Privacy Policy for Talkient Chrome Extension

Last updated: August 30, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Talkient, a Chrome extension for text-to-speech functionality, handles your information. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about our data practices.

Information We Do Not Collect

Talkient is designed with privacy-first principles to provide text-to-speech functionality that operates entirely within your browser. We do not collect, store, or transmit any of the following:

  • Personally identifiable information (PII)
  • Browsing history or website data
  • Text content that you convert to speech
  • Audio files or speech output
  • Device information or system data
  • Location data
  • Cookies or tracking identifiers

Your data remains completely local to your computer and is never sent to our servers or any third parties.

How Our Extension Works

Talkient utilizes your browser's built-in Web Speech API to convert text to speech. This means:

  • All processing happens locally in your browser
  • No external servers are contacted for speech synthesis
  • Text is processed by your browser's native speech engine
  • No data leaves your device during the text-to-speech process

Browser Permissions

Talkient may request the following browser permissions to function properly:

  • Active Tab: To access text content on the current webpage
  • Storage: To save your preferences locally (voice settings, speed, etc.)

These permissions are used solely for the extension's functionality and do not enable data collection or transmission.

Third-Party Services

Talkient does not integrate with any third-party services that collect or process user data. The extension operates independently and does not communicate with external APIs or services for its core functionality.

Data Security

Since we do not collect or store any user data, there are no data security risks associated with using Talkient. All extension preferences are stored locally in your browser's storage and are subject to your browser's security measures.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page with an updated revision date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Talkient extension after any modifications to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions about our Privacy Policy or data practices, please don't hesitate to contact us:

Compliance and Legal

This privacy policy is designed to comply with applicable privacy laws including:

  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
  • Chrome Web Store privacy requirements

Since we do not collect personal data, most data protection obligations do not apply to our extension.