Privacy policy
Last updated June 23, 2026
1. Summary
Spiel is made by Bananote, LLC ("we," "us," or "our"). Spiel is built to keep your data on your device: your speech, transcribed text, notes, and usage statistics stay on your Mac, and we don't collect them.
2. What the app processes locally
Spiel converts speech to text on your Mac, saves dictations as local notes, and computes usage insights such as word counts and time saved on your device. When Apple's on-device models are available, optional text cleanup also runs locally.
3. What the app does not do
Spiel does not transmit any of your data off device for any reason, nor does it use analytics, tracking or telemetry in the app. It does not share or sell your information, nor track you in any way.
4. Network access
Spiel uses the network only for specific tasks: downloading optional Whisper speech models, activating and validating a direct purchase license, and checking for app updates. These do not transmit your dictation, notes, or audio.
5. Website analytics
The website at spiel.to uses PostHog for cookieless, anonymous analytics to count aggregate traffic. It sets no cookies and does not identify individual visitors. This is separate from the Spiel app and never sees your dictation.
6. Payments
Website purchases are processed by Polar and its payment partners. Mac App Store purchases are processed by Apple. The provider that handles your purchase processes payment and receipt information under its own privacy policy.
7. Your control
You can edit or delete notes in the app at any time and control how long notes are kept. Removing the app removes its local data from your Mac.
8. Children
Spiel is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from them.
9. Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date shown above.
10. Contact
Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].