Privacy Policy

Data stored on your device

The app stores your projects, imported or captured page images, imported PDF-derived pages, edited images, OCR text, translation results, summaries, tags, provider settings, usage estimates, exported files, reader preferences, and downloaded offline assets on your device. API keys are stored using platform secure storage.

Backup and sync

If you enable backup, the app can store a backup of your projects, page images, OCR text, translation results, summaries, prompt templates, tags, source links, usage estimates, and selected settings in your own iCloud Drive app container on iOS or Google Drive appDataFolder on Android. Provider API keys are not included in backups.

Downloaded Sefaria libraries, OCR data, local model files, temporary optimized images, and exported documents are not included in cloud backups because they can be re-downloaded or recreated.

Data sent to translation providers

When you choose an online translation provider, the app sends the page image, OCR text if available, prompt text, selected template, output-language setting, and related translation instructions directly from your device to the provider you selected. This may include Claude, Gemini, or OpenAI depending on your settings. The Torah Translate backend does not proxy these translation requests.

Each provider processes data according to its own privacy policy and terms. You should only translate material you are comfortable sending to the provider you configure.

Voice Tutor

When you start the study tutor, the app may send your microphone audio, finalized speech transcript, and small relevant excerpts from the open project to the provider you selected. Raw microphone audio is not saved by Torah and Chassidus Translate. You can choose whether tutor transcripts and citations are saved on the device. Saved tutor data may be included in user-controlled encrypted backup and Device Sync; temporary transcripts are deleted when the session ends.

When you use your own provider key, the key remains in platform secure storage and requests are billed to your provider account. Managed trial sessions use short-lived credentials issued by the Torah Translate backend. The backend records the anonymous contributor identifier, provider and model, reserved and reported session duration, and session status for entitlement, abuse prevention, and cost control. It does not receive or store the live audio, transcript, or selected project excerpts sent between the app and Gemini.

Global Library contributions

Global Library publishing is optional. If you choose to contribute, the app submits text-only project translations, tags, source references, a generated contributor username, and coarse country or region information for private review. Original scans, API keys, local file paths, precise location, downloaded models, and backup ZIPs are not published.

Approved contributions may become publicly browsable. Contributors can unpublish their own submissions, and readers can report approved submissions from inside the app.

Offline mode

Downloaded Sefaria libraries, OCR data, local translation model files, and local AI voice model files are stored on your device. Offline translation, lookup, and local read-aloud features are designed to run locally when supported by the installed assets and model.

Reader Mode and text-to-speech

Reader Mode can use operating-system text-to-speech voices or supported local AI voice engines. Text spoken through native system voices is handled by the device platform. Local AI voice playback is generated on device from the text being read.

No account required

The app does not require you to create an account to use local projects. Provider API keys are entered by you and remain on your device unless you use them to call the selected provider. Global Library contribution uses an anonymous contributor session and generated username.

Analytics and tracking

The app does not include third-party advertising tracking. Usage and cost estimates shown inside the app are calculated for your visibility and stored locally.

Website forms

Beta requests and support notes submitted through this website go to a private Cloudflare intake queue. The forms use Cloudflare Turnstile for abuse prevention. Do not include API keys or private source images in website forms.

Exports and sharing

When you export or share translations, exported files are handled by iOS, Android, macOS, or the apps and services you choose from the share sheet. Review the destination before sharing.

Children

The app is intended for general study use and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Contact

For privacy questions, use the private support form on the Support page.

Changes

This policy may be updated as features change. The effective date above reflects the current version.