SnowTalkie
Privacy Policy
Last updated 2026-05-23
SnowTalkie is built to work off-grid, and it's built to keep your data on your own devices. This policy explains exactly what the app does and doesn't do with your information.
The short version
- No accounts. You never sign up or log in.
- No servers. SnowTalkie never sends your data to us. We don't operate any backend, and we never receive your messages, voice, or location.
- No analytics, no tracking, no ads. We don't track you across apps or websites, and there are no third-party trackers.
What the app uses, and why
SnowTalkie connects your phone directly to other phones and Apple Watches on the same channel, over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi peer-to-peer. To do that, it asks for a few system permissions:
- Microphone — to capture your voice for push-to-talk and continuous (open mic) modes.
- Bluetooth & Local Network — to discover and connect to nearby devices on your channel. This is what lets the app work with no cellular or Wi-Fi router.
- Location — to show each person's direction and distance on the radar.
- Speech Recognition — to transcribe voice messages. Transcription runs on your device using Apple's on-device speech recognition.
Where your data goes
Your voice, text messages, and location are shared directly between the devices on your channel, in real time. They are:
- Not sent to us. We have no server and never receive them.
- Not stored by us. We keep no copy of anything.
- Not sold or shared with any third party.
Anyone on the same channel name can hear your voice, read your messages, and see your location on their radar — that is the purpose of a shared channel. Choose channel names you're comfortable sharing with your group.
Messages and recent activity are held only in each device's memory for the current session so the app can show recent history; they are not uploaded anywhere.
Children's privacy
SnowTalkie does not collect personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll update the date above and post the new version at this address.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email leebart@gmail.com.