Vokk is built privacy-first. This policy explains, plainly, what the App does and does not do with your data. The short version: your speech and the text it becomes are yours, and they stay on your Mac.
Local mode (the default). Vokk transcribes your speech using a speech-recognition model that runs directly on your Mac. In this mode, your audio and the resulting text never leave your device — there is no network request for transcription at all.
Cloud mode (optional, off by default). Vokk offers an optional cloud transcription mode that you can turn on if you are on a memory-constrained machine. When — and only when — you enable it, the audio you dictate is sent over an encrypted connection to our transcription provider (Groq), which returns the text. That audio is used solely to produce your transcription and is not stored by us, and, per our provider, is not retained or used to train models. If you prefer nothing ever leaves your Mac, stay in local mode.
We deliberately collect as little as possible. The limited data that does touch our servers is only what's needed to run the trial, verify a license, and deliver the app:
Vokk needs microphone access to hear you when you hold its activation key. macOS asks for your permission before this is granted. Audio is captured only while you are actively dictating, and — in local mode — is processed on your device and discarded.
A small number of trusted providers help deliver the service: our payment provider (merchant of record for purchases), our transcription provider (Groq, used only in optional cloud mode), and our infrastructure/content host (for licensing and model downloads). Each handles only the limited data described above and under its own terms.
Because your transcription history lives on your Mac, you can view or delete it yourself at any time. For anything held by our payment provider (such as billing records), or to ask a question about your data, contact us at support@vokk.ai and we will help.
Vokk is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Material changes will be reflected here.
Questions about your privacy? Email support@vokk.ai.