Privacy Policy — UnTyped Keyboard

Last updated: 2026-05-19

Developer: Darren Lu (Ohara Lab) · Contact: kevin868686@gmail.com

App: UnTyped Keyboard (com.untyped.keyboard)

UnTyped Keyboard ("the App") is an Android Input Method Editor (IME) that converts your voice to text using third-party AI services. This policy explains exactly what data is handled, where it goes, and what we do — and do not — collect.

1. We do not run a server

UnTyped Keyboard has no backend operated by the developer. The App communicates directly from your device to the AI provider you choose. No data passes through any server controlled by Ohara Lab.

2. Bring-your-own API key

You must provide your own API key from one of the following providers:

• Groq — console.groq.com/keys
• OpenAI — platform.openai.com/api-keys
• Custom endpoint — any OpenAI-compatible API you specify

Your API key is stored only on your device, inside the App's private SharedPreferences storage (/data/data/com.untyped.keyboard/shared_prefs/), which is readable only by the App under standard Android sandboxing.

Your API key is never transmitted to the developer, never uploaded to any server other than the AI provider you actively chose, and never logged.

3. What data leaves your device

When you tap the record button:

Data	Sent to	Purpose
Audio recording (raw audio file)	Your selected provider (Groq / OpenAI / Custom)	Speech-to-text transcription
Transcribed text (only if rewording/translation enabled)	Your selected rewording provider	Reword or translate the transcript
Your API key (in the HTTP Authorization header)	Your selected provider	Authenticate the request

Audio is sent over HTTPS directly to the provider's API endpoint. We have no copy.

4. What stays on your device

• Your API keys (transcription + rewording, per provider)
• Your usage statistics (count of transcriptions, stored in local SQLite)
• Your custom rewording prompts (local SQLite)
• App preferences (language, accent color, vibration, etc.)

This data never leaves your device unless you explicitly export it.

5. What we (the developer) collect

Nothing. No analytics, no crash reporting servers, no telemetry, no advertising IDs. The App contains no advertising SDKs and no tracking SDKs.

The App may surface in Google Play's built-in Android Vitals reports (anonymous crash counts, made available to all developers by Google). This is operated by Google, not the developer, and contains no personal data.

6. Permissions and why we need them

Permission	Purpose
RECORD_AUDIO	Capture your voice when you press the record button
INTERNET	Send audio to the AI provider you chose
VIBRATE	Optional haptic feedback when you tap the record button
BLUETOOTH / MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS	Allow recording from Bluetooth headset microphones
BIND_INPUT_METHOD	Required for any Android IME (system-granted)

Audio is only captured during the moment you are actively pressing the record button. The App does not record in the background.

7. Children

UnTyped Keyboard is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any data from children.

8. Data the AI provider holds

Once your audio reaches your chosen provider (Groq, OpenAI, or your custom endpoint), it is governed by that provider's own privacy policy and data retention rules — not ours. Please review:

• Groq: groq.com/privacy-policy
• OpenAI: openai.com/policies/privacy-policy

9. Open source

UnTyped Keyboard is derived from the open-source Dictate project by DevEmperor and released under Apache License 2.0.

10. Changes to this policy

Material changes will be published at the same URL with a new "Last updated" date.

11. Contact

For privacy questions or data-related requests: kevin868686@gmail.com