Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Wasper is developed by an independent developer based in Lisbon, Portugal. For any privacy-related questions, contact us at privacy@wasper.app.

The Short Version

Wasper is designed with privacy at its core. Audio transcription happens entirely on your Mac — your voice data never leaves your device. We collect the minimum data needed to run our business: your email if you join our waitlist, and purchase information if you buy a license.

What Data We Collect

Wasper Application

• Audio is processed locally on your Mac using the Whisper speech recognition model. No audio data is transmitted to any server.
• Transcriptions are stored locally on your device in a SQLite database. We have no access to them.
• The app does not collect analytics, telemetry, or usage data.
• No account is required to use the app.

Optional Cloud Transcription

• If you enable cloud transcription, audio is sent to our server for processing and immediately deleted after transcription.
• We do not store, log, or retain any audio data from cloud transcription.
• Cloud transcription is entirely optional. Local processing is always available at no additional cost.

AI Rewrite Feature

• If you use AI Rewrite, your selected text and voice command are sent to Anthropic's Claude API for processing.
• Anthropic does not use API inputs or outputs for model training. See Anthropic's API Terms for details.
• You provide your own Anthropic API key. Wasper does not have access to your Anthropic account. The connection is direct between your device and Anthropic.

Website & Waitlist

• Email address: Collected when you join our waitlist. Stored in Supabase (hosted in the EU). Used solely to notify you about product updates and launch.
• Form source: Which form you used (hero or footer) — helps us understand our page layout, nothing more.
• We do not use cookies, trackers, or third-party analytics on this website.
• Fonts are self-hosted. No requests are made to Google or other third parties when you visit this site.
• Every email we send includes an unsubscribe link. Unsubscribing is instant and permanent — you can also email privacy@wasper.app to be removed.

Purchases

• Purchases are processed by LemonSqueezy, who acts as the merchant of record.
• LemonSqueezy collects payment information (card details, billing address) directly. We never see or store your payment details.
• We receive your name, email, and license information from LemonSqueezy to deliver your license and provide support.

Why We Process Your Data

• Waitlist emails: Based on your consent (you submitted the form). You can withdraw consent at any time.
• Purchase data: Necessary to fulfill our contract with you (deliver license, provide support).
• Support requests: Based on our legitimate interest in helping you and improving the product.

Third Parties

• Supabase — Hosts our waitlist database (EU region).
• LemonSqueezy — Processes payments as merchant of record. Their privacy policy.
• Vercel — Hosts this website.
• Anthropic — Processes AI Rewrite requests (only if you use this feature with your own API key).

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with anyone else.

Data Processing Agreements

We have Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) in place with all third-party processors that handle personal data on our behalf:

• Supabase — DPA
• LemonSqueezy — DPA
• Vercel — DPA
• Anthropic — API Terms (user-provided API key; Anthropic does not train on API data)

Data Retention

• Waitlist emails: Kept until you unsubscribe or we complete the launch campaign, whichever comes first.
• Purchase records: Kept as long as required by Portuguese tax law (typically 10 years for financial records).
• Support emails: Kept for 2 years after last contact, then deleted.

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you're in the EU/EEA, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data we hold
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict processing of your data
• Port your data to another service
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Withdraw consent at any time (for waitlist emails)

To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@wasper.app. We'll respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD) at cnpd.pt.

Identity verification: To protect your privacy, we verify your identity before fulfilling data access, correction, or deletion requests. We will ask you to confirm the email address associated with your purchase or waitlist subscription. If we cannot verify your identity, we may ask for additional information. We will never ask for government ID or sensitive documents.

California Residents

While Wasper does not currently meet the thresholds requiring CCPA compliance, we respect your privacy rights. California residents may contact us at privacy@wasper.app for information about data we hold. We do not sell personal information.

Children

Wasper is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Significant changes will be communicated via email to waitlist subscribers or through the app. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision.