Last updated: 14 September 2026
In Your Own Words is a speech-practice app for iOS. You record yourself speaking through short practice scenarios, and the app measures how you sounded — pace, filler words, longest fluent stretch, and pauses. This policy explains what data the app collects, who processes it, and how you can control it.
Speech recognition happens entirely on your device.
In Your Own Words uses iOS's on-device SpeechAnalyzer to turn
your recording into text and word timings. Your voice is never sent to us or
to any server to be transcribed — there is no server in that path at all.
In Your Own Words is made by Natasha Wilson, an independent app developer trading as a sole trader in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, Natasha Wilson is the data controller.
Contact: flourishtechcoaching@gmail.com
In Your Own Words has no account system and no server. The following is kept in local app storage, is never transmitted to us, and is deleted when you delete the app (or when you delete it yourself in Settings):
Deleting a past attempt deletes its audio file from your device at the same time — nothing is left orphaned on disk.
In Your Own Words measures how you said something. It never judges what you said. Nothing grades your answer, there is no model answer to copy, and nothing scores your tone or your confidence. The on-device speech recognition transcribes your words and times them, and that is the only judgement in the app. The transcript exists on your device only to compute timing-based metrics and to let you review your own words afterwards.
In Your Own Words asks for microphone access to record your practice attempts. This is the only permission the app requests. Recording only happens when you actively start a session; the app does not listen in the background.
In Your Own Words offers optional one-time deck purchases and a Pro subscription. Purchases are handled by Apple and managed through RevenueCat, which processes:
We never see or receive your payment card details — those go to Apple alone. See RevenueCat's Privacy Policy and Apple's Privacy Policy.
| Service | Purpose | Applies when |
|---|---|---|
| RevenueCat | Managing subscriptions and entitlements | Always, if purchases are available |
| Apple | Processing payments, App Store delivery, on-device speech recognition | You make a purchase; you use the app at all |
In Your Own Words is a general-audience app and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided personal data, please contact us and we will act on it.
If you are in the UK or EEA, you have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data, to object to or restrict its processing, and to data portability. Because In Your Own Words has no account system and stores everything only on your device, the fastest way to erase everything we could possibly hold is to use Settings → Delete everything, or to delete the app.
For data held by our processors, contact us at flourishtechcoaching@gmail.com and we will pass the request on. You also have the right to complain to your local supervisory authority — in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office.
On-device data is kept until you delete it yourself or delete the app. Data held by RevenueCat and Apple is retained according to their own published policies, linked above.
If this policy changes materially, the date at the top of this page will be updated. Continued use of the app after a change means you accept the revised policy.