Privacy Policy — Live Transcribe

Last updated: 9 July 2026

Live Transcribe is a Chrome extension that transcribes and translates audio in real time. This policy explains exactly what data the extension handles, where it goes, and what it does not do. Live Transcribe has no user accounts and does not ask for your name, email, or any sign-in.

What the extension processes

• Audio you choose to capture — from your microphone or from a browser tab you select. Audio is streamed in real time to our speech-to-text provider, Soniox, which returns the transcription and the translation. We do not store your audio on our own servers.
• Transcripts, translations, and optional audio recordings — these are saved only locally on your device, in your browser's storage (IndexedDB). They are never uploaded to our servers, and you can delete them at any time from the extension's history screen.
• An anonymous device identifier — a random ID (UUID) generated on first use and stored locally. It is sent to our backend with each request for a temporary transcription key, solely to prevent abuse and enforce fair-use limits. It is not linked to your identity.

What our backend logs

To issue temporary transcription keys and protect the service from abuse, our backend (a Cloudflare Worker) records, for each key request: the anonymous device identifier, your IP address, and the country associated with it. This data is used only for abuse prevention and aggregate usage monitoring, is retained for a limited period, and is not sold, shared for advertising, or used to build a profile of you.

Third parties

• Soniox — processes the audio to produce transcription and translation. See their privacy policy at soniox.com/policies/privacy-policy.
• Cloudflare — hosts our backend and processes the request metadata described above.

What we do NOT do

• No accounts, no names, no emails, no passwords.
• No selling or renting of any data.
• No advertising or ad tracking.
• No server-side storage of your audio, transcripts, or translations.

Your choices

• Delete any saved session (transcript, translation, audio) from the extension at any time.
• Uninstalling the extension removes all locally stored data.
• You control when recording starts and stops, and which source (microphone or tab) is used.

Recording others

You are responsible for complying with the laws that apply to you when recording or transcribing conversations, including obtaining the consent of other people where required.

Children

Live Transcribe is not directed to children under 16.

Chrome Web Store compliance

Live Transcribe's collection, use, and transfer of user data comply with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We only collect and use data as necessary for the extension's single purpose — real-time transcription and translation — and to protect the service from abuse. We do not sell user data, transfer it to data brokers or other information resellers, use it for advertising or personalized ads, or use it to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes.

Changes

We may update this policy; material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

Questions? Contact livetranscribe26@gmail.com.