Privacy Policy — KimiTalk

Last updated: 2026-04-16
Controller: KIMIKON e.U., Austria
Contact: support@kimikon.cc

Summary

KimiTalk processes your dictation exclusively locally on your Mac. No voice recordings, transcripts, or usage analytics are transmitted to us or any third party.

Data Processed Locally

• Audio from the microphone — processed in RAM during recording and discarded immediately after transcription. No storage, no transmission.
• Transcribed text — inserted into the active app; optionally stored locally in the history list (opt-in in Settings, max. 100 entries, location: Application Support / Kimitalk).
• Settings — stored exclusively in UserDefaults on your Mac. No cloud sync.

Network Connections

The app makes only the following network connections:

1. One-time model download from Hugging Face (huggingface.co) — on first launch you download a WhisperKit model (~1.5 GB). After that, dictation works offline; update checks and licensing may still use the network as described below.
2. Daily update check via Sparkle — once per day, a request to https://updates.kimikon.cc/kimitalk/appcast.xml to check for new versions. Only an XML feed is transferred; no personal data. Updates are downloaded only upon your explicit confirmation. Can be disabled under Settings → Info & Licenses.
3. License activation and occasional license renewal — when you enter a license key or the app performs a silent refresh, it sends license key, device identifier, and instance data to https://kimikon.cc/kimitalk/license/. Dictation audio and transcripts are not transmitted.
4. Payment and checkout — purchases and subscription management are handled by Lemon Squeezy as merchant of record. Payment, invoice, and tax data are processed there, not inside the app.

No analytics, no crash reporter, no tracking for dictation.

Permissions

• Microphone — for audio recording during dictation. The app records only when recording is active.
• Accessibility — for the double-tap hotkey and for inserting transcribed text into the active app (simulates Cmd+V). No screen content is read.

These permissions are used exclusively for the stated features. No access to files, calendar, contacts, or other system resources.

Data Sharing with Third Parties

Dictation audio and transcripts are not shared with third parties. For model download, update checks, licensing, and payment, the services listed above may process technically required data.

Retention and Deletion

Locally stored history data can be deleted at any time in Settings. Complete removal of all app data is achieved by uninstalling the app and removing the Application Support folder (~/Library/Application Support/Kimitalk/).

Legal Basis for Processing

Because KimiTalk processes all audio and text data exclusively on your Mac, no processing of personal data within the meaning of GDPR takes place on our side. The two existing server contacts are governed by:

• Hugging Face model download — performance of a pre-contractual or service-related request of the user (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)). Any IP-address processing takes place at Hugging Face; we receive no data.
• Sparkle update check against updates.kimikon.cc — legitimate interest in providing security and bugfix updates (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)). Server logs on updates.kimikon.cc or kimikon.cc (via Cloudflare) may briefly record IP addresses; no evaluation, no profiling, no sharing.
• Licensing and payment — performance of contract or pre-contractual steps (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)) and legitimate interest in protecting against license abuse (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).

Rights of the Data Subject

Under GDPR Articles 15–22 you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection. Since we process no data beyond the server contacts listed above, these rights practically apply only to any email correspondence with us.

Right to lodge a complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data. Competent authority in Austria: Datenschutzbehörde (Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Vienna, dsb@dsb.gv.at).

Contact & Requests

Questions about data processing or access requests: support@kimikon.cc

Full provider information: Impressum

Changes to This Policy

Changes will be communicated through app update release notes. The date above shows the last update.