Privacy Policy for WalkAITalkie

Last updated: February 18, 2026

1. Data Controller

Bernhard Götzendorfer
Rittingergasse 15/11
1210 Wien, Österreich (Austria)
Email: office@buchhaltgenie.at

2. Overview

WalkAITalkie is designed with privacy as a core principle. All speech recognition and text processing happens entirely on your device using Apple Silicon. No audio, transcriptions, or personal data are transmitted to any server.

3. Data We Do NOT Collect

• No audio recordings are uploaded or stored remotely
• No transcriptions are transmitted to any server
• No personal information, accounts, or profiles are created
• No usage analytics, tracking, or telemetry data is collected
• No cookies or similar tracking technologies are used
• No advertising identifiers are accessed

4. Data Processing On Your Device

WalkAITalkie processes the following data exclusively on your Mac:

• Audio input: Captured from your microphone during push-to-talk sessions, processed in real-time by WhisperKit, and immediately discarded after transcription
• Transcription text: Stored locally in your transcription history (on your Mac only), accessible and deletable at any time through the app
• App settings: Stored locally via macOS UserDefaults

5. Network Activity

WalkAITalkie has minimal network activity, limited to:

• AI Model Downloads: Speech recognition (WhisperKit) and language models (MLX) are downloaded from Hugging Face CDN when you first select them in Settings. These are one-time downloads.
• Update Checks (non-App Store version only): The Sparkle framework periodically checks for app updates via GitHub. No personal data is sent. This can be disabled in Settings.
• App Store version: Uses Apple's built-in update mechanism. No additional network activity.

6. Legal Basis (GDPR Art. 6)

• On-device processing: Does not constitute data processing under GDPR as no personal data leaves your device
• Model downloads: Art. 6(1)(b) — necessary for the performance of the software (downloading the models you selected)
• Update checks: Art. 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest in providing security updates and bug fixes

7. Third-Party Services

WalkAITalkie does not integrate any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services. The only third-party network connections are:

• Hugging Face (huggingface.co): CDN for downloading AI models. Subject to Hugging Face Privacy Policy
• GitHub (github.com): Update check endpoint (non-App Store version). Subject to GitHub Privacy Policy

8. Data Retention

• All transcription data is stored locally on your Mac and can be deleted at any time through the app's History tab
• No data is retained on any server because no data is transmitted to any server

9. Your Rights (GDPR Art. 15–21)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:

• Access (Art. 15): Request information about your personal data — since we don't collect any, there is no data to provide
• Rectification (Art. 16): Correct inaccurate data
• Erasure (Art. 17): Delete your data — you can clear all local transcription history in the app
• Restriction (Art. 18): Restrict processing of your data
• Portability (Art. 20): Export your data — available via the History tab's export function (CSV/JSON)
• Objection (Art. 21): Object to processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at office@buchhaltgenie.at.

10. Children's Privacy

WalkAITalkie does not knowingly collect data from children under 16. Since the app collects no personal data at all, this is inherently satisfied.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

12. Contact

For any questions about this privacy policy, please contact:
Email: office@buchhaltgenie.at

13. Supervisory Authority

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with:

Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde
Barichgasse 40–42
1030 Wien, Österreich
Website: https://www.dsb.gv.at