LingoBird Privacy Statement
Publisher: Ashutosh Salunkhe (India) · Application: LingoBird for Windows
1. Local-First Principles & Data Minimization
LingoBird requires no user account, email login, or behavioral telemetry. We do not collect names, phone numbers, billing details, IP logs, or advertising profiles.
2. Local Persistence (SQLite & Browser Sandbox)
Flashcards, custom HTML/CSS card templates, FSRS memory intervals, Saved Words, Reading/Writing practice stats, and media attachments are stored locally inside your Windows user profile sandbox (SQLite & IndexedDB). You can export complete .lbdeck or JSON backups or delete data anytime.
3. Offline Speech & Microphone Capabilities
Text-to-speech playback runs directly on your machine using cached Piper ONNX neural voices (or Windows system speech). If you use Speech-to-Text exercises, microphone audio is processed transiently in volatile memory (RAM) via local Whisper WebAssembly models or your opted-in Speech provider — never stored on remote servers.
4. Optional Cloud AI Endpoints vs. Local Ollama
By default, LingoBird needs no cloud AI connection. If you configure an optional Google Gemini / Gemma API key or Groq Whisper key, requests are transmitted directly via HTTPS/TLS 1.3 from your device to that provider without any intermediate LingoBird server. Using Local Ollama keeps inference 100% inside localhost.
5. Zero Ads, Cookies & Regulatory Compliance
LingoBird contains no third-party advertising SDKs, cross-site tracking cookies, or telemetry pipelines, supporting compliance with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and COPPA guidelines. Contact Ashutosh Salunkhe at ashutoshsalunkhe2010@gmail.com for any privacy questions.