Privacy Policy

The short version

Echo is built privacy-first. Text-to-speech runs entirely on your device. The books, documents, and articles you read with Echo are processed locally and are never uploaded to our servers unless you explicitly choose to share something to the community library. We do not sell your data, we do not build advertising profiles, and we collect as little as we possibly can.

What the Echo app processes on your device

When you import a document (PDF, EPUB, DOCX, RTF, TXT, Markdown, or HTML), paste a URL, or share text into Echo, that content is parsed and narrated by the on-device Kokoro voice engine. This happens locally:

• Your documents and their contents stay on your phone.
• Your reading history, bookmarks, playback positions, voice settings, and personal pronunciation dictionary are stored locally on your device.
• Fetching a web article downloads that page directly from the site you requested — the URL and content do not pass through Echo servers.

What leaves your device (only if you choose)

• Community library submissions. If you submit a book or audio to the community library, that content, the title and description you provide, and your public profile name are uploaded so other users can access them. Only submit content you have the right to share.
• Account data. If you create an account (used for community features and Premium), we store your email address and basic account records with our authentication provider.
• Purchases. Premium subscriptions are processed by Google Play. We never see your payment card details.

What this website collects

• Waitlist emails. If you join the launch waitlist, we store the email address you submit (via Netlify Forms) and use it solely to tell you about Echo's launch and closed-beta availability. You can unsubscribe with one click, and we delete your address on request.
• Hosting logs. Our hosting provider (Netlify) may keep standard, short-lived server logs (IP address, user agent) for security and operations. This site does not run third-party advertising or tracking scripts.

Children

Echo is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Your rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data we hold about you (waitlist email, account data, community submissions) at any time by emailing hello@echomana.com. Because narration data never leaves your device, deleting the app deletes your local reading data.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update this page and the date above. Material changes that affect app users will also be announced in the app.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email hello@echomana.com.