — Otvika uses Apple’s system photo picker. The app only receives the photos you select and does not get access to your library.
- Files — PDFs are opened only when you pick them with the system file picker.
Otvika does not access your location, contacts, microphone, calendar or health data.
4. Purchases
Otvika offers optional purchases (Otvika Pro) through Apple’s App Store. Payment is handled entirely by Apple; we never receive your payment details, name or Apple ID email.
To check whether you own Pro and to restore purchases, the app uses RevenueCat, a purchase-management service. For this purpose RevenueCat receives:
- a random identifier created by the app on your device (not your name, email or Apple ID);
- your App Store purchase and subscription history for Otvika;
- basic technical information needed to process requests, such as device model, iOS version, app version, locale, country and IP address.
This information is used only to provide and verify purchases. It is not used for advertising or tracking and is not sold. RevenueCat processes it as our service provider under its own privacy policy.
5. Settings stored on your device
Your preferences (default voice, speed, appearance, haptics and whether you accepted the terms) are stored locally on your device using iOS standard storage. They are never sent to us.
6. What we do not do
- No user accounts or sign-in.
- No advertising, ad networks or ad identifiers (IDFA).
- No analytics or crash-reporting SDKs.
- No tracking across other companies’ apps or websites.
- No selling or sharing of personal information.
7. Deleting your data
Delete any item from the Library (swipe left or long-press → Delete). Deleting the app removes all of its data from your device. Purchase records held by Apple and RevenueCat remain so purchases can be restored; to request deletion of the RevenueCat record linked to your random ID, email us from the app’s support link and we will assist.
8. Children
Otvika is suitable for general audiences and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or CCPA), you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal information. Because Otvika keeps your content on your device and we hold no account data, most requests can be completed by you directly in the app. For anything else, contact support@otvika.online.
10. Changes
We may update this policy as the app changes. The effective date above will change, and material changes will be noted in the app’s release notes.
11. Contact
Email support@otvika.online.