Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Travel Chatter ("the app") is a travel phrasebook app. This page explains what information the app collects, how it's used, and what it doesn't do.

Data stored only on your device

Your phrasebook - languages, phrases, translations, categories, and your favorite/learned markers - is stored entirely in a local database on your device. It is never uploaded anywhere automatically. The app also keeps a private automatic backup copy in its own app storage on your device (not visible to other apps, not uploaded anywhere) purely as a safety net against data loss.

You can manually create a backup file or export a CSV file at any time - these are only ever saved to a location you choose (e.g. your device storage, an SD card, or a cloud storage app you pick), and only shared if you explicitly use your device's share function.

You can also share a language's phrases as a link instead of a file. This is a separate, explicit action - it does not happen automatically - and it does upload that language's phrases and translations to our service so the link works for whoever you send it to. See "Share links" below for details.

What's sent over the network

The app works fully offline for browsing, editing, organizing, and backing up your phrasebook. Network access is used only for these optional features:

• Auto-translate. When you add a phrase or a new language and use auto-translate, the English text of that phrase (and the target language) is sent to our translation service, which forwards it to Google's Gemini API to generate a translation. This text is used only to produce that translation and is not stored by our service beyond what's needed to process the request.
• Text-to-speech. Playback uses your device's built-in text-to-speech engine; no phrase text is sent to us or to any third party for this feature.
• Share links. When you choose to share a language as a link, that language's phrases and translations are uploaded to our service and stored temporarily so the link works. See "Share links" below.

Share links

Sharing as a link is optional and always something you choose to do - it never happens automatically. When you do, that language's phrases and translations are uploaded to our service and stored under a random, unguessable code for 30 days, after which they're automatically deleted. The link itself (e.g. travelchatter.dpbcreative.com/c.html?code=<code>) is what grants access - anyone who has the link can open it, not just the person you intended to send it to, so treat it the way you would any link you don't want forwarded on. We don't link a share to your identity beyond the same anonymous device identifier described below, used only to apply fair-use limits on how many links can be created.

Anonymous device identifier

The app generates a random identifier on first use, stored locally on your device. It is not linked to your name, email, or any account - the app has no accounts or sign-in of any kind. This identifier is sent with translation requests and with share-link creation, solely to apply fair-use rate limits and prevent abuse of those services. It is not used to track you across other apps or websites, and no profile is built from it.

What we don't collect

• No accounts, no sign-in, no passwords
• No name, email address, phone number, or contacts
• No precise location, camera, or microphone access
• No advertising identifiers - the app shows no ads
• No analytics or crash-reporting SDKs

Sharing with third parties

The only third party involved is Google, via the Gemini API, and only for the text of phrases you actively choose to translate. We do not sell, rent, or otherwise share your data with anyone else.

Your choices

You can use the app entirely offline by not using auto-translate - every other feature works without any network connection. You can delete all app data at any time by clearing the app's storage or uninstalling it from your device settings.

Children's privacy

Travel Chatter is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes in the app. The "last updated" date above will change whenever it does.