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Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 26, 2026
This policy explains what data NativeEar collects, how it is used, and your rights. NativeEar is a Chrome extension that captures audio from Google Meet calls to extract English idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang for language learning.
1. What We Collect
Data you provide
Account information: your email address and password (or Google OAuth token) when you create an account.
Data collected automatically during use
- —Meeting audio (transient): When you start a recording session, audio from your Google Meet tab is captured and streamed to Deepgram (our transcription provider) in real time. Audio is never stored on our servers or on your device. Only the resulting text transcript is temporarily held in memory to generate expressions.
- —Extracted expressions: The idioms, phrasal verbs, and phrases identified from the transcript are saved to your NativeEar account. These are text strings only — no audio.
- —Usage metadata: Timestamps of recording sessions and expression save/skip actions. No meeting titles, participant names, or full transcripts are stored.
Data we do NOT collect
- —Meeting audio recordings
- —Full meeting transcripts
- —Names or identities of other meeting participants
- —Your browsing history
2. How We Use Your Data
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Email / auth token | Authenticate your account; send weekly expression digests |
| Extracted expressions | Display in-app and power your personal expression library |
| Session metadata | Show your learning activity; improve extraction accuracy |
We do not sell your data. We do not use your data to train AI models without your explicit consent.
3. Third-Party Services
| Service | Purpose | Data sent |
|---|---|---|
| Deepgram | Real-time speech-to-text transcription | Audio stream (not retained by Deepgram beyond the request) |
| OpenAI | Extract English expressions from transcript text | Transcript text segments (not linked to your identity) |
| Supabase | Database and authentication | Account info and saved expressions |
4. Data Retention
- —Account data: retained until you delete your account.
- —Expressions: retained until you delete them or your account.
- —Audio: never retained — processed in a streaming fashion and discarded immediately.
5. Your Rights
You may at any time:
- —Access your saved expressions via the NativeEar dashboard.
- —Delete individual expressions or your entire account.
- —Export your expression library — contact support@nativeear.app.
- —Opt out of weekly digest emails via account settings.
To delete your account and all associated data, go to Settings → Delete Account in the NativeEar web app, or email support@nativeear.app.
6. Children
NativeEar is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.
7. Changes to This Policy
We will notify registered users by email if we make material changes to this policy. The "Last updated" date at the top will always reflect the current version.
8. Contact
Questions? Email us at support@nativeear.app or visit nativeear.app.