Phonetics Privacy Policy

Effective November 13, 2026

This policy explains what information the Phonetics app collects and what happens to it. It covers the Phonetics apps for iPhone, iPad and Android, and the web version at phonetics.giddyyap.app. Phonetics is made by Giddy Yap! LLC (“Giddy Yap”, “we”, “us”).

What stays on your device

Phonetics keeps the following on your device so it can pick up where you left off:

• the language you chose
• which phrases you’ve practiced, and where you stopped in each pack
• your daily streak
• your phrasebook lists
• whether you’ve finished the welcome screens

None of this is sent to us, and we don’t sync it between devices. Deleting the app removes it. In the web version, clearing your browser’s data for phonetics.giddyyap.app removes it.

The audio is recorded in advance. Phonetics never uses your microphone or camera, and it doesn’t ask for your location, contacts or photos.

The feedback survey

The survey is optional. If you complete it and send it, we receive:

• your answers to its questions, such as which languages you tried, what kind of device you used, and how you rate the app
• anything you type into the free-text answer
• your name or initials, if you choose to give them
• the language selected in the app, and your current streak count
• your device’s user-agent string, which names your browser or operating system and its version
• the time you sent it

We store survey answers in Cloud Firestore, part of Google Firebase, which processes them for us. As with any internet request, sending the survey also shows Google your IP address. We don’t add it to your answers.

We use feedback only to improve Phonetics. Please don’t put anything sensitive in the free-text answer.

The web version

The web version is hosted by Cloudflare. To deliver pages and block abuse, Cloudflare processes technical details of each visit, such as your IP address and browser type. We use the request logs Cloudflare shows us only to keep the service running, and they’re kept for no more than seven days. Phonetics doesn’t set cookies.

How long we keep feedback

We keep survey answers while they help us improve Phonetics, and delete them once they no longer do, or sooner if you ask.

Your choices

You can skip the survey, and the app works exactly the same.

To see, correct or delete survey answers you sent, email support@giddyyap.app. Tell us roughly when you sent them and the name or initials you used, if any. Survey answers aren’t tied to an account, so those details are how we find yours. We’ll reply within 30 days.

Depending on where you live, for example in the EU, the UK or California, you may have other rights too, such as objecting to how your information is used or complaining to your data protection authority. Email us to use any of them.

Children

Phonetics isn’t aimed at children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect their information. If you think a child has sent us feedback, email us and we’ll delete it.

Where information is processed

Giddy Yap is based in the United States. Google and Cloudflare may process information in the United States and other countries.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we’ll post the new version here and update the date at the top. If a new version of Phonetics will collect something new, we’ll update this page before that version is released.

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